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Application Deadline: MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 Performing, Literary and Visual Artists of the Central, Western and Southern Regions of New York State |
| New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the NYFA MARK Bootcamp program for the Central/Western/Southern regions of New York State. NYFA is working in partnership with our host organization Light Work, Syracuse NY, and outreach partners Cultural Resources Council, Syracuse, NY and Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins Countyto host the program which will take place over one intensive weekend, June 8-10 and a one-day follow up event on July 7 at Golden Artist Colors in New Berlin, NY. In 2012, modeled on NYFA’s Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, MARK’12 Bootcamp is now open to artists working in the performing and literary arts. NYFA is excited to be able to support the wide variety of creative activities in the region. MARK is the New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA) program for artists based in New York State, (outside of the five boroughs of New York City) who want a unique opportunity for individualized focus on the professional and business side of their creative practice. MARK is designed to address the concerns of artists living outside of New York City while providing them with a new network statewide. Click Here for List of elegible Counties, Guidelines and Online Application Applications should be received by MIDNIGHT on the day of the deadline, MONDAY MAY 14th. Questions: FHogan@nyfa.org |
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Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Linda Ethier
Price: $975.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
May 17-21, 2012
Class Info pdf: Pate de Verre: Particle Possibilities
Pate de verre is an ancient glass casting technique using finely crushed glass packed into negative molds and kiln fired to create sculptural objects with subtle luminosity. The technique allows the artist to control color placement, shading and degree of translucency unique to this casting process.
This 5 day, hands-on class, class will introduce students to the many possibilities of working sculpturally using pate de verre. Students will also learn to use the lost wax technique to create original, full size, 3 dimensional sculptures or vessels to be cast into glass. Students will make 1 project and several samples.
For more information or to register, please contact Amanda Taylor at (585) 300-7606
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May 24, 2012 to May 28, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Taught by Robert Leatherbarrow
Price: $975.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Class Info pdf: Studies in Powder – Color, Components, and Crackle!
This is an intensive five-day workshop that explores new ways to approach glass design, composition, and the powder colour palette. The “colour” part involves understanding chemical reactions and blending powders to achieve a unique, reproducible colour palette. The “component” part involves producing and working with many forms of powder wafers. The “crackle” part involves learning how to create three different expressions of the crackle texture.
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June 29 to July 2, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Richard Parrish
Price: $895.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Class Info pdf: Working in Shallow Space: Bas Relief in Kilnformed Glass
See Richard’s work on www.fusiostudio.com. This workshop focuses on the intent and techniques that he uses for his “Mapping” work.
Bas relief is found in the art and architecture of all cultures and has existed for thousands of years. It is a kind of carving or sculpture in which the figures are raised or depressed slightly from a flat background to give a three-dimensional effect. Subtle changes in the levels of the surface and the interplay of light and shadow on the planes enable us to see and appreciate the composition.
This class explores the rich possibilities of working in relief in kilnformed glass. Simple materials such as fiber paper are used to create complex forms, shapes and textures. Intricate surface relief, texture, color and light interactions are possible in “shallow space.” The workshop will include a brief survey of the use of relief in art and architecture throughout history. Sheet glass, frit and powder are the primary glass materials used. Coldworking techniques will be used to create additional textures and to finish the work. Numerous reference samples will be made in preparation for a comprehensive final project.
For more information or to register, contact Amanda Taylor at (585) 300-7606.
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July 10-14, 2012
Rochester, NY
Scor! presents an event for adult players of string instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass) in Rochester. It will be held at Bay Trail Middle School, THURS - Sat, July 10-14, 2012. The Rochester Scor! Camp includes ensembles, hands-on topical group sessions, and additional options. Participants include experienced amateurs, hobbyist players, and recent beginners. More details about offerings, fees, schedules, and faculty are available at www.StringCamp.com or by calling 1-877-726-SCOR (7267).
Scor! affords the opportunity to learn and be inspired in a relaxed and musically enriching environment. Adults of all ages benefit from instruction by experienced professional musicians and the opportunity to meet, play music, and build community with others of similar interests. Rochester Scor! Camp is presented in a flexible format with choices including all 3 days of main camp, or single day options. Additionally, a Fiddle and Cello Fiesta, and Chamber Music or Techniques Intensive sessions are included as an option prior to camp on Tuesday and Wednesday.
In an environment carefully honed over eleven seasons, Scor! is designed to be fun and encouraging yet challenging and educational. Offerings include string orchestra, chamber music, coachings, fiddling, classical music, and sessions such as Loosen Up (looser, more efficient technique); Unlocking the Mind (overcome mental obstacles), and Practice and Process (how to get better faster).
Scor! seeks to inspire and rejuvenate players with new ideas, improved technique, and refreshed motivation. Recent camper Phil K. says of Scor! “Thank you for an absolutely outstanding musical experience! I can’t tell you the impact that it had on me. I had a lesson yesterday, and my teacher told me I was like a brand new person! And I am.”
Scor! is operated by Symerge, a non-profit organization dedicated to arts creativity training.
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Contact:
Esther Rogers:
Email: Scor@StringCamp.com
Phone: 877-726-7267 ext. 4
Photos:
For high resolution photographs please visit the Press Resources page on our website:
http://www.StringCamp.com/Press_Resources.html
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Bonhams - Karl Harron
July 31 to August 4, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Karl Harron
Price: $1075.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Workshop Details pdf: Reaction and Interactions – Karl Harron
This 5-day artistic and technically driven, hands-on Master Class provides an opportunity for an in-depth investigation into the aesthetic possibilities offered by Bullseye Reactive Glasses.
The materials students will incorporate include Bullseye granules, powder, stringers, rods and glass sheet and the placement of the individual components will be carefully planned to fully utilize the properties of the glass. During the course participants will gain an insight into how Karl thinks and works. The reactions between different types of glass play a very important role here and the intention is for participants to get a deeper insight into how one can control, and gain from, the physical and chemical properties of glass in their work.
Interaction will be the key: discussions, Power Point presentations and technical talks will encourage and enable participants to expand their ideas, and develop a skilled, intuitive approach to kiln-formed glass. During the course, participants will become involved in several group projects to make use of the characteristics of the glass in different ways via sample tiles and will make at least one individual piece to take home. Participants will be encouraged to consider light, surface, pattern and movement using combinations of “reactive” glass powders, frits, stringers, rods and compatible sheet to create an extensive set of samples, evolving a personal language of mark making, to culminate in the realization of a final piece.
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Temple Artefact - Karl Harron
August 6-12, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Karl Harron
Price: $1145.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day. Special 3-Step molds for this process will be an extra cost of $232.55)
Workshop Details pdf: The Perfect Vessel – Karl Harron
The aim of this 7-day Master Class is to achieve a “sublime form”. The process is to discard the superfluous and to identify and develop a personal concept. The result will be a form that is the simple expression of a complex thought and students will be encouraged to adopt a sculptural approach to their work – a search for form and push their glass in a new direction rather than master a technique. In order to develop your aesthetic and conceptual perspective, while negotiating the technical challenges of deep-slumping into 3-step ceramic moulds, the beginning will be with pencil and paper, drawing from the immediate environmental stimuli surrounding The Glass Studio during a field-trip.
Students will challenge themselves further by designing a piece made up of only a single colour of Reactive Bullseye Glass sheet, either transparent or opalescent, with mark-making realized through the application of accessory glasses such as frits, powders, confetti and stringers. Students will learn finishing and cold working, and ultimately how to present the vessel form as sculpture. Discussions, power point presentations, and technical talks will encourage and enable students to expand their ideas once outside the classroom.
For more information or to register, call Amanda Taylor at (585)300-7606
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August 14-15, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Karl Harron
Price: TBA (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Workshop Details pdf: Description Coming in April 2012
Sand casting involves the use of hot molten glass poured directly into a preformed mould.[5] It is a process similar to casting metal into a mould. The sand mould is typically prepared by using a mixture of clean sand and a small proportion of the water-absorbing clay bentonite. Bentonite acts as a binding material. In the process, a small amount of water is added to the sand-bentonite mixture and this is well mixed and sifted before addition to an open topped container. A template is prepared (typically made of wood, or a found object or even a body part such as a hand or fist) which is tightly pressed into the sand to make a clean impression. This impression then forms the mould.
The surface of the mould can be covered in coloured glass powders or frits to give a surface colour to the sand cast glass object. When the mould preparation is complete hot glass is ladled from the furnace at temperatures of about 1200 C to allow it to freely pour. The hot glass is poured directly into the mould. During the pouring process, glass or compatible objects may be placed to later give the appearance of floating in the solid glass object.[6] This very immediate and dynamic method was pioneered and perfected in the 1980s by the Swedish artist Bertil Vallien.
For more information or to register, call Amanda Taylor at (585)300-7606.
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September 21-25, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Kari Minnick
Price: $975.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Workshop Details pdf: Collage / Montage: Focus on Frit
This class will expand on some of the processes introduced in the “Glass Onion”. While this class is a natural follow-on to its predecessor, it is power-packed on its own and has no prerequisite.
Students will be introduced to expressive and painterly kiln forming techniques using an
extensive palette of frit and powder to enable glass designs with brilliant color, rich surfaces and depth. Working with Bullseye glass, frit, powder, and multiple-firing processes, students will create pre-fired design elements to be used in subsequent glass projects, combined with other glass techniques and/or adapted to other media. Topics to be covered may include:
• realism and abstraction • shading and contrast • depth and layering strategies • surface and relief texture
Students will combine these kiln forming processes in a final project.
For more information, call amanda Taylor at (585) 300-7606
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October 5-9, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Catharine Newell
Price: $975.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Workshop Details pdf: A Particulate Language
As toddlers, we were fearless mark makers. We knew nothing about self-consciousness and expectations… As adults, we tend to forget that the simplest of marks, when done with intelligence and commitment, become something powerful. This course empowers the timid (but optimistic) among us to draw using our native talent and life experience. Charcoal, ink and pencil sketches lead to exercises that explore a range of materials for drawing with and on glass, including powders, frit, stringers, enamels, Glassline and more.
The focus of this powerful course is toward developing and refining a skilled, intuitive and uniquely individual approach to mark making using sheet glass and powders. Simple black and white single layer studies encourage increasingly individual work and culminate in independent multi-layered monochromatic and color projects. Participants naturally expand their kiln-forming skills while acquiring a greater understanding of material, composition, line, spatial perspective, layering strategies and use of color. Experimentation with materials and strategies for invention will be encouraged and the creative process of moving from idea to concept sketches toward final resolution will be stressed.
For more information, call Amanda Taylor at (585)300-7606
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October 28-30, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Amanda Simmons
Price: $775.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Workshop Details pdf: Introduction to Small Drop-Out Vessels
In this 3 day introductory workshop, students will get a quick overview of designing and creating the perfect drop-out vessel forms. By initially working with pre-fired blanks, students will be able to start a slump on the first day to watch the process, test out the various kilns and have a sample piece for coldworking. Several other blanks will be created after Amanda explains and demonstrates different processes that she has worked with. Working with color in forming the vessels and designing pieces for using engraving techniques will also be covered.
To register or for more information, call Amanda Taylor at (585) 300-7606
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November 4-8, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Amanda Simmons
Price: $1075.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Workshop Details pdf: Drop-Out Vessels & Finishing Techniques
Amanda Simmons is well known for her beautiful kilnformed and cameo-engraved glass vessels. This 5 day workshop will include and expand on techniques from our 3 day workshop. The class will focus on the subtleties and variables of slumping kilnformed vessels and the many coldworking processes to finish the form.
We will work with pre-fired small blanks on the first day so that students will be able to start a slump on the first day to watch the process, test out the various kilns and to have a sample piece for the initial coldworking session. Working with color in forming the vessels and designing pieces for using engraving techniques will also be covered. After Amanda explains and demonstrates the different processes that she has worked with, students will then create a range of small to medium blanks and cameo engraving sample tiles. Experimentation in form and color will be encouraged throughout the course. You will finish this class with several vessels and coldworked sample tiles made using the techniques learned on the class.
For more information, please contact Amanda Taylor at (585) 300-7606.
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November 12-16, 2012
Oatka School of Glass, 56 Harvester Avenue (second floor), Batavia
Will be taught by Deborah Horrell
Price: $975.00 USD (Includes all materials and lunch each day.)
Class Info pdf: Illuminating Glass: Vitreous Enamels on Pate de Verre
This class is designed to introduce students with some working knowledge of hollow frit casting (pate de verre) and adding vitreous enamels to the glass surface. This class will involve mold-making, lots of cold work, as well as painting and drawing. Students do not need to be accom-plished drafts people, but familiarity with clay modeling and mold-making will be helpful. Demonstrations and slide presentations will supplement workshop information.
Drawing will initiate the creative process. Students will learn how to draw and paint with low fire Reusche vitreous enamels by adding their designs or imagery to simple two or three dimensional pate de verre forms. These forms and/or vessels will be created using thin-walled pate de verre techniques.
Students will develop a working knowledge of enamels experimenting on sheet glass, first, and then apply that knowledge to a cast form. Through multiple firings, individuals will experience the addition of color and detail through multiple firings. Mold making techniques will be demonstrated, firing schedules discussed and hand-outs provided. Students will work with clay to make forms for mold-making.
For more information or to register, please call (585) 300-7606
Art Ah La Carte
GVCA
Livingston Arts Center
Oatka School of Glass
Art Ah La Carte offers a variety of classes for children and adults at a reasonable rate. Classes are available in beading, jewelry making, watercolor and acrylic painting, face painting, drywall art, altered books. polymer clay, junk art and other media. Art Ah La Carte was developed by Kimberly Argenta. She is a professional artist with ten years experience in volunteer teaching, mostly in the art classroom. Specific classes are listed on the GO ART Calendar Page and on the Art Ah La Carte website. Located in the Artesan Center, 56 Harvester Ave, Batavia, NY. Please contact Kim at (585) 245-1655 or visit her website at www.artalc.vpweb.com.
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Students will build on what they have learned in Ana Peters' classes taking color theory and the elements and principles of design to a new dimension----the third dimension! First, we will make our own sketch books out of recycled materials so we can collect our thoughts and plan our wild and creative imaginings. Other projects will include hand puppets using plaster gauze, puppet stages and shows, ceramic creations, floor to ceiling paintings, textile projects, painted boxes, furniture and MORE. Start collecting odd stuff like interesting packaging, candy wrappers, cool rocks and gems, scraps of fabric, glitter, feathers, pretty papers, buttons, shiny things, bells, old photos, old boxes, old wooden chairs, objects from nature, etc. Inspiration for art comes from all around us so be on the look out! Tell your friends to sign up for this class after you do----it's going to be fun..fun...FUN!!
Students must be registered for this class in advance. Pricing: 4 classes for $80, 6 classes $110, 12 classes $220.
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Classes at Livingston Arts Center
Complete list at www.livingstonartscenter.org. Learning tab or Artsphere. Livingston Arts Center, 4 Murray Hill Drive, Building 4, Mount Morris. Register/pay 3 business days in advance of class start. Visa and MasterCard accepted. For more information, call Livingston Arts Center at (585) 243-6785 or email info@livingstonartscenter.org.
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Oatka School of Glass offers a variety of classes in fused (kiln-formed) glass, glass bead making, metal enameling, and studio & kiln rentals. We also have a store on the premises where you can purchase glass and tools for all your glass working needs. Specific classes are listed on the GO ART Calendar Page and on the Oatka School of Glass website. Located in the Artesan Center (Batavia Industrial Center), 56 Harvester Ave, Batavia, NY. Please contact Amanda at (585) 300-7606 or visit their website at www.oatkaglass.com.
Glass fusing is the process of using a kiln’s high heat to melt two or more pieces of glass together. The glass can then be heated again in the kiln to shape it into bowls, plates, votive holders, jewelry, ornaments…there are so many possibilities. Simple, fun and creative!!!
Starting this year at OATKA, you can now make a complete fused glass project for one fixed price that range from $15 to $60. To setup one of these classes, please contact us and we will work you into our schedule. These projects usually take anywhere from 2-2 ½ hours to complete. We have a variety of precut base pieces for you to work with along with a large selection of precut pieces, stringers and noodles (glass rods), pebbles (little glass blobs), frit (crushed glass) and new liquid glass liner bottles. Once you finish your project, we fire your pieces in the glass kilns and we will let you know when to pick the projects up.
Dance studio on Park Rd next to Alex's Place only used a few nights per week & availablefor up rental to groups needing space to have lessons or meeting spots.
The studio has the "dance area" which is mirrored w/ hardwood floors 28ft x 28ft. There is an additional waiting area that 22ft x 5ft. A full bathroom also along with plenty of parking.
The space is available Thursday through Sunday evenings as well as Sunday-Saturday morning/afternoon/eveing times. Maybe it is easier to say- NOT available Monday-Wednesday 5:00pm-10pm.
Anyone interested, contact Moira McMahon by email mcmahondance@hotmail.com or on her cell 716-913-6211
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Theater or performing arts groups, musicians, etc. are invited to apply for performance space in Jackson Square (downtown Batavia) this summer. The Batavia Improvement District is looking for events to compliment use of Jackson Square for the Ramble and Cinema In The Square. If interested, please contact Don Burkel at 585-344-0900 or at dburkel@downtownbataviany.com
NYFA Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) for Individual Artists (4/5/12)
Buffalo River Programming Opportunity (4/25/2012)
2012 New York State Electronic Media and Film Grants (6/1/12,9/1/12)
GLOW Region "Artists in the Schools" Grants (6/27/12)
Chamber Music of America Funding (4/6/2012)
(For GO ART! administered grant opportunities, see our Grants Page.)
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NYFA Strategic Opportunity Stipends (aka "SOS"), administered by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.
Applications are due: April 5, 2012 (for opportunities taking place between June 2012 and October 2012)
Strategic Opportunity Stipends (SOS) a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts working in collaboration with arts councils and cultural organizations across New York State, is designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of specific opportunities that will significantly benefit their career development. Strategic Opportunity Stipends are administered by NYFA with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Applications should clearly describe the concrete and significant impact the artist's career will gain from the proposed opportunity in order to be competitive in the panel process. Artists working in all disciplines (including literature, media arts, visual arts, dance, music and theater) may request support ranging from $200 to $1,500. HOW TO APPLY: CLICK HERE for SOS How to Apply Video, application form and guidelines. Additional pages with eligibility, regional partners, FAQ and other information can be accessed by clicking on headings in the grey menu on the left side of the page. SOS applications must be emailed as a ONE PDF to the appropriate regional sponsoring organization. Please NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be considered. Questions: Please email Felicity Hogan, Program Officer: FHogan@nyfa.org |
For assistance in applying for these grants, contact Heather Grant of GO ART! at (585)343-9313 or hgrant@goart.org.
Application Deadline - April 25, 2012 by 12PM
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Programming can include any one-time or regularly-scheduled activity or event, performance, concert, festival, or social gathering, including, but not limited to, art, community, education, environment, exercise/wellness, heritage/preservation, sports/recreation, and more. Deadlines: 6/1/2012, 9/1/2012
Supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Administered by the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Presentation Funds
Presentation funds offer partial support to non-profit organizations located in New York State for
in-person appearances by independent artists working in film, video, sound new media and Web-based art. The mission of the program is to encourage opportunities for conversations between artists and audiences, support the creative programming of independent media-makers, and help increase appreciation for electronic media and film as an art form.
Deadlines:June 1, 2012/September 1, 2012
Download information and applications at www.eARTS.org/EMF.
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The "Artists in the Schools" grant program is available to public and private schools and home school groups that have not-for-profit status in Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming Counties and Wayland-Cohocton Central School. It funds artists to work with teachers integrating the arts into the core curriculum. They must work for at least five days (three days for first-time applicant) with a core group of students. The core group may be a grade level or subject area, but every student should have at least five meetings (three meetings for first-time applicant) with the artist in a small group.
Projects have explored the Erie Canal through regional music, Greek mythology and theatre through drama, anatomy through drawing and painting, creative writing through storytelling, and African culture through African drumming. Successful applicants can receive up to $1,500 toward the cost of the residency. Fifty percent of the total cost of the residency project comes from the school in a combination of in-kind and cash contributions. The cash contribution must be equal to at least 10% of the total grant request.
Applicants must consult with the GVCA program coordinator before applying.
Application deadlines:
* Projects occurring in the fall or spring semester; applications must be postmarked by the last Wednesday in June (Wednesday, June 27, 2012 for Fall 2012 or Spring 2013)
* Projects occurring in the spring semester; applications must be postmarked by the second Wednesday in January (Wednesday, January 9, 2013 for Spring 2013)
GLOW Region "Artists in the Schools" grant program is administered by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts and funded by NYSCA.
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Deadline: 4/6/2012
Chamber Music America is pleased to announce the following spring grant opportunities.
Classical Commissioning provides support to U.S. ensembles and presenters for commissions of new chamber works. Grants are made for commissioning fees, copying costs and ensemble rehearsal honoraria. Compositions must be written for small ensembles (2 to 10 musicians) performing one to a part, and may represent a diverse musical spectrum, including contemporary art music, world music, and works that include electronics. Deadline: April 6, 2012
Grant preparation workshops are offered in CMA’s New York City office, and nationally via teleconference, in advance of deadlines.
For more information or to reserve for a workshop, please contact:
Susan Dadian, program director, CMA Classical/Contemporary
Jeanette Vuocolo, program director, CMA Jazz
Please help us to spread the word about our programs!
Thank you,
Susan Dadian, Program Director-CMA Classical/Contemporary
Ongoing Artist Funding and Resource Listings
The NYFA, a private arts foundation, has a mission to "empower artists at critical steps in their creative lives." They administer grants and fellowships and maintain a large database of awards, services and publications for artists of all disciplines. Artists, arts organizations and the general public can acccess information on over 3400 arts organizations, 2800 award programs, 3100 service programs and 900 publications for individual artists nationwide, with more programs added every day. To learn about this resource, visit www.nyfa.org.
Poets and Writers helpful finds:
Writing Contests: A Winner's Advice by Rusty Morrison.
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