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A New Chapter for NDCA
On July 7, Jan Webb will retire from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, where she has served as executive director for 14 years. During her tenure, the agency overhauled its grant programs; managed an exchange program with artists from Iceland; developed partnerships with Amtrak and with public broadcasting stations; and oversaw agency programs that crossed many artistic disciplines, assisted artists and brought the arts to the state's communities. Webb served on the NASAA board of directors from 2007-2009 and has served on the Arts Midwest board since 2001. Following an extensive nationwide search, NDCA is pleased to announce that Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein has been selected as the new executive director effective July 7, 2014. A copy of the full press release is available at www.nd.gov/arts/pressreleases/releases/New-ExecDirAnnounced.pdf.
BLOCH: a global art project comes to North America
BLOCH is an interactive global art project by Com&Com which connects artists and folk traditions to facilitate a worldwide conversation. The core of this unique project is a large tree trunk called Bloch which originates from an ancient Swiss tradition from the Appenzell region. Bloch travels to every continent. In each location, local artists contribute to Bloch and add their mark or story to the tree trunk. Bloch traveled Europe (Switzerland and Germany) in 2012, Asia (China, Taiwan, and Singapore) in 2013, and this summer continues its journey to North America by visiting North Dakota in July and August 2014. There it will encounter and engage in traditional, ethnic, and cultural traditions and experience the state’s wide open spaces. A copy of the full press release is available at www.nd.gov/arts/pressreleases/releases/BlochPressRelease.pdf. Bloch is scheduled to appear at the Downtown Fargo Street Fair (July 17-19), Napoleon and the Nokota Horse Conservancy in Linton (July 25), Taylor Horsefest (July 26), Fort Totten Days, Spirit Lake Indian Reservation (July 27), Rugby (July 28), Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation (July 29-31), and the Hjemkmost Center in Fargo/Moorhead (August 3). More information and news media coverage of the Bloch can be found via the following links. WDAY: www.wday.com/content/global-art-project-bloch-making-only-stop-north-america-north-dakota; Valley News Live: www.valleynewslive.com/video?clipId=10295905&topVideoCatNo=194248&autoStart=true; Forum: www.inforum.com/content/area-artists-spruce-international-project; FM Extra: www.thefmextra.com/the-bloch-is-in-moorhead; The Arts Partnership: http://theartspartnership.net/artspulse/bloch-global-traveling-art-project-make-north-american-stop-north-dakota; and for updates and pictures, follow the Bloch at https://storify.com/ArtsPulse/bloch-in-north-dakota.
NDCA Announces Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients
NDCA has awarded two artist fellowships in the amount of $2,500 each. The recipients are Eileen McEnroe (Traditional Arts-Crafts/Visual Arts) of Bismarck; and Bradley Delzer (Theatre-Directors/Performers) of Fargo. Both were recommended by a review panel and their selections were approved by the NDCA’s Board of Directors. The Individual Artist Fellowship program recognizes practicing artists residing in North Dakota with a monetary fellowship award. This program is designed to support professional artists with outstanding talent and ability to improve their artistic skills and enhance their career opportunities. Fellowships for Visual Art and Media Arts artists will be awarded in 2015. To learn more about the artists visit www.nd.gov/arts/pressreleases/pressr.html. For more information on NDCA’s grant programs, including complete guidelines and application forms, please visit www.nd.gov/arts/grants/grant.html or call 701-328-7590.
North Dakota Artist’s Works Exhibited in Offices of the Governor and First Lady
NDCA, along with the offices of Governor Jack Dalrymple and First Lady Betsy Dalrymple, will be exhibiting the works of Bismarck artist Leon Basler at the Capitol Building in Bismarck during the months of July, August and September. Basler’s works will be on display in the Governor’s ground floor and first floor offices, the First Lady’s fourth floor office, and the Attorney General’s first floor office. This is part of an ongoing program between the NDCA and the offices of the Governor and First Lady. Artists looking to represent their region with art work placed in the offices of the governor and first lady can submit a brief resume along with photographs or slides of their work to the North Dakota Council on the Arts, 1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 6, Bismarck, ND 58503. Artists are selected for quarterly display. To contact Leon Balser, or to learn more, visit www.leonbasler.com.
State Historical Society of North Dakota makes $45,000 Available for Restoration and Preservation of Historic Property
The State Historical Society of North Dakota, through its annual appropriation of Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) money from the National Park Service, is making $45,000 available to the public for use in the restoration, stabilization, and protection of historic and archaeological properties. This funding can only be used on properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Eligible activities include pre-development work (plans, evaluations, engineering, and architectural or archaeological services), restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation projects. All activities must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. All applications must be received by the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Friday, July 18, 2014. The Historic Preservation Fund application is available at history.nd.gov, or by contacting Amy Munson, grants and contracts officer, at 612 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0830, 701.328.3573 or email amunson@nd.gov.Under the Dakota Sky: An Exhibition Celebrating 125 Years of Statehood opens August 16
The North Dakota Council on the Arts, the North Dakota Art Gallery Association, and Starion Financial are sponsoring “Under the Dakota Sky: An Exhibition Celebrating 125 Years of Statehood.” This exhibition, featured in the Missouri River Events Center at the ND Heritage Center, will open during the signature event on the Capitol Mall on August 16 and close on October 23, 2014. Over 70 North Dakota artists will be represented in the exhibition and include traditional arts, photography, sculptures, paintings, and pottery. For more information visit http://history.nd.gov/northdakota125.html.
The New York Kammermusiker returns to North Dakota
The New York Kammermusiker presents the 8th Annual North Dakota Winds of Change Festival: Celebrating 125 Years of North Dakota Statehood. The group will be in Fargo on September 2 and will perform at ecce Gallery at 7pm. They will perform on September 3 at 7pm at the NDSCS Stern Cultural Center in Wahpeton. Ellendale will be their final stop on September 4 with a reception at 5:30pm in the Ellendale Historic Opera House, with a 7:30pm performance at the Trinity Bible College. For more information call (701) 642-2811.
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra seeks Executive Director
The Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra is currently seeking an Executive Director. For a job description and more information, visit http://ggfso.org/executive-director-opening.
New Rolling Deadline Announced for NDCA’s Teacher Incentive Grant
As of July 1, 2014, NDCA will be accepting applications for the Teacher Incentive grant year round. Applications must be received 4 weeks prior to the project start date. For questions on the Teacher Incentive grant, visit www.nd.gov/arts/grants/TIguidelines.html; or contact the Arts in Education Director at rengelman@nd.gov or (701) 328-7593.
DUNS Number Now Required for All NDCA Organizational Grantees! Individual Artists also Encouraged to Register
All organizational applicants who apply for a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts are now required to register for a DUNS number online before receiving grant funds. The process for registering is simple and easy and only takes a few minutes. To register visit www.artsusa.org/information_services/research/services/creative_industries/004.asp. Once you have received your DUNS number, please update your NDCA online grant Profile page. **Please NOTE: You will NOT be able to receive any of your awarded NDCA grant funds until you have your DUNS number!
Promote your art discipline/agency/event and help NDCA increase our Facebook Fans as well!
Help the North Dakota Council on the Arts increase our Facebook presence by “liking” our page and encouraging others to do so as well! NDCA is looking for images to share on our Facebook page. We would like to update our cover photo once every few weeks. Please submit your images of visual, performing and literary artwork; artistic events and exhibits; artist residencies; or anything else that expresses the joy, value and importance that the arts have in our state, along with a brief description to comserv@nd.gov. NDCA cannot guarantee that all images provided will be used. This promotion is open to North Dakota images/events only (some exceptions may apply). If you have questions you can e-mail comserv@nd.gov, or call (701) 328-7594. “LIKE” NDCA at www.facebook.com/NDCouncilontheArts.
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Jane Chu Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
On June 12, 2014, the United States Senate voted to confirm Jane Chu as the 11th chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information visit http://arts.gov.
Final Report of NEA's ELI Initiative
As a conclusion to its Education Leaders Institute (ELI) initiative, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently published the Education Leaders Institute Alumni Summit Report, which summarizes the significant findings from ELI and lays out the NEA's new strategic plan for arts education. It also held a webinar on the report. Through the $1-million ELI project, which began in 2008, the NEA led 29 states in a process of exploring critical issues of arts education. Its ultimate goal was to find ways of ensuring arts education for all pre-K through 12th-grade students. The final ELI gathering was the Alumni Summit in December 2012, when teams from eight states shared their progress, challenges and lessons learned in implementing what they had gained from working together over the previous five years. To learn more visit http://arts.gov/sites/default/files/eli-summit-report-rev_0.pdf.
GRAMMY Foundation ® Grant Program seek applications
The GRAMMY Foundation ® Grant Program is seeking applications to help facilitate the support of music preservation and research projects. With funding generously provided by The Recording Academy®, the Grant Program awards grants each year to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of music and the recorded sound heritage of the Americas for future generations, and research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition. Grant funds have been utilized to preserve private collections as well as materials at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian and numerous colleges and universities. Research projects have studied the links between music and early childhood education, treatments for illnesses and injuries common to musicians, and the impact of music therapy on populations from infants to the elderly. More than $6 million in grants has been awarded to more than 300 recipients. How to apply: A letter of inquiry is required before submission of a full application. To read the guidelines and to submit a letter of inquiry for the 2015 GRAMMY Foundation grant cycle, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org/grants. The deadline each year for submitting letters of inquiry is October 1, 2014. For more information about the GRAMMY Foundation, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org.
Tax Issues Impacting Nonprofits
In key committee action, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation to make the IRA Charitable Rollover tax provision permanent in the U.S. tax code, setting the legislation up for a U.S. House floor vote. If approved, this would secure tax-deductible charitable organizations to continue, ensuring financial stability for nonprofits nationwide. This action follows a letter Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund signed—along with 250 additional nonprofit organizations—calling on Congress to make permanent the IRA Charitable Rollover and other charitable tax provisions. Also, the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt & Government Entities has submitted new recommendations (pages 75-203 of www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/tege_act_rpt13.pdf) urging the IRS to issue clarifying regulations on Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) of nonprofit exempt organizations, an issue that impacts nonprofit cultural organizations with gift shops, real estate holdings, and other entrepreneurial activities. For further information, contact Director of Federal Affairs Kate McClanahan at kmcclanahan@artsusa.org.To learn more visit www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/legislative-news/key-charitable-giving-tax-bill-advances.
Cross-Currents: Art+Agriculture Powering Rural Economies
Art-Force and the National Rural Assembly are hosting a convening of rural practitioners and leaders, artisans and artists, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, policy makers and nonprofit organizations on September 3-5, 2014 in Greensboro, NC, for three days of dialogue, workshops, and exploration of how partnerships between the creative arts and agriculture can produce innovative strategies for economic redevelopment and well-being in rural and economically distressed communities. The conference responds to the need for creative solutions to distressed economies whether in small rural towns, impoverished neighborhoods, or communities without resources and infrastructure. Who Should Attend?: Artists-artisans-designers, rural leaders and advocates, elected and agency representatives, CSAs and CDCs, food producers and distributors, policy researchers and scholars, entrepreneurs and small business owners who seek creative approaches to ensuring greater quality of life within their communities. For more information visit http://ruralassembly.org/cross-currents.
2014 Arts Midwest Conference
A program of Arts Midwest, the 2014 Arts Midwest Conference is the preeminent booking and educational conference for the Midwest performing arts industry, and will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 17-20. Join 1,000 of your colleagues when the Conference brings performing artists, managers, and agents; performing arts presenters/venues; and arts administrators together for an educational and motivational four days focused on promoting and presenting live touring performing arts. By day, the Arts Midwest Conference offers more than 12 hours of dedicated time in the Marketplace, more than 30 free educational sessions, and countless opportunities to network with colleagues. By night, experience incredible performing arts with 17 Spotlight Showcases and 200+ independent showcases — all within one easy-to-navigate, fun-to-explore, bursting-with-arts-opportunities city. Conference registration is now open. Register by July 10 to take advantage of discount pricing.
Registration and Scholarships for the 2014 NAMP Conference Open
Join Americans for the Arts in Atlanta, GA, November 7-10, for the 2014 National Arts Marketing Project Conference to talk about the future of arts marketing and audience engagement. Registration opened June 30. Mark your calendars for July 31—that’s the last day to apply for a conference scholarship! These scholarships provide full or partial financial assistance for arts professionals to attend the conference, network with peers, and share strategies for success. To qualify, you must be an individual member of Americans for the Arts or receiving member benefits through an organizational member. For more information visit www.artsmarketing.org/conference.
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**Check out the upcoming Events and Exhibits listed on NDCA's regional calendars, and for more information, visit North Dakota's Statewide Arts Calendar at www.myndarts.com. 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!
Summer Intensive Teaching Artist Workshop: This summer, NDCA will partner with Melanie Rick, course leader and coach for the Kennedy Center's Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program in Washington, D.C. and consultant with Focus 5, Inc. to present “Mapping the Journey: Planning Effective Residencies for Students.” This professional learning opportunity provides teaching artists with structure, guidance, and tools to implement clear goals in their residencies and lessons and to prove to administrators the value of their work. NDCA invites all ND teaching artists to explore this wonderful opportunity on August 4-5 at the ND Heritage Center in Bismarck. A $50 fee is required upon registration and is refunded upon successful completion of all course requirements. More information and registration form is available via this link.
First Presbyterian Creation on the Prairie Arts Festival: The First Presbyterian Community Fine Arts Festival is scheduled for September 20-21 at the church at 219 E. Thayer in downtown Bismarck. Deadline for entry dates has been set at August 16 for adult entries and September 5 for youth entries. The adults’ entry fee is $15 for two entries; there is no charge for youth entries. This year’s Festival will feature local artist and educator Michelle Lindblom. Besides working as a professional artist in her downtown Bismarck studio, Lindblom is associate professor of visual art at Bismarck State College and serves as Chairperson of the BSC Arts & Communication Department. Her work has been exhibited nationwide as well as England and Norway. For registration forms and more information visit www.fpcbismarck.com or call 701-223-6091.
11th Annual Governor's Photo Contest: Gov. Jack Dalrymple and the North Dakota Tourism Division, in partnership with AAA and North Dakota Council on the Arts, announce the 2014 Governor’s Photo Contest. The contest runs through August 26. Launched in 2004, the Governor’s Photo Contest encourages North Dakota amateur photographers to submit photos that capture the unique things to see and do in North Dakota, and show North Dakota’s appeal as a travel destination. This year’s photo contest includes a special emphasis on celebrating North Dakota’s 125th anniversary of statehood. For more information and to enter, visit www.ndtourism.com/content/11th-annual-governor%E2%80%99s-photo-contest-kicks.
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MyNDArts is North Dakota's Statewide Cultural Calendar!
MyNDArts (replacing CulturePulse) is North Dakota's most comprehensive cultural calendar covering all of the regions in the state. The ultimate goal is to increase participation and to strengthen the arts and culture ecosystem in our state. Some new features include, but aren't limited to: Visually appealing new graphic design; Faster and more user-friendly search engine; A more comprehensive statewide artist/performer directory; Enhanced mobile experience with Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest sharing/commenting; and Foursquare check in. To learn more visit www.myndarts.com.
Let NDCA Help You with Your Gift-Giving Needs!
Did you know that NDCA has unique CDs, collectables, and wonderful picturesque books for sale? Thinking of giving an impressive, unique gift for graduations, weddings, birthdays, or holidays? Visit www.nd.gov/arts then call us with your order at (701) 328-7590; or email comserv@nd.gov. Limitied Quantities of NDCA's Seventh Annual Special Edition Ornaments are still Available: NDCA's seventh annual Special Edition Ornament is still available for purchase. The Wooly Girls of Wales, ND, were commissioned by NDCA to create a one-of-a-kind, hand-felted wool ornament. Limited quantities are available for $25 plus tax (includes gift box, shipping additional). $11 from each ornament can be used as a tax-deductible donation to the ND Cultural Endowment Fund. For more information visit www.nd.gov/arts/whatsnew/13Special-Edition-Ornament.html. Sundogs and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains CD's Available: The national award-winning publication “Sundogs and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains” has been adapted for radio—in a collection of narratives about lutefisk at Christmas, eerie ghost stories, folk medicine, and the tall tales that abound during hunting and fishing seasons. To order this or other Prairie Public CDs, contact: Prairie Public, 207 N. 5th St., Fargo, ND 58108-3240, 701-241-6900, or www.prairiepublic.org/shop. The cost of the CD is $14.84 plus shipping. To order the publication upon which this CD and radio series is based contact: NDCA at 701-328-7590, or www.nd.gov/arts. The book is $34.95 plus tax and shipping. For more visit www.nd.gov/arts/pressreleases/releases/Sundogs-CD-13.doc.
NDCA Offers Touring Exhibit Opportunity
NDCA’s book, Sundog and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains recently received national recognition as a Notable Document from the American Library Association, and was awarded first place in the ND Library Association’s 2011 Notable Document Awards. The exhibit will be offered for tour to cultural organizations, schools, senior centers, and art galleries throughout the state. For more information visit www.nd.gov/arts/whatsnew/SundogsandSunflowers.html or view the YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0KKbPe1tDw. Contact Troyd Geist at tgeist@nd.gov or by calling (701) 866-0959 to learn more.
"Tools for Results" Tool-Kit - a Resource for Non-profit Arts and Cultural Organizations
The Texas Commission on the Arts "Tools for Results" Tool-kit was developed as a resource for non-profit arts and cultural organizations in Texas and beyond. The Tool-kit is a collaborative project made possible with the help of many organizations that generously agreed to share their resources. The Tool-kit covers six topic areas: Fundraising & Development, Programs & Exhibitions, Cultural Tourism, Marketing, Advocacy, and Nonprofit Basics. Each section covers the basics, relevant concepts, best practices, things to consider, ideas for implementing change, common mistakes, ways to get started, do’s and don’ts, and how-to’s on a variety of topics. The “tools” are the sample forms, letters, documents, checklists, templates, and other resources. The intention is for nonprofits to take these “tools” and adapt them for their own purposes.
Web Sites with Resources
Following are some web sites that have resources that may be of service to educators, individual artists, and arts organizations including funding and other opportunities, publications, arts events, etc:
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