Artists' Pipeline #27 - May 7, 2001

Mary Carol Peterson of Pelican Rapids won the Best of Show award at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Services, 39th Annual International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities. Other First Place award winners were:

• Oils & Acrylics Douglas Jackson, Nederland, TX: Crimson Breeze
• Watercolor Grace Lund, Shoreview, MN: On Wings of Joy
• Graphics Gary E. Bachers, New Boston, TX: Pink Lilies and the Moon
• Photography Elizabeth Plummer, St. Paul, MN: Missouri Clydesdale
• Mixed Media Dennis M. Behr, Minneapolis, MN: Red Birds
• Sculpture Melissa McLean, St. Paul, MN: Bring Your Own Lampshade

The show runs through May 16, weekdays 9 am to 5 pm, Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 28th & Chicago Ave., Minneapolis. FMI: 612-863-4463.

The 2001 VSA arts and Panasonic Young Soloists Concert was held at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on Wednesday March 28. This year,s recipients were Quamon Fowler, saxophone, from Fort Worth, Texas, and Justin Mackewick, violin, from Vancouver, Washington. In addition, the Rosemary Kennedy International Young Soloists Award recognized Thristan Mendoza, marimba, from The Philippines, and Mikko Herranen, vocalist, from Finland. The concert by these talented musicians was followed by a dessert reception honoring the recipients.

(Adapted from article by Brenda Tharp, artsTexas, Texas Commission onthe Arts, Summer 2000).

Here,s one way to do a touch tour before a performing arts event or exhibit for audience members who are blind or visually impaired:

• Arrange for patrons who are blind or visually impaired to meet in the lobby at least one hour before the performance.
• Accompany the patrons to the stage where they will meet the performers. Give a brief synopsis of the performance; have each of the performers introduce themselves and give an example of their characters, voices for the performance. This way, patrons who are blind will more easily recognize them by their stage voices.
• Pair up each patron with a performer. Then, performers can walk around the stage describing set pieces, lights, costumes, wigs, and props while the patrons touch each described piece. If the stage design is too complicated to describe the entire set, simply describe a couple of essential set pieces. Costumes can be hung on racks offstage. The patrons, infectious curiosity will inspire the sighted guides to see in new ways.
• Answer any questions, and wrap up the tour.
• Accompany the patrons to the front of house once the tour is over to be sure they are ready to enjoy the performance with the rest of the audience. If the performance or event will be audio described, arrange for the patrons to pick up their receivers at this time.
• Follow-up with the patrons once the performance is over to get their feedback.

Prepare company members, crew, or artistic staff for the tour by answering questions and offering some sensitivity training tips for working with people with low vision. Be at the touch tour in order to troubleshoot any challenges that arise. For the cost of the company,s hour before the performance, you are opening up the world of the arts to a person with low vision. It will be the first time many participants have taken part in such an instrumental and imaginative experience. Their participation will be vastly different if you create the time and space for them to have an equal theatrical experience as patrons with sight.

Accessibility to theatrical events and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of performance as consumers, creators and critics has been part of the mission of the Association for Theatre and Accessibility since it was established in 1989. This year,s annual conference at the Adam,s Mark Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, will offer a number of workshops related to "Access to Success: Our Roots, Our Future. The schedule is:
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
1:00 - OAC, the NEA and 504/ADA Compliance Suzanne Richards and others 1:00 - An Introduction to Audio Description - Wendell Barnes 2:45 - Advocating for the Arts in Your community Ohio Arts Council 2:45 - An Introduction to Theatrical Sign Language Interpretation Wendell Barnes
4:45 ATA Board Meeting
6:30 Welcome Reception hosted by the Artists with Disabilities Network of Ohio & Footsteps of the Elders
FRIDAY, JUNE 29 includes continental breakfast and box lunch 10:00 - Finding Funding to Support Accessibility Expenses Suzanne Richards and others
10:00 - Finding Bookings as an Artist with a Disability Marc Goldman, Damon Brooks Assoc.
10:00 - From Therapy to Stage Marcia Berger, Arts for All/Third Street Kids
1:30 - Finding & Booking the Artist with a Disability Marc Goldman, Damon Brooks Assoc.
1:30 - Nontraditional Partnerships Patty Mitchell, Passionworks Studio 1:30 - Photo Session (extra fee for headshots) Tracy Parks, professional photographer
3:15 - The Inclusive Rehearsal Dante Ventresca (rehearsal & multiple intelligence theories and non linguistic approach; culminates in a short performance Sunday morning)
3:15 - Dance with Charlene Curtis Light Motion Dance focuses on improvisation structure, counter balance and weight sharing techniques 8:00 - Showcase
SATURDAY, JUNE 30 includes continental breakfast and box lunch 10:00 Going Beyond My Story Into the Next Script Amy Bennett, Playback Columbus
10:00 Everyday Movement for the Stage - Dante Ventresca and Bruce Burris, Theatre of Inclusion (movement for people with severe disabilities using music, a supportive environment, companion assistance, adaptive techniques and performance movement)
10:00 The Business of Film and Television Gail Williamson, Media Access Office (the role of artists with disabilities in mainstream media) 1:30 Positive Motion Douglas Scott, Full Radius Dance (for performers with disabilities)
1:30 The "Actual Lives Project Celia Hughes, Access Arts Austin, and Terry Galloway, artist (including a model for replicating this program, rationale, costs, benefits, outcomes)
3:15 Growing a Supportive Community - Dante Ventresca (for administrators) 3:15 The Audition Monologue Elizabeth Labbe-Webb (bring a 3-minute piece to work on)
3:15 Dance Patricia Kraus, Seize the Day (improvisational movement for the actor and beginning dancer; includes partner & group technique) 8:00 Open Mic Night
SUNDAY, JULY 1 Morning performances, membership meeting and wrap-up
Registration is $180 (by May 30, $150 for ATA members), late fee of $200 does not include meals; daily registration is $75. Send check to UC Regents, c/o Beth Stoffmacher, National Arts & Disability Center, 300 UCLA MP, #3310, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967. For information or a brochure contact: bstoffmacher@MEDNET.ucla.edu or Association for Theater and Accessibility (http://ata.ucla.edu/ata2001.htm).
ATA hotel rates per night are $109 single, $124 double, $139 triple, $154 quad, plus 15.75% tax. Call by May 30: Adam,s Mark Hotel at 800-444-2326 or 614-228-5050, 50 N. 3rd St., Columbus, OH 43215.

May 15 The VSA arts 2001 Playwright Discovery Award competition is for students in grades 6-12, with and without disabilities, to submit original one-act plays that explore the human experience of living with a disability. Two plays will be selected for full production or staged reading at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in fall 2001. Contact VSA arts at 1300 Connecticut Ave. NW, #700, Washington, DC 20036; 800-933-8721; 202-737-0645 TTY; e-mail: playwright@vsarts.org; or web: http://www.vsarts.org.
May 15 Summer Arts & Crafts Show at Park Rapids Middle School (July 7-8) is a juried show of open media. Entry fee $70. Contact: Up North Productions, 16050 St. Hwy 227, Sebeka, MN 56477.
May 23 The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery seeks slides of artwork by people who are legally blind for the 12th annual juried exhibit of Insights, July 12 Sept. 2 at the San Francisco City Hall Gallery. for an application and rules of entry, contact: Jen Sermoneta, Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 214 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102; 415-431-1481 ex 285; Email: jen@integratedarts.org; Fax: 510-841-1631.
May 26 Minnesota Monthly magazine presents the Tamarack Award for short fiction (1000-3000 words) -- $400 one-time publishing rights and publication in the Nov. 2001 issue. Submit one original, unpublished piece of fiction (no novel excerpts), typed, double-spaced, with pages numbered. Include a cover sheet with your name, address, phone numbers and total word count. Send to: 2001 Tamarack Award, Minnesota Monthly, Lumber Exchange Building, 10 S. 5th St., #1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
May 31 -- Courage Cards seeks original art for its 2002 holiday card series. Artists with disabilities are encouraged to submit up to 8 color slides (photographs OK, too). Include artist profile and photo. Chosen artists receive a licensing fee based on the product selected and national recognition through the distribution of 60,000 catalogs. Call 1-888-413-3323 or Courage Cards (www.couragecards.org).
June 1 -- Imagine Enterprises seeks artists with disabilities to submit art on the theme, "Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest. Art should exclude words and be symbolic in nature. Art will be juried. The winner receives $500 and national recognition. Imagine Enterprises retains rights to the original artwork. Contact Debbie Williams at 512-448-1840 or williamsdebbie@hotmail.com.
June 1 23rd Annual Arts & Crafts in the Park at Detroit Lakes City Park (July 29) seeks 150-200 exhibitors of handmade items, $45 entry fee ($60 after June 1). Contact: Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 348, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501; 800-542-3992.
June 15 Waterama Craft Fair in Glenwood (July 27-28) seeks 30-35 exhibitors of open media, $30 entry fee. Contact: Chamber of Commerce, 202 N. Franklin, Glenwood, MN 56334; 800-304-5666.
June 15 The Women,s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) and Intermedia Arts seeks entries for the 22nd annual Juried Exhibition for Women Artists. The exhibit will run Aug. 30 Oct. 21 at Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, with recognition awards presented at a reception Friday, Sept. 14. Juror is Suzanne Lacy. Each woman artist may submit up to three entries. An entry fee of $15 and current WARM membership ($50) are required. For the entry form and brochure, contact WARM at 651-292-1188, warm@rconnect.com, 550 Rice St., St. Paul, MN 55103.
July 30 Minnetonka Center for the Arts will hold an open statewide juried photo show in October. All work will be juried by slides, any content, any size, no video or film. Accepted artwork must be framed and ready to be hung. MCA holds an opening night reception and handles all sales (30-40% commission). Send slides (5 maximum per artist), slide documentation sheet and entry fee ($5 per slide) with S.A.S.E. to Jack Becker, Program Director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, 2240 North Shore Drive, Wayzata, MN 55391; 952-473-7361.
July 30 Visual artists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota are invited to submit exhibition proposals to the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, which reviews work by both established and emerging artists once a year. Send 12 slides representative of your work, no video or film, with slide list, resume, artist statement and SASE to Jack Becker, Program Director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, 2240 North Shore Drive, Wayzata, MN 55391. Accepted artwork must be framed and ready to be hung. MCA holds an opening night reception and handles all sales (30-40% commission). FMI or for a brochure: 952-473-7361.
August 20 -- First Frontier Collage Society will hold its third annual open exhibition for artists 21 year of age and older Oct. 27 Nov. 17, 2001. Cash and merchandise awards. Juror of submitted slides is Rob Erdle, Regent, s Professor of Art, University of North Texas. Send SASE for prospectus to FFCS, Nina Mihm, 4708 Peace Pipe Path, Austin, TX 78746. For additional information, email delda@juno.com.
October 1 The Mike Steele Fellowship for Innovations in Performing Arts Criticism has been established by the Minnesota Journalism Center and the Department of Dance and Theatre Arts at the University of Minnesota. Two fellowships to be awarded each year will offer $6000 stipends and an opportunity to spend a three-month sabbatical in the Twin Cities, audit classes at the University of Minnesota, observe and/or participate in activities of an arts organization or media. Applicants must be residents of Minnesota or an adjacent state for at least a year (not students) and must submit a proposal for an individually designed program of professional development designed to expand their critical vision and/or the possibilities of criticism in the performing arts. For more information and application forms, go to Minnesota Journalism Center (www.sjmc.umn.edu), Minnesota Journalism Center, 111 Murphy Hall, 206 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455; 952-920-7153, simolion@uswest.net.

Through May 16 Sister Kenny Institute,s 39th Annual International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities has more than 250 works on display and for sale weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 28th & Chicago Ave., Minneapolis. FMI: 612-863-4463.
May 18-20 Art-A-Whirl, the Northeast Minneapolis Open Studio and Gallery Tour, will feature work by 300 artists at 90 locations from 6-9 p.m. Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The free event takes place in sunny converted warehouses, small storefronts and private homes, where browsing and art-buying mix with fun family art labs, demonstrations in artists' studios, music by local groups and many diverse cultures. Shuttle buses will be available on Saturday and Sunday between the highest-traffic locations and a sampling of small studios. For more information, visit Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (www.art-a-whirl.org). To volunteer, email Margo Ashmore at Mfashmore@aol.com.
Through June 30 Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts Inside Out Gallery "Spiritual Beauty exhibit by artists with disabilities is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 to 4:00 and Saturday noon to 5:00 at 212 Third Ave. N., #140 (enter off 2nd Street N.), Minneapolis; 612-339-5145; InteractCenter@aol.com.
June 4 to July 8 Art a la Carte at the Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud, is a new regional juried art exhibition and competition of 2D work. Contact: Visual Arts MN, 913 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN 56301; 320-257-3108; vam@visualartsminnesota.org.
June 21-24 Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival at the Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center in Moorhead is open to all handmade objects in the Scandinavian folk art tradition, $50-$60 entry fee per day, free admission 10 am 5:30 pm. Contact: Bev Paulson, 3107 S. Rivershore Dr., Moorhead, MN 56560; 800-235-7654.
June 23-24 Heritage Festival at historic Terrace Mill, 12 miles south of Glenwood on Hwy 104. Entry fee $10. Free admission Sat. 9-5, $5 Sun. 12-5. Contact: Terrace Mill Foundation, 27165 Old Mill Pond Rd, Terrace, MN 56334; 320-278-3292.
July 7-8, 14-15, 28-29 Trader,s Market / Summerfest at Silver Star Festival Park in Park Rapids, MN, seeks all media, antiques, collectibles, food vendors. Contact: Marcy Hayes, Heartland Area Promotions, PO Box 304, Park Rapids, MN 56407. 218-732-9439.
July 27-28 Waterama Craft Fair in Glenwood. Contact: Chamber of Commerce, 202 N. Franklin, Glenwood, MN 56334; 800-304-5666.
July 28-29 Art in the Park in Alexandria, Hwy 29 & City Park Road, is a juried show of handmade items by 150 exhibitors. Contact: Alexandria Area Arts Assn., PO Box 185, Alexandria, MN 56308; 320-762-8300.
July 29 23rd Annual Arts & Crafts in the Park at Detroit Lakes City Park. Contact: Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 348, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501; 800-542-3992.
Aug. 30 to Oct. 21 The 22nd annual Juried Exhibition for Women Artists copresented by the Women,s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) and Intermedia Arts at Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, 651-292-1188 or 952-941-5753.

If you are living with a disability and are interested in writing or literary arts, call Joyce at 512-451-6046 or email JOYCED2@aol.com.
Oatmeal Studios Greeting Cards needs humorous writers. For Guidelines send SASE to Oatmeal Greeting Cards, Box 138W4, Rochester, VT 05767.

The Women,s Art Registry of Minnesota will sponsor five summer workshops for educators, teaching artists and students in grades 7-12. The workshops are:

• June 25-29 -- Art in Nature: Dwellings of the Spirit, at Alexander Ramsey Park, Redwood Falls, with Fern Keniston and Alis Olsen
• July 16-20 Mask & Metaphor: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Igniting the Creative Fire, at Northfield Arts Guild, with Dorothy Odland and Sandra Menefee Taylor
• July 23-27 Exploring the Spirit of Nature through Watercolor, at La Crescent High School, with Rita Beyer Corrigan and Laurie Salmela
• July 30 to Aug. 3 The Alchemy of Storytelling: Combining Monotype and Relief Printmaking to Create a Concertina Artist,s Book, at Duluth Art Institute, with Marilyn Summers Cool and Jodi Reeb-Myers
• Aug. 6-10 Geography of the Imagination: Deeper Terrain, at Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Red Wing, with Susan Armington and Catherine Reid Day.

Participants may earn two graduate credits from Hamline University Graduate School of Education. Tuition/materials: $260 (credits) or $75 (non-credit) per workshop. One non-credit scholarship for half price ($37.50) is available per workshop to a teaching artist on a first-come first served basis.
Workshops meet for five days from 9 am to 5 pm. Additional evening activities may be planned. Participants must arrange their own housing. To register or for a brochure, contact WARM at 550 Rice St., St. Paul, MN 55103; 651-292-1188; warm@rconnect.com.

The Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference will be June 14-17, 2001 at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Access Arts Austin, with funding from the Texas Commission on the Arts, will sponsor two workshops by Sam Parker, an actor and interpreter with CSC certification with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Sam has interpreted many theatrical performances in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and New York. Sam will present "Theatrical Interpreting: Accessing Those Creative Juices on Friday, June 15, and "Linklater Voicing Techniques: How to Eliminate the Fear of Voicing on Saturday morning, June 16.

Summer workshops in visual arts, crafts and creative writing will be offered at the University of Minnesota,s Duluth campus on Lake Superior and at the Cloquet Forestry Center. FMI: 612-625-8100, srap@cce.umn.edu or Split Rock Arts Program, University of Minnesota (www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts).

Karen Rogers of Stampin, Up will offer a free workshop of demonstrations, products and making of greeting cards on Tuesday, June 12 from 6:30 to 9 pm at Logan Community Center, Broadway & Monroe in Northeast Minneapolis. Bring a scissors, your own "fresh art and announcements to share.

Twin Cities Vocal Arts is offering a Singing Summer Camp for Teens on Thursdays, June 14 to July 26, from 11 am to 1:30 pm. Cost is $185. FMI: 612-375-1722, tcva_may@email.com, 528 Hennepin Ave. #300B, Minneapolis, MN 55403.

Audio Description The Fundamentals:
A 15-minute video introduces audio description and its benefits to people who are blind or have low vision.
Audio Description The Arts and Entertainment:
This one-hour video provides instruction in audio description principles and techniques for arts and other cultural events. General guidelines are presented, with specific instruction for theater, dance, movies, opera, museums and tours.
Supplemental Video One:
This 30-minute video provides practice clips from theater, movies, dance, opera and visual art to accompany the workbook activities.
Supplemental Video Two:
This 30-minute video provides an example of a museum touch tour for student review and two additional tours for practice description.
Audio Description The Classroom and the Workplace:
This one-hour video provides general information about blindness and the importance of specific language and other techniques to convey visual information in the classroom and the workplace.
Order these training tapes and workbooks by sending a check or money order for $59.95 to Access Arts Austin, 3710 Cedar Street, Box 7, Austin, Texas 78705.

JOBline News, published weekly by the Graphic Artists Guild of New York, is a job-listing newsletter targeted directly to creative professionals such as computer artists, illustrators, graphic designers, web designers, surface (textile) designers, cartoonists, art directors, educators and others who know World Wide Web and multimedia design, storyboarding, corporate identity and development (i.e., logos, stationery, business cards), product packaging, catalogs, advertising, newsletters and brochures, book and magazine illustration, layout and design, media kits, editorial illustrations and designs, etc.
To submit a free job announcement, send ad copy (up to 100 words) to jobline@gag.org, or FAX 212-791-0333 by noon on Thursdays, and it will be published in JOBline News on Friday for two consecutive weeks. You will receive the issues your ad appears in. Text-only E-mail is preferred. 100-word limit per job description. Include the job locale (city and state); job description; fee or salary; full-time, part-time or freelance; desired response: phone calls, mail, e-mail, faxes, resumes, samples, etc.; and company name, address, phone, fax, e-mail.
FMI: Contact Lee Clements, Editor, JOBline News, Graphic Artists Guild of New York, jobline@gag.org, 212-791-3400, ext. 102, or go to: Graphic Artists Guild (http://www.gag.org).