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Jazz.NEXT Guidelines Available: New National Program Supporting Technology in the Jazz Field

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announces the availability of guidelines for Jazz.NEXT, a new national jazz initiative designed to encourage the application of technology in innovative approaches to developing audiences; communicating with the public; marketing, distributing and selling the work of jazz artists; and building a more robust jazz infrastructure better positioned to meet the challenges of a fast-changing marketplace. Jazz.NEXT is designed to foster creative thinking that may result in the development of new models to help shape future operating practice for jazz artists, organizations, and presenters across the United States. Funding support will be available for planning grants of up to $25,000 and implementation grants ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. Annual meetings will bring together Jazz.NEXT grantees to promote dialogue, disseminate information, and audit program progress. Guidelines for Jazz.NEXT are available online at www.midatlanticarts.org. Questions concerning the program should be addressed to Sara Donnelly, Program Officer, Jazz at sara@midatlanticarts.org or 410-539-6656 x116. Application deadline is July 1, 2010 for implementation grants only.

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS: VISUAL ART, HANDBELL MUSICIANS AND THEATRE!

ACC, Artists Celebrating Christ is again calling artists of all ages for another event! Mark your calendars for March 18-21, 2010 (two weeks prior to Easter) with a registration deadline of January 30, 2010. ACC, Artists Celebrating Christ will take place at the University of Mary’s Benedictine Center. Previous events have brought in 1500-2000 spectators, making this is a great opportunity for artists to comfortably share their talents featuring inspirational themes.  Included in the event will be juried visual art from artists across the upper Midwest, Handbell Choir Workshop and Concert, Drama Workshop, Liturgical Art, Student art with art classes and tours of the exhibits, Quick Draw/ Reception/ Art Auction to benefit The GOD’S CHILD Project. ACC looks forward to serving the community with this unique event.  We would love for you to be a part of it.  Call or email us to receive registration forms and submission guidelines. Phone: 701-255-7312, Email: info@accartshow.com, or You can also get forms online at www.accartshow.com/registration.html.

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Third Annual Governor Arthur A. Link Fiddle Contest

The Society for the Preservation of the Former Governors’ Mansion will be holding the third annual Governor Arthur A. Link Fiddle Contest on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Violin students from throughout North Dakota are invited to participate in this event, which honors former Governor Arthur A. Link, who served as the state’s 27th chief executive from 1973 to 1981. There are two contest divisions: Junior, which covers grades one through six; and Senior, which covers grades seven through 12. All contestants will receive a certificate signed by former Governor and Mrs. Link. Cash scholarships will be provided to the persons chosen for recognition. Elementary students and secondary students from throughout the state interested in competing in the contest can find additional information and download the entry form by visiting the State Historical Society’s website at www.history.nd.gov. In addition to the entry form, a $20 entry fee is required along with a letter of recommendation from an instructor, teacher or character witness. For more information about the contest, contact Lynn Clancy at (701) 214-9413 or email at lnjclancy@bis.midco.net.

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Association of Performing Arts Presenters Announces Cultural Exchange Fund Application Schedule

Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the Cultural Exchange Fund is a travel subsidy program that assists U.S.-based presenters working to build partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies, and their collaborators to promote the display of work by artists from around the world in its own cultural context. In promoting cross-cultural arts programming, Arts Presenters strongly encourages travel to the following locations (including but not limited to): the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Arts Presenters will award travel subsidies to individual presenters, presenting organizations, and to groups of presenters traveling to see the work of artists, companies, and/or to develop and advance projects with international artists and their collaborators. All applicants must be active members of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. For-profit organizations are not eligible for Cultural Exchange funds. Cultural Exchange does not fund artists that are performing or traveling to meet with international presenters about performance opportunities, nor does it fund managers, agents, or producers working to expand business rosters. Arts Presenters will fund individual travel subsidies and group travel subsidies. The maximum amount awarded per individual organization, inclusive of travel costs and per diem, is $2,000. Group travel subsidies will be awarded only to groups of three or more presenters from different member presenting organizations. The maximum award for a group is $10,000, with no more than $2,000 awarded per organization. There will be rounds of funding between June 2009 and December 2010. Deadlines: May 14, 2010; and November 15, 2010. Application deadlines vary according to the planned travel period. For more information, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=255400046. An application is available at: www.apapconference.org/cultural-exchange-fund-application-guidelines-final.html.

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Fargo Moorhead Chamber Chorale Auditions

The Fargo Moorhead Chamber Chorale is holding auditions for all voice parts. Auditions will be scheduled on an individual basis. Please contact the Chorale's new Artistic Director, Dr. Mark Ring, at FMCCdirector@gmail.com or call 284-2434 to set your appointment date and time. www.fmchamberchorale.org

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Open invitation: Java 101, Fergus Falls coffee shop is accepting applications to display art or perform live music. Call 218-205-7583.

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Red River Boy Choir Auditions

The Red River Boy Choir is now accepting auditions for new members. Boys, from the age of 8-13, who are interested in singing with the choir, can contact Keith Wander for an audition time. For more information on the concert or auditions, please contact Music Director Keith Wander at 218-483-3555 x1071 or evenings 218-329-6263.

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Female voices wanted to sing in barbershop style. Tuesdays, 7pm, Zion Methodist Church. Call Melodie at 772-1809 for info.

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