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OTHER OPPORTUNITIESThe Bea Roeder Fund: For the Future of Public Folklore in the WestDeadline: February 14, 2005 This fund, named in honor of western folklorist, Bea Roeder, provides support for graduate, undergraduate and/or community scholars with demonstrated interests in careers in public folklore, to attend the annual Association of Western States Folklorists (AWSF) meeting. AWSF has established this Fund as a way to celebrate Bea's life and work and to create opportunities for networking and professional development for a new generation of public folklorists and cultural workers. The fund is administered by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) on behalf of AWSF. General Guidelines—The Bea Roeder Fund will be awarded to graduate, undergraduate and/or community scholars who show a demonstrated interest in public sector folklore. The fund will provide the recipient(s) up to $300 to be used to attend the annual Association of Western States' Folklorists meeting. Applications are available on the ACTA website. Applications need to be postmarked by February 14, 2004. The recipient(s) of this award agree(s) to attend the annual meeting of the Association of Western States' Folklorists in Boise, Idaho to be held from April 16-19, 2005. Funding will be used to cover, in part, travel to and from the conference, meals and accommodation. For more information about the application process, contact: Carol Spellman or Darcy Minter This fund is offered in memory of folklorist Bea Roeder whose vision, humanity and passion for the field inspired and impacted folklorists, students, community scholars and people from many cultures around the world. About Bea: Bea Roeder passed away suddenly on June 12, 2003. She was known to her friends, family and colleagues as warm, caring and involved. She was married to Dave Roeder and had two sons, Mark and Bryan. Bea loved to travel, and enjoyed people, culture and ecology everywhere. Bea worked as a Colorado State Folklorist for the Colorado Council on the Arts since 1988. During that time she was involved in both statewide and local folklore, historical projects, archiving and oral history collections. In 1990 at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities Bea organized the first Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, an event which is still going strong after fifteen annual gatherings. She was a force behind the CCA/NEA project "Ties That Bind," a folklore education multimedia kit for teachers, and she deeply enjoyed conducting education workshops and partnerships. She organized the Colorado Folk Arts Festival at Four Mile Historic Park. She was deeply involved with Native American culture and spirituality, and a student of the Lakota language. Western States Folklore Society Annual Conference Announcement and Call for PapersAbstract due: February 28, 2005 Abstracts and panel proposals are now being accepted for the Western States Folklore Society Conference (formerly the California Folklore Society). This year’s conference emphasizes papers and panels focusing on subcultures, vernacular art, film, religion, and folklore and the environment. However, individual papers, pre-organized panels, and videos/films dealing with any aspect of folklore are welcome. Abstracts of proposed papers are due by February 28, 2005, and must be 75-100 words in length. Please use the following format when submitting your abstract: last name, first name; affiliation and email address (in parentheses); paper title; abstract. Abstracts should be submitted electronically to Matthew Branch at mbranch1@darkwing.uoregon.edu. Organized paper sessions (3-4 speakers) must be accompanied by the title of the session and individual abstracts; panel proposals (3-4 speakers) should include the title of the panel and a 75-100 word abstract. All conference participants must pre-register. For more information about event registration and attendance visit the Society’s website. Celebrate People:The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards Call for Nominations 2005 The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards recognize individuals and organizations whose leadership has made a significant impact in their particular Bay Area communities. This work may confront social or health problems, address environmental concerns, or promote arts and humanities. One of the four Awards distinguishes an under-recognized, mature artist who has made a significant and ongoing contribution in the Bay Area. Each year their peers nominate outstanding individuals and groups, and a panel of Bay Area community leaders selects the Award winners. Individuals receive $10,000 awards and organizations are awarded $20,000. Individuals and nonprofit organizations in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties are eligible. The deadline for nomination is Thursday, March 31, 2005. For more information about this easy nomination process please visit the San Francisco Foundation website or contact Talya Gould at (415) 733-8555. Call for Nominations - Community Spirit AwardsDeadline: 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. Call for Papers: American Italian Historical Association Annual ConferenceThe 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.
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