NYC Performing Arts Spaces Blog

Making Moves in Jamaica

Posted by Emily Bowles, on December 18, 2009 - 0 comments

Tags: dance companies, performance opportunities, queens, rfps

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.

Image courtesy of Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning

2010 Queens Community Arts Fund Grants

Posted by Kirsten Nordine, on July 23, 2009 - 0 comments

Tags: fundraising, grants, call for applications, queens

Attention Queens artists:  Applications are now being accepted for the Queens Community Arts Fund (QCAF), which is administered by Queens Council on the Arts (QCA).  These grants are available to individual artists of any discipline and non-profit (or fiscally sponsored) organizations creating arts and cultural programming in the borough of Queens.  In 2009, QCAF awarded $232,400 to 18 individual artists and 42 organizations.

For those who are interested in applying, QCA is providing several grant workshops before the fall application deadline.  These information sessions are required for all first-time applicants, as well as previous applications who have not applied within the last two years. 

The next info session for organizations interested in applying is Monday, August 10, 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Cambria Heights Library, 218-13 Linden Blvd, Cambria Heights.

The next info session for individuals is Thursday, August 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm at LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave, Room E-500 in Long Island City.

Application deadlines are Thursday, September 24 for individuals and Thursday, October 8 for organizations.

Full guidelines, as well as a list of information sessions and the online application can be found at www.queenscouncilarts.org, or contact Katie Tuss, Arts Fund Coordinator, at 347-505-3019, or ktuss@queenscouncilarts.org, for additional information.