The new Lower Manhattan Cultural Council residency artists have been selected! They will start in Sep. 2006 for a full 9 months of free studio space in Lower Manhattan. Drumroll please:

Artists-in-Residence

Manuel Acevedo
Yasser Aggour
Negar Ahkami
Scott Andresen
Nazgol Ansarinia
Kenseth Armstead
Hrafnhildur Arnardottir
Michael Bilsborough
Michael Cataldi
Lishan Chang
Kevin Cooley
Cesar Cornejo
Dave Eppley
Lilah Freedland
Marc Ganzglass
Michelle Handelman
Yoko Inoue
Rossana Martinez
Jillian McDonald
Diego Medina
John Movius
Clive Murphy
Trong Nguyen
Sarah Oppenheimer
Kristen Schiele
Xaviera Simmons
Mary Ellen Strom
Roberto Visani

Writers-in-Residence

Jill Magi
Ranbir Sidhu

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Brand new. Spankin' fresh Sitelines 2006 video! Multiple Undo & Other Distortions by Douglas Dunn and Elke Rindfleisch

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Preemptive Media Workshop
June 24, 1-5pm
Winners of the 2005 Social Sculpture Commission awarded by Eyebeam and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

Preemptive Media (Beatriz da Costa, Jamie Schulte and Brooke Singer) is holding a public workshop on June 24th from 1pm-5pm at Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st Street between 10th & 11th Avenues. During this workshop Preemptive Media will present and field-test AIR (Area’s Immediate Reading), a work in progress being developed as the 2005 Social Sculpture Commission awarded by Eyebeam and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

AIR is a networked, social experiment in which individuals will self-monitor the byproducts of fossil fuel combustion by carrying small, portable devices. These devices will display current levels of air pollution and the location of other roaming AIR devices for participants to better understand that they are part of a nomadic network. Online viewers can send text messages to prompt people to go to specific locations or volunteer to become a carrier to keep the network “moving and alive.” Data from the devices will transmit to a central database. This information will be dynamically visualized along with other information on a digital billboard in Lower Manhattan and the web when the project launches in September 2006.

For more information on this workshop, registration and Preemptive Media please visit http://www.eyebeam.org/engage/engage.php?page=unique&id=93

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From our good friends at the Department of Cultural Affairs:

The Department of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce program Guidelines for
nonprofit New York City arts and cultural organizations seeking public service awards. Through these awards,
the Department supports cultural services provided by the city's arts and cultural organizations.

DCA will consider proposals in every cultural discipline and from every area of the city. The fundamental
requirement for all proposals is that there be a cultural activity of recognized quality accessible to the public.
The funded services can be as different as the organizations providing them, but they will all have a common
commitment to the theme of public service. The key objectives of the Department in supporting cultural
services include public access, artistic creation and dialogue, arts-in-education, services to the field,
preservation and stability, and audience development. All proposed services should attempt to promote public
participation in a manner appropriate to the project. Finally, the services must occur within the City’s fiscal year
(July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007). Any activity before July 1, 2006 or after June 30, 2007 cannot be considered for
funding.

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Please go to:

www.artistexchangeinternational.com

From the site:

The mission of Artist Exchange International is to create frameworks for artists to engage in dialogue about the possibility of effecting change through art. The exchange was originally created as a mechanism for organizing multi-level response to 9/11 for New York City artists, but it quickly became national in scope.

As we communicate with artists in other countries, our project has become a public forum for international exchange through public exhibitions, open studios, panel discussions and symposia. Artist Exchange International reaches out from the private studio to the greater public community.

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TO DO list for artists:

1. Find space
2. Create, rehearse, present

What if we took care of #1 for you?

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Swing Space program provides artists and arts organizations with rent-free space to create, rehearse, and present work.

It’s that simple.

In partnership with area landlords, LMCC makes vacant space downtown available to artists, curators, and cultural organizations on a temporary basis for projects. And not only that, but Swing Space artists and art groups are also eligible to apply for stipends ranging from $300 to $3,000 to support project costs.

Proposals are accepted twice a year through an open call and reviewed by a panel of artists, arts professionals, and LMCC staff.

Next Deadline: July 17, 2006, 5pm

Information Sessions require an RSVP...

Wed, June 21 | 6PM
125 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor
Focus: Studio workspace
Rehearsal space
Office space

Mon, June 26 | 6PM
15 Nassau (at Pine)
Focus: Installations
Curated exhibitions
Public programs
Performances

Peruse our site, complete information on Swing Space including guidelines and applications are available now..

Contact Jeanne at jgerrity@lmcc.net or (212) 219-9401 x108 with questions.

Know any artists? Help us by passing this great opportunity on!

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Check out these rehearsal photos from our upcoming Sitelines performance, Multiple Undo and Other Distortions by Elke Rindfleisch and Douglas Dunn.

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Residency Director Erin Donnelly sits down for a brief interview with our new Paris Residency artist, Rebecca Veit.

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President Clinton invited the Gulf Coast Residency artists to his office to congratulate them on their hard work in the face of adversity. Clinton's been a supporter of hurricane victims through the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund. Thanks, sir!

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This Saturday, join Battery Dance Company, Blue Coyote Theater Group and Access Theater, Manhattan Children’s Theatre, and Soho Photo Gallery at:

Walk On White Street: A Celebration of the Arts
Saturday, June 10th, 11am-7pm

Located along White Street between Lafayette and West Broadway,
this one-day event features FREE activities throughout the day:

Master dance classes in Afro-Cuban, Ballet, Hip-hop and Modern
for adults and children
Artist lectures and photography exhibitions
Acting workshops for young children and teens
Live performances for adults and children
Special promotions at these participating organizations and businesses.

For more info, visit www.walkonwhite.com

"Walk On White Street" has been made possible, in part, with a Collaborative Marketing Grant from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, generously supported by The September 11th Fund and American Express

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Hot off the LMCC digital presses:

Video of Zach Morris and Keely Garfield's Sitelines performance Hope and Anchor.

And we snagged an exclusive interview with Elke Rindfleisch and Douglas Dunn about their upcoming Sitelines performance they choreographed: Multiple Undo and Other Distortions.

For more video and audio, visit the multimedia page on our website or you can subscribe to our iTunes Video Podcast or Audio Podcast. Your choice.

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