The new appointments -- Scottsdale businessman Don V. Cogman; Cincinnati arts patron Katharine Cramer DeWitt; Austin educator Teresa Lozano Long; and Los Angeles-area designer Maribeth Walton McGinley -- will serve six year terms expiring September 3, 2006.

Connecticut-based art critic David Gelernter has not been confirmed, as of the latest Senate nomination confirmation report.

Many in the arts community expressed concern at Bush's nomination of Gelernter, a professor of computer science at Yale University and a painter and writer. In an Open Letter to the Bush Administration Concerning the National Council on the Arts, the National Association of Artists' Organizations: (NAAO) emphasized that "Mr. Gerlenter's beliefs concerning women and homosexuality, as he has expressed them in published interviews and his own published writing, are far from the mainstream and have no place on an advisory body responsible for national policy. Mr. Gelernter's nomination is even more problematic, as he is the sole non-commercial artist whom the President has nominated."

Also not confirmed was Dallas art collector Deedie Potter Rose, according to the Senate Civilian Appointments report. However, Rose's nomination now carries a new date of March 14, 2002, so it is likely that it is yet to be considered.

The National Council on the Arts advises the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) on agency policies and programs. It reviews and makes recommendations on applications for grants, funding guidelines, and leadership initiatives. Fourteen members of the Council are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate for six-year, staggered terms. Six members of Congress, two appointed by the Speaker of the House, one by the Minority Leader of the House, two by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and one by the Minority Leader of the Senate, serve for two-year terms.

By law, the President's appointments to the National Council on the Arts are to be selected for their widely recognized knowledge of the arts or their expertise or profound interest in the arts, and in response to this round of nominations, many artists and arts administrators urged that in making appointments which impact National Arts policy, the President take into consideration the many artists, arts administrators, and arts funders with deep, lifetime experience in the arts.

Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions which oversees confirmation of nominations for the National Council on the Arts. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) is the ranking Republican member.

Sources/resources:

U.S. SENATE -- http://www.senate.gov

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS -- http://www.nea.gov/learn/NCA/About_NCA.html

"Arts Community Asks President Bush to Make National Council on the Arts Nominations Who are Integrally Involved in the Arts; Who Represent the Spirit of our Nation's Arts and Culture" Arts Wire Current -- http://www.artswire.org/current/2002/cur022602.html
February 26, 2002

"Arts Community Reaction to the President's Nominations for the National Council on the Arts"
http://www.artswire.org/nca.html

Born in St. Louis, MO to a Palestinian father and an American mother, Naomi Shihab Nye has also lived in Jerusalem. Her works include FUEL; (1998) THE SPACE BETWEEN OUR FOOTSTEPS: POEMS AND PAINTINGS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST; (1998) and COME WITH ME. (2000)

In "Letter from Naomi Shihab Nye, Arab-American Poet: To Any Would-Be Terrorists" she writes:

"....Because there are so many people crying and scarred and confused and complicated and exhausted right now - it is as if we have all had a giant simultaneous break-down. I beg you, as your distant Arab cousin, as your American neighbor, listen to me. Our hearts are broken, as yours may also feel broken in some ways we can't understand, unless you tell us in words. Killing people won't tell us. We can't read that message. Find another way to live. Don't expect others to be like you. Read Rumi. Read Arabic poetry. Poetry humanizes us in a way that news, or even religion, has a harder time doing. A great Arab scholar, Dr. Salma Jayyusi, said, 'If we read one another, we won't kill one another.'...."

According to the Senate Civilian Nominations report, President Bush's other new nominations to the National Council on the Humanities also include:

• Celeste Colgan, of Texas, Project Director for Women in the Economy

• Thomas Mallon, of Connecticut, author of HENRY AND CLARA, ROCKETS AND RODEOS, and A BOOK OF ONE'S OWN: PEOPLE AND THEIR DIARIES, among many others

• Wilfred M. McClay, of Tennessee, SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he is also Professor of History, since 1999

• Michael Pack, of Maryland, producer/director, Manifold Productions (THE FALL OF NEWT GINGRICH; HOLLYWOOD VS. RELIGION; REDISCOVERING GEORGE WASHINGTON)

• Jeffrey D. Wallin, (listed in the nominations as of California) President of the American Academy for Liberal Education, Washington, DC

The Senate has also confirmed three of President's Bush's appointees to the National Council on the Humanities. The new members are: Amy A. Kass is senior lecturer in the Humanities Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago; Andrew Ladis is Franklin Professor of Art History at the University of Georgia; and Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. is president of El Centro College in Dallas, Texas.

Not confirmed, as of the latest Senate confirmation records, was conservative James R. Stoner, Jr. of Louisiana, a professor of political science.

Sources/resources

U.S. SENATE -- http://www.senate.gov

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES -- http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20020318.html

Michael Pack
THE FALL OF NEWT GINGRICH
PBS PICKS -- http://www.pbs.org/whatson/press/summer/fallofnewt.html

NAOMI SHIHAB NYE
VOICES FROM THE GAPS - WOMEN OF COLOR -- http://voices.cla.umn.edu/authors/NaomiShihabNye.html

LETTER FROM NAOMI SHIHAB NYE, ARAB-AMERICAN POET: TO ANY WOULD-BE TERRORISTS -- http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/shihabnye.html

WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY -- http://www.womenintheeconomy.org

WILFRED M. MCCLAY -- http://www.utc.edu/~suntrust/chair_mcclay_index.html

AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION -- http://www.aale.org

"Bush Appointments to the National Council on the Humanities Now in Committee"
Arts Wire CURRENT -- http://www.artswire.org/current/2002/cur022602.html
February 26, 2002

"The field of public art is growing by leaps and bounds, bringing new voices and approaches into the mix. Learn about innovative strategies that are being applied to perfect and strengthen current practices. Join your colleagues for two days of intensive information sharing and bring new ideas back to your community. Hear key speakers, participate in dialogues and study sessions, hear about innovative public art projects at the Year In Review, tour Nashville's public art, and network with new friends and colleagues."

Planned by The Public Art Network, a program of Americans for the Arts, FRESH PERSPECTIVES: PUBLIC ART 2002 is geared to both long-time and new public art practitioners. Key speakers, dialogue sessions, and study sessions will focus on topics related to Project Team Building -- exploring the relationships and roles of artists, public art professionals, and design and construction professionals in the creation of public art projects. Examples and methods for creative team building, successful project management, and project evaluation will be presented.

The program includes:

OPENING REMARKS

• Pre-conference Co-Chairs Betty Chen, New York, New York, and Sandra Duncan, Nashville, Tennessee

• KEY SPEAKER
  _Jody Pinto, Artist, New York, New York whose works include Papago Park/City Boundary, Phoenix, AZ; the sculpture garden at Pasadena City College and Metro-Link in St. Louis, MO.

• ESSENTIAL PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS DIALOGUE
  _Dian Magie, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, North Carolina
  _Jody Pinto, Artist, New York, New York
  _Mark Spitzer, AIA, Mark Spitzer Designs, Seattle, Washington

• YEAR IN REVIEW 2002 - public art projects completed in the past year
  _Nancy Princenthal, Writer, New York, New York.

• ARTIST INITIATED PROJECTS
  _Chris Doyle, Artist, New York, New York

• WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES
  _Lisa Richmond, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, Washington

• DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
  _Eloise Damrosch, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, Oregon

• UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION PROCESS + PRACTICE
  _Randi Korn, Randi Korn & Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia

• PUBLIC ART MASTER PLANS
  _Carol Goldstein, Los Angeles, California

Additionally, Gretchen Freeman, PAN Council Chair, and Renee Piechocki, PAN Facilitator, will give a lunchtime update on the activities of the Public Art Network and a Tour of Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art will highlight the gardens, recently redesigned by landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburg; the Woodland Sculpture Trail; a mile-long trail that includes 16 pieces of contemporary art, including site-specific works by James Turrell and Siah Armajani; temporary installations in the Contemporary Galleries, housed in the estate's former horse stalls; and TERRIFIC TREEHOUSES, Cheekwood's temporary installation of artist and architect designed treehouses.

Other Americans for the Arts pre-conferences are
RAISING MONEY IN A NEW REALITY and ART HEALS.

To access information about the Pre-Conferences, visit www.americansforthearts.org/services/events/artworks.asp?id=571

For information about the Americans for the Arts 2002 Annual Convention: ART WORKS! CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE - 2002, visit the AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS WEB SITE -- http://www.americansforthearts.org

Five national service organizations in the performing arts -- the American Symphony Orchestra League, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Dance/USA, OPERA America, and Theatre Communications Group -- are partnering in a Performing Arts Research Coalition. Goals include improving the management capacity of performing arts organizations across the country, increasing responsiveness to their communities, and strengthening local and national advocacy.

Benefits are also expected to include shared arts participation information and cross-disciplinary partnerships based on common interests.

Coordinated by OPERA America and supported by a three-year $2.7 million grant to OPERA America from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the project will begin by coordinating and improving information gathering in order to offer an informed and unified voice on issues of common concern. Working with the Urban Institute, the project is initially gathering information in the pilot localities of Cincinnati, Denver, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and the State of Alaska. Pittsburgh, Seattle, and the State of Alaska. A second group of five cities will be identified later this year.

In addition to other national platforms, the new information will be made more widely available through the American Arts Alliance, which will include it in public education materials.

Sources/resources:

PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS -- http://www.pewtrusts.com
The project is a component of the Trusts' national cultural initiative, Optimizing America's Cultural Resources which seeks to strengthen financial and policy support for America's cultural resources.

OPERA AMERICA -- http://www.operaamerica.org

DANCE/USA -- http://www.danceusa.org

THE AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE -- http://www.symphony.org

ASSOCIATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS -- http://www.artspresenters.org

THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP -- http://www.tcg.org

AMERICAN ARTS ALLIANCE -- http://www.americanartsalliance.org

The NLT Foundation provides grants of $5,000 to $10,000 to support organizations and new projects which may increase public access to, enjoyment of and support for the visual arts, as well as to enhance the role of the artist in the larger civil society. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to audience development, events, exhibits, organizational development, and collaborative projects that help develop the local arts community.

The Foundation is primarily interested in supporting organizations promoting the visual arts in Boston, Cincinnati, and Mid-Coast Maine. Complete guidelines for the April 15th concept letter deadline are available at http://www.grantsmanagement.com/nltguide.html

For more information, contact Prentice Zinn at pzinn@grantsmanagement.com or 617-426-7172.

Opportunities for Artists

During Her lifetime, H.S.H. Princess Grace of Monaco was deeply committed to helping young aspiring artists realize their career goals. This, too, is the mission of The Princess Grace Awards -- named in Her honor. The Foundation identifies and assists young talent in theater, dance and film through grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships.

Upcoming deadlines are

Dance: April 30, 2002

Film: June 1, 2002

Dance grants are made for Scholarships for tuition for the professional training at a non-profit school located in the United States. Applicant must have been enrolled in that school for at least one year. Grants are also made for fellowships for salary assistance for an apprentice or new member in a dance company. New members must have joined the company within the past five years. Nominations for dance grants are received from the Artistic Directors of dance companies, and the Deans or Department Chairmen of professional schools in dance. Grants are awarded to individuals through a school or company.

Film grants are made as scholarships for undergraduate and graduate thesis film productions. A candidate must apply in their second to last year of study. Nominations for film grants are submitted by Deans and Department Chairmen, in conjunction with the faculty, of established colleges and universities located within the United States by invitation only. All nominees must have already completed one film.

For more information visit http://www.pgfusa.com/grants.html

"Wichita is going 'Plane Crazy' with a public art project designed to celebrate Wichita's contributions to the aviation industry in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of Flight and to promote awareness of the arts. Like the cows in Chicago or the pigs in Cincinnati, Wichita is giving artists the opportunity to have some fun with planes and the concept of flight."

The 7' planes have an 8' wingspan and may be resculpted, carved into and attachments added as long as the structural integrity is not compromised. The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2002.

A selection committee will review submitted design concepts and pair them with sponsors. Artists chosen to complete a plane will receive $1000 honorarium upon completion of the work and approval by the sponsor. Planes will be put on public display (outdoors) in May of 2003 and remain on display until September 2003 when they will be sold at auction. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Wichita Arts Council grant fund and local organizations of the sponsors choice.

Artists residing in the United States may submit up to three design proposals. Entry is free. For complete information, visit http://www.cityartswichita.com For further information email bernadetteb@wichitaarts.com or call Bernadette Bradshaw at 316-337-9044.

Deadline: April 26, 2002, Artists - small-format, EYEDRUM ART AND MUSIC GALLERY IN ATLANTA

Deadline April 30, 2002, Photographers of all Asian and Pacific heritages, ASIANLENS - NYC

Deadline: April 30, 2002, Puerto Rican artists living in the island and abroad and artists of any nationality whose work deals with issues of Puerto Rican culture, HACIENDO PATRIA/HERE AND ELSEWHERE, COLLAGE FINE ARTS GALLERY, Chicago

Deadline: May 3, 2002, Playwrights, Where Theater Starts Reading Series, THE HUDSON EXPLOITED THEATER COMPANY

Deadline: May 30, 2002, Self portraits, GAY ART GALLERY

Deadline: May 31, 2002, Artwork, RIVER STYX LITERARY MAGAZINE

Deadline: June 1, 2002, Artists and art students, The Dreamer and the Dreamed - THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED ONLINE SYMBOLIST ART SHOW

Deadline: June 14, 2003, Visual artists, WESTERN STATES SMALL WORKS

Deadline: ongoing, Artists and designers, IMPACT - work sourced for UK/european Interior Designers, Architects, Galleries

CITY OF AUSTIN SEEKS CULTURAL ARTS FUNDING CONSULTANTS

The City of Austin is seeking proposals from consultants qualified and experienced in cultural arts funding to evaluate the City's current cultural arts funding process, identify public cultural arts funding best practices and benchmarks, and identify and recommend viable cultural arts funding program model alternatives for the City, including strategies for implementing those alternatives.

Established in the mid-1980s, the City of Austin's Cultural Contracts program contracts with arts organizations and artists to produce, present, and support arts projects in dance, theater/performance, literature, media arts, music, visual arts, and mixed arts. In fiscal year 2001 - 02, $3.7M resulted in 193 contracts with artists and arts organizations. The City's Parks and Recreation Department administers the Cultural Contracts program. The cultural contracts funding process involves cultural contract applicants, volunteer Advisory Panels, the Austin Arts Commission, and the City Council.

The consultant shall coordinate his/her efforts with the Office of the City Auditor, which is currently conducting an audit of the Cultural Contracts program.

The proposal deadline is Friday, May 3, 2002 at 200 PM.
Prospective consultants may view a copy of the Request for Proposal (Solicitation # MO02300105) at the City's Purchasing Website http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/purchase
(Website Instructions - Click on "Current Purchasing Notices" Check "Services A wide variety of skills needs." & "Click to Retrieve Selected Ads"; Click on "MO02300105"; For details on the RFP Click on Appendix A (DOC) (Specific)

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Artspace, (Raleigh, NC)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Springfield Regional Opera, (Springfield, MO)

ILLUSTRATION ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Memphis College of Art, (Memphis, TN)

ART TEACHER, Gibbes Museum Studio, (Charleston, SC)

STRING TEACHER, Sun Valley Summer Symphony Music Conservatory, (Sun Valley, Idaho)

ARTS-IN-EDUCATION DIRECTOR, Huntington Arts Council, (Huntington, NY)

DIRECTOR, MASTER OF ARTS IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION, (half- time) Goucher College, (Baltimore, MD)

PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Merit School of Music, (Chicago, IL)

DANCE, ACTING, TECHNICAL PRODUCTION INSTRUCTORS, (Summer) Performance PLUS, New England Summer Training Program, (New Hampton, NH)

PUBLIC ART PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, (San Diego, California)

GENERAL MANAGEMENT/COMPANY MGR, New York production of Blue Man Group

LITERARY COORDINATOR, Mill Mountain Theatre, (Roanoke VA)

GENERAL MANAGER, classical performance organization, (New York City, NY)

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, (Sheboygan, WI)

CARPENTER/CABINETMAKER, The Museum of Modern Art, (New York City, NY)

DIRECTOR, SILICON VALLEY CULTURAL MARKETING PARTNERSHIP, Arts Council Silicon Valley, (San Jose, CA)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR -- PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT, The University Musical Society, (Ann Arbor, MI)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, Purdue Convocations, Purdue University, (West Lafayette, Indiana)

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, (Washington, DC)

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE/GRANTWRITER, The American Music Center, (New York City, NY)

MANAGER, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, Music of the Baroque, (Chicago, IL)

MARKETING/PR COORDINATOR, Merit School of Music, (Chicago, IL)

MAJOR GIFTS MANAGER, Atlanta Ballet, (Atlanta, GA)

INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER, Atlanta Ballet, (Atlanta, GA)

CURATORIAL ASSISTANT, The American Federation of Arts, (New York City, NY)

SUMMER ARTS CAMP CO-DIRECTOR, Abrons Art Center, (New York City, NY)

PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR, (summer) Oasis Children's Services, (Brooklyn, NY)

ART GALLERY REGISTRARIAL/ADMINISTRATIVE ASST, Montclair State University Art Galleries, (Upper Montclair, NJ)

PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATE, Aaron Davis Hall, (New York, NY)

SPECIAL PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR, Corporate Art Program with Bank One, (Chicago, IL)

MUSEUM EDUCATION/COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, International Center of Photography, (New York City, NY)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, (classical performance organization) (New York City, NY)

BOX OFFICE MANAGER, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island University, (Greenvale, NY)

FLOOR SUPERVISOR, VISITOR SERVICES, (part-time, temporary) Whitney Museum of American Art, (New York, NY)

SECURITY GUARD, (2 Part-time positions available) Whitney Museum of American Art, (New York, NY)

BOOKKEEPER, Ace Gallery, (Los Angeles, CA)

DATA ENTRY/ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER, Matthew Marks Gallery, (New York, NY)

SALES ASSOCIATES, Guggenheim Museum, (New York City, NY)

INTERN, Dancewave, (Brooklyn, NY)

VISUAL ARTS PR, MARKETING INTERNSHIP, Blue Medium, (New York City, NY)

GRANTS INTERN - PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, (Brooklyn, MA)

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, (Detroit, MI)

VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS, Killing My Lobster, (San Francisco, CA)

INTERNSHIPS, White Box, (New York City, NY)

DOCUMENTARY FILM INTERNSHIP, Three Graces Films, (Brooklyn, NY)

A growing list of links to job resources for artists and arts administrators is available on Arts Wire's Web Site at http://www.artswire.org/current/jobres.html