Theatre Funding News, Volume #30

Published February 6, 2006

Dear Theatre Artist,

Welcome to Theatre Funding News, Volume #30.  This free bi-monthly newsletter is a
service of The Fund for Women Artists, a community of artists and allies dedicated to celebrating and supporting art that tells the truth about women’s lives. For more information about our goals and services, please see the Share the Vision section of this web site.

Special Notes

Noted with Sadness - This past week saw the passing of three female pioneers, civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, feminist Betty Friedan, and playwright Wendy Wasserstein. They widened our vision, challenged us, and gave us hope. We will miss them.

Pictures of Artists Needed - The Fund for Women Artists is creating a five minute promotional video about our work and we would like to include some pictures of artists from the WomenArts Network.  We need about 25 high-resolution close-ups of women artists for the opening montage – preferably pictures of you in some work setting or costume with your face showing clearly.

Please send digital images with resolutions of at least 300 dots per inch as email attachments to info@womenarts.org.  You can also send pictures by snail mail to:  The Fund for Women Artists, P.O. Box 60637, Florence, MA 01062.  If we use your picture, we will send you a copy of the video when it is done. Thanks!

Share This Newsletter - Please feel free to disseminate this information to other artists, but please credit The Fund for Women Artists. If you know of good sources for this kind of information that you want to recommend, or you have a listing you would like to add, please send it to Carrie Grabo at grabo@WomenArts.org.

Contents - This newsletter is organized into three sections:

Playwright Competitions/Call for Entries: Festivals and other venues seeking scripts for publication, workshop, production, or for awarding prizes. Occasionally also lists writer/artist retreats or artist-in-residence programs. Organized chronologically, with soonest deadline listed first. Ongoing opportunities appear at the end of this section.

Funding Opportunities: Foundation deadlines for individual theatre artists AND theatres/arts organizations working in theatre. Organized chronologically, with soonest deadline listed first.

Resources: Other resources, such as helpful organizations and web sites, fundraising tools, and the like

Highlighted entries - Entries highlighted in orange are specifically seeking works by women.

Best of luck in all your good work,

Carrie Grabo

Newsletter Editor

The Fund for Women Artists

Playwright Competitions/Calls for Entry

The Arts Center of the Capital Region (Troy, NY) - Open call for visual art in all media, including installation, video, and performance presentations. Possible thematic exhibits. NO FEE. Gina Occhiogrosso, Gallery Director, The Arts Center of the Capitol Region, 265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180, T: (518) 273-0552, info@theartscenter.cc, www.artscenteronline.org. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006, 5 p.m.

Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program (Toronto, Canada, May 19 - June 17, 2006) - Open to Canadian and international artists of all disciplines - including new media, film/video, and theatre - who are engaged in the research, development, or creation of work. Emerging, mid-career, and established professional artists eligible. Accommodation, private work studio, and all meals at no cost. NOTE: Travel and material costs are responsibility of artist. Inquiries by email only. FEE: $55. Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program, Artscape, Suite 111, 60 Atlantic Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1X9, CANADA, residency@torontoartscape.on.ca, www.torontoartscape.on.ca/call_for_submissions_2006. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006, 4 p.m.

Theatre Oxford’s 7th Annual International Ten Minute Play Contest (Oxford, Mississippi) - Grand Prize winner receives $1,000, production by Theatre Oxford, opening night’s lodging, lunch for 2. Original plays, never produced, 10 pp. max. FEE: $10 . Dinah Swan, Contest Director, Theatre Oxford Ten Minute Play Contest, P.O. Box 1321, Oxford, MS 38655, T: (662) 236-5052, www.10minuteplays.com. Deadline: February 15, 2006

Summer of New Plays Series - New full-length and one-act (at least 30 min. long) plays, to be produced in summer 2006 across New England. Plays must be no older than 5 years and suitable for small black box space staging. No musicals. Payment: royalties of 12% gross box office sales. Submission by email only (include all contact info); winners notified by email March 1, 2006. Playwrights anywhere eligible. NO FEE. Tom Mixon, summerofnewplays@gmail.com. Deadline: February 17, 2006

Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest - $3,000 prize and public reading in 2006; Gristmill Productions will consider presenting staged production in 2006-2007. For comedies with up to 8 actors. Must be world premiere and cannot be produced before 2007. NO FEE. The Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest, 7690 Somerset Pike, P.O. Box 205, Jennerstown, PA 15547, T: (814) 629-9201, FAX: (814) 629-9201, info@mountainplayhouse.com, www.mountainplayhouse.com/playhouse/contest.html. Deadline: February 28, 2006

New Works Play Festival / Stage Crafters at the Baldwin Theatre (June 17, 2006, Royal Oak, MI) - Festival of 10 short (15 min. max), previously unproduced adult dramas and comedy pieces. No musicals or children’s plays. NO FEE. Vonnie Miller or John Kosik, New Works Play Festival, Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067, Vonnieem@sbcglobal.net, jdk214@comcast.net, www.stagecrafters.org. Receipt deadline: February 28, 2006

“Back to Nature” Exhibition (May 28-July 23, 2006) - Responding to emotions, dialogs, and idealizations built around notions of “nature” and “natural,” from the romanticism and nostalgia of rural tourism to the irrational fear of life outside the city witnessed in horror films like "Jeepers Creepers" or "Children of the Corn." Possible media include installation, performance, film. Will consider proposals for work to be specifically created for this show (funding available). FEE: $15. Back to Nature, CAC, 189 Beaver St., North Adams, MA 01247, T: (413) 663-9555, Hezzie@thecac.org, www.thecac.org/calls.html. Deadline: February 28, 2006

New York Musical Theatre Festival / Next Link (September 10 - October 1, 2006, New York City) - Dedicated to discovering new work and new artists and celebrating diversity, creativity, and future of musical theatre. Seeking production-ready musicals for Next Link Project, for which 18 shows will be selected by jury of theatre luminaries and presented in repertory over 3-week festival in key venues in NYC theatre district. FEE: $65. New York Musical Theatre Festival, 242 West 38th Street, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10018, T: (212) 6640979, FAX: (212) 664-0978, info@nymf.org, www.nymf.org. Deadline: March 10, 2006

Kitchen Dog Theater New Works Festival (Summer, 2006) - Winning script will receive fully staged production (regular season, 5-week run); paid travel to Dallas, TX, if necessary, to work with director, cast, and crew; and royalty stipend (amount TBD). Additional scripts will receive staged readings at Festival (travel not included). Original, full-length (1+ hour preferred) plays, 15 actors (character doubling okay). No restrictions on content. NOTE: no email submissions. NO FEE. Tina Parker, Co-Artistic Director, Kitchen Dog Theater, 3120 McKinney Avenue, Ste. 100, Dallas, TX 75204, T: (214) 953-1055 (box office), tina@kitchendogtheater.org, www.kitchendogtheater.org. Deadline: March 15, 2006

Backdoor Theatre's 21st Annual New Play Project - In workshop environment, selected play is mounted with full production value and receives at least 6 performances. Selected play cast from community theatre talent pool and rehearses 5 weeks; script considered “work in progress,” a collaboration among cast, crew, director, producer, and playwright. $500 honorarium. Full-length, no musicals or children’s plays, no previously professionally produced scripts. Scripts having received a workshop, staged reading, or nonprofessional production are eligible. NO FEE. Artistic Director, The New Play Project, Backdoor Theatre, P.O. Box 896, Wichita Falls, TX 76307, (940) 322-5000, www.backdoortheatre.org/newplay.htm. Deadline: March 15, 2006

First Chance Fest 2006 - Seeking challenging, hard-hitting, innovative, unpublished comedies and dramas with one set, minimal production needs, and max cast of 8. NO FEE. Jocelyn A. Brown, The Chance Theater, P.O. Box 3309, Orange, CA 92857, T: (714) 777-3033, Jocelyn@chancetheater.com, www.chancetheater.com/contribute.htm. Deadline: March 31, 2006

Art in General Commissions - Artists living and working in greater New York City propose projects in any medium or format, including performance, video, or heretofore undefined type of art or interdisciplinary work. No thematic or spatial parameters; may represent long-standing or emerging interest. Artists enrolled in college or university art degree-granting program between Summer 2006 and Summer 2007 not eligible, but those graduating by Spring/Summer 2006 are eligible. NOTE: Online application only. NO FEE. Art in General, 79 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013, T: (212) 219-0473, help@artingeneral.org, http://commissions.artingeneral.org. Receipt deadline: March 31, 2006, 11:59 p.m. EST

The Sholem Community Progressive Playwrights Competition - Seeking engaging material; work that is provocative, theatrical, and urgent and deals with relevant issues of social conscience and community, with emphasis on secular and cultural Judaism. One-acts only. Four finalists receive professionally produced staged readings, 1 winner receives full professional production in Los Angeles. FEE: $25. Dan Friedman, Program Director, Sholem Playwrights, P.O. Box 29070, Los Angeles, CA 90029-0070, T: (818) 760-6625, play@sholem.org, www.sholem.org. Deadline: April 1, 2006

Manatee Players’ Summer New Play Series - Open to all authors/playwrights within 60-mile radius of Bradenton, FL. Full-length musicals, dramas, or series of one-acts with common theme accepted; must be original and, at time of submission, not previously produced for public audience. NO FEE. Rick Kerby, Manatee Players, Inc., 102 Old Main St., Bradenton, FL 34205, T: (941) 748-6891, FAX: (941) 7506891, players@manateeplayers.com, www.manateeplayers.com. Deadline: April 1, 2006

VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award - Challenging middle and high school students of all abilities to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through writing a one-act play. Award of up to $1,500 and trip to Washington, DC, to view production at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Must be grade 6-12, U.S. citizen or permanent resident; co-authorship permissible. NO FEE. VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award, 818 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, T: 1 (800) 933-8721, FAX: (202) 429-0868, info@vsarts.org, www.vsarts.org. Deadline: April 14, 2006

Lake County Repertory Readers Theater Festival (July 8-9, 2006) - Playwriting contest. Original, full-length plays for staged readings. Festival winner receives $300 or 10% box office, whichever is greater; full production (6 performances) by Lake County Rep; and videotape for promotional use. Pioneer Drama Service will consider winning play for publication. FEE: $10. Lake County Repertory Theater, P.O. Box 1753, Lower Lake, CA 95457, T: (707) 9873461, FAX: (270) 514-8633, office@lakecountyrep.org, www.lakecountyrep.org. Deadline: April 15, 2006

Christopher Okigbo Playwriting Competition 2006 - Open to Africans and Blacks at home or in the Diasporas, with prizes of $1000, $700, and $500. One-act play on any African theme, subject, or setting; 6 characters max. 1st prize winner’s play to be promoted and performed in 6 African cities in October, 2006. Submit word-processed ms. by post or email. No name or other identifying detail on any page of ms. - provide name, contact, and other information in separate envelope or email. Results announced on July 4, 2006. FEE: $20. Christopher Okigbo Playwriting Competition 2006, c/o Moses Airahuobhor, Ph.D., P.O. Box 3449, Benin City, NIGERIA, T: +234 805 314 7770, FAX: +234 52 259166, campustales@yahoo.com, www.webspawner.com/users/saintmoses1. Deadline: April 20, 2006

New Jersey Repertory Seven Deadly Sins Theatre Brut Festival - Third annual festival seeks previously unpublished and unproduced 10-minute plays that deal with the “Seven Deadly Sins,” their counterparts, or both. Theatre Brut considers innovation a virtue, so be adventurous and experimental! Monologues, comedy, drama, musicals. 2-10 pages; must have unit set, simple props, 14 actors. NO FEE. New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740, Attn: Theatre Brut Festival, T: (732) 229-3166, info@njrep.org, www.njrep.org. Deadline: April 15, 2006

The Bloody Unicorn Theater Queer Women’s Shorts Contest - Seeking original one-act (under 60 minutes) and 10-minute plays on any subject but featuring lesbian, bi, trans, or queer women as central characters. Cash prize and production in Bloody Unicorn’s 2006-2007 season. No published plays; previously produced okay. Submit no more than 2 plays. NO FEE. Ry Herman, Artistic Director, Bloody Unicorn Theater Company, 514 N. 2nd. Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705, T: (520) 990-3628 (email preferred!), bloodyunicorntheater@yahoo.com, www.bloodyunicorn.com. Deadline: April 30, 2006

Darknight Theatrical Productions / Darknight Gallery III (Chicago, IL) Seeking scripts which tell dark and disturbing tales of evil with thought-provoking themes (a la Rod Serling’s “Night Gallery” and “The Twilight Zone”). Must have good dialogue that gets to the point and tells a complete story in 45 minutes or less (max 30 pp.), strong characters, socially conscious themes, and dramatic tension that intertwines with suspense; must be able to be produced in modest theater with modest budget. Three winners receive $100 cash and see plays produced for 5 weekends beginning July, 2006. Scripts must be submitted via email. NO FEE. darknight_theatrical_productions@yahoo.com, www.dtpsite.org. Receipt deadline: April 30, 2006

Construction of the Collective Memory: 1976-2006, Thirty Years Since the Military Coup in Argentina - Argentine and international community invited to contribute to online timeline production by sending work related to experiences during or in the traces of the years of dictatorship in Argentina. Text files: testimony, investigation, essay, interview, poetry, story, theatre, script. Image and sound files: photography, visual arts, graphics, video, multimedia. Sound files: sound register, music. Formats: TXT, DOC, HTML, up to 500 KB; PDF, up to 2 MB; JPG, GIF, up to 100 KB; MPEG3, MP3, up to 5 MB; SWF, up to 2 MB. Submissions must indicate where they fit on timeline. NO FEE. 1976_2006@arteuna.com, http://weblog.nmartproject.net/index.php?blog=8&title=

call_constructing_collective_memory&more=1&c+1&tb=1&pb=1. Deadline: Throughout 2006

Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Southern Writers’ Project - For original scripts and adaptations, full-length, not professionally produced - by a Southern writer; and/or set in the South, or dealing specifically with Southern issues, characters, or themes; and/or dealing with African-American themes or characters. Selected plays receive reading in Festival of New Plays and are considered for ASF production. Musicals and theatre for young audiences must query first. One submission per playwright per season. NO FEE. Nancy Rominger, Artistic Associate, Director, New Play Development, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117, T: (334) 271-5300, FAX: (334) 271-5348, nrominger@asf.net, www.southernwritersproject.net/submitplay.html. Deadline: rolling

New South for the New Century Festival - Producing and developing new work (full-length) that gives voice to issues facing the contemporary South. NO FEE. Horizon Theatre Company, P.O. Box 5376, Atlanta, GA 31107, T: (404) 523-1477, www.horizontheatre.com/contact.htm, www.horizontheatre.com/submissions1.htm#new_south. Deadline: not specified

BIMA-NY Jewish Theatre Company (New York City) – BIMA-NY's goal is to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences by producing Jewish stories by Jewish playwrights, presenting all Jewish people in an honest and truthful way. Currently considering new Jewish plays that have not yet had a public reading in NYC, for monthly reading series. NO FEE. Jolyn Kranberg, Literary Manager, BIMA-NY, P.O. Box 889, New York, NY 10024, T: (917) 826-0080, joly1@hotmail.com, www.bima-ny.org. Deadline: not specified

Venus Theatre’s wRighting Women Reading Series - Celebrating Women’s History Month on March 11, 2006 with “March Shorts.” Seeking plays 1-10 minutes long that celebrate/give voice to women. One central cast will read 5-15 works. NOTE: Venue for series is an art gallery, and during readings clientele may browse about, so very quiet or dramatic works are not well-suited for this environment. Submit via snail mail or email. NO FEE. Deb Randall, Venus Theatre Home Office, 9148 Canterbury Riding, Laurel, MD 20723, DeborahRandall@msn.com. Deadline: not specified

ONGOING

Fourth Dimension - Theatre group in South Beach, FL, aims to enlighten, educate, and motivate audiences by providing honorable entertainment through theatre – thought-provoking and stimulating drama that spotlights the human spirit and spirituality. No nudity, excessive profanity, extreme violence, or overt sexuality. Fourth Dimension believes it is possible to address complex issues facing our community in the absence of these methods without compromising any message the playwright may intend. NO FEE. Steve Weaver, sweaver@atlanticbb.net.

Not Just Air - Online arts journal seeks plays under 5 minutes, spoken word performances, and Flash movies, along with work in other genres. Previously published work welcome if not currently available elsewhere on Web. All submissions by email - details for various genres can be found on Not Just Air website (e.g., audio/graphical/multimedia submissions must be queried before sending). NO FEE. http://www.sundress.net/notjustair/guidelines.htm, editors@notjustair.org, www.sundress.net/notjustair/.

 Funding Opportunities:

Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) Blair Sadler Awards - For visual, performing, or multidisciplinary art projects that have had a measurable impact on quality of healthcare experience for patients, visitors, and staff. Professional and student artists eligible; must hold current membership with SAH ($100 individual, $35 student). Awards are $1,000 (professionals) and $500 (students) and complimentary registration for the 2006 SAH Conference, vision + voice, April 26-29, 2006 in Chicago. Submissions must have been created or performed by February 10, 2006. NO FEE. The Blair L. Sadler International Healing Arts Competition, c/o Society for the Arts in Healthcare, 2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, T: (202) 299-9770, FAX: (202) 299-9770, mail@thesah.org, www.thesah.org. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006, 5:00 p.m. EST

Creative Capital / Multi-Arts Production Fund (MAP) - Awards of $10,000-$50,000 to assist artists exploring and challenging the dynamics of live performance within our changing society, reflecting the culture’s innovation and diversity and bringing insight and vibrant critique to the issue of cultural difference, whether in class, gender, generation, ethnicity, or tradition. Application must come from U.S.-based nonprofit organization, including artist-services organizations that are fiscally sponsoring unincorporated artists or ensembles; both artist and organization must have 2+ year history of professional activity; artist may be from anywhere and need not be U.S. citizen. Projects must not have premiered in or outside U.S. before Oct. 1, 2006. NO FEE. Multi-Arts Production Fund, 73 Spring Street, Suite 401, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 226-1677, mapinfo@mapfund.org, www.mapfund.org, http://apply.mapfund.org//guidelines_2.php. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006

AED New Voices National Fellowship - The Academy for Educational Development (AED) awards grants to U.S. nonprofits cultivating and strengthening the leadership potential of creative and diverse “new voices” in fields of Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Reproductive Rights, HIV/AIDS, Racial Justice, Migrant and Refugee Rights. Grants provide direct financial support and other professional and personal development opportunities directly to individual fellows and provide organization with salary support. Fellowship candidates reflecting diverse educational, cultural, and experiential backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply. Organizations with annual budget of $100,000-$2 million preferred. NO FEE. New Voices, Academy for Educational Development, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 744, Washington, DC 20009, T: (202) 884-8051, newvoice@aed.org, http://newvoices.aed.org/home.html.  Receipt deadline: February 13, 2006

Edler G. Hawkins Foundation Funds to Preserve African American Arts and Culture - Grants of $1,500 - $10,000 to nonprofit arts organizations working to preserve African American arts and culture through youth education and community outreach programs. Organization annual operating budget must not exceed $300,000. NO FEE. Grants Chair, Edler G. Hawkins Foundation, Inc., 2897 North Druid Hills Road, Box 187, Atlanta, GA 30329, T: (404) 581-5151, grants06@eghf.org, www.eghf.org. Receipt deadline: February 17, 2006, midnight

Artist Trust Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program - For Washington State artists, all disciplines. GAP provides up to $1,400 to individual artists to develop new ideas and directions for specific projects, e.g., the development, completion, or presentation of new work; publication; travel for artistic research or to present or complete work; documentation of work; professional development. Applicant must be practicing artist, 18+ years old by February 24, 2006, and resident of Washington State at time of application and when award is granted. Students in degree programs ineligible. NO FEE. GAP Application, Artist Trust, 1835 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122-2437, T: (206) 467-8734 ext. 9 or 1 (866) 218-7878, info@artisttrust.org, www.artisttrust.org/4artists/grants/gap/default.html. Deadline: February 24, 2006

Rasmuson Foundation Project Awards - For individual artists living and working in Alaska. Up to $5,000 for emerging, mid-career, and mature artists for specific, short-term projects to be accomplished within one year of award date. Disciplines include: media arts, multidiscipline/new genre, literary arts/scriptworks, performance arts, choreography. Eligible activities include travel and fees for workshops and advanced study; professional documentation of work; costs of creating/installing work scheduled for public viewing. Must have been full-time resident of Alaska for 2+ years and remain so for grant period; must be 18+ years old and currently producing work. Students not eligible. NO FEE. Rasmuson Foundation, 301 West Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99503, T: (907) 297-2700, (877) 366-2700 (toll free within AK), FAX: 907) 297-2770, rasmusonfdn@rasmuson.org, www.rasmuson.org/index.php?switch=viewpage&pageid=94. Deadline: March 1, 2006

Target Corporation Grants for Arts in Communities - Providing grants averaging $1,000-$3,000 to nonprofit programs, including those in the arts. Arts grants are intended to make it affordable for the entire family to participate in arts and cultural experiences. Programs that bring arts to schools or children to the arts of particular interest. NOTE: Applications approved as received, so apply early. Apply through local Target Store Team Leaders: website lists required application materials and has link to Target store locator. NO FEE. http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/

grant_guidelines.jhtml. Deadline: March 1 - May 31, 2006

MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago - $5,000-$15,000 operating support grants to Chicago area-based nonprofit arts and culture organizations with budgets of $500,000 or less. Organizations working in performing arts, visual and media arts, literary arts, interdisciplinary arts, and special projects, as well as museums and service, policy, or advocacy groups eligible (no arts education programs). NOTE: Professional theater companies with operating budgets less than $150,000 should apply instead through Small Theater and Dance Group Funding Project - April and September deadlines, watch website. NO FEE. The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 203 North Wabash Ave., Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60601-2417, T: (312) 641-5772, FAX: (312) 641-5736, richardcahan@driehausfoundation.org, www.driehausfoundation.org/support/. Deadline: March 16, 2006

VSA arts’ Teaching Artist Fellowship Program - Identifying, engaging, and supporting teaching artists with disabilities in the visual and theatre arts. Program offers orientation in Washington, DC, and specialized training, as well as subscriptions/memberships within the teaching artist network and networking and teaching opportunities in Washington, DC (stipend and travel costs). Fellows will also serve as public awareness spokespeople for VSA arts’ educational efforts and be profiled in publications. Eligible: accomplished visual and theatre artists with disabilities who have had experience in K-12 classroom within past 3 years, who are familiar with inclusive settings and educational standards, and who are able to travel. NO FEE. Teaching Artist Fellowship, VSA arts, 818 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, T: 1 (800) 933-8721, FAX: (202) 429-0868, info@vsarts.org, www.vsarts.org. Receipt deadline: March 17, 2006

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation ArtsCONNECT Program - Supporting touring project collaborations between nonprofit presenters and artists in all performing arts disciplines, anchored in the mid-Atlantic region (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV, and U.S. Virgin Islands). For projects taking place between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 and involving public performances, educational activities, and audience outreach strategies for underserved populations. Grant amounts determined as percentage (up to 50%) of artist’s fee; grants require 1:1 cash match; presenters must apply for minimum of $500 per engagement. NO FEE. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21201, T: (410) 539-6656 (V), (410) 779-1593 (TDD), FAX: (410) 837-5517, www.midatlanticarts.org/contact.html, www.midatlanticarts.org. Receipt deadline: March 24, 2006, 5:00 p.m.

Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture / Prize for Drama - Winning playwright receives $1,000 and 2-issue subscription to Arts & Letters. Original, one-act plays, in English. All submissions considered for publication. FEE: $15. Arts & Letters Prizes, Campus Box 89, Georgia College & State University, Midgeville, GA 31061,  T: (478) 445-1289, al@gcsu.edu, http://al.gcsu.edu/prizes.htm. Deadline: April 1, 2006

Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Grants for Artists and Arts Organizations Affected by Katrina and Rita - Grants to individual artists, arts organizations, and small arts-related businesses in Louisiana, to defray costs related to physical loss or property damage, relocation, or other specific economic harm caused by the hurricanes, and to enable stakeholders in Louisiana’s cultural economy to continue or resume production/distribution of state’s unique cultural assets. Categories: Individual Artists and Artisans, up to $5,000 (no students unless they are professional artists or artisans); Nonprofit Cultural Organizations, up to $25,000; Galleries, Collectives, Cultural Economy Small Businesses, up to $10,000 (unless annual budget, number of employees, and financial need merit more). NO FEE. The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation, P.O. Box 44202, Baton Rouge , LA 70804, T: (225) 342-8196, cefoundation@bellsouth.net, www.crt.state.la.us/culturalassets/grants/. Deadline: April 3, 2006

Joyce Foundation Awards - Grants of $50,000 to enable Midwest cultural institutions to support creation and production of new work by artists of color. In Theater category, grant supports the commissioning and performance of a new play. Eligible: well-established cultural organizations whose primary mission is presentation of art through public programs serving diverse audiences; must be located in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, or St. Paul/Minneapolis. Proposed work should not be developed beyond conceptual stage at time of application. Grants may cover period of up to 3 years. NO FEE. Michelle T. Boone, Program Officer, The Joyce Foundation, 70 West Madison Street, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60602, T: (312) 782-2464, FAX: (312) 782-4160, info@joycefdn.org, www.joycefdn.org. Deadline: April 3, 2006 (letter of inquiry)

The Theatre Communications Group (TCG) International Theatre Institute Travel Grants - Supporting cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in U.S. and counterparts in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. Awards theatres and individual theatre professionals (artists, administrators, educators) $2,500 each to cover transportation and essential expenses. Theatres must have U.S. not-for-profit, tax-exempt status; individuals must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. NO FEE. Michael Francis, Artistic Programs Associate, TCG/ITI Travel Grants, Theatre Communications Group, 520 Eighth Ave., 24th Floor, New York, NY 10018-4156, T: (212) 609-5900, ext. 252, mfrancis@tcg.org, www.tcg.org/frames/programs/fs_ap_grants.htm. Deadline: April 28, 2006 (for travel July 1, 2006 - January 31, 2007) and October 27, 2006 (for travel January 23, 2006 - July 31, 2007)

Resources

Women Playwrights’ Initiative encourages the development of women playwrights, primarily in the Southeast, through writing workshops, readings and productions.  WPI equates education with awareness. Its scope increases exponentially with its first workshop for playwrights and aspiring playwrights, June 10-11, 2006 in Winter Park FL, led by Arlene Hutton. In this intense 2-day workshop, playwrights will have the opportunity to revise, rewrite, or rework a script or scenes with the guidance of a published and widely produced playwright. Through exercises, readings, questioning and idea sharing, the critical dramatic elements of character, conflict, and action will be explored. Cost for 2-day workshop is $385. www.womenplaywrights.com/play-writing-workshop.htm

The Coffeehouse Chronicles panel "Magie Dominic and the Women of the Cino," theatre discussion and panel on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3pm at La Mama Theatre, 74A East 4th St. , (near Second Ave.), New York City. The two hour panel will focus on the women of the early experimental theatre movement in New York, in the 1960's, and in particular those women who worked at the first OOB theatre, The Caffe Cino.  All are welcome, the admission  is free. www.lamama.org

American Library Association Grants for Hosting Jazz Film Discussion Series - The ALA’s Public Programs Office and National Video Resources, in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, is offering grants to libraries and other organizations interested in hosting “Looking At: Jazz, America’s Art Form,” a 6-part, scholar-led film-viewing and discussion series that explores the history of jazz. After viewing and discussion series, film packages become part of participating library’s circulating collection. “Looking At: Jazz” Applications, National Video Resources, 73 Spring St., Suite 403, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 274-8080, nvrinfo@nvr.org, www.nvr.org/lookingatjazz/. Receipt deadline: February 10, 2006

The In-Between Stage (IBS) Script-in-Hand Readings (The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia) - Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., for plays under development. Plays are read by actors, usually unrehearsed. The In-Between Stage is also used for early presentation of works by performance artists as part of their development process. To arrange for a reading, attend one. The Actors' Center, 257 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, near the Painted Bride.

Matchbook.org, a new online cultural marketplace, MATCHES New England’s performing artists with the theatres, schools, coffee houses, and just about anyone else who wants to BOOK them to perform. Matchbook.org features a searchable directory of artists, performance spaces, and presenting organizations. Services are free and include the opportunity to create an online profile for yourself, your organization, or your venue. NOTE from The Fund for Women Artists: Women artists and women-run arts organizations might wish to include the word “woman” or “women” in their profiles to help someone searching by those keywords find you. Questions may be directed to (617) 951-0010 or info@matchbook.org. Browse or create your profile at www.matchbook.org.

Event listing available through The Magnolia Spree at www.magnoliaspree.com - Newly created website offering artists and art organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada free event listings for the performing arts (and visual arts and music). Also offers free artist profiles for the visual arts. For questions, email assist@magnoliaspree.com.

“Efficient Process or ‘Chilling Effects’? Takedown Notices Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.” - Summary report published by the Intellectual Property Clinic at the University of Southern California. Based on sample of nearly 900 "take-down" notices sent by copyright owners to Internet service providers demanding that they remove material from their servers, researchers found "a disturbing number of legal flaws" in these notices, with a third of them demanding removal despite "a clear legal defense" to the claim of copyright infringement. For links to USC site and for other information related to free expression, visit www.fepproject.org/news/uscanddocumentary.html. To link to the summary report or full text: http://lawweb.usc.edu/news/releases/2005/legalFlaws.html. For the actual summary report in .pdf format:

http://mylaw.usc.edu/documents/512Rep-ExecSum_out.pdf

Transart Institute MFA Low-Residency Program - Scholarships available. Included among numerous fields of study are Curatorial Work, Cyber Art, Film/Video, Game Design, Installation Art, Interactive Art, Interdisciplinary Art, Performance Art. Students create own course of study and work independently off site with support of faculty and self-chosen mentors. Lectures, critiques, performances, exhibitions, seminars, and workshops take place in 3 intensive summer residencies on-site in Europe. NOTE: European open house scheduled for February 18, 5 p.m., Gelbes Krokodil, Linz, Austria (email openhouse@transartinstitute.org). T: (415) 367-3470 (U.S.), (+43) 699 1169 0277 (Europe), FAX: (508) 682-2853, info@transartinstitute.org, www.transartinstitute.org. Deadline: April 1, 2006 (for European applicants: June 1, 2006)

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