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Issue Grants
Prove Helpful for Flooded Artists The Daily
Palette Seeks Flood-Inspired Art More
Flood-Related Relief Information for Artists
Apply Now for Big
Yellow School Bus Grants NEA Funds
Western Iowa Folk and Traditional Arts Survey Office on the Road
Brings IAC to You Iowa
Artists Featured at Midwest Folk Festival Aug. 23-24 Public Art
Conference Sept. 24-24 in Council Bluffs, Omaha Drollinger
Brings World Music to the Streets IAC Change in
Board Leadership Iowa Grant
Symposium Sept. 3-4 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: The mission of the Interested
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Grants Prove Helpful for Flooded ArtistsIt may not have been a lot of money, but the Iowa Arts Council’s emergency arts relief funds have provided just that – some relief – to bolster some of those who have needed it most these past weeks. Since late June, IAC has been accepting applications from artists and arts organizations across the state that are working to rebuild after devastating storms and floods earlier this spring. Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts, 26 individual artists and arts-focused organizations were granted $500 each in emergency relief funds. “We’d really like to be able to put more money toward these grants,” said Mary Sundet Jones, IAC Division Administrator. “The need is so much greater than the $13,000 we were able to allocate. If we can find more funding, and make additional grants available, we certainly will do so.” David Leeper, a welded metal sculptor in “You don’t realize all the little stuff you have to replace; pens, scissors, sketch pads,” Leeper said. He has replaced some materials and tools and bought a new welding table. He is now working out of his garage because it is difficult to find a place that meets his welding needs. Freelance oil painter Hollie Reilly of Reilly said the money from IAC has helped her buy supplies so she can get back to work without going into debt. Artists and arts organizations that have been impacted
by --by Heidi
Pierson, intern
“Our aim is to illustrate that the creative process can continue in spite of catastrophe in addition to giving publicity to artists who may have lost much because of the flooding,” said Project Coordinator Ellis Mumford. Artists can submit any sort of work (visual or written) to Mumford at dailypalette@gmail.com Please send three images (of around 300dpi), information about the works (date, medium, dimensions), a short bio, and an artist statement. Iowa Artists
Relief Fund…Legion Arts in The wheels of The Big Yellow School Bus Grant Program go round and round to help schools send students on arts-related field trips. Schools across the state are encouraged to apply for 2008-09 BYSB grants from the Iowa Arts Council. Jessica Fry, Spanish teacher at “When I told them that the Iowa Arts Council would be funding the trip and that they would not have to worry about the cost associated with an outing, I heard shouts of ‘yes’ and smiles that conveyed happiness that didn’t need explanation,” Fry said in a letter to the IAC. Any public or private school in The IAC believes that arts trips are integral to student learning and they want to make sure policy makers are aware of that importance, too. Each application must include a letter or e-mail to the applicant’s local legislator making them aware of the impact the grant will have on students. Application forms are available to download at www.iowaartscouncil.org. For questions or more information contact Linda Lee at (515) 242-6194 or Linda.lee@ia.gov.
American Indian) as well as Missouri River traditions, farm traditions, foodways, old time music, quilting, auctioneering, and more. As a result of this project, we hope to add new artists to the Folk & Traditional Arts Roster, which folk festival organizers, community groups, and educators use to enrich their programming. If you know of folk & traditional artists who should be documented in this folklife survey, please contact Riki Saltzman, IAC Folklorist, at riki.saltzman@iowa.gov with name(s), a short description of the traditional art form, and contact information. The Iowa Arts Council can come to you with its Office on the Road! Staff will come to your community and be available to provide technical assistance, project planning advice, grant-seeking advice and more to local artists and arts organizations. IAC schedules about three of these a year – but if you want to add another one in your community, contact Sarah Ekstrand at Sarah.Ekstrand@iowa.gov. For a hosting fee of $250, we will work with you to add a visit to your community. An Office on the Road visit can be customized to the needs of your community. For example, in southeastern The next Office on the Road will be Wednesday, Sept. 24
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festival is a thrilling opportunity to explore this
diversity of traditions in an engaging setting. There will be more than
40 musicians and artists representing folk and ethnic traditions and
communities from For more information, go to http://www.folklorevillage.org/t2/node/18. Hours are 12-7 p.m. each day with free admission. The Iowa Arts Council is partnering with Iowa West
Public Art (IWPA), an initiative of the Iowa West Foundation, and the
Nebraska Arts Council to host the 2008 IA/NE Public Art Networking Conference
Sept. 24-25, 2008, in The conference is for artists, organizations and communities engaged in public art projects, and for others wanting to know more about public art. Participants will tour public art sites throughout the Council Bluffs/Omaha metro area, including several major IWPA projects funded by the Iowa West Foundation, hear panel discussions about complex issues related to implementing public art and have an opportunity to meet other Iowans and Nebraskans interested in public art. Keynote speaker Brower Hatcher will discuss the success
of Registration is $25 per person and can be made on-line at www.iowatix.com. For more information, visit www.publicartconference.wordpress.com or contact Jody Boyer at (712) 309-3008 or jboyer@iowawest.com.
began in “I’m able to, for the most part, offer an eclectic mix of styles, and that’s what I’ve always been doing,” Drollinger said. “I’m not your typical street musician.” She most recently performed as a fiddler in the country western musical “Honky Tonk Angels” at the Old Creamery Theater in the Amana Colonies. Drollinger, her father Guy (who was twice named Master Fiddler by the Iowa Arts Council), and her younger sister Megan have recently revived their family band, which is listed on the IAC’s Folk & Traditional Arts roster. The Drollinger Family Band plays a wider variety of styles, Drollinger said, including American folk tunes, Irish fiddle reels, and Romani music. She said that she is also looking for another guitarist in hopes that they can form a new group to offer a style similar to that of noted Romani and jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Drollinger said her wide-ranging musical background of classical, folk, and Romani music has provided her with many opportunities. “I have many different paths open to me right now,” she said. “I’m still learning where I’m headed.” Hannah Drollinger is listed in the Iowa Arts Council’s Artist Directory, as well as the Folk and Traditional Arts Roster or visit her MySpace page at www.myspace.com/hannahdrollinger. She can also be contacted at hannahdrollinger@gmail.com. --By Tori Watson,
intern The Iowa Arts Council Board of Directors is undergoing its yearly transformation as several board members leave and new members fill their places. The IAC thanks and recognizes the following members for their contribution and support of the arts: Twila Glenn
served on the board from 2003-2007, when she moved to John Hudson
was appointed to the board in 2002. His wife, Sandra Hudson, was appointed an ex officio member. During their
two terms, the Mark Kresowik served on the board from 2005-2008, when he moved out of state. Mark represented the board on site visits, scholarship and roster reviews, and in the 2007 strategic planning retreat. The Iowa Arts Council welcomes seven board members serving new terms: Kerry Finley,
Ruth Ann Gaines
is a teacher at Roger Hatteberg
is a retired music teacher from Linda Howard,
Robert Kinsey III
works as an attorney in Clark Marshall,
Spencer, has been employed at the Barbara Culpepper Scheel, The Iowa Arts has added nine artists and organizations to its teaching and performing artist rosters. Artists
added to the Teaching and
Performing Artists Roster are: Carey
Bostian, Cellist Charles
Ahovossi, Dancer, drummer, choreographer, stage
costumer designer, tailor Willow
River Arts Theatre, Interactive performances and hands-on workshops Artists added to the Teaching Artist Roster only are: Gateway
Dance Theatre, Self-described neoclassic dance company. Hank
Hall, Craft and visual artist Artists added to the Performing Artist Roster only are: Old
Creamery Theatre, Amana Providing
educational and entertaining theatre to underserved children of Celebrating
Non-profit youth musical theatre group. Nick
Rieser, Jazz piano and keyboard musician. Frank
Strong, Folk-inspired blues musician. Artists are juried and must demonstrate a level of excellence in order to be approved for these rosters. Artists are encouraged to use the roster as a tool to market themselves to schools and communities. All roster artists are invited to attend an Iowa Arts
Council roster orientation session Aug. 9 beginning at 10 a.m. at Tazza Di
Caffe, August 5: Riki Saltzman at State Fair for VSA Arts opening ceremonies August 5: Mary Sundet Jones to Rebuild Iowa listening session in Wapello August 8: Sarah Ekstrand to Okoboji for Presenters Meeting August 9: Dawn
Martinez Oropeza and Sarah
Ekstrand to August 11: Riki Saltzman at State Fair for food judging (Vegetarian-Vegan) August 11: Riki Saltzman to Rebuild Iowa listening session in Red Oak August 12: Sarah Ekstrand to Rebuild Iowa
listening session in August 14: Riki Saltzman at State Fair for food judging (Cooking with Sorghum) August 19: Riki
Saltzman to Rebuild Iowa listening session in August 23-24: Riki
Saltzman to As you may have read in the
June issue of Iowa Arts News,
beginning in August www.buyiowaart.com will be operated by Spindustry, the company IAC
partnered with to create the site.
Beginning August 1, visitors to the site will be re-directed to the
new Spindustry online art store. What this means: Existing bia.com artists will
be automatically included on the new site. The fee per sale will remain
the same. Spindustry has the capability
and technical know-how to greatly increase site traffic, and will focus on
doing so. Spindustry built the site, so the technical assistance for the
site will improve as well. Spindustry will be expanding
the scope of the site to involve artists from all states. Spindustry
will likely charge a member fee to these new artists. If you’re a BuyIowaArt artist
and have questions about this change, please contact Sarah Ekstrand at Sarah.Ekstrand@iowa.gov or (515) 281-4657. By
Will Simons
“Artists are a great catalyst for economic
development. I think we were looking for artist housing in downtown The
Harvester Building project partners the Iowa West Foundation with Artspace
USA, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit real estate developer whose mission is to
“create, foster and preserve affordable space for artists and arts
organizations,” according to the Artspace Web site. Andrew
Michaelson, a property development manager at Artspace currently working on
the “This
solves the problem that artists often have where they can’t afford to both
rent a place to live and a place to do their work,” he said. Graham
said the Harvester project is the first of its kind in the region and is a
perfect fit for the burgeoning cityscape of downtown Currently,
construction is set to begin in September of 2008, with renovation being
completed and the first residents moving in by the fall of 2009. -This article originally appeared in the June 25, 2008
issue of Omaha City Weekly. It is being reprinted with permission
and has been edited for length. The
Iowa Office of Grants Enterprise Management (GEM$) hosts the 2008 Iowa Grant
Symposium, “Iowans Partnering for Progress” Sept. 3-4, 2008 at the Scheman
Building in Ames. The agenda includes workshops relevant to all grant
seekers, formal and informal networking opportunities and a fully day of
grants management topics offered by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Iowa
Department of Cultural Affairs is a co-sponsor of this event. Registration
fee is $130 for both Sept. 3-4; $100 for Sept. 3 only or $75 for Sept. 4
grants management session only. Meals, breaks and a networking reception are
included in the registration fee. Registration deadline is Aug. 15. Register at the GEM$ Web site or contact Kathy Mabie at Kathy.Mabie@iowa.gov with questions. |
