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Theatre Funding News, Volume #41 Dear Theatre Artist, Welcome to Theatre Funding News, Volume #41. This free bi-monthly newsletter is a service provided by 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 us, please see the About Us section of this web site.
Help Us Create the First International Support Women Artists Now Day (SWAN Day) Contents - This newsletter is organized into three sections:
Highlighted entries - Entries highlighted in orange are specifically seeking works by women. Best of luck in all your good work, Carrie Grabo |
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Playhouse West New Work Reading Series – Eight plays and/or musicals will be presented as staged readings during 2007-08 season, with possibility of full-production during 2008-2009 season. Scripts must require 7 or fewer performers; may not have received full production, but prior readings and workshops OK. Submissions may come from anywhere in the world, and playwrights of all ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds encouraged to submit. All readings will employ paid professional actors, will be free and open to the public, and will include a post-show discussion. Playhouse West is not able to provide transportation for out of town playwrights but will tape the post-show discussion for each selected playwright. No email submissions. NO FEE. Adam Fitzgerald, Managing Artistic Director, NWRS, Playhouse West, P.O. Box 427, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, T: (925) 942-0300, adam@playhousewest.org, www.playhousewest.org/submissions.htm. Deadline: Immediate Berkshire Fringe (July-August 2008, Great Barrington, MA) – Seeking innovative, fun, and edgy works of theatre, dance, and multi-media performance by emerging and early-career performing artists from the U.S. Must be fully-mounted evening-length performance (50-90 minutes that can load in and out quickly and easily. FEE: $35-$50 to apply ($100 performance fee if accepted). Sara Katzoff, Co-Artistic Director, Bazaar Productions, Berkshire Fringe, P.O. Box 1033, Great Barrington, MA 01230, T: (413) 320-4175, sara@berkshirefringe.org, www.berkshirefringe.org. Receipt deadline: December 15, 2007 (early), February 1, 2008 (regular) San Francisco Young Playwrights Foundation / San Francisco Young Playwrights Festival (May 2008, San Francisco, CA) - Open to all high school students (including home-schooled) living in the city of San Francisco. Winner receives $300 award and has play performed by professional actors. Plays must be under 30 minutes. Original scripts only (no translations or adaptations), any subject or style, collaborations and group plays accepted (winners/co-writers share awards). NO FEE. San Francisco Young Playwrights Foundation, P.O. Box 210336, San Francisco, CA 94121, literary@sfyoungplaywrights.org, www.sfyoungplaywrights.org. Deadline: December 14, 2007 Second Generation Productions (New York, NY) – Company dedicated to bringing Asian-American stories to the world’s stage seeks one-act plays for possible production in Spring/Summer 2008. Selected manuscripts will receive full production in proposed 4-week run of a one-act play program, dates and location to be determined. Authors receive stipend and other remuneration in accordance with Equity Showcase Code. Plays should be original, unproduced, 10-45 minutes long. Though seeking plays written by writers of Asian descent, there’s no limit on technical or artistic modes of expression – any form, style, genre, or theme eligible. Plays need not specifically address “Asian American issues” or some broad notion of “The Asian American Experience.” Simply send work that matters to you. NO FEE. Second Generation, New Play Submissions, 80-17 Bell Blvd., Hollis Hills, NY 11427, T: (212) 334-4777, casting@2g.org, www.2g.org. Deadline: December 15, 2007 New York City 15-Minute Play Festival (April 15-27, 2008, New York, NY) - International short play competition presented by Turnip Theatre Company in association with American Globe Theatre. Cash prizes and awards. Playwrights and/or representatives responsible for casting, rehearsals, props, etc.; Festival provides basic set pieces, lighting, sound equipment, production staff. 15-minutes max. Plays that create a unique world, are unpredictable, and can stand alone without complex production values favored. No monologues, no published plays. Mandatory meeting in March 2008 for all selected playwrights or their representatives and production meeting in April 2008 for all participating artists. NO FEE. 15-Minute Play Festival, c/o American Globe Theatre, 145 W. 46th Street, New York, NY 10036, T: (212) 869-9809, FAX: (212) 869-9807, www.americanglobe.org/contact.html, www.americanglobe.org/festival.html. Deadline: December 15, 2007 Native American Public Telecommunications’ Native Radio Theater Project – Project goal is to bring audio theater to public radio and the national Native American radio service, Native Voice One (NV1), using works by Native playwrights, actors, and recording artists. Seeking scripts of short works – 10-minute plays or one-act plays no more than an hour in length – in any genre from Native American theater companies, authors, or playwrights. Preference given to contemporary Native stories. Winners will split $1,000 prize. Funding for production also available for chosen projects. FEE: $15. “Kutchiak” John Gregg, Native American Public Telecommunications, Native Radio Theater Project, 1800 N. 33rd St., Lincoln NE 68503, T: jgregg1@unl.edu, www.nativetelecom.org. Receipt deadline: December 20, 2007, 5:00 p.m. (CST) Pregones Theater's Asunción Playwrights Project (Bronx, NY) – Showcasing the work of Latino playwrights exploring issues of difference and transformation at the limits of queer identity. Project especially seeks works that challenge assumptions about gender and sexuality. Selected plays receive public reading followed by an open discussion among playwright, audience, and artists. After readings series is completed, one play is selected to receive professionally cast, fully staged workshop production and winning writer receives $300. Submit original, full-length works, in Spanish or in English, un-produced and not under option; any style or structure. NOTE: Submissions by women writers encouraged. NO FEE. Jorge B. Merced, Associate Artistic Director, Asunción Application Request, Pregones Theater, 571-575 Walton Ave., Bronx, NY 10451, T: (718) 585-1202, info@pregones.org, www.pregones.org/asuncion.html. Receipt deadline: December 23, 2007 **6 Women's Playwriting Festival** (April 17 - 27, 2008, Manitou Springs, CO) – Seeking original, unpublished, and un-produced 10-minute plays written by women exploring the topic of “changes and transitions.” 10 pp. max. Sponsored by The Pikes Peak Arts Council, The Pikes Peak Library and the Manitou Art Theatre, the festival will be held for two consecutive weekends, April 17-22 and April 24-27, 2008, at the Manitou Art Theatre in Manitou Springs, CO. Each of the 6 winning playwrights receives honorarium of $100 and travel stipend to attend festival. NO FEE. 6 Women Play Festival, c/o Pikes Peak Arts Council, PO Box 1073, Colorado Springs, CO 80901. www.sixwomenplayfestival.com. Deadline: December 31, 2007 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference (Mid-June 2008, McCall, ID) - Open to full-length plays of any genre or style, particularly plays that embrace, explore, and challenge the diverse geographical, philosophical, cultural, aesthetic, and political landscape of the American experience - rural and urban, east and west, coastal and inland. Invitees to conference provided with transportation, housing, access to a car, and small stipend. NOTE: plays are presented as staged readings with focus on continuing growth of play and playwright; invited playwright expected to be in residence for entire 2 weeks of conference. FEE: $5. Jeni Mahoney, Co-Artistic Director, id Theatre Company, 343 East 30th Street, #19K, New York, NY 10016, ATTN: Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, jeni@sevendevils.org, www.sevendevils.org. Deadline: December 31, 2007 I-Park Artist Residency 2008 (East Haddam, CT) – Artist residencies offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers, creative writers, and architects, between May and November, 2008. Most sessions are 4 weeks. Artists responsible for transportation to the area, food, and work materials; no other costs. I-Park is a 450-acre natural woodland retreat; accommodations include private living quarters in an 1850 farmhouse, shared bathroom, private studio; access to electric kiln, music equipment, wireless Internet, and library facilities. NOTE: While filmmakers are welcome and encouraged at I-Park, I-Park’s equipment is limited. (Filmmakers in the past have brought their own laptops, cameras, software, etc.) International applicants welcome – grants of $1,000 to defray travel costs will be offered to 2 international artists . FEE: $20. Artists’ Enclave at I-Park, P.O. Box 124, East Haddam, CT 06423, T: (860) 873-2468, FAX: (877) 276-1306, ipark@ureach.com, www.i-park.org/residency.html. Deadline: December 31, 2007 2008 Nathan Miller History Play Contest (Late 2008, Washington, DC) – For full-length plays with a theme focused on and elucidating a significant event, movement, or era in American social, intellectual, or political history. Plays that are purely biographical or merely set in a historical period may not meet this criterion. Multi-cultural themes encouraged. First-prize winner receives $2,000 and staged reading in 2008 in Washington, DC, with travel and lodging provided. 2nd prize: $1,000. Either play may be considered for full production by Tribute Productions. Plays with music are eligible, musicals and operas are not. Must have been completed in the last 2 years and not have been previously produced (readings, workshops, or school productions OK but must be disclosed). Cast may have 10 actors max, but actors may double. NO FEE. Laura VanDruff, T: (202) 518-5357 ext. 2, lvandruff@sprengerandlang.com, http://www.atlasarts.org/docs/Nathan%20Miller%20History%20Play%20Contest%20 Rules%202008.pdf. Deadline: December 31, 2007 Little Festival of the Unexpected / Portland Stage Company (Portland, ME) – Plays eligible if they have not previously been professionally produced or workshopped with Equity actors. This restriction includes Actors Equity showcase and waiver productions. Plays that have had readings or non-AEA productions are still eligible. Literary agents may submit complete scripts at any time. Playwrights may submit 10-page dialogue samples accompanied by a synopsis, production history, and character breakdown. NO FEE. Dan Burson, Literary Manager, Portland Stage Company, P.O. Box 1458, Portland, ME 04104, dburson@portlandstage.com, www.portlandstage.com/Literary.html#LittleFestival. Deadline: December 31, 2007 STAGE International Script Competition – Scientists, Technologists, and Artists Generating Exploration (STAGE) seeks original, full-length plays about science and technology for $10,000 prize and opportunities for developing and promoting the winning script, including access to and guidance from professional theatre and film artists as well as experts in fields of science, engineering, and technology. Scripts judged by esteemed panel of jurors from both arts and sciences. Plays must explore scientific and/or technological stories, themes, issues, or events. No science fiction. Plays must run 70+ minutes, and be in English; may not have been published, fully produced, or reviewed (readings and workshops OK). May incorporate multi-media or be presented in a new (i.e., not entirely script-based) form. Collaborations eligible. No musicals, translations, or screenplays. NO FEE. STAGE Script Competition, Professional Artists Lab, CNSI-MC 6105, 3241 Elings Hall – Bldg. 266, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6105, stage@cnsi.ucsb.edu, www.cnsi.ucsb.edu/stage. Deadline: December 31, 2007 Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest - $3,000 prize and public reading in 2008, as well as consideration for staged production in 2008 or 2009, for comedies with up to 8 actors. Must be world premiere and cannot be produced before 2009. NO FEE. Teresa Stoughton Marafino, The Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest, 7690 Somerset Pike, P.O. Box 205, Jennerstown, PA 15547, T: (814) 629-9201 ext, 303, FAX: (814) 629-9201, info@mountainplayhouse.com, www.mountainplayhouse.org. Deadline: December 31, 2007 Spokane Civic Theatre’s Playwrights’ Forum Festival 2008 (June 2008, Spokane, WA) – Seeking one-act plays (up to 60 minutes), original, unpublished, and never professionally produced. Minimal production requirements preferred. Selected play will receive full production in Spokane Civic Theatre’s small black box theatre. FEE: $10-$15. Yvonne A.K. Johnson, Executive Artistic Director, Playwrights Forum Festival, Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard, Spokane, WA 99201, T: (509) 325-1413, george@spokanecivictheatre.org, www.spokanecivictheatre.com. Deadline: December 31, 2007 Attic Theatre Ensemble’s One-Act Marathon (Los Angeles, CA) – Developing the visions and voices of new contemporary playwrights. Seeking original, un-produced one-act plays (40 minutes max.). Cash prizes. FEE: $15. Attic Theatre Ensemble, Attn: Literary Manager, One-Act Marathon, 5429 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016-1112, T: (323) 734-8977, AtticTheatre1@yahoo.com, www.attictheatre.org. Deadline: December 31, 2007 HotCity Theatre’s GreenHouse New Play Festival (July 2008, St. Louis, MO) – Seeking unpublished plays that have never been professionally mounted for professional staged reading (with feedback), with possibility for week-long developmental workshop (December 2008) and production in HotCity Mainstage’s 2009 season. Plays may be 75-150 minutes long, requiring no more than 6 actors. Submission of plays that you are still actively exploring is encouraged. Initial submission is by emailing a sample, not the full play. submissions@hotcitytheatre.org, http://hotcitytheatre.org. Deadline: January 1, 2008 Blue Springs City Theatre One-Act Scriptwriting Competition (Blue Springs, MO) – Playwrights compete for prizes of $50-$100 and possible future production by Blue Springs. Playwright may be any age. Scripts must be 20-45 minutes long, original, unpublished, and un-produced (staged readings or workshop productions OK). Play should include 2+ characters, minimal set requirements. FEE: $10. Michelle Brown, Blue Springs City Theater, 1143 SE Skyview Dr., Blue Springs, MO 64014, cmmzpb@sbcglobal.net, www.bluespringscitytheatre.com. Deadline: January 2, 2008 Boston Theatre Works BTW Unbound – Script development workshop with professional actors and directors for 3-6 scripts; top 3 selections receive cash prizes ($250-$500). Ideal script is unfinished but experiments in form and function, tells its story in an innovative way, and pushes the boundaries of traditional narrative. Any length, style, or genre. FEE: $15. Bridget Frey, Literary Manager, Boston Theatre Works, Attn: BTW Unbound, 31 St. James Ave #360, Boston, MA 02116, T: (617) 728-4321, FAX: (617) 262-8633, BTWUnbound2008@bostontheatreworks.com, www.bostontheatreworks.com. Deadline: January 4, 2008 Inspirato Festival (May 1-10, 2008, Toronto, CANADA) – Seeking scripts of plays, 8-12 minutes long, new or previously produced, in which the sense of smell is an important element. Any style, but no elaborate set requirements. Selected plays receive full production of 5 performances at Alchemy Theatre in Toronto and playwright receives $100 CDN. All submissions must be emailed as a WORD document as part of online submission process. NO FEE. Dominik Loncar, Artistic Director, Inspirato Festival, 124 Broadway Ave., Suite 112, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1V8, CANADA, T: 416.483.2222, inspirato@ca.inter.net, www.inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play.php. Deadline: January 7, 2008 **Women’s Project Lab Series** – A free, 2-year program designed for early- to mid-career women playwrights, directors, and producers. Each Lab is comprised of ten artists who collaborate with guest artists, WP staff, industry professionals, and other Lab participants to advance specific theatrical projects and get new work on stage. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of theatre professionalists. Lab starts September 2008. Finalists will be asked to interview in June or July. FEE: $10. Megan Carter, Associate Artistic Director, Women’s Project and Productions, 55 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023, T: (212) 765-1706, FAX: (212) 765-2024 ext. 212, info@womensproject.org, www.womensproject.org/labs.htm. Deadline: January 8, 2008 Outfest 2008: The 26th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (July 10-21, 2008, Los Angeles, CA) – Film festival in the heart of the entertainment industry seeks films and videos of interest to LGBTI people, with prizes including $5,000 HBO Outstanding First Narrative Feature Award. THEATRE ARTISTS: Outfest also seeks submissions and/or proposals for multi-media, performance, and interactive projects for inclusion in Platinum, the experimental and new media section of the festival. Categories: Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, Animated. FEE: $15-$35. Outfest 2008, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1022, Los Angeles, CA 90010, T: (213) 480-7088, FAX: (213) 480-7099, programming@outfest.org, www.outfest.org. Deadline: January 25, 2008 (early), March 3, 2008 (final) Baldwin New Play Festival Dr. Floyd Gaffney Playwriting Award on the African American Experience (April 2008, University of California, San Diego) – Seeking plays by undergraduate students in the U.S. – original, previously unproduced, unpublished scripts highlighting the African-American experience in contemporary or historical terms. Winner receives $1,000 honorarium, staged reading on April 26, 2008, in the MFA Baldwin New Play Festival attended by 12 national theatre professionals, and travel and housing to and from San Diego in order to attend performance. Scripts must be 50+ pp. and be free of royalty and copywright restrictions. No adaptations. Plays that have had staged readings are acceptable. NO FEE. UCSD Theatre and Dance Playwrights Competition, 9500 Gilman Dr. MC 0344, La Jolla, CA 92093, T: (858) 534-3791, promotions@ucsd.edu, http://theatre.ucsd.edu/playwritingcontest. Deadline: January 30, 2008 Vermont Playwrights Award - Open only to residents of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The Valley Players seeks original, full-length, non-musical, un-produced, unpublished plays suitable for production by a community theater company. Plays that have had workshop readings are eligible, plays that have won an award or prize in any other playwriting contest are not. $1,000 prize and possible production by the Valley Players. NO FEE. Sharon Kellerman, Vermont Players Award, The Valley Players, P.O. Box 441, Waitsfield, VT 05673, T: (802) 583-6767, valleyplayer@madriver.com, www.valleyplayers.com/rules.htm. Deadline: February 1, 2008 Heartland Company’s “The Coffee Shop” 10-Minute Play Festival (June 2008, Bloomington, IL) – Seeking original 10-minute plays for annual national play festival, which this year takes as its theme the “the coffee shop” and must incorporate the following scenic elements: counter with 4 bar stools, 2 tables with 4 chairs each, street entrance/exit to coffee shop, exit to restrooms, clock on wall. Open to all playwrights. Should have 2-4 characters, ages 18-70. Plays should be mostly dialogue; no monologues, no children’s plays, no musicals, and no previously staged productions (i.e., any production for which tickets were sold and admittance charged). FEE: none for email, $25 for regular mail submissions. Heartland Theatre Company, Play Fest 2008, P.O. Box 1833, Bloomington, IL 61702, T: (309) 452-8709, playfest@heartlandtheatre.org, www.heartlandtheatre.org/tenminute.html. Deadline: February 1, 2008 WSU School of Performing Arts National Playwriting Contest - Open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at any U.S. college or university. Winning play will be produced by the Wichita State University School of Performing Arts and may be entered into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Full-length, one-act, and musical plays eligible; must be original, unpublished, un-produced. NO FEE. Jeannine Saunders, School of Performing Arts, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Campus Box 153, Wichita, KS 67260-0153, T: (316) 978-3414, FAX: (316) 978-3202, jeannine.saunders@wichita.edu, http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=FA_PERFORMINGARTS&p=/pa_contest/. Deadline: February 15, 2008 Theatre Oxford’s 7th Annual International Ten Minute Play Contest (Oxford, Mississippi) - Grand Prize winner receives $1,000 and production by Theatre Oxford. Play must be original, 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, 2008 Fresh Fruit Festival (July 2008, New York, NY) – International, multi-genre, diverse and inclusive festival of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender arts and culture seeks works (including films and performances/productions) that reflect any aspect of the LGBT community and culture, especially works touching on less-explored subject matter or subject matter approached in unusual way. Short one-person performance pieces, film, video, or one-act plays should be 60 minutes max.; longer pieces 120 minutes max. FEE: $35 (some scholarships available). Carol Polcovar, Fresh Fruit Festival, 145 East 27th Street, Suite 1A, New York, NY 10016, carol.polcovar@freshfruitfestival.com, www.freshfruitfestival.com. Deadline: Rolling – submissions after February 1, 2008 considered for July 2009 **And Toto Too Theatre Company** – Producing plays by women playwrights only, open to all styles and subjects, with a focus on new works. Pays pre-performance royalty of $35. Submissions of previously produced work OK, but must be Colorado premiere. Full length, any genre except musicals and children’s. Cast limit: 6. Minimal set requirements. Submit via email only, 1st 10pp only, with synopsis, character outline, playwright bio, and production history of script. NO FEE. Susan Lyles, Executive Director, P.O. Box 12192, Denver, CO 80212, submissions@andtototoo.org, info@andtototoo.org, www.andtototoo.org/getinvolved/submissions.shtml. Babes With Blades New Play Development Series (Chicago, IL) – A reading series for plays that feature fighting roles for women. Playwright hones her/his script through course of 3 readings: a private company reading, an invited reading with industry professionals, and a public reading with moderated talk-back. Playwright’s travel expenses sponsored up to $400 to attend. Approximately 2 months between drafts. NO FEE. Amy E. Harmon, Babes With Blades, 5920 N. Paulina Street, #1W, Chicago, IL 60660-3238, T: (630) 362-7008, newplays@BabesWithBlades.org, www.babeswithblades.org. Rosalind Productions (Los Angeles, CA) – Exploring stories in which the female characters are as vital, complex, and influential as the male characters. Will consider plays or screenplays, short or full-length, which meet these criteria. NO FEE. Abigail Rose Solomon, Executive Producer, Rosalind Productions, P.O. Box 480820, Los Angeles, CA 90048, T: (310) 358-2789, abigail@rosalindproductions.com, www.rosalindproductions.com/artistsprod.htm. **Women’s Project** (New York, NY) - Women’s Project is devoted to producing and promoting women who create theatre through collaboration, education, and production. Scripts should be full length and submitted by agent. [NOTE: See listing for Women’s Project Labs above.] NO FEE. Literary Department, Women’s Project and Production, 424 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019, info@womensproject.org, www.womensproject.org. Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Southern Writers’ Project (Montgomery, AL) – For original scripts and adaptations (full-length and 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. NO FEE. Nancy Rominger, Director of New Play Development, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117web_swp@asf.net, www.southernwritersproject.net/submitplay.html. Theatre Seven of Chicago (Chicago, IL) – Seeking unfinished plays for staged readings / workshop series. Readings consist of 2 weeks rehearsal with dramaturg, director, and cast, and workshop process culminates in public performance and feedback session. Scripts of all kinds, from writers of all types, welcome. NO FEE. Brian Golden, Artistic Director, Theatre Seven of Chicago, 528 Wellington Ave., Suite 305, Chicago, IL 60657, literary@theatresevenofchicago.com, http://theatresevenofchicago.org/scriptsubmissionpolicy.html. New South for the New Century Festival (Atlanta, GA) – Producing and developing new full-length work 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/submissions.htm. |
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National Foundation for Jewish Culture / New Jewish Theatre Projects Program – A grant program supporting national, nonprofit theatre companies seeking to present new, full-length plays of Jewish significance. Program and application details will be available on the NFWC website in early December. grants@jewishfulture.org, www.jewishculture.org. Deadline: Not yet specified Pew Fellowships in the Arts Program – Opportunity for Philadelphia-area artists. $60,000 fellowship award to support artists so that they may dedicate themselves to creative pursuits exclusively; playwriting is among this year’s qualifying categories. Eligible: Practicing professional artists at any stage of career, from early to mature, working in wide range of aesthetics and traditions, who have resided in the 5-county Philadelphia area (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery) for at least 2 continuous years. Melissa Franklin, Director, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia Center for the Arts and Heritage, 1608 Walnut St., 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, T: (267) 350-4920, FAX: (267) 350-4997, pfa@pcah.us, www.pewarts.org/apply.html. Deadline: December 10, 2007 PEN American Center Translation Prize – Award of $3,000 for a book-length translation, including of dramatic works, from any language into English published in 2007. Nominations may be submitted by publishers, agents, or the translators themselves. NOTE: See also PEN American Center Translation Fund listed below. FEE: $50 (waived for publishers whose annual net sales do not exceed 4 million dollars). Nick Burd, Literary Awards Coordinator, PEN Translation Award, PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 334-1660 ext. 108, FAX: (212) 334-2181, nick@pen.org, awards@pen.org, www.pen.org. Receipt deadline: December 14, 2007 Puffin Foundation Artist Grant Awards – Grants averaging $1,000-$2,500 to encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works, due to their genre and/or social philosophy, might have difficulty being aired. Does not fund large film/documentary proposals (though a video project was recently awarded a grant), travel, continuing education, or the writing or publishing of books. Must be permanent resident or citizen of U.S. to apply. Applications for 2008 grants may be requested now by sending a #10 self-addressed stamped envelope. Gladys Miller-Rosenstein, Executive Director, Puffin Foundation, 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck, NJ 07666-4111, T: (201) 836-8923, FAX: (201) 836-1734, puffingrant@mindspring.com, www.puffinfoundation.org/grants/prospectiveapplicant.html. Deadline: December 30, 2007 **Talbots Charitable Foundation Women’s Scholarship Fund** - National apparel retailer awards scholarships of $1,000- $10,000 to women seeking bachelor’s or associate’s degree later in life. Must reside in U.S.; have earned high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago; be seeking a degree from an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school; have at least 2 full-time semesters or 24 credits remaining to complete undergraduate degree; and be attending the full 2008-2009 academic year and receiving degree no earlier than May 2009. NOTE: Only first 1000 eligible applications received will be processed. Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund, Scholarship America, One Scholarship Way, P.O. Box 297, Saint Peter, MN 56082, T: (507) 931-1682, http://www1.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp. Deadline: January 2, 2008 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Project Grants - Fellowships of $10,000 - $20,000 to exceptionally talented, published translators for projects translating prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English, especially for work not yet so translated. Must be citizen or permanent resident of U.S. to apply. Collaborations eligible. For drama, applicant must have translated into English at least one full-length play that has been produced by a professional theatre company between January 1, 1993, and January 7, 2008. NOTE: Application process begins with online registration that assigns required tracking number. Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, Room 722, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506-0001, T: (202) 682-5034, davisg@arts.gov, www.arts.gov/grants/apply/LitTranslation/index.html. Deadline: January 7, 2008 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Arts Teachers Fellowships – Awards of up to $5,000 to outstanding arts teachers in San Francisco Bay Area public middle and high schools, with complementary grant of $1,500 to fellow’s school for post-fellowship activities. For permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in the visual and media arts, theatre, music, dance, and creative writing. Fellows design individualized courses of study that foster their own creative work and the opportunity to interact with other professional artists in their fields; awards may be used toward tuition or fees, room and board, travel, purchase of materials and/or equipment for personal art-making, child care, and other relevant expenses. Teachers working in San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties eligible. Send completed application to Foundation contact by county – details on website. T: (416) 733-8579, peninsulagrants@siliconvalleycf.org, http://siliconvalleycf.org. Receipt deadline: January 10, 2008, 5:00 p.m. PEN American Center Translation Fund – Providing grants of $2,000-$10,000 to support the translation of book-length works, including drama, that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an egregiously flawed translation. NOTE: Also see PEN American Center Translation Prize listed above. Nick Burd, Literary Awards Coordinator, Translation Fund, PEN American Center, 588 Broadway, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 334-1660 ext. 108, FAX: (212) 334-2181, nick@pen.org, www.pen.org. Receipt deadline: January 14, 2008 National Museum of the American Indian Visual and Expressive Arts Grants – Supporting wide range of arts activities with goal of increasing knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of contemporary Native American arts. Expressive Arts Program provides funding to promote creation and presentation of new works (or existing but never-before-performed works) by Native artists, with particular emphasis on collaboration. Applications from two or more artists who wish to collaborate strongly encouraged. Artists may create presentations that include (but are not limited to) music, dance, spoken word, electronic media, film/video, costume design, mask-making, set design, performance art, photography, painting, and other forms of expressive culture. Grants of up to $10,000 each (occasionally more) will be awarded to selected artists. Call is open to all indigenous peoples who hold American citizenship. Tribal affiliations not required for non-Native collaborators, although primary applying artist must be Native. Vincent Scott, Cultural Arts Program Specialist, Grants for Expressive Arts, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W., MRC 590 P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, scottv@si.edu, www.nmai.si.edu/vaeag/. Receipt deadline: January 15, 2008 Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) Blair Sadler Awards - For visual, performing, or multidisciplinary art projects that have had measurable impact on quality of healthcare experience for patients, visitors, and staff. Professional and student artists eligible; must hold current membership with SAH ($125 individual, $50 organization affiliate, $35 student). Awards are $1,000 (professionals) and $500 (students) and complimentary registration for the 2008 SAH Conference, "Embracing Our Past, Shaping Our Future: 21st Century Innovations," April 16-19, 2008, in Philadelphia. Submissions must have been created or performed by January 21, 2008. The Blair L. Sadler International Healing Arts Competition, c/o Aesthetics, Inc., 301 Spruce Street, San Diego, CA 92103, T: (619) 683-7500, carpentertucker@aesthetics.net, www.thesah.org. Receipt deadline: January 21, 2008, 5:00 p.m. EST Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grants – Through this program the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council supports Manhattan-based arts organizations and artists that have little access to other government funding sources by providing small grants to local artists and arts projects serving the Manhattan community. Funds are intended to enable grant recipients to eventually leverage financial support from other sectors and to prepare applicants for the process of obtaining public funds. Grants range from $500 to $2,000 each. Eligible: Ongoing and new projects in any discipline for which activities will take place between April 1 –December 31, 2008. Chad Bolton, Program Manager for Boroughwide Grants, Manhattan Community Arts Fund, Lower Manhattant Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, Second Floor, New York, NY 10038, T: (212) 219-9401 ext. 134, cbolton@lmcc.net, http://lmcc.net/grants/boroughwide/manncommartfund/index.html. Receipt deadline: January 22, 2008, 5:00 p.m. Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Grants – This charitable women’s giving circle awards grant of $100,000 for a specific project or program that is 1-2 years in length and has potential to make significant impact in the greater Indianapolis area. Arts and Culture is one of the eligible award areas. Nonprofit’s seat of operation must be in greater Indianapolis area (Marion, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks, or Boone County) or a recognized local chapter of a state or national nonprofit serving this region. Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, P.O. Box 40531, Indianapolis, IN 46240, T: (317) 808-6660, grants@impact100indy.org, www.impact100indy.org. Receipt deadline: January 22, 2008, 7:00 p.m. (letter of inquiry) Creative Capital / Multi-Arts Production Fund (MAP) – [NOTE: While the deadline and contact information in this listing is correct, the new application will not be on the MAP Fund website until after this newsletter has been prepared; please check the MAP Fund site to verify details.] Awards of $10,000-$40,000 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. NOTE: Artist may be from anywhere and need not be U.S. citizen. Projects must not have premiered in or outside U.S. before September 1, 2008. Multi-Arts Production Fund, 73 Spring St., Suite 401, New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 226-1677, FAX: (212) 226-7665, mapinfo@mapfund.org, www.mapfund.org, www.mapfund.org/apply.html. Receipt deadline: February 1, 2008 U.S.–Japan Creative Artists’ Program – Five-month residencies in Japan for individual professional creative artists in any discipline, awarded by Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC). Artist receives monthly stipends in yen to cover costs of living and working in Japan, plus up to $6,000 to cover round-trip transportation for artist, domestic partner, and/or unmarried minor children; a baggage/storage allowance; and any pre-departure Japanese language study in the U.S. Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident; preference given to applicants for whom this will be first-time opportunity for in-depth creative work in Japan. Program seeks artists who have demonstrated expertise and established professional recognition (e.g. awards, featured shows, publication, etc.); playwrights must have had full-length work professionally produced and/or published in U.S. at least once in last 5 years. Notification in October; residency may begin any time between January 1 – December 31, 2009. NO FEE. Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, 1201 15th St. NW, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20005, T: (202) 653-9800, FAX: (202) 653-9802, jusfc@jusfc.gov, www.jusfc.gov. Deadline: February 1, 2008 Blue Sky Project Artist-in-Residence Program (McHenry County, IL) – Offering summer residencies with $6,000 stipend to creative professionals such as visual artists, filmmakers, writers, dancers, musicians, and theatre performers. Artists gather for 8 weeks from mid-June to mid-August in McHenry County, 60 miles from downtown Chicago. Monday-Thursday, hours from 10:00-3:30 are devoted to intensive collaborations between individual artist and small group of 6-8 local teen participants, culminating in final exhibition. Artists-in-Residence invent the remaining structure, working together or individually on projects. Artists responsible for own transportation and meals; housing provided. Proposed project must have an open-ended structure and must be achievable in 8 weeks within a $1,000 budget (excluding final exhibition expenses) and must engage others in its articulation and production. Blue Sky Project, P.O. Box 575, Woodstock, IL 60098, T: (847) 287-6702, info@blueskyart.org, www.blueskyart.org. Deadline: February 4, 2008 California Council for the Humanities California Story Fund – Competitive grants of up to $10,000 to public humanities programs that bring to light compelling stories from California’s diverse communities and provide opportunities for collective reflection and public discussion. One or more of the following formats may be used to present and communicate these stories: photography and interpretive exhibit; radio documentary; digital media; dramatic presentation; interpretive artwork; poetry readings; storytelling events; film festivals; and community conferences. Among eligibility criteria, projects must involve at least one humanities expert (in addition to project director) in its design and implementation, have a total budget of no more than $50,000 (including CCH funds), and involve activities that occur between May 1, 2008, and April 30, 2010; film/video projects may not be longer than 30 minutes. NOTE: Online application will be available on the Council’s website beginning January 2, 2008. California Council for the Humanities, 312 Sutter St., Suite 601, San Francisco, CA 94108, T: (415) 391-1474, FAX: (415) 391-1312, info@calhum.org, www.calhum.org. Receipt deadline: February 4, 2008 **Open Meadows Foundation Grants** – Funding to individuals and to non-profit organizations for projects that are led by and benefit women. Grants of up to $2,000 support projects that are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. In addition to general grants, Open Meadows has funds specially targeted to indigenous women, young women, old lesbians, women’s music projects, environmental activists, and the India Fund. Organizational budget should not exceed $150,000; small and start-up organizations strongly encouraged to apply. NOTE TO FILMMAKERS: Film/video projects considered only after the film/video is complete. Open Meadows Foundation, P.O. Box 150-607, Van Brunt Station, Brooklyn, NY 11215-607, T: (718) 885-0969, openmeadows@igc.org, www.openmeadows.org. Deadline: February 15, 2008 Airborne Teacher Trust Fund Program – Grant opportunity for art teachers. Airborne seeks to fund elementary and middle school arts education programs that are in jeopardy of being lost or have already been eliminated due to budgetary limitations. Victoria Knight-McDowell, Founder, Airborne Teacher Trust Fund Program, www.airbornetrust.com/contactus.aspx, www.airbornehealth.com. Deadline: Rolling Green Foundation Grants - Supporting non-profit arts institutions, especially those promoting expansion of community arts programs and/or supporting youth and adult creativity in their regular schedules. Most grants awarded to local Los Angeles, CA, area institutions but will consider funding programs with statewide or national impact. Three-part application process: eligibility questionnaire, letter of inquiry, formal proposal. Kylie W. Schwerdtfeger, Program Director, Green Foundation, 201 S. Lake Ave., Suite 605, Pasadena, CA 91101, T: (626) 584-1285, FAX: (626) 577-9400, kylies@ligf.org, www.ligf.org. Deadline: Rolling |
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