Updates from Director, Kim Konikow
What the heck is a convening?
con·vene:
/kənˈvēn/ verb
Come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.
I am so excited about the Statewide Arts Convening, March 19-20, and the Governor’s Awards for the Arts! I hope you will make every effort to join us – we need to be together and package up all that energy and learning to fuel us going forward. We have a great lineup of speakers, a superb offering of sessions covering a wide variety of topics, artmaking (of course), and time to connect with one another over a day and a half. We’re sweetening the pot, too – mileage and lodging assistance are available! Oh fer real! Can’t wait to meet you all…
NDCA has engaged Sara Peterson of Sara Peterson Consulting (IN) to guide NDCA’s Strategic Planning process. We will begin in February, and move from a three to a five-year plan. Sara will be on hand to gather information from all of you at our March Convening (another reason to come). We are so looking forward to working with her, and know the process will benefit the organization as well as all our constituents.
The 66th Legislative Assembly is underway. I gave the first NDCA House Appropriations testimony to the Human Resources division on January 8. I was joined by Billi Jo Graveseth (Standing Rock – Turnaround Arts North Dakoat), Tony Rothacker (Bismarck – Guitars for Vets), Jenna Williams (Mandan – Guitars for Vets), and Lollie Adair (Enderlin – Art for Life Program). It’s the first of several presentations… Grantees and individual artists, please remember to send in your three visual images and notes to NDCA by January 15; they will be delivered during session.
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Registration and tickets are now available for NDCA's Statewide Arts Convening and Governor's Awards for the Arts Ceremony !
The Statewide Arts Convening is March 19-20, 2019, and the Governor's Awards for the Arts reception and ceremony takes place on the evening of March 19th.
For more information, or to register and purchase your tickets,
visit http://bit.ly/19ConvGovAwardsSite.
To register now, visit http://bit.ly/RegisterNow19ConvGovAwards.
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NDCA grants available online January 15!
The FY20 Artist in Residence, Arts in Education Collaboration and Community Arts Access Tiers 1 & 2, and the FY20-22 Institutional Support grants will be available online on January 15th! As a reminder, the Special Projects and Professionals Development grants need to be submitted no less than four (4) weeks prior to the start of the event; early submission is recommended. For more information on NDCA grants visit www.nd.gov/arts/grants.
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NDCA welcomes new part-time Administrative Assistant
NDCA has hired Vanessa Voskuil part-time as their new Administrative Assistant. Vanessa brings strong experience in administration, marketing, management and human resources. She is also the Founder, Director and Administrator of "Vanessa Voskuil Performance." She has a B.F.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Theater from the University of Minnesota; and a Theater Major with directing emphasis from Minnesota State University Moorhead. NDCA is excited to have such a talented addition to our staff! Vanessa can be reached at vvoskuil@nd.gov.
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NDCA's 2019 Poetry Out Loud Competition takes place February 25
Be sure to attend NDCA's 2019 Poetry Out Loud Competition scheduled for Monday, February 25, 2019, at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum. All Poetry Out Loud State Finals events are free and open to the public. For more information visit www.ndpol.com, or contact Rebecca Engelman at (701) 328-7593, or via e-mail at rengelman@nd.gov.
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NDCA announces North Dakota artist’s works on exhibit at the Capitol
NDCA, along with the offices of State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, as well as Governor Burgum, are exhibiting the works of Grand Forks artist Pieper Fleck Bloomquist at the Capitol Building in Bismarck during the months of January, February and March. Bloomquist’s work is on display in the Treasurer’s third floor office, the Attorney General’s first floor office and in the Governor’s Staff Offices on the Ground Floor. To view Pieper’s works in the Governor’s Staff Offices on the Ground Floor please contact Steph Hauge at (701) 328-2219 or via email at sahauge@nd.gov.
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Pieper Fleck Bloomquist, a Minnesota native and current Grand Forks resident, has been painting in the Scandinavian and Austrian styles of folk art since 1993. She has studied Swedish Dalmålning and Bonadsmålning, and Norwegian Rosemaling with master artists Karen Jenson of Milan, MN and Judith Kjenstad of Minneapolis. Since 2014 Pieper has been a Master Artist in the Traditional Folk Art Apprenticeship program through NDCA teaching Swedish Dalmålning. She is a current Folk Art Fellow through the American Scandinavian Foundation as a master artist, studying folk painting of Sweden and helping to perpetuate that tradition across North Dakota and Minnesota.
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NDCA announces new exhibit space in the State Auditor’s office
in the Capitol building
NDCA, along with the State Auditor's office, are exhibiting the works of Bismarck artist Johnathon Campbell at the Capitol Building in Bismarck during the months of January, February and March. Campbell’s work is on display in the Auditor’s third floor office. As a teenager living on the family farm north of Bismarck, Jonathan was introduced to the basics of photography and darkroom printing by his mother. He carried that interest to the University of North Dakota where he earned a BA in Visual Art. After graduation, Jonathan worked as the fossil preparator at the North Dakota Heritage Center where he used his artistic skills to restore fossils such as the mosausaur skeleton displayed in the Geologic Times Gallery.
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Nonprofit Day at the Capitol is February 5th!
Arts organizations please attend! It’s free for all. Join nonprofits from across North Dakota to raise a collective voice about the essential state nonprofit sector! Let’s get as many nonprofit organizations in the Capitol as possible that one day! For more information and to register visit https://www.ndano.org/nonprofit-day/19.html.
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Creating & Fostering Effective Nonprofit Infrastructure Webinar
Learn about fostering a culture and practice of transparency within your nonprofit organization by implementing simple governance, fund stewardship, and internal operations tips and tricks. Hosted by Strengthen ND.
- When: January 29th, 2019 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am
- Where: Online | Zoom Platform
- How: Email Megan at megan@strengthennd.com to register
- Cost: $10 per person
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New Art Works guidelines and Design deadline
The National Endowment for the Arts has released new guidelines for FY2020 Art Works grants, including new deadlines and application information for each discipline. The February 14 deadline is the only opportunity to apply for Design Art Works funding in 2019. Applications in February are for funding starting on January 1, 2020. Art Works is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program. Through project-based funding, we support public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across the nation, the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. Projects may be large or small, existing or new, and may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
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The latest issue of NEA Arts is now available
While it may be true that all art is visionary, some visions are more expansive than others, pushing the boundaries of what’s seemingly possible, and in some cases, permanently changing the artistic landscape. In this issue of NEA Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts explores organizations and individuals who have impacted artistic fields through their bold approaches and by refusing to limit the scope or daring of their imagination.
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Applications sought for Creative Arts Fellowship program
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, seeks applications for a Creative Arts Fellowship program. The program will support and select up to five collaborative projects of U.S.-Japan artists representative of diverse genres and regions of both countries, to be showcased in Tokyo during the Olympic Games in summer 2020. Applications are due March 1.
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Educational Benefits of Facilitated Visits to Art Museums
The Effects of Facilitated Single-Visit Art Museum Programs on Students Grades 4-6 is a new report from the National Art Education Association and the Association of Art Museum Directors summarizing the results of a large-scale study funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The four-year study—which involved more than 2,600 students and six art museums—explored the benefits of enabling students to directly engage with artworks and the social setting of art museums. It also considers museum visits relative to constructivist pedagogies, which encourage students to make meaning through direct experience. The report concludes that facilitated engagement with original works of art in museums has a strong impact on students, inspiring them to question, investigate and understand.
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Nominate a Business for the BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America
Nominations for the 2019 BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the arts in America will be open until January 25, 2019! Nominate a business for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education, and the community; or a businessperson which recognizes an individual for his/her extraordinary vision, leadership, and commitment to supporting the arts; or Nominate a partnership for the David Rockefeller Fund pARTnership Award, which recognizes an exceptional project, program, or initiative that represents a true alliance, collaboration, or exchange between the two. The 2019 BCA 10 will be held in October 2019.
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CALENDAR & ARTS OPPORTUNITIES
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Additional Art Opportunities:
- There are six new books announced for next year's NEA Big Read. The NEA Big Read annually supports community reading programs across the country, each designed around a single book. Through the act of sharing a book together, participants have the opportunity to broaden their understanding of the world, their community, and themselves. In total, 32 books will be available for nonprofit organizations to choose from. Guidelines are now available for organizations applying for grants to support Big Read projects between September 2019 and June 2020. The application deadline is Thursday, January 24, 2019.
- Wonderful Works of Whimsy Celebrating Local and Regional Artists exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older currently residing in North Dakota or Minnesota region. Entries must be received by Midnight CST February 1, 2019. Entries may be submitted via e-mail to fargospiritroom@gmail.com. Accepted work will be exhibited at Spirit Room from February 11 – April 13, 2019.
- Calling all artists! Artists Celebrating Christ (ACC) Art Show takes place April 5-7, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck, ND. Calling all Christian themed art, student art, musicians, art demonstrators and vendors. Register online through February 15, 2019.
- Arnie Lahren Memorial Filmmaker Award ~ The Cinema 100 Film Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing diverse films to the Bismarck-Mandan community. In furthering that mission, they are launching an annual grant process for accomplished or aspiring filmmakers. Cinema 100 shall award a cash grant of up to $1,500 to one filmmaker who meets the prize criteria. The deadline to enter is Noon Central Time on Friday, March 1, 2019.
- Red River Watercolor Society's 26th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition takes place June 17 through August 3, 2019, in Fargo, ND. Juror is Iain Stewart AWS, NWS. Awards include $5,000 cash and more. The entry deadline is March 7, 2019.
- The Small Works National Competition takes place in May at the Mena Art Gallery. Entries close March 15.
- The Fargo Public Library is seeking submissions for its “Northern Narratives” third annual winter writing project for adults and teens age 13 years and older. Selected submissions will be included in the library’s North Dakota Collection. Submissions will be accepted online only through March 4, 2019.
- The National Buffalo Museum invites two- and three-dimensional artists working in all mediums to submit original artworks for the upcoming Bison in Art exhibition. All entries must be emailed to info@buffalomuseum.com by midnight, Central Standard Time, Friday, March 15, 2019.
- Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with the fine arts of dance, music, theater or musical theater, and other performing arts forms. The application deadline is April 24, 2019. Arts Midwest invites organizations in the states of IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, and WI who contract with professional performing artists who reside outside of their state to apply. Contact Arts Midwest at Email touringfund@artsmidwest.org.
- The Western Governors' Association announces the 4th Annual "Celebrate the West" regional art competition that challenges high school students to create works inspired by their state. The 2019 competition deadline is April 28, 2019. Winners will be announced at the WGA Annual Meeting in Vail, Colorado.
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