From expo at lists.artsandmedia.net Sat Feb 2 14:42:08 2008 From: expo at lists.artsandmedia.net (expo@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Sat Feb 2 14:45:56 2008 Subject: Bay Area Arts Events * Ethio-Jazz, Paris Noir, classes, exhibitions, dance, film and more Message-ID: <47A4F1C0.1080002@artsandmedia.net> ======================================================================== BAY AREA ARTS EVENTS * February 1-15, 2008 ........................................................................ A free service of Expo for the Artist & Musician http://artsandmedia.net/expo/ ........................................................................ Edited and compiled by Melinda Adams * http://lilycat.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Many more events online!: http://artsandmedia.net/calendar/events - All events, workshops, activities and services listed are produced by Bay Area organizations and community members that participate in the Expo each year. - Event listings provided by producing agencies. Details are not verified, edited or spell-checked by Expo volunteers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS: ........................................................................ * Favorites - DAY LONG MARDI GRAS COUNTDOWN!! - Ethio-jazz with Mulatu Astatke and the Either/Orchestra - Paris Noir: African-American Expatriates in France * Call for submissions - CAll for Art 'Alameda On Camera - 48-Hrs, 48 Artists, 48 Pcs of the Map' - East Bay Open Studios - Call for Artists * D.I.Y. Workshops/ lectures - Free Film and Media Literacy Workshops - Card Making Family Workshop: One-of-A-Kind Valentines! - Paris Noir: African-American Expatriates in France - California Lawyers for the Arts presents: Insurance Issues for Artists w/ Marc Paisin - Workshop: SoulCollage and Creativity - Cal Lawyers for the Arts presents: Legal Issues for Screenwriters * Exhibits/ Performances - Exhibit:'In Love :Schulz originals from the community' - New Exhibit-'Beyond Words' - Small Press Spotlight - featuring Joey Sayers - Juried Annual 2008 at Pro Arts - The ZGAC's Black History Month 2008 Original Art Exhibit - Compass! - New Exhibit-'The Language of Lines' - Second Saturday Cartoonist * Music/ Dance - Ethio-jazz with Mulatu Astatke and the Either/Orchestra - CounterPULSE Presents New Work by Winter Artists in Residence: 'Bodily File' by Brittany Brown Ceres 'Clean' by Maya Gurantz * Film - Screening of "Walkabout" - SF IndieFest - A comic-book documentary film screening ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAVORITE ........................................................................ * DAY LONG MARDI GRAS COUNTDOWN!! - 02/02/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4784 Join Michelle Jacques and "CHELLE and Friends" for a day-long celebration of New Orleans, its people, and its music. * Ethio-jazz with Mulatu Astatke and the Either/Orchestra - 02/02/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4608 The concert unites the Massachusetts-based 10-piece Either/ Orchestra (E/O) with composer/vibraphonist/percussionist Mulatu Astatke, the inventor of Ethio-jazz. This is Mr. Astatke's first-ever appearance on the West Coast, and the first time the E/O has performed in the Bay Area since 1994. * Paris Noir: African-American Expatriates in France - 02/05/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5085 Renowned historian and UC Berkeley professor, Dr. Tyler Stovall writes about the inversion of the American myth of success: a group that had to leave the States in order to make good. They were African-American expatriates: writers, musicians, artists, scholars, scientists, and businessmen who made new lives for themselves in Paris. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ........................................................................ * CAll for Art 'Alameda On Camera - 48-Hrs, 48 Artists, 48 Pcs of the Map' - Deadline 02/03/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3328 48 photo-based artists will explore and document Alameda neighborhoods, favorite places, and secret hideaways. Traditions and cherished nostalgia, families, friends, and town characters, will share the lens with candid shots of our skeletons and dirty laundry. * East Bay Open Studios - Call for Artists- Deadline 2/9 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5105 Since 1979, Pro Arts_ East Bay Open Studios is the largest art event in the East Bay, drawing over 50,000 visitors to artists_ studios during the first two weekends in June. The EBOS program includes a preview exhibition at the Pro Arts Gallery, the Preview Gala, the Brake for Art: Art Bus Preview Tour, artist workshops, an online gallery, networking events for artists and the Directory of East Bay Arts -- it's the definitive guide to the visual arts in the East Bay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIY WORKSHOPS/ LECTURES ........................................................................ * Free Film and Media Literacy Workshops - 01/15/08 -08/29/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=2560 Take advantage of free Film and Media Literacy Workshops offered exclusively to youth groups (ages 13-24). The purpose of these workshops is to further media education and film appreciation through the non-profit Ninth Street Independent Film Center organizations. * Card Making Family Workshop: One-of-A-Kind Valentines! - 02/03/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3637 Join us to create Valentine's Day cards with character, using stamps, stencils, collage, printmaking, and more at this popular family event! Parents, caregivers, and children welcome. Please call in advance to reserve a space, yummy beverages and snacks provided. * California Lawyers for the Arts presents: Insurance Issues for Artists w/ Marc Paisin - 02/06/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4589 For visual artists, musicians, and presenters, this workshop will discuss insurable or contractual ways to avoid losses to your property at your studio, in your car, at a gig, at a gallery or when being shipped. Translates insurance lingo into plain English. * Workshop: SoulCollage and Creativity - 02/09/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4785 We explore the sources that motivate, nourish, and inspire us. We discover how SoulCollage can empower a creative practice. * Cal Lawyers for the Arts presents: Legal Issues for Screenwriters - 02/13/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4630 This workshop will cover legal issues for screenwriters, including the procedures for submitting scripts, how to protect your script when submitting it, copyright protection and the right to privacy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXHIBITS ........................................................................ * New Exhibit-'Beyond Words' - 01/16/08 - 05/11/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3479 "Beyond Words" examines those Peanuts strips in which Charles Schulz dipensed with dialogue and used only "pictures" to tell the story. * Small Press Spotlight - featuring Joey Sayers - 01/26/08 -05/04/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3801 Joey Sayers is a cartoonist living in Oakland, California. She has been drawing comics since she was very young. Her first strip, P.O.W. (Play on Words), drawn at age 7 was considered hilarious by herself and her co-author/father. * Juried Annual 2008 at Pro Arts - 01/30/08 -03/08/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4929 Once a year, Pro Arts hosts Juried Annual, a juried exhibition of work by its member artist constituency. The exhibition showcases work by artists of all ages who live and work in the Bay Area. Hundreds of artists submit work digitally in a variety of media (including painting, photography, sculpture, textile, glass, installation, digital, installation and performance art) for consideration, and over 1,000 pieces are reviewed for exhibition inclusion by an esteemed member of the Bay Area art world. * The ZGAC's Black History Month 2008 Original Art Exhibit- 01/30/08 -02/27/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4493 Jazz legend Betty Carter captured in pencil, graphite, charcoal, and watercolor, by artist b jAXON, E.C.A.D., for tHE ART oF MUZICK * Compass!- 01/30/08 -02/28/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4796 Mica?la Gallery announces the opening of "Compass!" a group exhibition referencing new directions in artwork by emerging artists at Mica?la Gallery. Featured artists include recent MFA graduates from the San Francisco Art Institute, offering a collection of work that reference landscape and the effect of place. * New Exhibit-'The Language of Lines' - 02/02/2008 -- 08/10/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4302 This exhibit explores the "visual shorthand" of comic art and how speed lines and other graphics are used to convey emotions and ideas. Exhibit runs till August 11, 2008. Museum closed on Tuesdays in winter. * Second Saturday Cartoonist - 02/09/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4189 Meet and talk to writer Nat Gertler, the creative force behind the storylines and dialogue of many comic artists. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DANCE ........................................................................ * CounterPULSE Presents New Work by Winter Artists in Residence: 'Bodily File' by Brittany Brown Ceres 'Clean' by Maya Gurantz - 02/07/2008 - - 02/08/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4098 It's an old adage that the "personal is political." But in these times of environmental degradation and increasing political polarization, the conflicts in our bodies and our own lives take on new urgency as they play out in larger and larger arenas. CounterPULSE's Winter 2008 Artists in Residence begin with intensely personal stories, weaving outwards to address issues with global relevance. Choreographer Brittany Brown Ceres explores how emotions are stored in our bodies and their implications in our actions, while experimental theater director Maya Gurantz focuses on the lives of Silicon Valley workers as they challenge the mythology of a "Clean" Silicon Valley. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILM ........................................................................ * Screening of "Walkabout" - 02/02/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5066 Screening of Nicholas Roeg_s rarely screened mystical masterpiece _Walkabout_. The film chronicles the physical, emotional and spiritual journey film of a brother and sister abandoned in the harsh Australian Outback and joined by Aborigine boy on his _Walkabout_. * SF IndieFest - 02/07/2008- - 02/19/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5115 Your best chance to see the best indy films * A comic-book documentary film screening - 02/12/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4715 About the Film: The question most regularly asked of any creative professional is "Where do you get your ideas?" People are eager to participate in the process of artistic invention and imaginative expression, yet many seem to believe there is some magic involved. ============================================================================ Thank you for reading -- go out and create! ............................................................................ Your address is secure. We do not share our email lists. Email listserv provided courtesy of Group D Communications: http://www.groupd.com/ ---=--- Expo for the Artist & Musicians is a service of Independent Arts & Media: http://artsandmedia.net/ ---=--- SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/expo/ ============================================================================= From expo at lists.artsandmedia.net Sat Feb 16 10:35:59 2008 From: expo at lists.artsandmedia.net (expo@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Sat Feb 16 10:37:32 2008 Subject: Bay Area Arts Events * "Censored Cinema," calls for submissions, license your music & more Message-ID: <47B72D0F.8050006@artsandmedia.net> ======================================================================== BAY AREA ARTS EVENTS * February 15-29, 2008 ........................................................................ A free service of Expo for the Artist & Musician http://artsandmedia.net/expo/ ........................................................................ Edited and compiled by Melinda Adams * http://lilycat.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Many more events online!: http://artsandmedia.net/calendar/events - All events, workshops, activities and services listed are produced by Bay Area organizations and community members that participate in the Expo each year. - Event listings provided by producing agencies. Details are not verified, edited or spell-checked by Expo volunteers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS: ........................................................................ * INDY ARTS EVENTS - A New Virtual You" -- March 3 free workshop * Favorite - Censored Cinema: "The Bad Seed," "Little Black Lamb" * Call for submissions - The Show Starts on the Sidewalk - SCREENING Series * D.I.Y. Workshops/ lectures - Free Film and Media Literacy Workshops - License Your Music for Fun and Profit * Exhibits/ Performances - New Exhibit-'Beyond Words' - Small Press Spotlight - featuring Joey Sayers - Juried Annual 2008 at Pro Arts - The ZGAC's Black History Month 2008 Original Art Exhibit - Compass! - New Exhibit-'The Language of Lines' - Alameda On Camera - 48-Hrs, 48 Artists, 48 Pcs of the Map * Benefit/ Special Events - 21 Grand Benefit - Cartoon Art Museum Event - Luke Feldman aka SKAFFS at WonderCon 2008 - Cartoon Art Museum Events at WonderCon * Film - SF IndieFest - Censored Cinema:"The Bad Seed" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDY ARTS & MEDIA EVENTS ........................................................................ * "A New Virtual You" How to advance your work, your art, yourself via the internet [Presented by Independent Arts & Media and Lilycat.com] TIME & DATE: Monday, March 3 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. with reception afterward LOCATION: AccessSF Studio -- 1720 Market at Valencia, San Francisco SEATING IS LIMITED: Call Indy Arts to RSVP: 415/677-9877 DESCRIPTION: Between blogging, Internet radio, Myspace, Facebook, Wikipedia, and Web sites galore, the internet is part of our daily lives. If you can't Google it -- it may not exist. Learn how to use the internet to it's best abilities to improve your knowledge and expand your exposure. FEATURING: -- BLOG IT WITH BLOGHER with beautiful Liz Henry of BlogHer, http://liz-henry.blogspot.com -- WEBCASTING with John Miller - the grandfather of webcasting -- WORKING WIKIPEDIA with music writer and event planner extraordinaire DJ Pusspuss -- LIST IT with Larry Bob Roberts of "Queer Things to Do in San Francisco," also called the homo Craigslist -- Moderated by podcaster/life coach Michael Vav ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAVORITE ........................................................................ * Censored Cinema: "The Bad Seed" - 02/16/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5544 Kids Who Kill, the classic 1956 psycho suspense drama starring Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly Eileen Heckart, Henry Jones, Paul Fix. Directed by Mervyn Le Roy with music by Composer Alex North ("A Streetcar Named Desire," "Journey Into Fear," "The Misfits") Plus: "The Little Black Lamb," A 1955 Mental Hygiene film by Encyclopedia Britannica. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ........................................................................ ** The Show Starts on the Sidewalk - Film Series - Deadline 02/28/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4607 We are looking for submissions under 10 minutes in length that relate to the theme of INTERVENTION. This film program will be screened as a part of the Interrupt, Intervene! Art as Social Change Festival hosted by UC Santa Cruz. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIY WORKSHOPS/ LECTURES ........................................................................ * Free Film and Media Literacy Workshops - 01/15/08 -08/29/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=2560 Take advantage of free Film and Media Literacy Workshops offered exclusively to youth groups (ages 13-24). The purpose of these workshops is to further media education and film appreciation through the non-profit Ninth Street Independent Film Center organizations. * Cal Lawyers for the Arts presents: License Your Music for Fun and Profit - 02/27/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4631 Licensing opportunities of all types abound in today's music industry, providing creators with the ability to make money by "renting" out their music without giving up ownership rights. This workshop covers the basics of music licensing, including an overview of how licensing agreements are put together, as well as the rang of new licensing prospects which have evolved in the last few years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXHIBITS ........................................................................ * Small Press Spotlight - featuring Joey Sayers - 01/26/08 -05/04/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3801 Featuring Oakland woman cartoonist and author of "Play on Words," Joey Sayers * Juried Annual 2008 at Pro Arts - 01/30/08 -03/08/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4929 Once a year, Pro Arts hosts Juried Annual, a juried exhibition of work by its member artist constituency. The exhibition showcases work by artists of all ages who live and work in the Bay Area. Hundreds of artists submit work digitally in a variety of media (including painting, photography, sculpture, textile, glass, installation, digital, installation and performance art) for consideration, and over 1,000 pieces are reviewed for exhibition inclusion by an esteemed member of the Bay Area art world. * The ZGAC's Black History Month 2008 Original Art Exhibit- 01/30/08 -02/27/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4493 Jazz legend Betty Carter captured in pencil, graphite, charcoal, and watercolor, by artist b jAXON, E.C.A.D., for tHE ART oF MUZICK * Compass!- 01/30/08 -02/28/08 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4796 Micaela Gallery announces the opening of "Compass!" a group exhibition referencing new directions in artwork by emerging artists at Micaela Gallery. Featured artists include recent MFA graduates from the San Francisco Art Institute, offering a collection of work that reference landscape and the effect of place. * New Exhibit-'The Language of Lines' - 02/02/2008 - 08/10/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4302 This exhibit explores the "visual shorthand" of comic art and how speed lines and other graphics are used to convey emotions and ideas. Exhibit runs till August 11, 2008. Museum closed on Tuesdays in winter. * Alameda On Camera - 48-Hrs, 48 Artists, 48 Pcs of the Map - 02/22/2008 -- 02/24/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3348 Hosted by Frank Bette Center for the Arts. An exciting Annual Juried February Event followed by a Showcase Exhibit in April. The invited photo-based artists will spend 48 hours exploring our neighborhoods, favorite places, and secret hideaways. Our families, friends, and town characters, both the famous and anonymous, will be in the spotlight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BENEFIT/ SPECIAL EVENTS ........................................................................ * 21 Grand Benefit - 02/15/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5592 This show features performances by: Murder Murder (free improv party band led by the always-engaging Paul Costuros), K.I.T. (melodic experimental rock blasts of innovation and fun, featuring members of xbxrx), Cryptacize (jarringly lovely guitar-driven trio featuring Nedelle Torrisi, Chris Cohen and Michael Carreira), Face (guitar and electronics from the inventive, talented Rose from Zeek Sheck), and SL Morse (Sarah Lockhart's conceptual project translating texts into morse code, that becomes the rudimentary drum score for percussion-driven improvisation heavy on the syncopation, and erratic shifts) . * Cartoon Art Museum Events at WonderCon - 02/23/2008 - - 02/24/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5000 Saturday morning, February 23, 10:30am-12:00pm: Dan Piraro, creator of the nationally-syndicated comic Bizarro will be sketching and signing books at the Cartoon Art Museum's booth at WonderCon ... * Cartoon Art Museum Event - 02/22/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4999 The Cartoon Art Museum's Annual WonderCon Weekend Party will be held on Friday, February 22. Many of the featured artists and special WonderCon guests will be in attendance. * Luke Feldman aka SKAFFS at WonderCon 2008 - 02/24/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5324 Australian artist, Luke Feldman aka SKAFFS (www.skaffs.com) will be at the Cartoon Art Museum Booth on Sunday 24 February 2008 from 1-5pm at Wonder Con 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILM ........................................................................ * SF IndieFest - 02/07/2008 - 02/19/2008 http://www.artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=5115 Your best chance to see the best indy films and support local venues ======================================================================== Thank you for reading -- go out and create! ........................................................................ Your address is secure. We do not share our email lists. Email listserv provided courtesy of Group D Communications: http://www.groupd.com/ ---=--- Expo for the Artist & Musicians is a service of Independent Arts & Media: http://artsandmedia.net/ ---=--- SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/expo/ ======================================================================== From expo at lists.artsandmedia.net Tue Feb 19 12:14:11 2008 From: expo at lists.artsandmedia.net (expo@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Tue Feb 19 12:19:10 2008 Subject: March 3: "A New Virtual You" (free workshop) + Creative Work Fund Message-ID: <313b47a64dca2beab277d3b7112f8f7a@artsandmedia.net> Dear Folks ... We have a big year coming up. So much happening, there's too much to write in one li'l email. So let's focus on the basics right now. In this email, read on to learn more about: * A new, free DIY Workshop series kicking off March 3 with "A New Virtual You" * An RFP from the Creative Work Fund, with a due date of March 5 Thanks so much for keeping the arts alive in our communities and the Bay Area ... ! The Expo Volunteers --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1) DIY WORKSHOPS RETURN MARCH 3 @ ACCESS-SF The 2008 DIY Workshop series debuts with ... "A New Virtual You" How to advance your work, your art, yourself via the internet Presented by Independent Arts & Media, Lilycat.com and AccessSF.org TIME & DATE: Monday, March 3 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. with reception afterward LOCATION: AccessSF Studio -- 1720 Market at Valencia, San Francisco SEATING IS LIMITED: Call Indy Arts to RSVP: 415/677-9877 DESCRIPTION: Between blogging, Internet radio, Myspace, Facebook, Wikipedia, and Web sites galore, the internet is part of our daily lives. If you can't Google it -- it may not exist. Learn how to use the internet to it's best abilities to improve your knowledge and expand your exposure. FEATURING: -- BLOG IT WITH BLOGHER starring beautiful Liz Henry of BlogHer, http://liz-henry.blogspot.com -- WEBCASTING with John Miller - the grandfather of webcasting -- WORKING WIKIPEDIA with music writer and event planner extraordinaire DJ Pusspuss -- LIST IT with Larry Bob Roberts of "Queer Things to Do in San Francisco," also called the homo Craigslist -- Moderated by podcaster/life coach Michael Vav * * * * * * * * * 2) Creative Work Fund Arts Grant Program Deadline - March 5, 2008 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: unknown.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 5897 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/expo/attachments/20080219/ced3a448/unknown.jpg -------------- next part -------------- ? ? The Creative Work Fund invites letters of inquiry for projects in which artists and nonprofit organizations collaborate to create new works. Grants range from $10,000-$40,000. In 2008, projects featuring literary artists or performing artists are eligible to apply.? Collaborating artists must reside and organizations must be based in the following counties:? Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma.?? The receipt deadline for letters of inquiry is 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008.? For detailed guidelines, visit http://www.creativeworkfund.org. ? The Creative Work Fund is a program of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, also supported by generous grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation. ?