Indy Arts * Women's Film Fest, Journalism Expo, DIY Workshop

Fri Apr 4 15:46:05 PDT 2008

Events, activities and updates from Independent Arts & Media

"A Full-Service Democracy Incubator"

Indy Arts is a nonprofit producer's co-op and media/culture incubator.  
Our mission is to expand civic dialogue by increasing access to  
independent voices.

We love free speech, open dialogue, big ideas and thoughtful inquiry.  
Independent media, DIY arts and free-minded speechifyin' -- and  
backtalkin' -- are our stock in trade.

It's the stuff that makes democracy come alive! Here's a heaping  
handful of updates from our growing community of programs, projects,  
friends and allies.

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CONTENTS

* APRIL 7: Free Sampling & Fair Use Workshop
* APRIL 9-13: SF Women's Film Festival IV
* MAY 3: "Innovations in Journalism Expo 2008: Creating a Brighter  
Future"
* NEWSDESK.ORG ... moving forward
* WELCOME! Old Growth Arts Residencies, MaximumRocknRoll, 924 Gilman
* INTRODUCING ... our new Arts Program Director!

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INDY ARTS & FRIENDS * EVENTS & ACTIVITES

* APRIL 7: Sampling & Fair Use for Indie Producers -- free DIY Workshop
http://tinyurl.com/5xzhdb

   Produced by Indy Arts and Lilycat.com, and hosted by our pals
   at AccessSF. Two entertainment lawyers and a rep from Creative
   Commons will be on the scene to field your Qs & As.

   Note: Preregistration is closed. This event is at capacity.
   A limited number of seats may be available at the door,
   promptly at 7:00 p.m. For details, visit our online calendar:

   http://tinyurl.com/5xzhdb

* APRIL 9-13: San Francisco Women's Film Festival IV
http://sfwff.org/

   Indy Arts is honored to provide fiscal sponsorship to the Fourth
   Annual SFWFF. This is a terrific five-day program of cinema made
   by women, featuring local works as will as industry superstars.

   The lineup includes:

   -- "Say Goodby to Chick Flicks" (horror/suspense/sci-fi showcase)
   -- "The L Word" screenwriter Guinevere Turner
   -- "Power & the Passion: The Technology of Orgasm"
   -- Experimental cinema via Oddball Film & Video
   -- "Our World, Our Stories" (documentary and activism features)
   -- A party at Varnish Fine Arts
   -- Much more!

   Get your tickets and the details online: http://sfwff.org/

* MAY 3: "Innovations in Journalism 2008: Creating a Brighter Future"
http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/

   This is a NEW event produced by Indy Arts and the Society of
   Professional Journalists-Northern California.

   The event is happening at Yahoo, Inc., HQ in Sunnyvale, and
   features a lineup of panels and events exploring new business
   models, philanthropy and funding for journalism, career
   counseling and much more.

   Final event details are still being worked out: get the current
   lineup of speakers and events online -- and be sure to register
   ASAP, pre-registration tickets are cheaper, and space is limited:

   http://artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/

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NEWSDESK.ORG ... MOVING FORWARD
http://newsdesk.org/

Last November, the longtime editor of News You Might Have Missed,  
Julia Scott, stepped down from her esteemed position to pursue her  
career in daily journalism.

Finding someone who can fill her shoes was no small task! But we're  
excited to report that Will Crain, a former copy editor at the SF  
Chronicle, has taken up the reigns as a key writer and editor for  
NYMHM each week.

Check out some of Will's work over the past few months, and subscribe  
to the free NYMHM newsletter while you're at it!

   "Gay Muslims Seek Political Asylum in Britain"
   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004590.html

   "From Sweatshops to Cotton Fields: Child Labor Goes Rural"
   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004579.html

   "Radiation on the Reservation"
   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004571.html

   "Death After Pepper Spray Raises Questions"
   http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/004544.html

   SUBSCRIBE TO NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:
   http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/nymhm/

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW SPONSOREES

Indy Arts provides fiscal sponsorship to autonomous media/culture  
projects that lack nonprofit tax status, and would otherwise be unable  
to receive donations from foundations or individuals.

Our criteria for sponsoring a project is that they share our First  
Amendment mission to support independent voices and thereby strengthen  
democracy. (They also have to obey nonprofit tax law, which we help  
them with as well.)

We recently joined forces with a bunch of *amazing* new sponsorees  
that we want to tell you all about! These projects are truly  
independent, we have no influence on their work. We just admire them  
greatly, and want to lend our support and get the word out:

* OLD GROWTH ARTS RESIDENCIES

   Artists take note!

   This is a new residency program on Leonard Lake in
   Sonoma, surrounded by about 4,000 acres of old-growth
   redwood forest.

   Note that their inaugural residency program is now accepting
   applications! Learn more online:

   http://www.oldgrowtharts.org/

* MAXIMUMROCKNROLL MAGAZINE

   For more than two decades, MaximumRocknRoll has provided an
   outlet for ideas and dialogue about independent and underground
   music. This legendary publication is distributed around the
   world, and also produces the long-running MRR Radio program.

   Learn more about MRR, SUBSCRIBE, and listen online:

   http://maximumrocknroll.com/

* 924 GILMAN/THE ALTERNATIVE MUSIC FOUNDATION

   924 Gilman Street has changed the world more than once by
   incubating bands that went on to become rather fancy and famous.
   However, as an all-volunteer, member-run venue, Gilman stays
   focused in the present as a home for all-ages musical performance,
   spoken word and more.

   The Gilman folks are always putting on shows, and are leaders
   in the DIY-culture movement worldwide. Learn more online:

   http://924gilman.org/

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INTRODUCING KATIE HENNESSY ... OUR NEW ARTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR!

With the generous support of the Walter & Elise Haas Sr. Fund, Indy  
Arts has hired Katie Hennessy as our first-ever Arts Program Director.

Katie is a veteran of the nonprofit arts and culture world. She ran  
the Adult Arts Education program at Cellspace, and also worked at the  
Crucible Steel Gallery there -- birthplace of our signature event, the  
Expo for the Artist & Musician.

She has weathered the rough-and-tumble world of nonprofit arts  
administration, and is a longtime participant and co-producer of the  
annual Expo, overseeing numerous workshops and events with us each year.

Please join us in welcoming Katie, and stay tuned for announcements  
from her regarding the Expo, our DIY Workshops, and much more.

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SUPPORT INDY ARTS

You've heard of vertically integrated media corporations? Such as Time- 
Warner, which produces TV and movies, publishes books and magazines,  
etc?

And all the resources are driven by top-down interests that ultimately  
serve the financial bottom-line, rather than the public interest.

Independent Arts & Media is part of an emerging movement to turn that  
model on its head.

We are horizontally integrated, and are building a network of peers  
rather than a vertical hierarchy of agenda-setting authority.

We value dialogue first, and pursue sustainability rather than ever- 
increasing profit margins.

   * OUR PROGRAMS support free expression, freedom of information
     and cultural participation -- the very building blocks of
     democracy.

   * OUR MISSION is to expand civic dialogue by increasing access
     to independent voices. We do this by producing and promoting
     independent media and arts projects, and supporting independent
     media and arts workers.

   * YOUR SUPPORT will help create a NEW circuit for arts,
     information and ideas in San Francisco and beyond.

     Thanks so much!

	Donate Online:
	https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695

	Donate by Mail (checks only, no cash!):

	Indy Arts
	PMB 821
	601 Van Ness Ave., Ste. E
	SF, CA 94122

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Etc.? Give us a call at 415/677-9877.

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