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MAAF Launches New Registry of Fellowship Artists Mid Atlantic has announced the launch of a new, on-line registry of artist fellowship winners from Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. The service, which is free to both artists and public users, features artist profiles, work samples across all disciplines, online exhibitions, and a technical assistance section. The Mid Atlantic Artist Registry is fully searchable allowing the public user to find vetted artists quickly and easily by state, discipline, or name.
Users have the opportunity to view video by dance, media, music and theatre artists; listen to audio from spoken word, media and music artists; read poetry, prose, plays, and other writings; and view a multitude of visual work samples from some of the finest artists in the mid-Atlantic region. Contact information for each artist allows users a quick click-through email for information on commissions, purchases, publishing, residency availability, and other contract/exhibition work.
The exhibition section includes dynamic exhibitions hosted by guest curators who will work with artists' featured in the registry to create several exhibitions per year. The exhibitions will feature all genres and not be limited to visual art forms. John Massier, Visual Arts Curator at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, NY, is the inaugural guest curator of Room to Roam. The technical support section features links to information on subjects such as live/work space for artists, legal issues, and funding opportunities. The registry is available by clicking on the left hand navigation button on MAAF's home page. |
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Upcoming Regional Jazz Presenters Meeting
 The Jazz Touring Network will hold the first of two meetings scheduled for the 2009-2010 season on December 2-3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The gathering, hosted by the Washington Performing Arts Society, launches a newly expanded program that now includes 20 presenting organizations from across the mid-Atlantic region. The meeting will bring together network members along with other interested jazz presenters to explore strategies to expand the presentation of jazz throughout region. Jazz presenters, not currently part of the network, are encouraged to attend the meeting to learn how they might benefit from the program through planning and participation in network-developed tours and professional development opportunities. Interested presenters should contact Sara Donnelly, Program Officer, Jazz at sara@midatlanticarts.org. For more information on the Jazz Touring Network, including a complete list of network members, click here. Photo: Esperanza Spalding toured as part of the 2008-2009 Jazz Touring Network season.
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Special Presenter Initiatives 2010-2011 Guidelines Available
 The Foundation's Special Presenter Initiatives offer small and mid-sized presenting organizations in Delaware, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands the opportunity to apply for grants to broaden their programming and expand audiences. Guidelines and applications for the Special Presenter Initiatives can be found here. For more information on the Special Presenter Initiatives click here. Questions should be directed to Krista Bradley, Program Officer, Performing Arts at krista@midatlanticarts.org. Photo: Danny Paisley & The Summer Grass will play at the Wilmington Wintergrass Festival in Delaware as part of the 2009-2010 SPI program. Credit: Priscilla Warnock and Todd Denton. |
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Looking for ArtsCONNECT Partners or Projects?
The Foundation will publish two issues of ArtsCONNECT Projects in Development to foster dialogue among presenters interested in submitting ArtsCONNECT applications for the upcoming March 2010 deadline. ArtsCONNECT Projects in Development includes a list of projects culled from a survey of presenters, agents, and artists developing tours in the mid-Atlantic region for the 2010-2011 season. The list will be released in early December and again in early February 2010. If you are a presenting organization, agent, or artist with a project you would like included in the upcoming issues of ArtsCONNECT Projects in Development, you should complete the online survey, click here. To be included in the publication, projects must have at least one nonprofit presenting organization interested in and committed to the project. The deadline for submitting projects for inclusion in upcoming issues is Monday, December 7, 2009 and Monday, January 25, 2010. To view a sample version of ArtsCONNECT Projects in Development for reference purposes only, click here. For more information, please contact Krista Bradley, Program Officer, Performing Arts at krista@midatlanticarts.org. |
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PennPAT November News!
 New Roster Artists and Roster BookPennPAT has added 12 artists to the roster in the genres of dance, music and theater. The new artists will be included in the 2010 roster book which will be mailed later this month. Descriptions, photos and contact information for all roster artists are now available at www.pennpat.org. Audio and/or video samples of the new artists will be online by mid-December. APAP Conference 2010PennPAT roster artists The Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers (pictured) and The David Leonhardt Jazz Group will showcase together at the Arts Presenters Conference in New York City on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Be sure to check our website regularly - more PennPAT roster artist showcases are being added. Visit PennPAT staff Katie West and Chrissie DiAngelus at booth 114 in Rhinelander Gallery. Upcoming Presenter Grant DeadlineFebruary 16, 2010 - for projects scheduled between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2012. The eGrant application for this deadline is now available here. Photo: The Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers |
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Mid Atlantic Forum Now a Blog!
The Mid Atlantic Forum is now offered in a new interactive blog format. The Foundation initiated the Forum in 2005 to further the exchange of information and ideas among folklorists and their peers throughout the mid-Atlantic region. The new Mid Atlantic Folk Arts Forum will continue to publish articles from invited essayists writing on topics central to the work of folklorists and traditional artists. The new format also allows for timely publication of additional information on upcoming exhibits, events, organizational profiles, and other items of interest to the Forum's readership. This week, read about Elaine Eff's recent Botkin Prize. To receive notices of new posts or to submit suggestions, please contact Sally Van der Water, Program Associate, Folk Arts at sally@midatlanticarts.org. |
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