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December 2006 |
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In This Issue ·
Robert Blue
Middle School’s Cultural Day ·
Notice of
Roster Deadline Change ·
State Park
Seeks Artists for Public Art Project ·
Iowa’s
Great Places Incorporate Art into Plans ·
American
Masterpieces to Feature Iowa Artists ·
Deadline
Approaching for Iowa Scholarship for the Arts ·
IAC Staff Out and About in December
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Winter
Doesn’t Slow Art Centers’ Programming ·
Stancliffe’s
Work Takes Flight IAC
Calendar
Links In-Box of Artist Opportunities Contact
Us 600 E. Locust (515) 242-6194 Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Newsletter Editor: |
We Need Bodies…Or Do We?By Anita Walker, IAC
Executive Director
black bag. First, he suggests that “sold out” could be a sell out. “Shift your thinking about attendance from quantity to quality. Large numbers of visitors detract from the individual experience and increase wear and tear on the facility. Design experiences for fewer visitors at a higher fee.” This is a pill that could be hard to swallow, especially if you define success by attendance, and attract donors and sponsors who want marketing more than philanthropy. And speaking of money, Durel suggests our financial health may be overly dependent upon attendance. “You should have three or four independent revenue streams that make up at least 80 percent of your total revenue like endowment earnings, fundraising, and fees and sales that do not depend upon attendance. If attendance declines, these other sources will provide you with time and stability to make adjustments.” Inhale. Now exhale. And drop me an email. I’d like to
know what’s working in By Quentin Hill,
8th Grade On Oct. 17, two young men in the community of Eagle Grove put on a day filled with activities to give students a better perspective of how people live around the world. Many people around the world are less fortunate than us as Americans and we can help them lead a wonderful and fulfilling life. Eighth graders Andrew Wagner and Quentin Hill began working on a plan in May on how to get the message through and also have fun sessions to keep the students active. Wagner and Hill had the help of the new principal Dawn Sievertson, school counselor Beth Stephas, and the school’s Character Counts! Youth Leaders. Sessions focusing on At the end of the day, all of the kids went home and thought of all of the trials and controversies faced by people around the world. They all had a better perspective of how great it is to live in a country filled with opportunity and freedom. The next day students completed a survey of the day and all of the comments received were filled with compliments. The day was a great success and not only did the students of Robert Blue Middle School learn a lot, but the community of Eagle Grove learned a valuable lesson as well. The Iowa Arts Council’s Performing Artist Roster application deadline is changing from August 31 to April 1 to coincide with the application deadline for the Teaching Artist Roster. Solo performers and performing groups featured in the roster are selected through a review process that evaluates artistic quality, experience in touring, and demonstrated ability to develop marketing and promotional materials for sponsors and market and promote performances. The Iowa Arts Council's Performing Artist Roster exists as a resource for sponsors and venues looking for high quality performers. If sponsors need funding assistance, they are first encouraged to seek funds locally. If they need additional funding support, they may submit an application to the Iowa Arts Council. Visit the roster page for application form and guidelines.
The total art budget for the project is $200,000. The selected artist or artist team will receive a $2,500 fee plus travel expenses at the state reimbursement rate to develop a design concept for the project and $195,000 to construct the work. Quality artwork will add to this visual impact and to the memories and experiences of park visitors. A part of this impact is the realization that the impressive man-made facility in which visitors stand is amid outstanding natural resources that are unique, interesting, worthy of protection and offer significant opportunities to better understand the natural world. The RFQ deadline is 9 a.m. December 14. This is not a
postmark deadline. Artists and artist teams must submit all materials to Art
in State Building Program, Honey Creek Resort State Park Project, Iowa Arts
Council, Iowa Great Places
calls on state agencies to partner with Iowans in a new way by combining
state resources with local assets to make In The Guttenberg will
integrate artist galleries with other creative enterprises to enhance the
allure of the River Front project which is already under way. More about the innovative plans for each of Big Mini Grants: Since July 1, the Iowa Arts Council has
awarded $38,504 in Mini Grants
serving 30 artists or organizations in Major Grants: In October, 2006, IAC awarded 16 major arts and organizational grants totaling $102,500. This represents less than 1/3 of the 52 Major Grant applications received, with requests totaling $443,068.
American Masterpieces is intended by the NEA to use arts presentations and educational programming to introduce Americans to the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. The NEA launched the program in 2004, providing funding for institutions throughout the country to create programs consistent with the overall theme. As part of American Masterpieces, each state’s arts agency was allotted funds to launch statewide programming that addresses the overall theme. Iowa high school students across The award is given to The deadline for applications is Monday, Dec.11. Every project that receives a grant from the Iowa Arts Council MUST ensure that its programming is accessible to all Iowans. Do an accessibility audit like the one found in the IAC’s Accessibility Planning Guide, or the NEA’s Arts and Humanities Accessibility Checklist. For exhibitions, check out the Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design. Also, ALWAYS be sure to gather input from people with disabilities in your own community – they will give you the best feedback about what does and doesn’t work for them. Dec 7: Bruce
Williams, operational support and public art programs, and Sarah Ekstrand,
arts resources coordinator, attend “Growing Iowa Entertainment Together,”
co-sponsored by IAC, IowaTix, and others, 7 p.m. at Vaudeville Mews in Dec 11-13:
Bruce Williams attends Art in State Buildings meetings for Dec 14: Sarah
Ekstrand attends Iowa Presenters Meeting in Dec 14: Riki
Saltzman attends Regional Food Systems Working Group, Dec 14-15: Anita Walker and Bruce Williams attend site visit at Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Dec 15-16: Anita Walker attends Arts Midwest board retreat Dec 25: IAC office closed Check that category! Before you click “submit” on your eGRANT application, make SURE that you are applying in the correct category. Your application will be reviewed based on different criteria, depending on which category you identified. Make sure it’s the one that makes sense for your project.
Cultural Advocacy Day will be Monday-Tuesday, Feb.
26-27, 2007 in This year, as part of Cultural Advocacy Day activities,
the Iowa Arts Council will host the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum
Series. Two forums focusing on issues connected with the arts and workforce
development will be presented at the During days when the temperature struggles to reach 30
degrees, it’s easy to imagine lying on a boat in the middle of a lake
capturing the sun on a lazy weekend afternoon. Resort towns in Truth is, the activity doesn’t stop, it just moves
indoors. At The
Hours of operation for the new You may not know the name Tom Stancliffe, but you’ve probably seen his work. For instance, The Freedom Flame at the World War II Memorial Plaza on the State Capitol Complex was created by him. The towering 35-foot stainless steel stylized flame easily reflects its purpose to memorialize all soldiers who fought and died for their country.
It seems Stancliffe can’t do anything on a small scale.
But that’s just how he likes it. As a professor in the Department of Art at
the “When I look back at projects completed over the past 15 years, some seem to stand out for me as having achieved a balance of the expressive requirements of a site and my own expectations for creative growth, while others seem weighted on one side or the other of the equation,” he said. “I suppose that is one reason why I keep working toward new solutions.” |
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