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Alliance for California Traditional Arts

Administrative Assistant – Full Time

Position open until filled.

This is a full-time position based in ACTA’s downtown Fresno office. The Administrative Assistant reports to the Executive Director.

Main responsibilities include: coordinating the business affairs of the Executive Director; correspondence; answering telephones and handling routine inquiries; scheduling appointments and travel logistics; coordinating board meetings; preparing records and reports; managing filing and office systems; providing clerical support; maintaining computerized database using MS Access; light bookkeeping using Quickbooks software; and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

A combination of education and experience, on a year for year substitution basis, equaling six years of related exposure
Strong communication and organizational skills
Proficiency using PC computers with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access) and Quickbooks
Ability to work independently
Experience with non-profit organizations a plus
Spanish or other non-English language abilities a plus

Location: Fresno, California.

To Apply: Send a letter of interest, resumé, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:

Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Attn: Amy Kitchener, Executive Director
1245 Van Ness
Fresno, CA 93721

No phone calls please.

Salary range: $25,000 – $28,000, commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

The Alliance for California Traditional Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Call for Nominations - Community Spirit Awards

Deadline: April 15, 2005

First People’s Fund, a national nonprofit organization invites nominations of an artist from American Indian communities for their sixth annual Community Spirit Award, recognizing individuals who have made substantial contributions to their communities. Following a rigorous selection process, four individuals will be honored with a $5,000 fellowship and will be recognized at a ceremony in Rapid City, S.D. in December 2005.

First People’s Fund seeks artists who demonstrate these values: deeply rooted and maintain direct ties to their tribal community, a commitment to building the strength of native communities by sharing their skills and talents with others in their respective communities, an artistic practice that passes on the traditions and the life ways of the people.

Nominated artists must be: practicing artists of demonstrated maturity in their field, continually practicing artists for a minimum of 10 years, 25 years or older and a documented affiliate of a United States tribe. In addition to Visual Arts, First People's Fund has expanded its recognition of practicing artists to include contemporary and traditional forms of Performing Arts and Literary Arts.

To nominate:

Send a postcard to FPF, P. O. Box 2977, Rapid City, S.D. 57709-2977.

Postcard must include complete addresses of both nominee and nominator and must be postmarked by April 15, 2005 or make an online nomination by visiting the First Peoples Fund website. In May 2005, the Fund will mail an application for completion by both nominee and nominator.

For more information contact: Miranne Walker, Administrative Assistant at info@firstpeoplesfund.org or by calling (605) 348-0324.

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Call for Arts Faculty - The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s World Arts Program

Application Deadline: April 22, 2005

The World Arts Program, a project of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) and Friends of SMAC, invites artists to apply for residencies for an eleven-week summer session, which will be held from June 21, 2005 – September 2, 2005.

The World Arts Program seeks to provide diverse and eclectic arts workshops for youth of all ages. Students will learn in a studio environment from professional artists in the areas of dance, music, visual art, theater, hip hop, and other culturally specific art expressions.

Applications must be received by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission by 4:00 p.m. on April 22, 2005.

An application workshop will be held April 11 and 12, 2005 at the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission office located at 2030 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815. Interested parties must register by contacting Zenaida Lopez-Cid at (916) 566-3991 or by email to zlopez-cid@cityofsacramento.org.

For more information, contact Andrea Porras, Director of the World Arts Program at (916) 566-5987 or by email to aporras@cityofsacramento.org.

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Call for Papers: American Italian Historical Association Annual Conference

The American Italian Historical Association (AIHA) will hold the 38th Annual Conference, “AIHA in LA – 2005” November 3 – 6, 2005. The theme, Speaking Memory: Oral History, Oral Cultural and Italians in America, will focus on research in the fields of oral history (“spoken memory”), local history, ethnography, oral and folk tradition, as they pertain to Italians in America, and will consider: research methodologies, applications, and their sites (academia, community, public sector).

Call for Papers: Send name, affiliation, and a one-page paper proposal to conference chair. Panel submissions encouraged. Digital submissions preferred.

Deadline: June 1, 2005.

In addition to the conference theme, AIHA encourages submissions on all topics that touch on Italian American culture. All participants must be paid up members of AIHA for 2005. Join online at their website.

For more information contact “AIHA in LA 2005” Conference Chair, Luisa Del Giudice, Director, IOHI – Italian Oral History Institute, P.O. Box 241553, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1553; Tel: (310) 474-1698, Fax: (310) 474-3188, E-mail: luisadg@humnet.ucla.edu or visit the event website.