Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Fall 2009 Grant Cycle
Free Information Session
Tomorrow, Tuesday September 15, at 5:30 pm

There are still a few seats available for tomorrow's free information session. Please call 508-362-0066 to reserve your space!

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Grants Program provides cash awards to cultural organizations and local artists that are engaged in projects that help create a strong, stable, and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, and contribute positively to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region.

Preference is given to proposals that enhance the arts education of learners of all ages on Cape Cod, and to collaborative efforts within the arts community. The AFCC does not award grants for general operating expenses. The Board of Directors will consider a limited number of awards up to $5,000, but because the AFCC is interested in supporting as many worthwhile endeavors as possible, grant size is generally limited to within a range of $500 to $2,500.

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod grants are awarded twice a year. The next deadline for applications is October 9 at 5:00 pm. Complete guidelines for grant applications are available atwww.artsfoundation.org/grants-program or by calling the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066.

Celebrate Arts and Culture at the Second Annual FALL FOR THE ARTS

Three-Day Regional Festival Will Feature More Than 450 Venues Across Cape Cod

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and Cape Cod VIEW Magazine are delighted to announce that the Second Annual Fall for the Arts Festival will be celebrated on the weekend of Friday, October 2 - Sunday, October 4.

Fall for the Arts promotes and celebrates the vibrant arts and culture of Cape Cod. Cape residents and visitors will enjoy free, family-friendly performances by local musicians; arts and crafts workshops and demonstrations; guided tours; delicious food; and a spectrum of activities at hundreds of venues, including artist studios, museums, galleries, restaurants, libraries and parks.

All fifteen Cape towns are participating and showcasing the unique artistic flavor and flair of their communities. Please visit www.artsfoundation.org/fall-for-the-arts for a town-by-town list of the festival happenings.

Members of the Cape's creative community are encouraged to get involved with the Festival and take advantage of the great promotional opportunities offered by the AFCC to Fall for the Arts participants.

Museums, Galleries, Theaters, Libraries and Artists - contact the AFCC NOW to be featured in our Fall for the Arts webpages. To list your event call 508-362-0066 or emailinfo@artsfoundation.org.

What's your Internet persona?

Check this out to see what your Internet persona looks like in a digital art project created by an artist from MIT.

Just in time...

Mira Bartok of Mira's List gives us the nuts and bolts of grantwriting here.

Just in time for the MCC deadline below.

Artist Fellowship Guidelines Now Available - New Deadlines This Cycle

Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowships program guidelines are now available. This cycle, the program offers fellowships of $7,500 and finalist awards of $500, as direct support to individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence.

Deadlines for the 2010 Artist Fellowships cycle have changed from previous years. Please note:

Applications are currently being accepted in the categories of Drawing, Painting, and Traditional Arts (deadline: October 13, 2009).

Applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry will be accepted beginning December 1, 2009 (deadline: January 25, 2010).

Since the program was initiated in 1974, grant support has been provided to hundreds of Massachusetts artists. These highly competitive awards provide artists crucial recognition and pave the way for creative innovation of enduring cultural value. To see the work of past Artist Fellows and Finalists, visit Gallery@MCC.

Read the program guidelines:

http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.html

To apply on line:

https://www.culturegrants-ma.org/index_artists.php

Slideshow from WOMR Show

Mary Ince was kind enough to document the WOMR show and send the pictures to me.

Cis Rossey Curates An Artist’s Reaction to War and War Memorial: Iraq and Afghanistan

HI Cecilia,

Dennis and I hung War Memorial – it looks awesome! People are really enjoying it, I have already been told how moving it is. We just went with the flow- the warping of the panels actually gives it a bit of a 3D appearance, the color is beautiful. I finished putting Artist’s Reaction together today- I think the show looks great. Here is a copy of the updated press release. I look forward to your artist talk. Sincerely,

Alexandra

An Artist’s Reaction to War and War Memorial: Iraq and Afghanistan

The Dadian Gallery at Wesley Theological Seminary announces An Artist’s Reaction to War, artists Cynthia Aldrich, Tom Ferguson, Nelida Otero Flatow, David Reed, Daniel Marchwinski, Cecilia Rossey, Kim Varnadoe, Dan Welden, Will Willner and Cyndi Wish react to the tragedies of war in drawing, painting, prints and sculpture.

An Artist’s Reaction to War and War Memorial: Iraq and Afghanistan will open on August 31, and run through October 9, 2009. A gallery talk on both exhibitions will be held by artist and organizer of the exhibitions Cecilia Rossey at noon on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The exhibitions have traveled from Salem College, North Carolina where they were shown in February 2009.

An Artist’s Reaction to War presents a wide range of reactions on the general subject of war past and present rather than focusing on a particular war or conflict. Artist Cynthia Aldrich was inspired by “the events in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in particular Kosovo in the 1990's.” Aldrich’s Arm-oire, a clever shrine like ceramic sculpture, calls the viewer’s attention to the plight of women in war, those who contribute to the violence by bearing arms and those who are the victims of war violence. On the other end of the spectrum Dan Welden’s abstract monotype The Thrust of Mars employs layers of color and violent, frenetic mark-making to evoke a dark mood. Welden states “Its ominous presence may be representational of the underlying concern we have in our hearts and minds....wondering, sometimes worrying as the world continuously has the conflicts of war.”

War Memorial: Iraq and Afghanistan

Artist Cecilia Rossey created a 28 panel memorial constructed from 4000+ woodcuts of a repeated shrouded figure. The memorial will be on exhibit in the board room adjacent to the gallery. Each of the 4000+ prints represents a death in the Iraq- Afghanistan conflict. It is only when all of the prints are exhibited together that the viewer begins to understand the magnitude of so many deaths in this context rather than in the abstract.

“I, personally, have been frustrated by human suffering and have no voice other than putting it on paper. Hopefully, the next generation will wake up and take action against violence and know that we tried to voice our disdain without being unpatriotic.” – Cecilia Rossey

This exhibition is free and open to the public. The gallery is located at 4500 Massachusetts Avenue NW, in the Kresge Academic Building on the campus of Wesley Theological Seminary. Regular hours are Monday - Friday, 10am – 4:00pm, Closed weekends and holidays. The Dadian Gallery is a non-profit, educational exhibition space that is part of The Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary. The Center sponsors a variety of cultural events which explore the intersection between art and religion and promote dialogue between artists and theologians.