Con Edison and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council are launching a video contest for teenagers in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Pearl Street generating station. This is a great chance for teenagers to share their videos, as well as win excellent prizes including laptops, an ipod, or a chance to exhibit their work in a downtown public venue.
For more information or to apply, check it out here. Submissions are due August 17th, 2007.
2007 International Conference on Social Theory, Politics & the Arts
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 15TH
New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council , the Research Center for Leadership in Action, and the New York Foundation for the Arts are happy to invite proposals for the 33rd Conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STPA) being held on October 11-13, 2007 in New York City. STPA brings together researchers, students, policy makers, artists, foundation staff, and managers of arts institutions and advocacy orCganizations to explore key trends, practices, and public policy issues affecting and shaping the arts around the world. Conference participants are drawn from a broad range of disciplines including, but not limited to, sociology, political science, management, economics, law, urban planning, art and art history, museum and curatorial studies, education, and policy studies as well as managers and artists in the visual, performing, written and multi-media arts.
This year’s conference is organized around 5 central themes. We have provided questions on each theme as examples of possible topics, but realize there will be a wide variety of conversations on each overarching theme.
• Artists, Activism and Social Change – How do the arts change policy and social mores? What is the role of the artist in a social movement? What roles do political art, public art, guerilla art, and more play in the changing politics of cities, states, countries, and the global community? How can grassroots arts groups lead social and political change? What is the role of arts in the emerging field of social entrepreneurship? Is there a difference between arts activism and arts-led social change?
• Leadership in, of, and through the Arts – How do we understand leadership in the cultural industries? What are the roles of artists, arts administrators, boards, and donors as leaders in cultural organizations? How can the arts advance leadership development? How will the creative sector face the looming succession challenges posed by thinking middle management and retiring leaders? What management and leadership training is needed for the next decade?
• Sustaining Cultural Industries and Organizations – What are the challenges to individual artists, cultural organizations, and creative industries of the changing economic realities for the arts, e.g., mega art fairs, escalating cost and internationalization of art markets, proliferation of “star-chitect” facilities, excess artistic production, and increasing competition within and between charitable sectors? How will these and other pressures affect relationships with individual and institutional donors, artists, and government? What are the implications for public, individual, and institutional philanthropic support and funding of the arts?
• Role of the Arts in Bridging Ethnic, Cultural, and Regional Differences – How can the arts foster dialogue and generate new understandings between people and groups across ethnic, religious, political, and cultural divides? What role(s) can the arts play in diplomacy and reconciliation? Can the arts provide common ground for bridging differences? What are the current global challenges facing the arts today (e.g., issues of intellectual property rights, displaying sacred objects, questionable/ objectionable cultural object acquisition practices)?
• Local and Regional Revitalization through the Arts – How can cultural activities and spaces contribute to the renewal of communities, regions, and cities distressed by post-industrial disinvestment, changing demographics, and cataclysmic events like 9/11? What role can the arts play in preserving both the built and human fabric of neighborhoods? What are the financing and funding mechanisms for these activities? How can the arts foster social justice, physical revitalization, community cohesion, and economic sustainability?
Please note that the deadline for all proposals has been extended to June 15, 2007. This year’s conference will present an opportunity for lively debate and discussion, and a chance to experience the artistic diversity of New York City. We look forward to welcoming you to the Big Apple in October! For more info, visit http://stpa.culture.info or email stpa2007@gmail.com.
STPA 2007 is hosted by:
New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Services
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Research Center for Leadership in Action NYU Wagner
New York Foundation for the Arts
We're Lookin' for a Music Programs Intern
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is seeking a creative, energetic and hard-working Music Programs Intern to work closely with the Producer of Art & Music Programs to produce the Council's summer music projects.
This internship will offer significant responsibility and valuable hands-on experience in an arts organization. The ideal candidates are highly organized, efficient, and have some knowledge of New York City's music/art scene.
THE INTERN WILL:
- Attend LMCC cultural events, and provide support in all areas of production including creative strategizing, scheduling, artist wrangling, and site set-up and break-down.
- Communicate with marketing team on event needs such as signage and web-content
- Assist in some basic graphic design projects
- Communicate with vendors and partners (in-kind sponsors, event site, etc.)
AS PART OF THE COUNCIL'S TEAM, INTERNS WILL:
- Receive a monthly stipend and/or university credit.
- Have access to all LMCC events, including launch events, performances, and receptions.
- Gain first-hand experience working with production, design, and promotions in non-profit arts environment.
- Meet and work with artists
- Learn from young and energetic arts professionals
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Undergraduates in the fields of Fine Arts, Music Production, or similar
- Independent, hard-working, organized, and experienced with a background or strong interest in the arts and event production;
- Strong office and administrative skills; Computer experience including MSOffice, Illustrator, Excel; MAC proficiency a plus
- Available some nights and weekends for openings, special events, and performances
- A willingness to be out of the office much of the time, whether at gallery spaces or outdoor performances.
- Strong writing and communication skills
- Available 20+ hours per week
- Open attitude and sense of humor are as strongly valued as work ethic
Please submit a cover letter, writing sample, and recent resume via email or fax to:
Ken Beasley, Producer of Arts & Music Programs
kbeasley@lmcc.net
fax: 212. 219. 2058
We apologize, but we are unable to respond to all applications.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is the leading voice for arts and culture in downtown New York City, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.
If you like the train that looks fast but goes slow, aka Accela, or prefer the Chinatown buss, make your way down to Philly, get a hot pretzel and catch the new show at the ICA @ UPENN. Why? Well for one it includes many artists which LMCC has worked with and will continue to work with, for another, it displays the kind of practice that we support and / or get roped into--one of our curators is a contributing writer via Red76, and later will play Trotsky in a public performance--and depending where your priorities lie, it'll be fun.
If you liked our Sitelines series of free public performance and dace downtown, you might be interested in this upcoming symposium on site-specific performance.
Featuring our own Nolini Barretto - curator of Sitelines!
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/programs/fall06/site-specific_performance.htm
Bright and early at 9:30AM, the celeb choreographs H.T. Chen and Sharon Estacio dropped by the LMCC hive to talk about their newest piece, Oasis. Listen to the conversation and then see the piece. August 9, 10 @ 7 PM, August 11 @ 12:30 PM, August 16, 17 @ 7 PM & August 18 @ 12:30 PM . Pavilion Columbus Park (Baxter, Mulberry, Bayard & Worth Sts.)
Flavorpill NYC listed a party we are throwing with Mash Culture Lab.
Check out the listing-
BENEFIT
Get Cocky for Charity feat. Mark Ronson and Domino
when: Thur 7.27 (8pm-midnight)
where: 7 World Trade Center, 52nd Fl
price: This is a private party but the first 200 Flavorpill readers to RSVP will gain free entry
details: Event Info http://www.mashculturelab.com/getcocky/
In celebration of the forces driving NYC's arts and cultural community, Get Cocky for Charity mirrors the upward trajectory of a revitalized downtown scene — all the way to the 52nd floor of the newly reconstructed WTC Tower 7. From this unique vantage point, take in a set from scene-hopping DJ and A&R man Mark Ronson as key figures in art, media, and entertainment are recognized for their contributions, and honorees put their skills to work to raise money for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
- CJN
Note: Open Svedka vodka bar. Vote for the honorees here.
links: Mark Ronson http://allidorecords.com/ | Domino http://www.agwnewyork.com/getcockydomino.jpg
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.
