As Director of Media Arts Programs, Libbey will supervise the panel selection and grantmaking process for the area of media arts (film, television, and radio) and will provide professional leadership to the field. He will also head a major NEA initiative to provide quality arts programming on radio and television.

"We are excited to have Ted Libbey join the Arts Endowment in this capacity," said Eileen B. Mason, Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. "His stellar broadcasting career, wealth of knowledge, and stature in the arts community as a critic and scholar will help us expand our efforts to bring the best of the arts to the American people." The Arts Endowment also notes that The President's FY 2003 budget request for NEA includes more funding to support quality arts programming on television and radio.

Libbey's published works include THE NPR GUIDE TO BUILDING A CLASSICAL CD COLLECTION; SYMPHONIC PORTRAITS A CLASSICAL PORTFOLIO; ISAAC STERN A CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE; histories of Carnegie Hall and the National Symphony Orchestra; as well as the forthcoming NPR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. He has served as an editor of SCHWANN INSIDE, HIGH FIDELITY, and MUSICAL AMERICA magazines, and as a music critic for the NEW YORK TIMES and the WASHINGTON STAR.

In 1992, he acted as programming consultant and coordinator for the John F. Kennedy Center's TRIBUTE TO GERMANY, a multi-venue festival of German music, theater, dance, and film. From 1984 to 1996, Libbey -- who attended Yale University majoring in history, the arts, and then pursued graduate studies in music at Yale and Stanford University -- was consultant to the United States Information Agency's Artistic Ambassador Program, conducting competitive auditions for hundreds of musicians who played in U.S. embassies around the world. In the 1970's, Libbey helped administer the NEA's Composer/Librettist Program. His own work includes the score for the film HOME OF HOPE, and several of his arrangements have been performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

He is also a commentator on National Public Radio's PERFORMANCE TODAY, (PT) where he regularly selects and introduces the PT 50, a list of recommended classical music recordings.

However, because the list (as currently represented on the PT website) includes only one living American composer: John Adams THE CHAIRMAN DANCES (San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, conductor, Nonesuch) there is some question about the future inclusion of living American creators in NEA supported media programming.

"The list has one person of color -- Scott Joplin and no women," observes composer/musician Pauline Oliveros. "The PT list perpetuates business as usual in Classical Music. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Ted Libbey could see that it is time to revise the classical canon? Women and people of color are consistently excluded from all such lists. One hopes that he will not continue this exclusion in his position at the NEA."

(note that because Eileen Mason is currently on vacation, and Ted Libbey doesn't start his new position until September 23, 2002, neither were available for comment on the kinds of media programming the NEA envisions supporting)

What future directions in NEA supported film, television, and radio programming would the non-profit arts community like to see?

Arts Wire CURRENT welcomes comments on future Government supported radio and television programming under Libbey's tenure -- particularly from those in the media arts and new music communities. Send them to Judy Malloy at jmalloy@nyfa.org

Members of the arts community who believe in government support for contemporary American creators are also urged to contact the Arts Endowment and their Senators and Representatives about the importance of continued support for a diverse spectrum of contemporary creators and the non-profit organizations which present their work.

Sources/resources:

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS -- http://www.arts.gov

TED LIBBEY -- http://www.npr.org/programs/pt/about/tedlib.html

THE PT 50 -- http://www.npr.org/programs/pt/features/pt50/pt50intro.html

PAULINE OLIVEROS -- http://www.deeplistening.org

Review of THE NPR GUIDE TO BUILDING A CLASSICAL CD COLLECTION CHAMBER MUSIC MAGAZINE -- http://www.chamber-music.org/magazine/17_2/american_17_2.html

Emma Lou Diemer
"Action Aisle: Recording Advocacy Project"
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC -- http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/articles/winter98/diemer.html

From a Columbia University Department of Art 2002 MFA Thesis Exhibition, installed this spring on the ground floor of Harlem's Mink building; to the GREENSBORO REVIEW which is published by the MFA Writing Program at the University of North Carolina Greensboro; to the Betty Rymer Gallery - - which, at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the students and faculty as well as artists working in Chicago, the U.S., and abroad -- visiting artists and school faculty enrich the curriculum in studio arts programs. And students exhibit, perform, and write about their own developing body of work.

At Bard College on the Hudson River -- Annandale-on-Hudson, NY -- during their four years at Bard, dance majors study a wide range of techniques and approaches to choreography and modern dance. Each year, the program mounts at least four productions which are open to the Bard community and the public.

At the Kansas City Art Institute, the Visiting Artists Program will bring artists -- including John Byrd, Ceramics; Laura Berman, Printmaking; Dan Wallmering, Sculpture; Richard Buchanan, Head of the School of Design, Carnegie Mellon; and Carrie Mae Weems, Anthropologist, Folklorist and Visual Artist -- to the school in the Fall of 2002.

In Glendale, AZ, PALOVERDE, Arizona State University West's magazine of literature and art invites everyone in the university community -- students, faculty, and staff -- to contribute creative work. The magazine publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, scripts, and research papers as well as visual art, music, and computer-aided graphics. The May 2002 issue includes "Insight" by Kim Toms; "Bread and Fish at 5000 ft" by Ryan Brotman; and "Mi Papa" by Leticia Comparan, among other contributions.

At the San Francisco Art Institute through September 28, 2002, the ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBITION is showcasing the works of 14 artists who were selected by a chance process from the more than 120 visual artists on the 2002-2003 SFAI faculty. The exhibition includes works by Cade Bursell, Amy Ellingson, Connie Goldman, Tim Harvey, Brook Hinton, Muffy Kibby, Kerry Laitala, Julio Morales, Irene Pijoan, J. John Priola, Thom Sempere, Laetitia Sonami, Yvette Torell, and John Zurier.

In Spring 2002, the work of 23 graduating MFA's at Columbia University's School of Arts, Visual Arts Division was exhibited on the ground floor of Harlem's Mink building The work is also documented online.

"The 2002 MFA Thesis Exhibition marks a new chapter in their practice as artists. It records optimism and idealism, strategy and confidence. While each of the artists struggle within and against growing professionalization in the field of art, they solidify their commitment to their practice and how they will walk in the world," curator Eungie Joo writes on the website.

It includes Greg Martin's TOURS, which are documented on the website in text and image:

"rumored to be the birthplace of the atom bomb, prentis hall at 632 w125th street in manhattan is also the birthplace of greg's tours. originally used as a milk bottling factory by sheffield farms, it is now occupied by columbia university visual arts and engineering. architectural curiosities and forgotten rooms full of useless machines make this tour exciting...."

In a series of photographs, Lila Subramanian takes the viewer from a black hooded figure isolated in an area where a snow and ice encrusted arctic-resonant shore meets a cold ocean; to brightly colored sea shanties redolent of seaside vacations; to a red clothed figure walking on the snow in bare woods; to two women standing in the water gathering shells on a lonely expanse of beach; to a sign on a rocky cliff; (what it says is not readable) to the final frame of a solitary figure in the snow.

Megan Foster's acrylic on canvas paintings -- SHE LOVED COLOR; ROY'S SCULPTURE; PASS THE ASPARAGUS -- combine an expressive graphic artist's line with blocks of color in staged interior scenes.

On the website, curator Eungie Joo describes Foster's work in this way:

"Working from film stills from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, American Beauty, and The Virgin Suicides, Megan Foster lays bare the serene facade of suburban life as it 'conceals a breeding ground for dysfunction, anxiety, and hypocrisy.' Foster's paintings begin as silk-screened drawings on canvas are painted with a palette reduced to the scene's two average colors and follow a letterbox format, further isolating the action, fiction, and artifice of cinematic representation of everyday life."

Department Chair Job Kessler writes in an introduction on the website:

"The Thesis Exhibition is a huge undertaking representing a tremendous effort on behalf of the students. It starts with the curator's individual dialogue with the students in their studios. A huge raw space is found and leased. Work committees are formed. Temporary walls are designed, built and painted and a lot of beer is consumed. Trucks are rented and the work is transported and installed. Lighting is installed. Posters and invitations are designed and mailed out; finally, the floors are swept and we're all ready for more beer."

He also observes that the 23 graduating MFA's are "a charmed and ferociously talented lot and I have no doubt that their collective spirit will help to change the landscape of contemporary art."

In New York City, this season at the Juilliard School -- among the school's extensive program of almost 700 music, dance, and drama performances -- the New Juilliard Ensemble, directed by Joel Sachs, provides an opportunity to experience new works. The Ensemble performs a variety of American- and world-premiere chamber works as well as new work by Juilliard composers. This season New Juilliard Ensemble opens their Tenth Season on September 21 at 8 PM in the Juilliard Theater with Works by Colin Matthews, Hartmut Schmidt, and Frederic Rzewski.

At Rice University in Houston, Texas, at the Shepherd School of Music, developing composers have frequent opportunities to hear their music performed by their instrumental and vocal colleagues. Graduate composers may write their theses or dissertations for orchestra, with the possibility that their works will be programmed by the school orchestra or chamber orchestra. An innovative course, "Practicum in Contemporary Music," gives composers a chance to work directly with performers in the creation of new work.

"The opportunity to perform in repertory that meets a high artistic standard is very important for students who are pursuing the studio focused BFA and MFA degrees, Libby Patenaude, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Dance at Florida State University, (FSU) emphasizes. "Just as a musician in training must rehearse and perform excellent repertory, so the dancer must rehearse and perform work that stretches his technical proficiency and deepens his artistic sensibilities. In addition, the degree programs must involve the student in developing and honing her own choreographic skills."

Under the guidance of Patenaude who also co-founded and served as co-artistic director of Moving South Dance Company, one of the first professional modern dance companies in South Carolina, and who guided the development of the Columbia College Dance Department, performance opportunities for the FSU dance major include the FALL DANCE CONCERT SERIES which offers opportunities for students to make dances of their own, as well as to perform in their own or others works.

FSU's extensive opportunities for dance majors also include FINE ARTS THESIS CONCERTS; AN EVENING OF DANCE SPRING CONCERT which offers opportunities for students to perform in faculty and guest artist works; summer performance opportunities such as the FLORIDA DANCE FESTIVAL; and FSU DANCE ON TOUR.

At the University of Nebraska, where it is celebrating it's 75th Anniversary, the PRAIRIE SCHOONER literary magazine has initiated an annual book series competition which publishes one book of short fiction and one book of poetry each year through the University of Nebraska Press. (see Opportunities for Artists in this week's Arts Wire CURRENT)

In Seattle, WA, Shoreline Community College students produce SPINDRIFT, a literary and art anthology, is composed of works by community college students, faculty, staff and community members, including local and regional artists. It is designed, edited and produced by Shoreline students and printed on campus as a training project by Visual Communication Technology Program students.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico from August 28-August 31, the University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre & Dance will produce EACH DAY DIES WITH SLEEP by Jose Rivera, directed by Jeanette Sanchez.

Jose Rivera is a Puerto Rican playwright whose works -- including MARISOL and CLOUD TECTONICS -- explore "Magic Realism."

Jeanette Sanchez -- who chose Each Day Dies With Sleep both for its poetic use of language and for the strength of its characters -- is a second year graduate student at the University of New Mexico who is studying Directing and Educational Theatre. She recently directed the UNM Outreach Production, CALABASAS STREET, which toured to many local elementary schools last Spring. She also directed UNBALANCED IN BRUSH FIRES as part of the WORDS AFIRE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL.

In Philadelphia, At the Tyler School of Art at Temple University -- which operates galleries on its campus in Elkins Park, on Temple University Main Campus, in the Architecture/ Engineering building, and in the cultural district of Old City in downtown Philadelphia -- the program emphasizes the important role exhibitions at Tyler play in campus life. The galleries have a focus on showcasing work by nationally recognized artists not previously exhibited in the region.

"Classes meet in the galleries to discuss the shows, which also become the point of departure for lively, informal dialogue on campus," they note. "The Exhibitions Program aims to address the full range of contemporary visual culture, from emergent forms such as installation art and computer-generated imagery to traditional genres such as painting, sculpture, the studio crafts, and design."

In Portland, OR at Pacific Northwest College of Art, (PNCA) the exhibition program integrates work from the faculty, work from students, and work from artists from around the country. It also fosters interaction with locally-based artists.

PNCA has five campus galleries including the Philip Feldman Gallery and Project Space, the Manuel Izquierdo Sculpture Gallery, the Interactive Media Gallery, and two student galleries.

"In addition, the walls of the Swigert Commons are often filled with work by students and other artists from the community," the program notes.

Sources/resources:

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ART 2002 MFA THESIS EXHIBITION -- http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arts/visual_arts/thesis_2002/index.html

GREENSBORO REVIEW -- http://www.uncg.edu/eng/mfa/review/Grhompage.htm

BETTY RYMER GALLERY AT THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO -- http://www.artic.edu/saic/art/galleries/betty.html

BARD COLLEGE DANCE PROGRAM-- http://www.bard.edu/academics/undergrad/arts/dance/

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST DEPARTMENT OF ART -- http://www.umass.edu/art/

KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE -- http://www.kcai.edu

Arizona State University West
PALOVERDE -- http://www.west.asu.edu/paloverde/

SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE - http://www.sfai.edu

JUILLIARD SCHOOL -- http://www.juilliard.edu

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - Department of Dance -- http://fabserver.fsu.edu/SVAD/load_flash.html

SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC -- http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~musi/

University of Nebraska
PRAIRIE SCHOONER -- http://www.unl.edu/schooner/html/about.html

Shoreline Community College
SPINDRIFT -- http://elmo.shore.ctc.edu/pio/spindrift_literary_magazine_2002.htm

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO'S DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE http://www.unm.edu/~theatre/td/index2.html

TYLER SCHOOL OF ART AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY -- http://www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions.htm

PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART -- http://www.pnca.edu

THE UNIVERSITY ART DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY -- http://billfisher.dreamhost.com/
Hosted by Bill Fisher, this site provides comprehensive links to art department home pages (organized by state, with an emphasis on printmaking)

COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION -- http://www.collegeart.org

TEMPE, AZ -- By making the public aware of the positive impact which theater has in our schools, the Theatre In Our Schools Campaign, a program of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, (AATE) works to promote theatre for youth at all levels all across America.

"Previously, there was one month a year dedicated to Theatre In Our Schools. You will notice that our materials do not designate a specific month. This is because we would like to encourage you to make this a year long and ever ongoing campaign," AATE states.

Among the ideas which the campaign suggests to promote theater in the schools are:

• Partner schools with locally-based professional theatres

• Present a special mini-performance/reception in honor of local theatre educators and students

• Present a series of "Careers in Theatre" symposiums at different locations

• Host a statewide or city-wide theatre festival

• Initiate Artists-In Residence programs

• Encourage all teachers in every department to involve theatre within their lesson plans

• Arrange field trips to theatres to see plays

• Invite a theatre professionals to speak or give a demonstration

• Involve parents in school theatre activities

• Sponsor a statewide student playwriting contest and present a staged reading of the winning play.

• Tour a performance to elementary schools, retirement communities and other community locales

For more information, visit:

AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION (AATE) website at http://www.aate.com

PASADENA, CA -- The Armory Center for the Arts is offering a a free art program for high school students. Described as "a fusion of art and technology", The Intermix Media Arts Program is hosted by the Armory Center for the Arts. (145 North Raymond Avenue, Old Pasadena)

The Intermix Media Arts Program is an intensive two-year sequential program (following the traditional school calendar) for a select group of 18 high school students in grades 10-11. Instruction focuses on drawing, painting, photography and as well as on digital media, installation, video and animation. Students receive 9-12 hours of studio instruction per week and 5 units of high school credit each semester. Art instruction is free throughout the entire program

"After completing the Intermix program most of our students pursue a college or university education in the arts, the program notes.

The Intermix Media Arts Program is made possible through a major grant from the Michael J. Connell Foundation with additional support from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds, Rowe and Gayle Giesen Trust, and the Pasadena Foundation.

For more information, visit the ARMORY web site at http://www.armoryarts.org or call 626-792-5101 X 119

(Note that application for this fall is now closed)

LOS ANGELES, CA -- UCLA EXTENSION is offering a course in Applying to Graduate Art Programs for artists in the Los Angeles area who are interested in continuing their education by applying to MFA programs.

"This one-day seminar is designed to help prospective graduate applicants research and identify the different programs that best meet their educational needs as well as develop a suitable application for submission. The course focuses on how graduate programs differ from each other and how to investigate each school's unique opportunities. The application process -- from first contact with the college to submitting the portfolio and essay -- also is covered," the program notes.

The course will be held at UCLA North Campus (2214 Public Policy Bldg) on Saturday, September 21. (10:00 AM- 1:00 PM) The instructor is Kavin Buck, MFA, Artist; Director of Recruitment and Outreach, School of the Arts and Architecture, UCLA.

For registration and general information, call 310-825-9971 or 818-784-7006
(Reg# N5120U Course 831.20 Department ART Cost $55 No Textbook Required)

UCLA EXTENSION -- http://www.uclaextension.org/

THE NPDA explains that "National Portfolio Days are about the exchange of information: about your work, yourself, your college plans, your concerns. They are not an examination or a competition. In addition to finished pieces, your portfolio may include works in progress, sketchbooks, and tear sheets." They suggest that students not spend an inordinate amount of time matting or framing their work, or worrying about the presentation. "The work itself is what is of interest."

Upcoming National Portfolio days across the country include:

• Sunday, October 6, 2002
  BOSTON, MA
  SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  230 The Fenway
  tel: 800-643-6078 or 617-369-3626
  email: info@smfa.edu
  website: http://www.smfa.edu

• Saturday, October 12, 2002
  VALENCIA, CA
  CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  24700 McBean Pkwy
  tel: 661-255-1050
  email: admiss@calarts.edu
  website: http://www.calarts.edu

• Sunday, October 13, 2002
  HOUSTON, TX
  Sponsored by SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (NYC)
  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton North Houston Hotel
  tel: 212-592-2100; 800-436-4204 email: admissions@adm.schoolofvisualarts.edu
  website: http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu

• Saturday, November 2, 2002
  MILWAUKEE, WI
  MILWAUKEE INSOF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
  11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Columbus Drive Building, 280 South Columbus Drive
  tel: 312-899-5219; 800-232-7242
  Email: admiss@artic.edu
  Event Details http://www/saic/services/undergrad/admissions/events/portfolio.html

  website: http://www.artic.edu/saic

• Saturday, November 23, 2002
  BROOKLYN, NY
  PRATT INSTITUTE
  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  200 Willoughby Ave
  tel: 718-636-3669, 800-331-0834
  email: admissions@pratt.edu website: http://www.pratt.edu

(Note that those interested in graduate programs should contact individual institutions, since not all institutions will be prepared to review graduate portfolios at national portfolio days.)

ADC-LSTN + Centre for Education in the Built Environment + Palatine: SHARED VISIONS

"Investigating Interdisciplinarity
Enhancing Learning
Informing Practice
an international Higher Education Conference"

The Learning and Teaching Support Network Subject Centres for Art, Design & Communication, (ADC-LSTN) Built Environment, (CEBE) and Performing Arts (PALATINE) invite academic colleagues and practitioners to SHARED VISIONS -- exploring learning and teaching on the borders of architecture, art, communication, dance, design, drama, landscape, media, music, performance and theatre and incorporating Architectural Education Exchange 2002

Through the sharing of experiences, practices and approaches to learning and teaching, the aim of this collaboration between the three arts-based LTSN Subject Centres is to enhance the knowledge and practice of learning and teaching in the creative arts discipline. The Keynote Speakers are:

FRANCES BRONET
Professor of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; 2001 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching New York Professor of the Year -- an award which honors the outstanding instructors who excel as teachers and influence the lives and careers of their students. A strong believer in working across discipline and campus boundaries Frances Bronet said of her award: "I hope it will showcase architectural education's potential for social and civic action through creative, collaborative, and hands-on learning."

TRUUS OPHUYSEN
Project Manager, SOCRATES Thematic Network Project The SOCRATES Thematic Network Project Innovation in Higher Arts Education provides support to higher arts education institutes in meeting the challenges posed by the Bologna Declaration and is managed by the European League of Institutes of the Arts in conjunction with the Association of European Conservatoires.

JANET RITTERMAN
Director of the Royal College of Music, London, UK Janet Ritterman has a strong performing and academic record in music, the arts and education. She has been involved in a number of aspects of arts education, and holds senior committee posts including Chair of the Advisory Council for Arts Research; Chair of the Publishing Company of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music; and Chair of the Federation of British Conservatoires. In September 2002 she assumes the chairmanship of the Arts & Humanities Research Board Postgraduate Committee.

Conference Themes are:

INTERDISCIPLINARITY
creating interdisciplinarity; practicing interdisciplinarity; interdisciplinarity and critical discourses; interdisciplinarity and pedagogy

ENHANCING LEARNING AND TEACHING THROUGH RESEARCH
conceptions of and approaches to learning and teaching in the creative arts; enhancing learning and teaching in creative arts practice; evaluating learning and teaching in creative arts practice; learning in the studio

INNOVATION AND INFORMING PRACTICE
innovation and the curriculum in the creative arts; innovation and assessment in the creative arts; the learning experience and professional practice

Papers to be presented include:

Ajaykumar, Goldsmiths College, University of London
"Peer Assessment, Self-Assessment and Creativity in the context of experiential learning in inter-disciplinary, multi-media, site-specific art in higher education."

David Clews, University of Brighton
"Imaging for Education"

Carola Boehm, University of Glasgow
"Between Technology and Creativity, Challenges and Opportunities for Music Technology in Higher Education"

Jonathan Savage & Mike Challis, Manchester Metropolitan University
"Expanding the boundaries of collaborative composition through imaginative uses of new technologies"

and many others.

For more information about SHARED VISIONS, visit http://www.lancs.ac.uk/palatine/shared_visions

New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) 54th Annual Conference: ASSEMBLING THE PIECES, 2002

ASSEMBLING THE PIECES, 2002, this year's New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) conference will showcase all areas of art education which contribute to high standards in curriculum development, instruction, assessment, student achievements, quality art materials and techniques, advocacy, and artistic pursuits.

"Professional development will be offered through hands on workshops, lectures, discussions, presentations, in addition to topics on integration and multicultural issues. NYSATA continues to develop new opportunities for teachers and students for the purpose of improving visual arts education in New York State," the conference notes.

The keynote speakers will be:

JUDITH BURTON, Teachers College/Columbia University

MAC ARTHUR GOODWIN, President of the National Art Education Association

ARTHUR AND MARY PARK who will present a lecture as well as workshops on Korean Ceramics

In addition, master printer Dan Welden will host "Printaganaza", an opportunity to learn to create monotypes; Apple will provide a variety of hands on workshops in a computer lab; and over 40 commercial exhibitors display their latest in art textbooks, technology, prints, slides, curriculum materials, equipment, and programs, as well as the latest studio and art history materials for review to art educators -- providing the opportunity to experience a wide variety of art materials relevant to art instruction programs.

The hotel is located within walking distance of the New York State Museum and the Albany Institute of History which has reopened, after an $18.1 million dollar renovation.

New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) provides a myriad of activities throughout the year, including the Olympics for the Visual Arts, the Legislative Student Exhibit, the Portfolio Project, and the NYS School Board Student Exhibit.

The NYSATA Conference is open to all members of the association. Membership applications and registration forms are available on the website at http://www.nysata.org (Registration forms will be available in September) or by contacting Jennife Ziehl, membership chair at dollyz93@yahoo.com

For further information contact: Mitchell Visoky at Mitoky@aol.com or Jessica Bayer at jessbayer@erols.com

"When college students buy their textbooks at the start of each semester, they often carry them back to the dorm with an optimistic belief that these hefty, expensive volumes will reveal the settled wisdom about the subject at hand. In fact, instructors know that textbook authors are not dispassionate, objective chroniclers of history. Authors must choose among many 'truths' and decide which aspects to highlight, which things to leave out, and how to organize information and ideas. The selection of a textbook is thus crucial in preparing to teach any course. Which 'realities,' whose points of view, should be emphasized? Which narrative should be adopted to frame students' views?" -- David Bjelajac, Frances K. Pohl, Angela Miller

In "Textbooks for a New Generation", an article in AMERICAN ART, David Bjelajac, Frances K. Pohl, Angela Miller review American art scholarship and textbooks of American art history.

Their article begins by discussing early surveys "most often focusing on easel painting and sculpture by male artists of European descent".

It documents a changing approach in works such as Daniel M. Mendelowitz' A HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, second edition in 1970): "Opening with Native American art and arts of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest, Mendelowitz declared that his text was the first to offer 'an all-encompassing survey of the development of the visual arts in America'...... It provided a significant model for all future texts."

The article covers many other books including Matthew Baigell, CONCISE HISTORY OF AMERICAN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE; Wayne Craven, AMERICAN ART: HISTORY AND CULTURE; Robert Hughes, AMERICAN VISIONS: THE EPIC HISTORY OF ART IN AMERICA; Marianne Doezema and Elizabeth Milroy, READING AMERICAN ART; Mary Ann Calo, CRITICAL ISSUES IN AMERICAN ART; Sharon Patton, AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART; Richard Powell BLACK ART AND CULTURE IN THE 20TH CENTURY; and Erika Doss TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART.

About Wayne Craven's AMERICAN ART: HISTORY AND CULTURE, they write:

"...In his introduction, Craven, a long-time professor at the University of Delaware, expressed hope that his book could serve diverse methodologies, from analysis of material or popular culture to Marxist and feminist interpretations, from psychosexual to formal analysis and connoisseurship. He adopts a more upbeat attitude toward the issue of quality in American art, and takes care to include a goodly number of artworks by female artists, African Americans, and people of non-European descent...."

American Art, published by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is "dedicated to exploring all aspects of the nation's visual heritage from colonial to contemporary times. Through a broad interdisciplinary approach, American Art provides an understanding not only of specific artists and art objects, but also the cultural factors that have shaped American art over three centuries of national experience."

In addition to the fine arts which are the journal's primary focus, its scope encompasses all aspects of the nation's visual culture, including popular culture, public art, film, electronic multimedia, and decorative arts and crafts.

For the complete article, visit http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/journal/index.html

At Chorus America's 25th Anniversary Conference in Denver, Colorado, this June, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) -- a membership association of over 140,000 composers, songwriters and music publishers of all genres of music -- joined Chorus America in honoring four choral ensembles for their adventurous programming during the 2001 concert season.

The Awards are offered annually to members of Chorus America and presented in appreciation for performances of the music written since 1975.

"On behalf of the members of ASCAP, I present these awards to those whose excellent performances of the music of our time have enriched and replenished the great choral repertory. On behalf of the composers whose music you present, we thank you," said ASCAP's Vice President of Concert Music, Frances Richard.

The ensembles, who were honored with plaques and cash awards, were:

• Choruses with Budgets $400,000 and higher
  PLYMOUTH MUSIC SERIES
  Philip Brunelle - Artistic Director

• Choruses with Budgets $90,001-$399,999
  THE SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER SINGERS
  Robert Geary - Artistic Director

• Choruses with Budges $90,000 or less
  OPUS 7
  Loren Ponten - Artistic Director

• Children/Youth Choruses
  SYRACUSE CHILDREN'S CHORUS
  Barbara Tagg - Artistic Director

Among the recipients were Network For New Music Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco Contemporary Music Players; CrossSound, Juneau, Alaska; Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY; Talujon, Merrick, NY; Bang On A Can All-Stars, New York City; Chamber Music Conference and Composer's Forum Of The East - Bennington, Vermont & Hamilton, NY; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Southwest Chamber Music received an ASCAP/CMA Special Commendation for their Landmark recordings of 12 Compact Discs featuring Contemporary American Composers.

"ASCAP takes great pride in our collaboration with Chamber Music America. Together, we created these Adventurous Programming Awards to salute those who present today's audiences with the music of their contemporaries," said Frances Richard emphasized.

Sources/resources:

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS -- http://www.ascap.org

CHORUS AMERICA -- http://chorusamerica.org/

CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA -- http://www.chamber-music.org

NEW YORK CITY, NY - The Center for Arts Education has awarded $3.1 million in grants to 31 public schools across the five boroughs. Since 1996, the Center has awarded more than $26 million in private and public funding to support arts education partnerships and programs -- joining 188 public schools with 181 cultural and community-based organizations, colleges and universities in New York City.

This new round of funding will provide 31 schools with $100,000 grants. Distributed over the next three years, the grants will be used to support arts partnerships between schools and the City's cultural institutions, performing and visual arts companies, arts education organizations, and museums, among others.

"We're thrilled to be able to offer these 31 new schools and numerous cultural organizations the opportunity to experience the same benefits that principals in our other funded schools have discussed with us," said Executive Director Hollis Headrick. "We've been told that, because of our arts partnerships, school attendance is up, students are more focused, and through our professional development seminars, teachers are discovering new methods to reach all students through the arts."

For complete information, visit THE CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION website at http://www.cae-nyc.org

Opportunities for Artists

The PRAIRIE SCHOONER Prize Series is an annual book series competition which publishes one book of short fiction and one book of poetry each year through the University of Nebraska Press.

Award winning manuscripts will be published by the University of Nebraska Press, (UNP) and winning authors will receive $3000. (including a $500 advance from UNP)

The Prairie Schooner Prize Series welcomes manuscripts from all writers, including non-US citizens writing in English, and is open to all writers, including those who have previously published volumes of short fiction and poetry.

For complete details, visit http://www.unl.edu/schooner/html/book%20series.html

Details about these and other opportunities are available on Arts Wire's Web Site at http://www.artswire.org/current/calls.html To submit "calls" for either artists or organizations, send email to jmalloy@nyfa.org

Deadline: September, 2002, Art, Poetry, Photography, Illustration, Essays, Short Plays about 9/11, Levantine Cultural Center, West Hollywood, CA

Deadline: September 2002 - relisted with changed deadline, Visual artists and performers- "Tall Tales of Death", DABORA, A Victorian Salon Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Deadline: September 5, 2002, Artwork remembering 9/11, RECONSTRUCTION, Impact Artists Gallery, Buffalo, NY

Deadline: September 13, 2002, Artist or design team to for site-specific work to honor the veterans of the U.S. armed forces, Mercer Island Veteran's Memorial Project, Mercer Island, WA

Deadline: September 15, 2002, Artists - designs for decorating dinosaur models, DinoMite Days, The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA

Deadline November 30, 2002, Artworks on Chemistry, "Aesthetics and Visualization in Chemistry", special issue of HYLE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF CHEMISTRY

ARTS WIRE CURRENT FEATURED JOB:
VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS: PART-TIME DANCE FACULTY POSITION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM FOR DANCE STUDENTS AGES 11 - 17

Virginia School of the Arts, (VSA) a performing arts high school, has a part-time dance faculty position opening in October of 2002. The faculty member will be responsible for the startup and instruction of the new Prelude Program -- a community-based preparatory program for the dedicated intermediate and advance level dance student ages 11 - 17.

The new faculty member must have professional performance credits and demonstrated teaching ability in Ballet and Pointe. This will be an eight-month contract with opportunity to renew in the 2003-2004 academic year. Strong emphasis on teamwork required. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

More information about VSA is available at http://www.vsaart.org

Details about these and other jobs are available on Arts Wire's Web Site at http://www.artswire.org/current/jobs.html

To submit jobs to Arts Wire, email them to joblist@artswire.org Please send a text file in the body of the message. (ie no attachments and no HTML) There is no fee for posting job listings. The deadline is Friday for the next week's listings. (which usually are posted on Monday) For the most part, job listings are not edited. The contents of the postings are the responsibility of the originating agency.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Nebraska Arts Council, (Omaha, NE)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, The Las Vegas Philharmonic, (Las Vegas, NV)

MUSEUM DIRECTOR, Museo Americano, (San Antonio, TX)

DANCE FACULTY - Part-time,Virginia School of the Arts, (Lynchburg, VA)

ART PROJECTS COORDINATOR/REGISTRAR, American Friends of the Israel Museum (AFIM), (New York City, NY)

CONSULTANT/PROJECT MANAGER, AMS Planning & Research Corp.,(Fairfield, CT)

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS, Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, (Houston, TX)

SOUND & VIDEO SUPERVISOR, Mark Morris Dance Group, (New York, NY)

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Midori & Friends, (New York City, NY)

FAMILY PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, The Asian Art Museum, (San Francisco, CA)

CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, The Paine Art Center & Gardens, (Oshkosh, WI)

SR. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR,The Museum of Modern Art, (New York City, NY)

MOUNTMAKERS, Asian Art Museum, (San Francisco, CA)

EXPANDING THE WALLS COORDINATOR, The Studio Museum In Harlem, (New York City, NY)

MUSEUM EDUCATOR, Education Division, Brooklyn Museum of Art, (Brooklyn, NY)

MUSEUM EDUCATOR, The Hudson River Museum, (Yonkers, New York)

EDUCATION AND ARTS SPECIALIST, Zimmer Children's Museum, (Los Angeles, CA)

ARTS IN EDUCATION COORDINATOR part time, Queens Council on the Arts, (Woodhaven, NY)

TEACHING ASSISTANTS, Jamaica Center For Arts and Learning, (Jamaica, NY)

DIRECTOR OF RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTION, New-York Historical Society, (New York City, NY)

CONSERVATOR FOR EXHIBITIONS AND LOANS, New-York Historical Society, (New York City, NY)

COORDINATOR, Re-Creating Radio Program,Museum of Television and Radio, (Beverly Hills, CA)

HOUSE MANAGER, Long Wharf Theatre, (New Haven, CT)

PROGRAM COORDINATOR/ADMINISTRATOR, The Shakespeare Society, (New York City, NY)

RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, PROGRAM MANAGER, ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGERS (part-time), ArtsConnection,( New York City, NY)

CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR, Brooklyn Academy of Music, (Brooklyn, NY)

EVENT/PROGRAM COORDINATOR,PUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR, Earth Celebrations,(New York City, NY)

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, Boston Ballet, (Boston, MA)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, Boston Ballet, (Boston, MA)

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, Vineyard Theatre, (New York City, NY)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, Van Cliburn Foundation, (Fort Worth, TX)

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, League of Chicago Theatres, (Chicago, IL)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (part time), Global Action Project, (New York City, NY)

MARKETING ASSOCIATE(part-time), The Kitchen, (New York City, NY)

RESEARCHERS FOR CULTURAL MARKETING STUDY - (temporary), Audience Insight LLC, (New York City, NY)

DOCENT COORDINATOR, Asian Art Museum, (San Francisco, CA)

PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING ASSISTANT, Asian Art Museum, (San Francisco, CA)

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, New York City Opera, (New York City, NY)

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR (part-time), The Rochester Contemporary, (Rochester, NY)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, The Springfield Art Association, (Springfield, IL)

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST, (international theatrical producer), (New York City, NY)

VOLUNTEER SERVICES ASSISTANT, Asian Art Museum, (San Francisco, CA)

PROOFREADER & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, Planning & Development Department,Brooklyn Academy of Music, (Brooklyn, NY)

MERCHANDISE MANAGER, New-York Historical Society, (New York City, NY)

SHOW DESIGNER FOR OUR SPRING 2003 EXHIBIT, Monmouth Festival of the Arts, (Tinton Falls, NJ)

THEATRE INTERNSHIP, The Paul A. Kaplan Management Program,Manhattan Theatre Club, (New York City, NY)

TEACHING-ARTISTS, Project PLAY, (New York City, NY)

INTERNS,Insignia Films, (Manhattan and Garrison, NY)

GALLERY ASSISTANT/GALLERY SITTER INTERNSHIP, (Art Gallery), (Brooklyn Heights, 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

The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) has announced that the University of Toronto (U of T) has been selected as its new institutional host. Beginning in the fall of 2002 the AMICO Research and Editorial Offices will move to Robarts Library at the University of Toronto, which was selected following an open Request for Proposals, issued in the spring of 2002.

"We're delighted to be moving to the University of Toronto", said Jennifer Trant, AMICO's Executive Director. "The diversity of academic computing activities and the breadth of interest in AMICO from across university departments bodes well for fruitful collaborations."

University Librarian Carole Moore noted that their proposal to AMICO demonstrated the diversity of activity at U of T. "We're pleased to have AMICO join the many other digital library initiatives within the University of Toronto Library and across our campuses," she stated. "We're excited not only to host AMICO but also to see AMICO as a partner in our many on-going activities."

The University of Toronto Library was selected for its ability to facilitate collaboration across departments and for the fact that its mandate includes support and coordination of academic computing for instruction and provision of access to digital resources for research and teaching. The Library hosts digital and print library resources, Information Commons access services, and a Resource Center for Academic Technology. In addition, The University of Toronto has a strong entrepreneurial faculty culture and an interest in exploring utilization of new media and technology.

"We're looking forward to exploring ties with the Museum Studies Program, the Faculty of Information Studies, the Knowledge Media Design Institute and others across the Faculty of Arts and Science and the School of Education," says David Bearman, AMICO's Director of Strategy and Research. "The time is ripe to integrate networked cultural heritage with research, teaching and learning across the disciplines."

Founded in 1997, The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) is made up of over 35 major museums in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. AMICO works collaboratively to share, shape, and standardize digital information regarding museum collections and enable its educational use.

Members currently include:

Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Ontario
The Art Institute of Chicago
Asia Society Gallery
Center for Creative Photography
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Davis Museum & Cultural Center, Wellesley College
Denver Art Museum
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Frick Collection and Art Reference Library
George Eastman House
J. Paul Getty Museum
The Library of Congress
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Louisiana State Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Muse d'art contemporain de Montreal
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Gallery of Canada
National Museums of Scotland
The Newark Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia Museum of Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Terra Museum of American Art
Victoria & Albert Museum
Walker Art Center
The Walters Art Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art

Membership is open. For more information, visit http://www.amico.org/join.html

Sources/resources:

ART MUSEUM IMAGE CONSORTIUM (AMICO) -- http://www.amico.org
new address:
Robarts Library 7th Floor
University of Toronto
130 St George St.
Toronto, ON M5S 1A5