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NDCA announces recipients of 2017 Governor’s Awards for the Arts
Governor Doug Burgum has chosen the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Awards for the Arts. They are as follows: Arts in Education: Paul Noot (Bismarck); Arts Organization: The Arts Partnership (Fargo); and Individual Achievement: Deb Belquist (New Rockford), Bennett Brien (Belcourt), and Jon Offutt (Fargo). The Governor’s Awards for the Arts were established in 1977 as a way of recognizing individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the arts throughout the state. For more information on the Ceremony, visit www.nd.gov/arts/programs/governors-award-for-arts.
Be sure to register and attend the 2017 Statewide Arts Conference and Governor's Awards for the Arts Ceremony, Tuesday, March 28, 2017!
The Statewide Arts Conference registration and continental breakfast will begin at 9:15 a.m. John Davis, the founder and Executive Director of Lanesboro Arts of Lanesboro, MN, will be the conference key note speaker. John’s two sessions will cover art and economic development, and he will present a guide for those who have dreams of succeeding in the arts in their communities. Other conference sessions will discuss “The heART of Our Community” with Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary; Deb Belquist, Managing Director of Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts; and Emily Johnson of KLJ. There will be networking opportunities as well as a session titled “The Arts are Everywhere” that will touch on what is happening in the many arenas of the arts in North Dakota; several individuals will speak during this session. The conference is scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m. During the conference ND Tourism will have a table set up to demonstrate how to sign into, and add events to, their website; the ND Association of Nonprofit Organizations will be there with helpful information for nonprofits; Arts North Dakota will have a table with information on VoterVoice and advocacy; and a table with information on accessibility and the arts will also be available. This is an especially significant conference and celebration as it falls within the 50th Anniversary of the North Dakota Council on the Arts. The Governor's Awards for the Arts Ceremony Social Hour starts at 5:00 p.m. in the Northern Lights Atrium, with the Awards Ceremony starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Russell Reid Auditorium. For more information on the Ceremony, visit www.nd.gov/arts/programs/governors-award-for-arts. Conference registration is $125 for the day, and includes attendance at the Governor's Awards for the Arts Ceremony that evening. Registration for only attending the Governor’s Awards for the Arts Ceremony is $30. Registrations are due on or before March 13, 2017. The registration form for the Statewide Arts Conference and Governor's Awards for the Arts Ceremony is available via this link. (www.nd.gov/arts/sites/default/files/PDFs/ndcaregistration17.pdf). More information and a detailed agenda are available at www.nd.gov/arts/programs/statewide-arts-conference.
NDCA Announces the Winners of the 2017 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
NDCA is pleased to announce Zach Howatt of Northern Cass High School, as the 2017 State Champion and first place winner of the North Dakota State Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Ellie Noah of Shanley High received second place honors. Placing third was Maddie Moch of Mandan High School. Zach Howatt will advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC on April 24-26, 2017, where a total of $50,000 in cash and school stipends will be awarded. This year’s North Dakota Poetry Out Loud State Finals competition took place on Monday, February 27, at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck, ND. All participating contestants received a $20 book store gift card and a certificate of participation. Each lead teacher received a participation certificate. First place winner Zach Howatt received a trophy, medallion, $200, plus an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC. Zachs’s school, will also receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books and the honor of displaying the POL Traveling Trophy. Second place winner Ellie Noah received a trophy, medallion, $100, plus $200 for her school library. Third place winner Maddie Moch received a trophy, and medallion. A copy of the full press release is available at www.nd.gov/arts/news.
Spirit Trails and Sky Beings: Mythical Scrolls of the Ojibway Nation now on display at the SHSND
NDCA secured a permanent art gallery at the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s (SHSND) Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck, ND. The NDCA, in partnership with the SHSND, uses this gallery space to highlight the arts and artists of North Dakota. The third exhibit through this partnership, opened on February 16, 2017. This exhibit, titled Spirit Trails and Sky Beings: Mythical Scrolls of the Ojibway Nation, will be on display for one year. Ojibway tradition states that since the beginning of time the epic struggles and great deeds of mythical beings, spirits, and heroes have affected the lives of people. The exhibit features didactic panels, descriptive text, sample scroll materials, “reading” instructions, and eight scrolls with written translations corresponding with the pictographs to tell the complete stories. For more information, visit www.nd.gov/arts/programs/ndca-at-the-heritage-center.
All NDCA grant programs will be transitioning to a different website for Fiscal Year 18
All NDCA grantees who plan to apply for a grant for activities/projects taking place between July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, will now need to access the grant applications online at NDCA’s new system, Go Smart, which can be accessed at: https://northdakota.gosmart.org. NDCA has used this system in the past (formally called CGO), however it has been updated and is now easier to navigate. We feel confident that this site will prove to be more manageable for our grantees (and our staff). Due to unforeseen difficulties with NDCA’s online program, “GO” (https://nd.culturegrants.org), is being phased out and will no longer be available after July 17, 2017. All Fiscal Year 17 grant applications (for activities taking place July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) are still available online at https://nd.culturegrants.org; and will be available through July 17, 2017. If you have an open application, please complete any Fiscal Year 17 final reports at this site as well. If you plan to apply for a new Professional Development or Special Projects grant for activities taking place before June 30, 2017, you will need to do so in the same site. For any activities taking place after July 1, 2017, please use the new Go Smart site.
NDCA grant changes for Fiscal Year 18
Important notice of deadline changes and consolidations to all Community Arts Access, Presenter Support and Artist in Residence grantees! Please plan accordingly! NDCA has consolidated the Community Arts Access and the Presenter Support grants into one grant program with two tiers. The combined grant programs will be called the Community Arts Access (CAA) Tier 1 & Tier 2 grant. Also, there will no longer be Spring and Fall grant rounds; the grant will instead be consolidated to a once-per-year, Spring, April 1 application submission deadline. Any grant applications for projects/activities taking place from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 must be submitted during the upcoming April 1, 2017, grant round via NDCA’s new online grant system (https://northdakota.gosmart.org). CAA Tier 1 is designed to benefit nonprofit organizations presenting arts programs in small and rural communities (populations under 6,000) in North Dak! ota, and supports nonprofits of all sizes whose arts programs serve a special constituency or underserved audiences. CAA Tier 2 offers financial support for arts events/programs, and supports organizations in communities of 6,000 or more (if you applied for Presenter Support in the past, you would now apply for CAA Tier 2).
NDCA also consolidated the Spring and Fall Artist in Residence grant rounds into a once-per-year, Spring, April 1 application and submission process. If you would like to implement a residency at your school during the 2017-18 academic school year, an application must be submitted during the upcoming April 1, 2017, grant round online at https://northdakota.gosmart.org.
NDCA’s upcoming grants and deadlines
Application deadline dates for the Artist in Residence, and Community Arts Access (Tiers 1 & 2) grants must be submitted online by April 1, 2017 for programs taking place between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Individual Artist Fellowship program for Traditional Arts, Dance, and Theatre grant submission deadline is May 1, 2017 for activities taking place July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. The Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2017 for project periods of July 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018. Also, a reminder that the Professional Development, Special Projects and Teacher Incentive grant applications are accepted throughout the year, but must be submitted no later than four (4) weeks prior to the start of the event. These grants are still currently available through June 2017 via NDCA’s existing online program, GO, (https://nd.culturegrants.org). For activities taking place from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, you will need to apply through NDCA’s new online GO Smart, system at https://northdakota.gosmart.org. Visit NDCA’s web site at http://www.nd.gov/arts/grants for more information or call NDCA’s office at (701) 328-7590.
2017 North Dakota Travel Industry Conference
The North Dakota Travel Industry Conference is the premier event for tourism marketers and professionals. Each spring, North Dakota's travel and tourism partners come together in networking and education in order to grow the state's industry, celebrate success and work to enhance Legendary experiences for our guests. This year’s conference takes place at the Radisson Hotel in Bismarck. For more information and to register visit www.ndtourism.com/articles/2017-north-dakota-travel-industry-conference.
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Arts Advocacy Day 2017 registration now open
Join arts advocates from across the country on March 20–21, 2017 in Washington, DC for the 30th annual Arts Advocacy Day. Arts Advocacy Day brings the nation's leading cultural and civic organizations together with more than 500 grassroots advocates like you to show your representatives in Congress why the arts are essential to the fabric of our nation. On top of the chance to influence policy on Capitol Hill, Arts Advocacy Day is an invaluable opportunity to network with your fellow arts advocates, learn the latest research to make your case for the arts, and enhance your advocacy skills to use in Washington and at home. To learn more visit www.americansforthearts.org/events/arts-advocacy-day.
National Endowment for the Arts 2017 funding guidelines posted
Guidelines and application materials for three National Endowment for the Arts funding categories— Art Works, Challenge America, and Creative Writing Fellowships—are now posted on the NEA's website. The NEA will again offer funding for Creativity Connects projects through the Art Works category. The 2017 Art Works and Challenge America programs support projects taking place beginning in 2018. Guidelines and application materials are in the Apply for a Grant section of the NEA website. In addition, guidelines for 2017 Creative Writing Fellowships: Prose are posted for application by published creative writers. Guidelines and application materials for the fellowships are also in the Apply for a Grant section of the NEA website. Art Works application deadline: July 13, 2017. Art Works: Creativity Connects application deadline: May 4, 2017. Challenge America application deadline: April 13, 2017. Creative Writing Fellowships: Prose application deadline: March 8, 2017.
Arts Midwest Touring Fund applications open
Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with the fine arts of dance, music, theater, and other performing arts forms. Inter-state touring and the engagement of professional performing artists is central to the work of Arts Midwest. Engagements feature public performances and community outreach activities by professional touring performing artists that reach underserved audiences and foster exchanges between artists and Midwest communities. The application deadline is April 25, 2017 and the engagement must occur between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Grants are applied for by and made directly to presenting organizations (organizations that book artists to perform in their venues) in Arts Midwest's nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. To learn more or apply, visit www.artsmidwest.org/programs/paf.
Registration now available for the 2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit
The 2017 Rural Arts and Culture Summit will take place Tuesday, June 6, through Thursday, June 8, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Organized by Springboard for the Arts and the Center for Small Towns, the Summit gathers rural artists, arts organizations and community leaders to highlight arts-based strategies to rural community and economic development. For more information and to register visit www.ruralartsandculturesummit.com.
March is National Youth Art Month
National Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. The focus of this month is to convey to the public that art education develops self-discipline, self-esteem, and a sense of pride in self-expression. Youth Art Month has been observed nationally since 1961. To learn more visit www.arteducators.org/news/articles/10-youth-art-month.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz Appreciation Month (fondly known as "JAM") was created in 2002 to herald and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the entire month of April. JAM is intended to stimulate and encourage people of all ages to participate in jazz - to study the music, attend concerts, listen to jazz on radio and recordings, read books about jazz, and more. To learn more visit http://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/jazz-appreciation-month.
NEA to celebrate the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts will celebrate the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters – recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz – during Jazz Appreciation Month in April with free events that will illuminate the artists’ lives and music. A concert in honor of the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters, held in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will take place Monday, April 3, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC, and will be streamed live at arts.gov, Kennedy-Center.org, and NPR.org/Music, and broadcast live on SiriusXM Channel 67, Real Jazz. In addition, the NEA Jazz Masters will take part in a listening party at NPR’s headquarters on Sunday, April 2, and a master class at Howard University on Tuesday, April 4. More details about the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters events are below. Join the conversation about the events on Twitter using #NEAJazz17.
May is National Chamber Music Month
May is National Chamber Music Month, created by Chamber Music America to increase awareness of the many styles of chamber music that comprise the field and to help ensembles and presenters attract audiences and media attention in their own communities. To learn more visit www.chamber-music.org/chamber-music-month.
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**Check out upcoming Events and Exhibits listed on NDCA's calendar. If you have events, exhibits or artist opportunities that you would like included on the NDCA web site, please email them to comserv@nd.gov. Check out the other current Arts Opportunities available on the NDCA web site!
Post your art activities on Tourism’s web site as well. The arts bring a great deal to tourism within the state of North Dakota and both NDCA and ND Tourism can benefit from joint efforts to market the arts within ND. NDCA encourages studios, organizations, schools and universities to list their art activities on the Tourism web site. The broad reach of Tourism's web site offers an extremely effective way of promoting your art activities. Here is the link to a tutorial on how to enter your activities: http://screencast.com/t/emJIJkyI. Contact Tammy Backhaus for more information on signing up for Partner Access.
Art50!, exhibitions celebrating the 50th anniversary of the North Dakota Council on the Arts
The North Dakota Art Gallery Association (NDAGA) and NDCA, with support from Starion Bank, organized two exhibits to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the North Dakota Council on the Arts. The exhibits display the artwork of 50 North Dakota artists, as well as the work of the exhibit curator. One of these exhibits is displayed in the Heritage Center, and the other is a touring exhibit that will travel the state during this anniversary year. A catalog highlighting the works in both exhibits will be available to purchase for $10 through NDAGA’s office. A PDF file is also available online at www.nd.gov/arts/sites/default/files/PDFs/art50catalogweb.pdf. The Heritage Center exhibit is on display through April 30, 2017; and the touring exhibit will be displayed through December 2018, please visit http://ndaga.org/index.cfm?page=art50-2 for more information. A copy of the full press release is available at www.nd.gov/arts/news/press-releases/art50-exhibitions-celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-ndca.
The 2017 Nonprofit Leadership Conference will be held in Fargo May 31-June 1 in collaboration with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' Greater MN Nonprofit Summit. Ruth McCambridge, editor of Nonprofit Quarterly, will be the conference keynote speaker. She has more than 45 years of experience in nonprofits, primarily with organizations that mix grassroots community work with policy change. To learn more visit https://ndano-org.presencehost.net/training/nonprofit-training.html/event/2017/06/01/ndano-2017-nonprofit-leadership-conference/142935.
43rd Annual Capital A’Fair deadline is April 1, 2017. The 43rd annual Capital A’Fair is one of the area’s largest summer art fairs. It features over 130 artisans from across the country and attracts thousands of local and regional visitors. Music, great food, performing arts groups, antique car show, and children’s activities contribute to the festive mood. The setting is the beautiful Capitol grounds of North Dakota. For more information, visit http://www.bismarck-art.org/index.cfm?page=special-events.
The Spirit Room has issued a call for artists for its upcoming Spring Invitational Exhibit in April. Deadline is Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 5:00pm. Prospectus available online at http://www.spiritroom.net/norn.php.
The Northwest Art Center in Minot announced a call for artists for the Americas 2017 All Media show. The deadline for submitting entries is June 1, 2017 (postmark). Works in any medium, traditional or experimental, qualify. For more information, visit http://www.minotstateu.edu/nac/_documents/am_2017.pdf.
The Nelson County Arts Council’s Pekin Days Art Show takes place June 22-25, 2017. The show is open to all artists 18 years and older. This is a juried exhibition and all work must be for sale. The deadline to enter the Pekin Days Art Show is June 2, 2017. For more information and prospectus visit http://www.nelsoncountyarts.com/pekin-days-art-show.
Bismarck Art & Galleries Association (BAGA) announced a call for artists for the Annual Square Foot Show, which takes place August 1-25, 2017. Canvases are currently available at BAGA located at 422 E. Front Avenue in Bismarck, ND. The registration deadline to enter is June 30, 2017. For more information and the prospectus, visit http://www.bismarck-art.org/index.cfm?page=special-events.
North Dakota Art Gallery Association (NDAGA), a nonprofit organization of galleries from the Upper Midwest, is seeking proposals for solo or group exhibitions for 2018-2019. A copy of the prospectus is available at http://www.ndaga.org/uf/2017_Prospectus_Pages_1_and_2.pdf. Please email ndaga@ndaga.org for further information. Entry deadline is August 31, 2017.
NDCA offers Touring Exhibit opportunity. NDCA’s book, Sundog and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains received national recognition as a Notable Document from the American Library Association, the book was also awarded first place in the ND Library Association’s 2011 Notable Document Awards. An exhibit, based on the book, is available for touring to cultural organizations, schools, senior centers, and art galleries throughout the state. For more information visit www.nd.gov/arts/resources-services/traditional-arts/sundogs-exhibition. Contact Troyd Geist at tgeist@nd.gov or by calling (701) 866-0959 to learn more.
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