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OTHER OPPORTUNITIESGrantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts Date: October 20, 2005 In this workshop the Foundation Center shows individuals involved in the arts how to identify funders in the arts, consider the option of fiscal sponsorship, and offer tips on how to create a step-by-step plan to find funding for your needs as an individual grantseeker. The program is offered free of charge. To register call (415) 397-0902 or visit the Foundation Center’s website. California Indian Conference 2005 Announcement Conference Dates: October 7-9, 2005 "Finding Balance Through Traditional Native Knowledge" The California Indian Conference and Gathering is an annual event for the exchange of views and information among academics, educators, California Indians, students, tribal nations, native organizations and community members. Past topics have included: native languages, histories, tribal law, political and social issues, repatriation, economic development, storytelling, arts, dance, song and other traditions. The main themes for this year's conference will be health, education, natural resources and arts as they relate to traditional knowledge. Because the state of California encompasses the homelands of more than 200 indigenous tribal groups, it is of vital importance for Indians and non-Indians to be aware of current issues, as well as the histories and cultures of our first peoples of this state. After eleven years, the conference will return to Humboldt State University which sits on the homeland of the Wiyot people and is near the homelands of the Yurok, Tolowa, Hupa, and Karuk peoples. For more information contact: Adrienne Colegrove-Raymond or Lyn Risling Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp Date: October 8, 2005 Over 1,300 emerging nonprofit leaders will participate in Craigslist Foundation's 2nd annual Nonprofit Boot Camp. Participants will learn all aspects of successfully starting and running a nonprofit, find inspiration and get connected with peers and valuable resources. Registration is $50 and includes the conference and evening Networking Reception, as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Register online at Craigslist Foundation. American Italian Historical Association Annual ConferenceDate: November 3-6, 2005 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). Asia Pacific Performance Exchange Program 2006Deadline: November 10, 2005 The Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX) is an international artists residency program, hosted by UCLA, that promotes cross-cultural dialogue and interdisciplinary exploration; develops rigorous strategies for art making that reflect the nuances of cultural differences; and fosters new ways to create, combine, and interpret artistic expressions. APPEX is a six-week intensive residency. For five days a week, artists will engage in all-day master classes, studio workshops, experimentation, and collaborative projects. On weekends and evenings, participants will be introduced to the vibrant arts and culture context of the host city through specially planned field trips and concerts. Each Fellow will be provided with travel expenses, shared accommodations, and meals for the duration of the residency. Traditional and contemporary performing artists from Asia and the United States are invited to apply. Special care will be given in the selection process to ensure a balance across disciplines. Artists who are active in the community as educators, artistic directors, and cultural workers are encouraged to apply. APPEX 2006 is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the Ford Foundation. For Application information please visit UCLA’s World Arts and Culture Program website. Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowships - Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian InstitutionDeadline: January 15, 2006 Cultural heritage is today a rubric of ever-expanding scope. It is used globally as a basis for multinational, national, state, and local programs and governance. Cultural heritage is also the focus of ideas and programs generated by hundreds of non-governmental organizations, community-based and advocacy groups, and even businesses. Yet the concept of “cultural heritage” is vastly under-theorized. It has lacked an academic, disciplinary base; has generated only an attenuated theoretical literature; and has generally left the bearers of cultural heritage out of the discussion. Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellows at the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage help refine the theoretical framework for cultural heritage and expand it to include grassroots voices. Reflecting the perspectives of academic specialists, civil society groups, and public cultural organizations, fellows’ work informs dialogues and practice across social, political, and disciplinary boundaries, as well as indicating future directions for policy. The Smithsonian hosts six to eight fellows for each of three years to work on the theoretical development of the concept of cultural heritage. Fellows examined the relationship between cultural heritage and political representation (2004-05) and the economics of cultural heritage (2005-06); the third year of the program (2006-07) concentrates on the arts. The fellows are humanities-oriented thinkers and practitioners engaged in the work of academic institutions, public organizations, and cultural communities. Applicants for 2006-07 will be interested in developing ideas, principles, and frameworks for understanding the artistic dimension of cultural heritage. Keeping in mind the concern with grassroots cultural communities, applicants will focus their critical inquiry on such issues as community recognition of or support for art (visual, language, music, dance, architecture) as heritage; the relationship between individual or group agency and local or national tradition; the relationship between the institutional contexts of cultural heritage and its form and content; and how art reflects and articulates social identity. Applicants will demonstrate originality of approach and significant potential for making a contribution to the formulation of cultural heritage policy and practice. The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage – where cultural heritage is the subject of ongoing, daily intellectual and practical activity – hosts the fellows. Given the Center’s location in Washington, D.C., and its strong connections to international and national institutions, service organizations, and nongovernmental and community groups, fellows partake of a rich environment and find colleagues and cultural policymakers deeply interested in their work. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens to be eligible, and approximately half of the fellows are drawn from outside the United States. Fellowships include a stipend and an allowance for travel to and from Washington, D.C., as necessary. Please note: These fellowships are not intended to support undergraduate or graduate studies, or research. Projects will not be considered for the re-writing of dissertations, editing of texts, or the preparation of textbooks or anthologies. Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have a sufficiently good command of spoken English so that they can fully discuss, debate, and exchange ideas and practices about cultural heritage. For more information visit the Center for Arts & Culture’s website.
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