Guidelines and applications are up for the next round of Con Edison Musicians' Residencies: Composition Program. This time around, we're partnering with the City of New York Department for the Aging to offer residencies at the Florence E. Smith Community Center in Corona, Queens. In addition, we're continuing our partnership with the terrific Flushing Town Hall. Composers based outside of Queens can apply for Turtle Bay Music School. The deadline is February 26.
More than halfway through January and we're still writing "2009" occasionally... but what better moment to reflect on the past year?
We are certainly proud of our accomplishments, which included:
In 2010, we'll continue to build on these achievements by:
Thanks for your continuing support!
Eugenie Cowan, Director
Kirsten Nordine, Program Director
David Johnston, Consultant and Program Director, Mellon Dance Study
Jonna McElrath, Administration, Mellon Dance Study
David Sheingold, Dance Community Consultant, Mellon Dance Study
Emily Bowles, Marketing Director
Information, applications and guidelines for the next round of our Con Edison Musicians' Residency program! We're in the process of finalizing and tweaking our deadlines. So watch this space for criteria, deadlines, and new host facilities. Very soon...
The Actors Fund has a new batch of seasonal and H1N1 (swine flu) vaccinations for performing arts industry professionals at the Al Hirschfeld Clinic on West 57th Street, Wednesday Jan 6 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Shots are free and no appointments are necessary. Check out details at the Actors Fund site.
About a week ago, I got the chance to get out of Midtown for a couple of hours and visit the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens. The General Manager there was nice enough to give me a tour of the newly-renovated facility, which is in a beautiful 1858 landmark building (the former First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica). The building houses a 400-seat performance space as well as rehearsal space. (Check out the listings here.)
The Jamaica Performing Arts Center will also be hosting Making Moves, a day-long dance festival taking place on May 1, 2010. It's part of Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows 2010, the third edition of Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning’s site-specific, public art exhibition. There are three opportunities for dance companies, ranging from a 15-minute performance with a $200 stipend to a 45-minute piece with a $3,500 stipend. Go to their website to read all the details and check out the RFP: http://jcal.org/performing_arts/MakingMoves.html For interested groups, tours of the facility will be given January 5-8, 2010. Applications are due January 18, 2010.
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Image courtesy of Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning