However, according to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, (NASAA) it is unlikely that more money for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) budget will be added on the Senate floor.

"Therefore, it is essential that the House-Senate conference committee, which will resolve the differences between the two Interior money bills, adopt the higher amount approved by the House for the NEA at $126 million," NASAA notes.

On July 17, the House of Representatives voted for an amendment put forth by the leadership of the Congressional Arts Caucus -- Representatives Louise Slaughter, (D-NY) Steve Horn, (R-CA) Nancy Johnson, (R-CT) and Norm Dicks (D-WA) -- which would add $10 million to President Bush's FY03 budget request of $116 million for the NEA, bringing the total 2003 NEA funding to $126 million. The House also voted to increase FY03 funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) by $5 million, which would bring the 2003 NEH total to $131 million.

"I want to make it very clear that this amendment is not an increase in funding, but an attempt to recoup some of the cuts that the NEA faced in 1995 when its budget was slashed by 40 percent," said Representative Nancy Pelosi. (D-CA) "There is strong, bipartisan consensus now that those cuts were felt too deeply by some of our most vulnerable young people."

In Nashville, Tennessee this June, Eileen Mason, Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, told the Americans for the Arts Annual Conference that "At the Arts Endowment, we will seek out the best art in every corner of the country and celebrate it locally - and nationally. Using our national voice, we will articulate - clearly and strongly - the importance of the arts in enriching the lives of our citizens."

In addition to Challenge America which provides communities across the nation with access to artists, in addition to the NEA's partnerships with local arts agencies, statewide assemblies and national service organizations, she noted the importance of arts education saying that "As our nation turns its attention to education and helping every child learn, the arts provide a real opportunity - and a real responsibility - to create a richer educational experience for our children."

She also emphasized the Endowment's core function of supporting and preserving artistic excellence. "We will strengthen this core function to ensure that the finest examples of our country's artistic accomplishments are available to the American people. We want artists and arts organizations to have opportunities to create, interpret and present a wide array of artistic work. And, we will support projects that restore, conserve, and preserve our artistic achievements," she said.

Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee/Conference Committee Members are Senators Robert Byrd (D-WV) chair; Conrad Burns; (R-MT) Patrick Leahy; (D-VT) Ernest Hollings; (D-SC) Harry Reid; (D-NV) Byron Dorgan; (D-ND) Dianne Feinstein; (D-CA) Patty Murray; (D-WA) Daniel Inouye; (D-HI) Ted Stevens; (R-AK) Thad Cochran; (R-MS) Pete Domenici; (R-NM) Robert Bennett; (R-UT) Judd Gregg; (R-NH) and Ben Nighthorse Campbell. (R-CO)

Sources/resources:

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS -- http://www.arts.gov
"Remarks by Eileen Mason, Acting Chairman National Endowment for the Arts"
http://www.arts.gov/endownews/news02/AFASpeech.html
Americans for the Arts Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee June 10, 2002

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES -- http://www.neh.gov

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES (NASAA) -- http://www.nasaa-arts.org

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS -- http://www.artsusa.org
ARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR AUDIENCES -- http://www.artsusa.org/EconomicImpact/

"House Votes $10 Million Funding Increase for NEA and $5 Million Increase for NEH"
Arts Wire CURRENT -- http://www.artswire.org/current/2002/cur072302.html
July 23, 2002

"Arts Community Urges Congress to Restore Individual Artists Fellowships, Suggests Ways to Improve the Granting Process; Affirming Community Arts Approach, Ways to Broaden Access to Local Funding are Also Suggested"
Arts wire CURRENT -- http://www.artswire.org/current/2002/cur052702.html
May 27, 2002

"Today's action marks the beginning of the most comprehensive look at media ownership regulation ever undertaken by the FCC....the objective of this proceeding is to develop ownership rules and policies that are reflective of the current media marketplace, are based on empirical evidence, and are analytically consistent," the FCC states.

In announcing the review, the FCC cited recent court decisions which reversed FCC ownership rules and stipulated that limits must be based on a solid factual record -- not just on predictive judgments.

For instance in FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. V. FCC, 2002, with respect to the National TV Ownership rule, the court stated, "Although we agree with the Commission that protecting diversity is a permissible policy, the Commission did not provide an adequate basis for believing the rule would in fact further that cause."

Rules which could potentially be relaxed include:

• the NATIONAL TELEVISION OWNERSHIP RULE which prohibits one media conglomerate from owning stations which reach more than 35 percent of the total audience

• the LOCAL TELEVISION OWNERSHIP RULE which allows ownership of two TV stations in the same market only if that market has eight independent voices and one of the two owned stations is not among the top four stations in that market

• the LOCAL RADIO-TELEVISION CROSS OWNERSHIP RULE which permits media conglomerate ownership of up to two TV and six radio stations (or one TV and seven radio stations) only if there are at least 20 independent voices in the market. (including TV, radio, daily newspapers, and cable service)

Also under consideration, as of November 2001, are LOCAL RADIO OWNERSHIP RULES which limit multiple ownership of radio stations in local markets.

And in May 2001, the FCC amended the DUAL TELEVISION NETWORK RULE to allow one of the major television networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX) to own an emerging television network.

In its announcement, The FCC affirmed "its traditional goals of promoting diversity, localism, and competition in the local media market."

"Rules that limit media ownership also advance equity in ownership," The Media Access Project -- which on its web site at http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/diversity/ has compiled extensive information on Media consolidation and its impact on diversity -- emphasizes. "These rules help because they reduce barriers to new owners. For example, many of the FCC's licenses were allocated in the 1940s and 1950s when women and people of color were unlikely to obtain a license. Today, an individual entrepreneur might be able to become a media owner by purchasing a radio or television station. However, if media companies are very large, it will be more difficult to raise the financial capital necessary to purchase a media company. This decreases the likelihood that women and people of color can become media owners."

As a part of this review, the FCC has commissioned a number of empirical studies examining the current state of the media marketplace, including how consumers use the media, how advertisers view the different media outlets, and how media ownership affects diversity, localism and competition. The agency advises that results of its commissioned studies will be released in the coming weeks, and that parties filing comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will have full opportunity to review these studies before filing comments.

In a response to the FCC's September 13, 2001 NPRM to relax the rules governing common ownership of a broadcast station and newspaper in the same market, a group of consumer advocates -- including Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, Civil Rights Forum, Center for Digital Democracy, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and Media Access Project -- strongly state that:

"If local television broadcasters were allowed to merge with local newspapers, combining the two most important means by which consumers obtain news and information, the combined owner's editorial bias and economic incentives to under-serve the needs of minorities will skew public discourse and thereby harm our nation's democracy."

In a follow-up response, consumer advocate groups -- including Consumers Union; Consumer Federation of America, Media Access Project, Center for Digital Democracy, and the Civil Rights Forum -- have set forth statistics which strongly indicate that relaxing this rule would severely decimate the number of independent voices in the media. They write:

"On a national basis, there are a total of only about 650 independent owners of major media outlets. This is a remarkably small number of owners in a nation of 285 million people spread over 3,000 counties. Lifting the cross-ownership ban would substantially reduce the number of independently owned media outlets in our nation. Hundreds of newspapers would quickly merge with TV stations and by the time the dust settled, the number of independent owners of major local news media would be slashed by almost one-half....We present case studies which show that cross-ownership-in some respects-turns newspapers from watchdogs into lapdogs, unable to report on or criticize affiliated TV media, particularly when the interests of the cross-owners are most affected. This reduces market incentives for cross-owned broadcast stations to sustain high-quality news and information reporting about the business interests of these companies...."

"Let me begin by saying that I don't know of any issue before the Commission that is more fraught with serious consequences for the American people than the media ownership rules," Commissioner Michael J. Copps writes in a statement released with the FCC's NPRM.

He continues that:

"There is the potential in the ultimate disposition of this issue to remake our entire media landscape, for better or for worse. At stake is how radio and television are going to look in the next generation and beyond. At stake are old and honored values of localism, diversity, competition, and the multiplicity of voices and choices that undergirds our American democracy. At stake is equal opportunity writ large - the opportunity to hear and be heard; the opportunity to nourish the diversity that makes this country great and which will determine its future; the opportunity for jobs and careers in our media industries; and the opportunity to make this country as open and diverse and creative as it can possibly be."

Copps urges that "We need as many stakeholders as we can find to take part in this proceeding. I want to hear more from industry, from labor, from consumers, from academe, from artists and entertainers, from anybody who has a stake in how this is resolved. And I think just about everyone, if he or she stops to think about it, has an interest and a stake.

Sources/resources:

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) -- http://www.fcc.gov
_"FCC Initiates Third Biennial Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules Cites Goal of Updating Rules to Reflect Modern Marketplace" -- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-226188A1.doc
_"Concurring Statement of Commissioner Michael J. Copps" -- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-226188A2.doc
_"Separate Statement of Commissioner Kevin J. Martin Approving in Part, Concurring in Part" - http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-226188A3.doc

MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT -- http://www.mediaaccess.org
_"Media Consolidation/Encouraging Diversity of the Electronic Media Overview" -- http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/diversity/
_"The United Church of Christ, Office of Communication, Inc., the Consumer Federation of America, and the Center for Media Education (collectively "UCC, et al.") REPLY COMMENTS [to FCC NPRM to amend the Dual Network rule] -- attached at http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/diversity/fcc.html#dualnetworks

CONSUMERS UNION -- http://www.consumersunion.org
_"Executive Summary
Comments in the Federal Communication Commission Proceeding Considering the Newspaper/Broadcast Ownership Rule" -- http://www.consumersunion.org/telecom/fccdc1201.htm
December 3, 2001

CENTER FOR DIGITAL DEMOCRACY -- http://www.democraticmedia.org
_"Americans Facing Greater Loss of Independent Local Media Outlets, Study Reveals -- Critical Journalistic 'Watchdog' Role Threatened" -- http://www.democraticmedia.org/news/crossownerfiling.html
This alert contains an attached MS-Word version of : "Reply Comments of Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, Media Access Project, Center for Digital Democracy, and the Civil Rights Forum, February 2002

THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA -- http://www.wga.org
_Reply Comments to the FCC -- http://www.wga.org/pr/0202/fcc-rebuttal.htm

Stephen Labaton
"F.C.C. Weighs A Sharp Easing Of Size Limits On Big Media"
THE NEW YORK TIMES -- http://www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2002

Created by an Act of Parliament in 1957, the Canada Council awards grants to professional artists, including writers, visual artists, musicians and non-profit arts organizations, such as theatre companies, art museums, public galleries, artist-run centers, dance companies, orchestras and film co-operatives, and publishing houses.

The Canada Council reports that there are now 120,000 artists in Canada -- an increase of 33 per cent over the past 10 years. Applications to the Canada Council by individual artists have increased by 42 per cent since 1995-96, and over the past three years, the Council has supported artists and arts organizations in 825 Canadian communities.

Sources/resources:

THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS-- http://www.canadacouncil.ca

"For the arts, today's announcement signals the end of over 20 years of neglect. The Government, through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, is recognizing the value of the arts in this country," Gerry Robinson, Chairman of the Arts Council of England commented. "Two years ago, they gave the arts an additional 100 million a year over three years. This time they are giving it an additional 75 million over two. This is another major leap forward."

Robinson added that "The additional funding will support a further expansion of the Creative Partnerships programme, which enables young people and their teachers to work directly with artists. It will allow also us to address the core funding needs of arts organizations in all disciplines and to support the talent and creativity of individual artists."

The Arts Council, the national body for the arts in England, distributes public money from Government and the National Lottery to artists and arts organizations, both directly and through the Regional Arts Boards. New work, the individual artist, young people, cultural diversity, and increasing audiences for the arts are the Arts Council's new priorities.

Sources/resources:

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND -- http://www.artscouncil.org.uk

"Through exciting artist residencies such as the Choreographic Centre in Canberra and the ABC's Listening Room residency, the NMAB is playing a major role in the establishment of and further development of new media arts practice," they note. "It is also presenting opportunities for the community to engage with this growing medium through an impressive range of tours and presentations of existing new media projects."

The new media arts fund has a focus on research and development. It supports the development and creation of artistic work which displays a critical and innovative approach to art and its place in society. "While many artists use computer technology as a medium to bring artforms together there is no requirement for a multimedia or new technology element in the NMAB grant allocations," the Australia Council notes.

Funded artists and arts organizations funded include artists Megan Jones, Melinda Rackham, and Tim Plaisted - to attend the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) in Japan; Arterial - for a year long program of new media arts activity; Robert Iolini - for ABC Radio 'The Listening Room Residency'; Electrofringe - for new media arts festival and workshops in Newcastle; Ngulliyangi - for a multimedia tribute to aboriginal elder Wally Nickels; Paul Armour - for Scalene, a three-day forum exploring new ideas in hybrid media.

"The high quality and the breadth of work proposed in this funding round reflects the growing maturity, innovation and diversity in the field," said Michael Snelling, Chair of the New Media Arts Board. "It also translates into a growing acceptance of interdisciplinary practice with more and more artists experimenting with hybrid and new media arts involving collaborations across artform or with professionals from fields such as science and engineering."

Sources/resources:

AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL -- http://www.ozco.gov.au

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the awarding of 154 grants totaling $1,415,000 through the agency's Challenge America Community Arts Development program.

Organizations in 47 states and the District of Columbia received awards for projects which enhance and integrate the arts more fully into their communities. Each project also represents a partnership between a nonprofit arts organization and other community organizations including schools, convention and visitors bureaus, economic development agencies, and libraries.

"These Challenge America grants support communities nationwide in their efforts to cultivate and celebrate their artistic heritage and to provide greater access to the arts for residents and visitors alike," said Eileen B. Mason, Senior Deputy Chairman of the Arts Endowment. Challenge America Community Arts Development supports projects focusing on the development of:

• Cultural tourism and cultural districts, assisting local economic development and cultural publicity efforts;
• Civic design such as the design of public spaces and the renovation of historic structures;
• Community cultural plans resulting in policies and strategies that reflect community needs.

The Arts Endowment reports that they received 256 applications for this category of which 132 were first-time NEA applicants, "attesting to both the popularity of the program and its role as a gateway for new applicants to the NEA," they note.

A few of the funded programs are listed below:

• Charlotte, VT
  TAIKO AIKOKAI NEW ENGLAND
  $10,000 to support Drums and Dragons, a collaborative community celebration showcasing Asian arts and culture. The event will serve as a marquee event and will be featured in cultural tourism programming for the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Convention Center, and the Vermont state tourism magazine, VERMONT LIFE. First Night Burlington is the primary partner in planning and implementing this project along with other cultural organizations and community groups.

• Littleton, NH
  ARTS ALLIANCE OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
  $10,000 to support the development of a cultural plan for the region, an isolated rural area hit hard by recent mill closings. Work will include an assessment of cultural resources and needs, focusing on arts programming, education, cultural tourism, and venues, and recommendations for action. Partnering organizations include North County Council, North County Education Foundation, Northern Forest Center, Northern New Hampshire Foundation, and the University of New Hampshire.

• Fitchburg, MA
  FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE
  $10,000 to support the development of architectural plans for the redevelopment of an historic structure for use as a multipurpose center for the arts. When renovated, the building, a former YMCA and bank building, will house a state-of-the-art black box theater to provide flexibility to stage plays, music and dance concerts and provide rehearsal space, classrooms, office and box office spaces, costume shop, prop storage space, and a gallery. Partnering organizations include Fitchburg Economic Development Authority, Fitchburg Public Schools, City of Fitchburg Planning Office, and North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.

• Hartford, CT
  REAL ART WAYS
  $10,000 to support the creation of public art through an artist-led process involving Parkville neighborhood residents. Real Art Ways will engage artist Harrell Fletcher who has worked in a variety of media including sculpture, painting, and video production. Partnering organizations include the University of Hartford's Art School, Parkville Senior Center, Parkville Revitalization Association, and Parkville Business Association.

• Milton, DE
  MILTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  $10,000 to support architectural and engineering design services for renovation of an historic movie theater. The theater will house a multidisciplinary arts center and provide a venue for films and arts education activities. Partnering organizations include the Chamber of Commerce of Milton, Town of Milton, Milton Family Practice, Southern Delaware Tourism, and Sussex County Council.

• Mattituck, NY
  ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK STATE ARTS COUNCILS
  $10,000 to support the research and assessment associated with the creation of statewide cultural districts/zones which tap into job development and small business entrepreneurial programs for arts organizations throughout the state. ArtsAction for New Ytitutions including the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, Pregones Theatre, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Lehman College Art Gallery, and the Bronx River Art Center. Events scheduled at each institution will emphasize the cultural heritage and ethnic diversity of the South Bronx and the vibrant arts hub and arts incubator flourishing there. Partnering organizations include the Bronx Tourism Council and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

• Millville, NJ
  MILLVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  $10,000 to support promotion of Pioneer Artists. With the establishment of the Glasstown Arts District in 2000, a pioneer program to encourage artists to live and work in the downtown arts district was designed. In conjunction with the general marketing of cultural tourism in the arts district, special attention will be focused on the pioneer artists.Partnering organizations include the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Glasstown Nine Artists, Cumberland County Cultural & Heritage Commission, and the New Jersey State Council.

• Washington, DC
  AFRICAN CONTINUUM THEATRE COALITION
  $10,000 to support the design development for a theater within the Atlas Performing Arts Center (APAC). APAC is the focal point of revitalization efforts along the H Street corridor in the Northeast quadrant of the District. APAC will provide two theaters, rehearsal space, shops and office space. Partnering organizations include the Atlas Performing Arts Center and Sprenger Lang Foundation.

• Riverdale, MD
  MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
  $10,000 to support the Mount Rainier Artists Housing Project that will provide affordable live/work space for artists and space for community activities within this predominantly African American suburb of Washington, D.C. This project is a component of a larger initiative, the Gateway Arts District, whose goal is to revitalize a two-mile stretch of the Lower US Route 1 through an infusion of artists and arts facilities. Partnering organizations include Artspace Projects and the Gateway Community Development Corporation.

• Harrisburg, PA
  DANZANTE
  $10,000 to support the creation of a mural as part of the proposed redevelopment of the South Allison Hill section of Harrisburg. Muralist Cesar Viveros will work with inner-city youth to design and paint the gateway mural along the Mulberry Street Bridge leading onto the planned arts avenue. Project partners include Community Action Commission, South Allison Hill Ministerium, and South Allison Hill Homeowner/Concerned Resident Association.

• Matewan, WV
  MATEWAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER
  $10,000 to support production of a film documenting events in Matawan that were a turning point in U.S. labor history. Copies of the film will be sold to meet the already established demand from tourists visiting the area. Proceeds from sales will be used to support other arts activities developed for the area's tourism industry, including theatrical productions, music and dance performances and dramatized site tours. Tug Valley Arts Council will serve as a partner in the project. Mission Valley Friends of the Arts.

• Elkhorn City, KY
  ELKHORN CITY AREA HERITAGE COUNCIL
  $5,000 to support a cultural needs assessment focused on musicians living nd working in Pike County where bluegrass, country, southern rock, gospel, and folk music are prevalent. The assessment will assist the Elkhorn City Area Heritage Council with its mission of preserving the county's musical culture by building stronger support systems for musicians and musical performance. Partnering organizations include Appalachian Rural Cultural Heritage Education Initiative, University of Kentucky Appalachian Center, and Stone Heritage.

• Watertown, TN
  HISTORIC WATERTOWN
  $10,000 to support the eighth annual Watertown Jazz Festival. Artists being presented in the festival include Ernest Vantrease, Connye Florance, Don Aliquo, Moe Denham, Annie Selick, Jerry Vinett, the Dixeland Jazz Band, Earl Vantrease and the Jazz Five, and The Establishment Big Band. The two-day festival draws an audience of over 5,000. Project partners include the City of Watertown, Watertown and East Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, and Tennessee Central Railway Museum.

• Greenville, SC
  METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL
  $10,000 to support the development of a cultural plan for the Greater Greenville area that emphasizes audience building for events and programs. Partners in this planning process will be Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce, City of Greenville, Greenville County Planning Commission, and the School District of Greenville County.

• Lexington, MS
  LEXINGTON REVITALIZATION ASSOCIATION
  $10,000 to support a design plan for the development and renovation of the historically significant T & T Building for use as a community arts center. There is currently no public space available in this rural county for art education or cultural events. When renovated, this former theater and dry goods store will provide that public space. Partnering organizations include the Mississippi Arts Commission and Friends of the Lexington Public Library.

• Arkansas City, KS
  COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION
  $10,000 to support a residency to encourage new music compositions. Composers Philip Aaberg, Eugene Frieson, Glen Velez, Howard Levy, and Darol Anger will create two new inter-related compositions that celebrate the natural prairie ecosystem and contrast the challenges and benefits of rural industrialization. Partnering organizations include the Arkansas City Arts Council, Winfield Arts and Humanities Council, Southwestern College, and Arkansas City and Winfield Chambers of Commerce

• Lansing, MI
  MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES
  $10,000 to support a series of live cultural heritage programs focused on Michigan's northwoods and Great Lakes presented at venues within state and national parks and national forest recreation areas. Partnering organizations include the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, Michigan Department of Natural Resources/Parks and Recreation Bureau, and numerous national forests and parks.

• Red Wing, MN
  ANDERSON CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
  $5,000 to support a series of arts presentations, including the Celebration of Minnesota Children's Book Authors and Illustrators and Open Studio Art Shows. Combined the events present the work of 150 visual and literary artists, many nationally known, to audiences of over 3,000. Project partners will promote events to the broadest possible public to attract new audiences. Partnering organizations include Birchbark Books, Red Balloon Book Store, Red Wing Public Library, Sheldon Theatre, and the Red Wing Visitors and Convention Bureau.

• Bismarck, ND
  NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
  $5,000 to support the compilation of information about arts activities and events within the state as an initial step in the creation of a cultural plan, including a comprehensive cultural tourism effort. Partnering organizations include the North Dakota Arts Alliance/Alliance for Arts Education and the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

• Aberdeen, SD
  CITY OF ABERDEEN
  $10,000 to support planning and design for the adaptive reuse of a high school as an arts and recreation center. The design will feature outdoor arts spaces, including performance space and a sculpture garden incorporated into the green space surrounding the facility. Project partners include Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, Aberdeen Area Arts Council, Aberdeen Community Theatre, Aberdeen Community Concert Association, and Dacotah Prairie Museum.

• Kalispell, MT
  CONRAD MANSION DIRECTORS
  $10,000 to support Discovery Pass, a program to promote cultural organizations and the state parks of northwest Montana. The pass will be packaged to encourage families and tourist to discover the cultural and natural treasures of the area. Partnering organizations include Hockaday Museum of Art, Central School Museum, Montana State Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Division, and Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.

• Santa Fe, NM
  CORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
  $10,000 to support creation of a cultural plan for the Pueblo of Acoma's Cultural Center. The Cultural Center will perform dual tasks: to educate the 500,000 people who visit the pueblo each year to see the historic San Esteban del Rey mission church and learn more about Acoma's heritage; and to be a distribution point to the people of Acoma of a wider variety of information. Partnering organizations include the Offices of Pueblo of Acoma's Cultural Center, Historic Preservation Office, and Education Office.

• Delta, CO
  CITY OF DELTA
  $10,000 to support the Council Tree Pow Wow &Cultural Festival, an American Indian cultural festival. Increased marketing efforts will help develop new audiences for this event. Partnering organizations include the Northern Ute Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Southern Ute Tribe. The City of Delta is in western Colorado, five hours from the nearest metropolitan area.

• Farmington, UT
  DAVIS COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
  $10,000 to support a cultural facilities planning process that will also address ADA compliance for new and existing facilities, and promotion strategies for area arts organizations. A recent countywide assessment identified proposals for construction and renovation of facilities totaling between $25 million and $30 million, which is beyond the capacity of the county. A plan is needed to satisfy facilities needs without depleting resources. Community partners are Davis County, Davis County Arts and Humanities Council, and Bountiful Performing Arts Center.

• Texarkana, TX
  TEXARKANA REGIONAL ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL
  $10,000 to support Jump, Jive, and JamFest, a four-day festival held downtown in the cultural and historic heart of Texarkana. The festival attracts participants from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Organizations partnering in this project are Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, Business Organization for a New Downtown, City of Texarkana, Texarkana Independent School District, and fest-EYE-ful.

• Austin, TX
  PROGRESSIVE ARTS COLLECTIVE
  $5,000 to support the development of a community cultural plan for East Austin, including a survey of regional African American art and artists. Austin Circle of Theaters, Austin History Center, African American Arts Technical Resource Center, Coalition of Black Visual Artists and other organizations will partner to develop the plan.

• Stateline, NV
  LAKE TAHOE ARTS COUNCIL
  $5,000 to support the development of a cultural survey for the Lake Tahoe Basin area. The result of the survey will be a directory listing arts, cultural and educational organizations and individual artists working in all media with contact information and program descriptions. The directory will be available in printed and electronic forms. Partnering organizations include Sierra Nevada College and the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society.

• Anchorage Alaska
  ORGANIZATION FOR NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
  $10,000 to support the development of a regional arts and cultural district. The goal of the project is to transform a deteriorating commercial street in a low-income neighborhood into an area used by local and visiting artists. Project partners hope to develop up to 40 new low-to moderate-income artists' live/work studios and a related public art facility. Partners include Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services, Out North, and Artspace Projects.

• Bainbridge Island, WA
  BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
  $10,000 to support a needs assessment to identify current cultural facilities, needs for additional space and how additional facilities would be funded, used and maintained by the community. Population growth and development over the past few years have not been matched with increased construction of cultural facilities. Partnering organizations are the City of Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island Parks and Recreation District, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, and Bainbridge Island Historical Society.

• Springfield, OR
  SPRINGFIELD RENAISSANCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  $5,000 to support the development of Springfield Artists Retreat that will provide artists with living and working space in the downtown Springfield Cultural District. The retreat will provide a supportive environment for artists to create, experiment, and produce new works. The retreat will extend into rural, economically distressed communities and other underserved populations through workshops, classes, and special events by visiting artists. Partnering organizations include Oregon Solutions, Lane Arts Council, Springfield Arts Commission, Springfield Library, and the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County.

• San Francisco, CA
  OBERLIN DANCE COLLECTIVE
  $10,000 to support the planning, design and promotion for the renovation of Oberlin Dance Collective's facility. As a result of the renovations, the Collective will significantly increase its capacity to promote the creation and performance of new work, facilitate creative and technical training for children and adults, and foster artistic networking and audience and community building. Partnering organizations include Architecture + Light and Summerfest/Dance.

• Merced, CA
  MERCED REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
  $10,000 to support the ArtNET Project, a monthly cooperative planning workshop to produce a five-year strategic plan for county arts and culture, and to create a county-wide Internet site of arts and cultural events and projects. Partnering organizations include Merced Center for the Performing Arts, Merced Symphony Orchestra Association, Filipino American National Historical Society, and the Los Bano Arts Council.

• Hilo, HI
  HAWAII LYMAN HOUSE MEMORIAL MUSEUM
  $10,000 to support Traditions, a series of concerts and workshops featuring Native Hawaiian, Japanese, and Okinawan traditional arts presented in downtown Hilo. The goal of the project is to develop Hilo's historic cultural district for both local residents and tourists and to facilitate greater cooperation between local arts and education institutions. Partnering organizations include the National Organization for Traditional Artists Exchange, Palace Theater, Hawaii Public Radio, Taiko of the Pacific, and Okinawan Association of Hawaii

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS -- http://www.arts.gov
The NEA cautions that some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

WOMEN MAKE MOVIES FALL MEDIA WORKSHOP SERIES

In a Fall Media Workshop Series beginning in October, Women Make Movies will bring together filmmakers and representatives from public television and cable organizations, foundation and New York State funders.

Workshops include:

PUBLIC TELEVISION CLINIC, FROM INSIDE AND OUT
"A two-part clinic for anyone who has ever hoped for a public television broadcast."
_October 1, 6:30-8:30 EXECUTIVE'S PERSPECTIVE
A panel of representatives from various public television organizations share inside information
Panelists confirmed to date include Leslie Fields-Cruz; (NBPC) David Liu; (ITVS) Cara Mertes; (P.O.V.) and Toni Tabora. (NAATA)
_October 8, 6:30-8:30 FILMMAKER'S PERSPECTIVEMBR> Filmmakers who have worked with public television discuss their experiences
Panelists confirmed to date include Shola Ayn Lynch; (CHISHOLM FOR PRESIDENT '72) Jennifer Dworkin; (LOVE AND DIANE) Cristina Ibarra; (DIRTY LAUNDRY) and Rea Tajiri. (YURI KOCHIYAMA PASSION FOR JUSTICE)

MASTER CLASS, PAULA HEREDIA
November 12, 6:30-8:30
"Join acclaimed film editor Paula Heredia for an in-depth discussion of editing styles and techniques. Learn how to create an entertaining and visually appealing film while understanding the impact your choices will make on your project. If you are editing your finished film or need to recut a sample tape to secure additional funds, this workshop will provide information and inspiration to get you on track!"

Paula Heredia is a New York based director and editor whose award winning works have been shown theatrically and on television series such as Frontline, American Playhouse, POV-The American Documentary, Vanguard-Cinemax, Bravo- Performance, HBO, and BBC Fine Cuts. Her editing credits include: UNZIPPED, LIFE AFTER LIFE, and THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES.

CABLE TELEVISION CLINIC
"A two-part clinic that will help you find out how to approach various cable television companies and what types of programming are appropriate for each station."
November 19, 6:30-8:30 - EXECUTIVES PERSPECTIVE
Panelists confirmed to date include: Julie Anderson (HBO)
November 20, 6:30-8:30 FILMMAKERS PERSPECTIVE
Panelists confirmed include Kelly Anderson; (OUT AT WORK AMERICA UNDERCOVER) Nicole Franklin; (I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER THE DOUBLE DUTCH DOCUMENTARY) and Dempsey Rice. (DAUGHTER OF SUICIDE)

MASTER CLASS, LYDIA DEAN PILCHER
December 17, 6:30-8:30
"Get a realistic perspective from veteran feature film producer, Lydia Dean Pilcher, on every aspect of independent feature film and video making you need to know as a producer. This clinic provides a practical guide to the financing, production, and distribution of feature films. After learning how Lydia financed the projects she has produced in the past, you will screen clips of feature films and talk more about the creative side of producing."

Lydia Dean Pilcher is president of the New York based production company, Chicka Boom Films. Pilcher recently produced the feature film HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS, directed by Mira Nair and starring Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands and Juliette Lewis for HBO Films. Pilcher and Nair also recently teamed on a short film about September 11th for Studio Canal's package of international shorts entitled 11 MINUTES, 9 SECONDS, 1 FRAME. Pilcher's other producing credits include JESUS' SON; (directed by Alison Maclean) CRADLE WILL ROCK; (directed by Tim Robbins) CHINESE BOX; (directed by Wayne Wang with Gong Li and Jeremy Irons) KAMA SUTRA - A TALE OF LOVE; (directed by Mira Nair) and THE PEREZ FAMILY; (directed by Mira Nair) DISAPPEARING ACTS; (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood) among other films.

Other workshops in the Fall Media Workshop Series include PROPOSAL REVIEW PANELS; PROPOSAL REVIEW CLINIC; BUDGETING SENSE; DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING CLINIC; DISTRIBUTOR'S PERSPECTIVE; and MARKETING STRATEGIES.

Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special emphasis on supporting work by women of color.

For a complete schedule, or to register online visit http://www.wmm.com/assist/currentschedule.htm

Opportunities for Artists

REEL SISTERS OF THE DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL & LECTURE SERIES 2003 is seeking films directed or produced by women of color. Filmmakers will have their original works viewed at a public screening attended by distributors and other industry professionals. In March, Reel Sisters presented more than 25 original films by women from across the globe.

Film shorts, works-in-progress, narratives, features, animation and experimental works are eligible.

Reel Sisters is sponsored by AFRICAN VOICES magazine and Long Island University, Media Arts Dept., Brooklyn Campus. The conference, which will be held from March 14 to 16, 2003, is committed to providing opportunities for women of color in the film industry. Reel Sisters is a three day conference that provides professional workshops for emerging women filmmakers wishing to improve their craft and gain access to the resources they need to succeed in the film industry. In the past, the conference has offered workshops and panels on financing film projects, documentary filmmaking, screenwriting and exploring new opportunities in film on the Internet.

All entries must be received or postmarked by November 18, 2002. There is no entry fee.

Reel Sisters is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.

For further information or an application call 718-488-1052 or visit http://www.reelsisters.org

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

Deadline: September 2002,Net based works or physical art works and text submitted as digital files,Artists reflecting the phenomenon "Violence",Violence Online Festival in collaboration with Agricola de Cologne/A Virtual Memorial

Deadline: October 15, 2002,Ceramic Artists,Opportunity to explore use of a three chambered wood fired kiln - partnership project of Perkins Center for the Arts and Appel Farm Arts & Music Center, Salem County, New Jersey

Deadline: October 25, 2002,All media will be considered with particular interest in digital imaging, photography, and web-based projects, The human body and culture or gender or technology or...... any approach to the subject of the physical body in a conceptual manner,PixelArtNYC.com

Deadline: December 6, 2002,Nominations of visual artists with disabilities who are committed to community projects that culminate in 2004,VSA arts

International Committee for Exhibition Exchange
THE POWER OF EXHIBITIONS AND EXCHANGES IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY

"In the last few decades, we've witnessed, participated in and shared in significant events that have changed our world. The fall of the Berlin Wall, the growth of new technologies, the effects of global warming, and the many human catastrophes and natural disasters have made us aware of our connection and introduced us to our global society. This connection has inspired museums to redefine themselves and clarify their roles as players on this social stage."

The International Committee for Exhibition Exchange 2002 (ICEE 2002) will examine the exhibition as a powerful medium used in both traditional spaces and in the new virtual space. The gathering will discuss the importance of the exchange that takes place between the exhibition and the public, as well as the professional exchange that happens between the exhibition partners, producers and borrowers. "Speakers from around the world will share their viewpoints, as shaped by their professional experience, and engage us in the exchange of ideas on the power of exhibitions and exchanges in a global society," they note.

Keynote Address:
"The Power of Exhibitions and Exchanges in a Global Society" Speaker: Sir Neil Chalmers, Natural History Museum, London, UK Moderator: Franois Tremblay, Muse de la civilization, Quebec, Canada
"What are the latest challenges and new innovations? What happens to exhibitions when the surrounding world and patterns of culture change? What is global loyalty? Why and how do exhibitions & exchanges have the power to change? to influence? to communicate? to understand? to share?"

The International Committee for Exhibition Exchange (ICEE) was established for the purpose of providing a forum for the exchange of ideas, experience and information about the circulation and exchange of exhibitions in all disciplines between museums and galleries around the world. The committee deals with many different aspects of exhibition development, circulation and exchange.

For more information, visit http://www.cee.ca

"Exchange designates acts of giving and receiving among individuals and societies, from objects to people, and between spaces and identities. Borders, both spatial and imagined, are a significant part of any active exchange; transactions implicate a process of circulation and simultaneously promise transformations.

Yet any exchange can reaffirm hierarchies, promote a sense of place, and nestle the giver and receiver within a common frame of understanding. What happens during and results from the movement of ideas, people, and things? How do acts of giving and receiving define relations,boundaries, and processes? This year's Journal seeks inquiries on the commensurable-objects, relations, and ideas that move about by a common denominator-and the translations that result from such passages."

Edited and produced solely by graduate students, THE CHICAGO ART JOURNAL provides hands-on experience with the academic publishing process and engenders cross-disciplinary debate among students as well as disseminating graduate scholarship and promoting an interest in the visual arts.

In addition to art history, the journal seeks literary criticism, cultural studies, art works, interviews, and reviews of related books, exhibitions and conferences.

The deadline is October 1, 2002.

For complete details, visit http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/art/Call%20For%20Papers.html

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, The Arts Council of the Valley, (Harrisonburg, VA)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Arcady Music Festival, (Veazie, ME)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - relisted with changed information, Nebraska Arts Council, (Omaha, NE)

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR- painting, drawing, general education studio, American University, (Washington, DC)

MANAGING DIRECTOR - relisted, Manhattan Ensemble Theater, (New York City, NY)

GENERAL MANAGER, One Arm Red, (Brooklyn, NY)

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/DIRECTORATE, Citizens' Theatre, (Glasgow, UK)

PRODUCER, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, proto-type theater, (Brooklyn, NY)

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / FACILITIES MANAGER, St. Ann's Warehouse/Arts at St. Ann's, (New York, NY)

ARTS PROGRAM OFFICER, (Grants & Arts Education) Office of Cultural Affairs, City of San Jose, (San Jose, CA)

PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, (New York City, NY)

PROGRAM OFFICER, Chamber Music America, (New York, NY)

ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM ANALYST, The San Diego Foundation, (San Diego, CA)

OPERATIONS AND EVENTS COORDINATOR, Boston Gay Men's Chorus, (Boston, MA)

TEACHING ARTISTS, Dancing in the Streets, (New York City, NY)

TEACHING ARTIST, (New York City)

COORDINATOR, SPECIAL EVENTS, Carnegie Hall, (New York, NY)

DIRECTOR of ARCHIVAL FRAMING, (Full-time), (museum exhibition design, production, fabrication & framing firm), (New York City, NY)

ASSISTANT, Curatorial (working for the Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography), Whitney Museum of American Art, (New York City, NY)

REGISTRAR/ ART HANDLER/ GENERAL GALLERY ASSISTANT, Chelsea Gallery, (New York City, NY)

CURATORIAL ASSISTANT, Ace Gallery Los Angeles Institute of Cotemporary Art, (Los Angeles, CA)

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, Weatherspoon Art Museum, (Greensboro, NC)

PUBLIC ART PROGRAM ASSISTANT, San Francisco Arts Commission, (San Francisco, CA)

GALLERY ASSISTANT, (19TH, 20TH century & contemporary art gallery), (New York City, NY)

ASSISTANT EDITOR/EDITORIAL ASSISTANT, Anthropology and Aesthetics, (New York City, NY)

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT-SCHOLAR-EDITOR, (old master dealer), (Riverdale, NY)

DATABASE/TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATOR relisted with changed info, Arbor Development Company, (New Orleans, LA)

DATABASE DEVELOPER, The University of Chicago Presents, (Chicago, IL)

HEAD OF SYSTEMS, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, Carnegie Hall, (New York, NY)

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, Dean's Office, Parsons School of Design, (New York City, NY)

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, The Museum of Modern Art, (New York City, NY)

MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, (Baltimore, MD)

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/ SALES, Ace Gallery, (Los Angeles, CA)

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT MARKETING, Associated Solo Artists, (Putnam County, NY)

FUNDRAISING, Campaign Associate Manager, New York City Opera, (New York City, NY)

MANAGER, PATRONS PROGRAM AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING, Arts International, (New York City, NY)

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, Young Audiences/New York, (New York City, NY)

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, Youth Orchestra of the Americas, (Arlington, VA)

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, (Children's theatre_, (New York City, NY)

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, New Museum of Contemporary Art, (New York City, NY)

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, Independent Curators International, (New York City, NY)

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, New Museum of Contemporary Art, (New York, NY)

MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANT, The Museum of Modern Art, (New York City, NY)

VISITOR ASSISTANT, Whitney Museum of American Art, (New York City, NY)

RECEPTIONIST/GALLERY ATTENDANT, AIGA, (New York City, NY)

OFFICE MANAGER/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, The Kitchen, (New York City, NY)

OFFICE MANAGER, The Play Group Theatre, (Westchester County, NY)

BUSINESS MANAGER, (arts organization), (New York City, NY)

FINANCIAL OFFICE ASSISTANT, The University of Chicago Presents, (Chicago, IL)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, (Newark, NJ)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (arts organization), (New York City, NY)

PRODUCTION MENTORS NEEDED FOR YOUTH, IMNY - documentary television series, (New York City, NY)

PAID INTERNSHIP, Sylvie Bigar, International Public Relations, (New York City, NY)

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

ART START INTERNSHIPS, Art Start, (New York City, NY)

ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP, Buglisi/Foreman Dance, (New York City, NY)

FALL MARKETING INTERNSHIP, American Symphony Orchestra, (New York, NY)

INTERN, (contemporary art gallery), (Chelsea, NY)

INTERN, The 52nd Street Project, (New York City, NY)

INTERNSHIP, Communications Assistant October - December 2002, (Chicago, IL)

INTERNS, Arts at St. Ann's, (New York City, NY)

DANCE ADMINISTRATION INTERN, Andrew Marcus Performance, (New York, NY)

PRODUCTION INTERNS, Thirteen/WNET, (New York City, NY)

INTERN, Sklar Media, (New York City, NY)

INTERNSHIPS, Jersey City Museum, (Jersey City, NJ)

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY, St. Ann's Warehouse, (New York City, 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

NEW YORK -- Arts International has announced that three artists have been selected for three-month residencies at Claude Monet's former estate in the French village of Giverny. Each year, through the Artists at Giverny residency program are chosen to have uninterrupted time to study, research, or create at the Monet gardens and residence. The artists are provided with round-trip airfare, a $15,000 fellowship, studioapartment and shared studio space at Giverny.

This year's recipients are:

Augusto Arbizo, a painter of nature-based abstractions, who was born in the Philippines and lives and works in New York.

Will Cotton, whose work integrates photography and painting to portray tableaus of candy, ice cream and cake.

Photographer Miranda Lichtenstein, who recently documented Cyberjaya, Malaysia, a high-tech urban experiment near Kuala Lumpur, photographing in her words "the evolution of a city that represents a certain globalizing model for cybercities."

The Artists at Giverny program is made possible with support from the Versailles Foundation and Laurance S. Rockefeller. It is administered by Arts International and curated by the Art Production Fund.

For more information, visit ARTS INTERNATIONAL at http://www.artsinternational.org