Artists' Pipeline #33 - January 23, 2002

Governor Jesse Ventura's proposals to solve Minnesota's $2 billion budget deficit include a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. These would include a 7% overall cut in funding to the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Councils, starting July 1 (FY03). He urged the legislature to pass a reduced spending plan in early February.
According to Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA), a large part of the 2002 legislative session may be spent figuring out how to deal with the state's budget deficit. On the whole, this proposal would not treat the arts worse than most other state agencies. However, by the time the legislature finishes its work in May, the arts funding picture may be better or worse than this proposal. To receive MCA Arts Alerts, contact mca@mtn.orgor go to Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (www.mtn.org/mca).

The Minnesota Fringe Theater and Performance Festival has hired Leah Cooper as its new Executive Director. Cooper served as board president of the Fringe in 2001 and over the past three years has participated in the Fringe as a playwright, director, producer and interim managing director. She and part-time Managing Director Joe Holladay are the organization's two staff members during the bulk of the year. She succeeds Dean Seal, a performer with a disability, who led the organization for three years. He will be doing arts consulting, reporting for Skyway News, and working on a Masters in Theology and the Arts at United Theological Seminary.
Located in the Loring/Nicollet Theatre District of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Fringe is now the largest non-juried Fringe Theater Festival in the U.S. The 2002 festival will take place August 2-11. For applications to perform, call 612-872-1212 or go to Minnesota Fringe Theater and Performance Festival (www.fringefestival.org).

WCAL of Northfield (89.3 FM) has debuted a new arts magazine, "Studio 360," at 4:00 Saturdays. Hosted by Kurt Andersen, a novelist and cofounder of Spy magazine, the show looks at trends in culture. It is produced in New York City. For audio samples, go to WNYC - Studio 360 (http://www.wnyc.org/shows/studio360).
Minnesota Public Radio's news station (91.1 FM) covers the arts each Friday evening at 6:00 on " Word of Mouth." Reporter Chris Roberts and Associate Producer Marianne Combs feature events and issues facing artists. Audio clips are available at Minnesota Public Radio (www.mpr.org).

Anne Krocak, a previous recipient of the VSA Artist Recognition Grant, has been selected as one of six finalists for the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial Project in Duluth. The project will create a memorial marker for three young African-American men who were lynched in Duluth in 1920. On Feb. 27, Anne will present her vision for the outdoor sculpture garden. She will meet with members of the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial Committee and the Duluth Public Arts Commission, who will make their decision for the final design. Good luck, Anne!

On A Roll now airs live, Sundays 6-8 pm, on 39 stations of the Radio America network. It provides information on lots of resources, and raises the disability perspective on a variety of issues for non-disabled radio listeners.
Judy Heumann is going to be heard On A Roll once a month. Judy is the former assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, from 1993-2001; co-founder and deputy director of the World Institute on Disability from 1982-1993, when, the first Independent Living Center in the United States was established in Berkeley, CA. Starting Jan. 13, she'll be in-studio, offering wisdom, guidance, analysis and her wonderful New York style and personality!
On A Roll has also improved its website recently. Its URL is now offering more off-air content within the friendly structure of iCan!, a leading Web disability community. Check in frequently for new material at On a Roll - talk radio on life and disability (http://www.onarollradio.com) or I Can Online (http://www.ican.com).

The new Theatre Manager at Acadia Cabaret Theatre in South Minneapolis is Laura Winton, also known artistically as Fluffy Singler. If you are a poet, performance artist, musician, or theatre artist/group and would like to do a show at Acadia, contact her. There's no upfront fee to use the space -- it's a split of the door that is weighted in favor of the performers. She will also try to make reasonable accommodations to get into the space for rehearsal as needed (and as available). Located at Franklin & Nicollet, Acadia has a restaurant/deli and serves wine and beer. The theatre seats 60-80. For more info, contact her at 612-874-8800, fluffysingler@prodigy.net or acadia_theatre@hotmail.com. Or go to their website at Acadia Cabaret Theatre in South Minneapolis (www.acadiatheatre.homestead.com).

Here is a Yahoo Group that serves as a resource for Twin Cities area groups and artists to promote themselves to one another. Run by Fluffy Singler (Laura Winton), the site is fluffysingler - Twin Cities Live Poetry and Performance (www.yahoogroups.com/group/fluffysingler). Anyone can view its calendar as well as an extensive links site and a message/announcement archive. In order to post items you'll have to get a Yahoo ID and join the group; you can then add your own links and events. It's relatively painless once you get the hang of it, says Laura, and Yahoo does not spam people on these lists. This one's 360 members make it a good resource for individual artists and theatres as well. Send event notices to fluffysingler@yahoogroups.com to be included in a weekly digest.

Superfest XXII International Media Festival on Disabilities seeks entries of works about disability or by media artists with disabilities. Entries (created since 12/1/97) must include a half-inch VHS-NTSC preview format, along with a completed and signed entry and release form. Entry fees range from $20 to $90. Winners will be screened in the San Francisco Bay Area. To request entry forms, contact the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication's by leaving a voicemail message at 510-845-5576 or e-mailing Superfest@aol.com. You can also download an entry form at Superfest XXII International Media Festival on Disabilities (http://www.madknight.com/cdt/superfest/index.htm). Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2002.

The 2002 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program challenges students to use creativity and imagination, along with science, technology, and mechanical ability, to invent or modify a tool. The award program is open to students in grades 2-8. Two national finalists will receive $10,000 U.S. Savings Bonds; 10 finalists will receive $5,000 U.S. Savings Bonds. Deadline: March 14, 2002. For more information: Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program (www.nsta.org/programs/craftsman).

UNCOMPROMISING ART, an exhibit to be held June 1-2 at Stevens Square Park, just south of downtown Minneapolis, is an art fair for people who believe that art's highest purpose is to express the artist's personal vision. They are looking for art that does not compromise itself for commercial reasons. A jury process will select 50 visual artists to show and sell their work. Entry categories include drawing, mixed media, painting, pastel, prints, photography, baskets, ceramics, fiber, toys, glass, jewelry, leather, wood, metal, paper, sculpture, other. Entries are due April 1, 2002. Download guidelines at Uncompromising Art – June 1-2, 2002 (www.ssco-online.org/docs/UAguidelines2002.htm).

Cheap Theatre, a Minneapolis theatre founded and run by playwrights, is seeking long and short full-length new plays for upcoming productions. Play can be previously produced but writer should still be interested in participating in the production process and preferably willing to work on the script as needed. Budget can't accommodate travel expenses. Venue seats, and shows run 16 performances. Royalty is $600. Two plays for next season will be chosen by March. Send synopsis and 20 pages of dialogue, with résumé etc. optional, to: Literary Folks, Cheap Theatre, P.O. Box 50653, Minneapolis, MN 55405; 612-870-6583; ericacchrist@yahoo.com and reference Cheap Theatre in your subject line.

Applications are now available to participate in the Loring Park Art Festival in Minneapolis on August 3-4, 2002. This juried show is open to fine art and crafts. To receive an application, call 612-203-9911 or email LoringPkArt@aol.com.

A Poets of the City series of Open MIC programs is offered the second and fourth Saturday of the month by Sentwali Entertainment and the Minnesota Cultural Center, 3013 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis. All ages, from 8:00 - 10:30 pm, $5 cover, $3 with student I.D. For more info, go to Edupoetic Enterbrainment (www.edupoetic.com).

Music Master hosts HYPERBOLE the second Wednesday of each month at Babylon Gallery, 1624 East Lake St., Minneapolis. Programs begin at 7:30 with "off-the-page tangents, spoken word testifying, verbal cures, vox bop, sonnets hold the mayo, wordgames, howls and whispers, depoetifications (amen), skits, skats, manifestoes, everywhere italics and alternative explanations." Open mic slots 9:30 - 10. Suggested donation $5; Real Book/Fake Book and door prizes of odd duck smallpress wares every month. 2002 Dates: Feb. 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, August 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11. For info, call 612-722-5438.

MN Spoken Word Association & Undercinema present Urban Griots Spoken Word Film Performance and Open Mic the first Tuesday and third Saturday of every month and a special series every Tuesday in January. Doors open at 7 pm, Film at 8:00, Open Mic at 10:00 at Dinkytowner Café, 412-14th Avenue SE, Minneapolis. Infoline: 612-362-0427 or go to Dinkytowner Cafe (www.dinkytowner.com).

The Minnesota Spoken Word Association offers an occasional e-mail newsletter. Contact ebailey@bitstream.net or go to Minnesota Spoken Word Association (www.mnspokenword.org).

The Minnesota Museum of American Art will present Norman Rockwell's 322.
Saturday Evening Post Covers March 2-May 26. Admission to the exhibition is $5 adults, $3 for children 12 and under and seniors, and free for MMAA members and children 4 and under.
A free public tour of the exhibition will be presented with American Sign Language interpretation (with paid admission) on Sunday, April 21, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, starting from the second floor visitor services desk (north end of Landmark Center).
The Museum is located in Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., Saint Paul. FMI: 651-292-4395 or go to Minnesota Museum of American Art (www.mmaa.org).

The Inside Out Gallery will open its Game Show exhibit Friday, Feb. 8, continuing through March 30. An opening night reception will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 212 Third Ave. North, Suite 140, Minneapolis. For more info: Phone: 612-339-5145, web site: Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts (www.interactcenter.com).

Artists from Interact Studio in Minneapolis are in several exhibits this month:

• Community Involvement Program, 1600 Broadway St. NE, Minneapolis; 612-362-4414, through March 31.
• Franklin Bank, 525 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis, 612-874-6000; through March 31.
• North Stroke Center, North Memorial Hospital, 3300 Oakdale Ave. N., 763-520-5900; Norman Hansen solo work, February 14 - March 14
• Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S. 4th Street, Minneapolis, Phone: 612-338-6131, February 13 - March 10 (the run of "The History of Bowling")
• Vision Loss Resources, 1936 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis, 612-871-2222, through February.

Resources & Counseling for the Arts is in the process of changing its name to Springboard for the Arts. Their classes for individual artists and for arts organizations are listed in their newsletter and on their website at Springboard for the Arts (www.rc4arts.org). Most workshops are at their office in downtown St. Paul, 308 Prince St., #270. Contact RCA at 651-292-4381 or info@rc4arts.org.

• January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4: Starting a Nonprofit, Tax-exempt Corporation series, $110.
• February 5, 19: Communities and the Arts - Partnerships in Practice: Creating Successful Community Arts Partnerships (2/5) and Evaluating and Documenting Arts Programs in Community and Social Institutions, $75 for both, $40 for one.
• February 5: Pricing Your Work, $25
• February 5: Jerome Foundation Travel Study Grant Info, free
• February 23: Career Planning for Artists (at Minneapolis College of Art & Design), $40 ($30 alumni)
• February 28: Fund-raising: Sponsorship Planning for Arts Organizations, $45
• March 5: Committing Artistic Suicide - Again, for visual artists (at Northern Clay Center), $25 ($20 NCC members)
• March 7, 14, April 4: The ABC's of Getting Funding through Grants: a 3-part series for arts administrators and grant proposal writers, $90
• March 12: An Introduction to VIsual Thinking Strategies (to help in teaching students), $25
• March 14: Landing a Job in Arts Administration, $30
• March 19: Beyond the Lesson Plan - Dealing with the Unexpected (in artist residencies), $25
• March 25-26: The Art of Employment: A Minnesota Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities (involving V S A arts), at the University of Minnesota, cost to be determined
• March 26: Printing and Publishing Visual Art, $25
• April 3: 2002 McKnight Photography Fellowships Info Meeting, free.

This business seminar for actors and models will be held at the Center for Performing Arts, Minneapolis. The four-hour seminar costs $250 and will cover agents, unions, set protocol, film, TV, radio, print, runway, and commercial work for the Minneapolis, New York, L.A., Chicago markets, industry resource information. For dates / registration, call 612-929-1117.

Jean Rohn and Kelly Gallagher of JR Casting will conduct a seminar on Sat., Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Limited to 30 people, the class is $35 prepaid. FMI: 612-396-9043.

Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) has organized this day to offer new tools, statistics and strategies to arts leaders, staff, artists, board members; teachers, school board members, parents, etc. to influence decision-makers in their communities to support the arts more generously. It is Friday, February 1 from 8:45 to 4:00 at 849 University Avenue W, Room 106, in Saint Paul.

Schedule:

• 8:45 Registration
• 9:30 "The STUN Speech" Welcome, MCA's Executive Director Sheila Smith
• 10:30 Telling Your Story: led by storyteller/ community organizer Loren Niemi.
• 11:45 Lunch Roundtable Discussions
• 1:00 Fundamentals of Advocacy: led by Sheila M. Smith
• 2:30 Speaking with One Voice led by Kathleen Maloney, Minn. Alliance for Arts in Education
• 3:45 Wrap-up

Limited to 50 participants. Registration fee of $15 per person includes lunch. Pay by cash or check (made out to MCA), or at the door. Mail, e-mail or call in your registration by January 25 to: Geri Katz, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, 2233 University Ave. W., # 355, St. Paul, MN 55114; 651-251-0868; mca@mtn.org.

How can you get your arts event publicized in Minnesota Monthly's Spotlight arts calendar? The magazine accepts listings for events involving music, visual arts, literary arts, dance, theater, family activities and special events like galas. Events listings are free and included on a space available basis. If you think some aspect of your event might make a good feature or news story, include that information with your press release. State who or what the story is, and why it is newsmaking. Include details about the event, a complete address for the event location, a phone number the public can call for information or tickets, website address, photos (cannot be returned), and how they can contact you. They will evaluate the idea, make a decision, and call you. Due to the volume of mail received, the staff is unable to verify or discuss the status of your information, so they request that you do NOT call to see if the information was received. Deadlines for the Spotlight sections are about 50 days before the dated issue (April items and photos are due before Feb. 10, May items before March 10, etc.). Minnesota Monthly also runs special sections throughout the year.

• Fall Festival Guide (Aug.-Oct. festival listings, due before June 10).
• Fall Arts Guide (Sept.-Nov. events, due before July 10).
• Holiday Arts Guide (Nov.-Dec. holiday events, due before Sept. 10).
• Summer Fun Guide (June-August events and highlights, due before April 10).

Mail ONE copy of a press release to: Minnesota Monthly Arts Calendar, 10 S. 5th St., #1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Fax to Arts Calendar, 612-371-5801. Other questions? Pick up an issue of the magazine or call Sarah Tieck at 612-371-5842, or email stieck@mnmo.com.

Advances in modern technology services now allow you to put your video treasures and memories, your theatre productions and other video creations on DVD for archival purposes. One disc will hold one to four hours of video. One new service by a video artist in St. Paul, MN, charges $54.99 per disc. + $3.50 postage. Others charge as much as $1 per minute. Satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Milton S. Evenson at 651-488-1566 or dvdmaker2@msn.com.

Minneapolis Institute Of Arts - www.artsmia.org - is celebrating its 8th anniversary with a new look. You can quickly glimpse current exhibitions, daily event highlights (by day, week or type), announcements, and choose from the menu how to navigate through the site. Objects from the museum's permanent collection are displayed each time you return to the home page. The Collection page will familiarize you with various Institute collections and locations, as well as provide links to other resources and features. You can even send an electronic art postcard to a friend. To make comments, contact webmaster@artsmia.org.

The deadline for applications will be February 15, 2002. For more info, contact Rebecca Menken, Assistant to the Director, School of Music, University of Minnesota, 200 Ferguson Hall, 2106 4th Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-625-4870, Fax 612-626-2200.

SteppingStone Theatre seeks a part-time Program Assistant (Tues.-Fri., 9:00-2:00) to assist with front-of-house operations: box office/house management for weekday performances, process ticket orders, track sales, prepare daily deposits and income report; prepare surveys; print & mail invoices, vouchers and tickets with appropriate support materials; assist in managing database; manage scholarship program; coordinate ASL interpreters and audio describers; answer phones, handle mail; other duties as assigned. $12,000 + benefits. Be a self-starter and team player, have excellent written, verbal and customer service skills; attention to detail and deadlines; proficient in Microsoft Office package. Passion for the arts and children's theatre. Send letter, resume, and references to Artistic Director, SteppingStone Theatre, 314 Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul, MN 55102.

Starlight Productions Theatre Co a new nonprofit theatre organization based in St. Paul, and planning to produce throughout the Twin Cities and currently looking to fill the following paid and volunteer positions: PAID: Treasurer/Accountant; VOLUNTEER: Secretary, Director at Large/Committee Chair (Board of Directors), and many other positions. To find out more, contact Starlight Productions Theatre Co., 1757 Morgan Ave. St. Paul, MN 55116; call for Craig Johnson or Kari Vihovde at 651-698-1547; go to Starlight Productions Theatre (www.starlight-productions.org) or email: starlightinfo@mninter.net.

The Rose Ensemble in Saint Paul is hiring professional singers for all sections. National touring opportunities, early music experience required. Call 651-225-4340 or go to The Rose Ensemble (www.RoseEnsemble.org).

Augsburg College in Minneapolis seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor in Art History for a full-time, tenure-track position beginning September, 2002. Teaching responsibilities include: semester-long survey courses; rotating schedule of specialized courses, including offerings in Scandinavian art and women's art; development of externally-funded programs in arts and religion. Requires previous teaching experience; prefer Ph.D and administrative experience. Send letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research interests, samples of publications and teaching materials, and three letters of recommendation by March 1 to: Augsburg College Human Resources Dept., 2211 Riverside Ave., Box 79, Minneapolis, MN 55454 OR e-mail to: jobs@augsburg.edu (in Word or text only format). FMI: Augsburg College (www.augsburg.edu).

Compass Point Books seeks a Graphic Design Art Director responsible for managing and directing staff in creating and executing cover and interior design concepts, coordinating production with color and printing vendors, and managing workflow of design staff. Must be willing to relocate to MANKATO, MN. Requires 4-year degree in graphic arts or design, Quark, Illustrator, PhotoShop and other design-related software; experience in production and design processes, four and five-color printing, process color, directing photography, and digital pre-press or direct-to-plate processes. Work with vendors and freelance designers/ illustrators/photographers, pay careful attention to detail, and solve problems creatively. Ideal applicants have managed an aggressive publishing schedule. Pre-Employment Drug Screen Required. Send resume and salary history to: Human Resources-CPB, 3722 West 50th St. #115, Minneapolis, MN, 55410-2016; Fax 507-345-8504; e-mail hr@compasspointbooks.com or apply on-line at Compass Point Books (www.compasspointbooks.com).

The Minnetonka Center for the Arts seeks a part-time Desktop Publishing jockey (Quark) to support nonprofit marketing activities. Varied duties, publications to PR & clerical. Send resume & salary req. to Dev. Dir., Minnetonka Center for the Arts, 2240 North Shore Dr., Wayzata, MN 55391.

Hamline University in Saint Paul seeks a full-time Office Coordinator to support the faculty of the Division of Fine Arts in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information go to Hamline University (www.hamline.edu) or call Hamline's Jobs Line at 651-523-3046.

The Inside Out Gallery of Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts needs Interns and Volunteers.
The gallery, located at 212 Third Ave. North, Suite 140, Minneapolis, features "Outsider Art" and works by self-taught artists with disabilities. Volunteers are needed for special events and to operate the gallery on Saturday afternoons. Interns assist with gallery management, operation and details involved in curating and producing an art exhibit. Contact: Jennifer Schultz, 612-702-5734 or 612-339-5145. Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts (www.interactcenter.com).

Career Fair is seeking someone to represent the Acting profession on Monday, February 4 from 4-8 pm at Burnsville High School. Contact Darla Hamer at Chamber@burnsvillechamber.com.

The Department of Art History in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota is seeking a full-time Associate Administrator. For a full job description, visit College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota (www.umn.edu/ohr/jobs/jobsF4.html) - find job #113656 - or call 612-624-0098 to have a copy faxed to you. For more info about the Art History Department, go to University of Minnesota - Art History Department (http://arthist.cla.umn.edu).

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is seeking part-time or full-time Customer Service & Sales people to process ticket sales and sell museum memberships in their phone center, Mon.-Fri. morning and/or afternoon, $10/hour. Position expected to run through July. To apply, submit a cover letter and resume, or complete an employment application at the museum. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Attn: Human Resources, 2400 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55404; Fax 612-870-3263, email: miajobs@artsmia.org.