[DAC] FW: [Artfound-list] BRA June Update to artists

Tue Jun 13 21:25:22 EDT 2006

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News from the Artists Foundation
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Dear artists and friends:

This email provides information and links about each of the programs and
events listed below.  Scroll down for more info on each listing.

1) Workspace available now in two buildings

2) Are you a digital designer?  Sign up now for the SIGGRAPH (Special
Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques) Conference being
held in Boston in July 

3) Open studios workshop presented by Dorchester Arts Collaborative June
19th

4) Business loan class-June 22nd at Allston-Brighton CDC

5) Matchbook.org by New England Foundation for the Arts and
Massachusetts Cultural Council:  performing artists and venue managers
will be interested!

6) Check out what the Hyde Park Artists are doing: 3rd Annual Hyde Park
Artscene Festival July 15 

7) WGBH Open Call for Filmmakers-in-Residence

8) RealTalk X: Rent or Buy: What's Right for Me? June 26th Presented by
BRA's One-In-Three Initiative serving young Bostonians 

I hope you take the time to learn about each of these great Boston
programs!  Check the dates carefully-all of these events are in June or
July.

More information about each listing below:

1)  Workspace available in JP at the Brewery Building

For info visit 
www.tractiv.net/artistlink/?q=aboutus/featuredprojects/samadamsbreweryja
maicaplain
<http://www.tractiv.net/artistlink/?q=aboutus/featuredprojects/samadamsb
reweryjamaicaplain>  (thanks to Jason Schupbach at ArtistLink for
hosting this flyer)

    Workspace available at 28 Damrell Street (minimum size 3,000sf). See
attached PDF for info.

2)  From Carole Walton (Create Boston at the BRA):  SIGGRAPH, the
Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques is holding
its national conference and exhibition in Boston this year, a major
event and an accessible opportunity to network with digital industry
folks from Boston and all over the rest of the world!  The conference
will also allow participants to view prototypes for amazing new
interactive technologies and art.  The date is July 30th to August 3rd.
Create Boston is a conference sponsor.  The SIGGRAPH conference website
has information about the event as well as calls for participation.
Check out all the stuff on their website!  www.siggraph.org/s2006/

3)  From Joyce Linehan (Ashmont Media) and Liora Beer (Office of
Business Assistance, Department of Neighborhood Development):

Dorchester Arts Collaborative is sponsoring a workshop on how to have a
successful Open Studios event. 

JUNE 19  A Open Studios How-to for Artists

The Dorchester Arts Collaborative (DAC), which produces the annual
Dorchester Open Studios event, has teamed up with Mayor Menino's Boston
Business Assistance Center and the Artists Foundation to present a
practical workshop designed to teach visual artists how to get the most
out of the open studios experience. The workshop will be held on June
19, 2006 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Great Hall in Codman Square,
Dorchester. 

The workshop is targeted to first-time exhibitors, but will also be
useful to event veterans, and will cover topics including: how to decide
if open studios is a good venue for you; what to expect; how to create a
timeline for getting ready; responsibilities of exhibiting artists;
marketing your involvement; what work to present and how; best practices
for engaging visitors; studio sales; the obligations of the
self-employed entrepreneur; and steps to take after the show. The
session will be led by Liora Beer, Business Manager/Arts & Culture
Specialist for the Boston Business Assistance Center, operated by the
Department of Neighborhood Development, and Kathleen Bitetti, Executive
Director of the Artist Foundation.

Admission is $5 cash or check at the door. Members of DAC are free.
Pre-registration is requested but not required. Email your intention to
attend to info at thedac.org. For more information, call 617-839- 6734. The
Great Hall is located at 6 Norfolk Street (corner of Talbot Avenue) in
Codman Square, Dorchester. (Please note that the building is not
handicapped accessible.) For more information, visit www.thedac.org.
Dorchester Open Studios will be held on October 21 & 22, 2006

About Dorchester Arts Collaborative:  DAC was founded in 2002 to develop
and facilitate arts programming in Dorchester and to cultivate the
social, cultural, and economic enrichment of Boston's largest and most
diverse neighborhood. DAC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
Visit http://www.thedac.org
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=aidfzvbab.0.dzztrobab.orhifobab.1885&p=http%3A%
2F%2Fwww.thedac.org>  

4) Business loan class at Allston-Brighton CDC--Financing Your Small
Business:  A free workshop to learn about creating a loan proposal that
will get results.

Pre-registration is required.  Please register online by sending an
email to neil at loanfinancingguide.com
<mailto:neil at loanfinancingguide.com>   (Put "July seminar registration"
in the subject line)

5)  From the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Massachusetts
Cultural Council-check out Matchbook.org:

>From park bandstands to school cafeterias to 3,000- seat theaters,
MatchBook.org is compiling a comprehensive online directory of
performance spaces in New England. Be a part of it. 

Add your performance space to www.matchbook.org
<http://www.matchbook.org/> , a free online performing arts marketplace
launching this fall. It's fast, it's easy and it's free.  Artists will
also be able to register their services for hire.

6)  The 3rd annual Hyde Park Artscene will be held Saturday, July 15,
from 5-9 p.m. on Fairmount Ave. in Logan Square. Attracting 700 visitors
last year, Artscene features over 40 artists with orginal works for
sale, from photography to jewelry, quilts, prints and much more. In
addition two stages offer a variety of diverse musical acts to entertain
the crowds.  If you are interested in information regarding booth
availability or in volunteering to help at the event, please contact
Betsy Boggia at HPAI (617) 364- 7300.  See the Hyde Park Arts Initiative
website at www.hydeparkartsinitiative.org/about.html

7) From Stacey Babb, WGBH Educational Foundation: WGBH Now accepting
applications for Filmmakers-in-Residence.  Deadline is July 7, 2006.

For more information visit http://guide-h.omn.org/WGBHLabApr06/
<http://guide-h.omn.org/WGBHLabApr06/> .

8) From Isabel Kreigel (One-in-Three at the BRA) RealTalk X: Rent or
Buy: What's Right for me? 

Monday, June 26, 2006

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a reception to follow

Jury's Hotel

350 Stuart Street

Boston, MA

For many of Boston's young adults, owning their own home is an ultimate
goal. However, as discussed at "Strapped", our last RealTalk, the
financial challenges facing this group may keep the dream of owning
their own home out of reach. But is owning always better than renting?
Join us on June 26th for "Rent or Buy: What's Right for me?" - a panel
discussion that will help you sort out what is best for you. Panelists
will include Toni Gilardi, broker/owner, Landmark Realty and Boston host
of HGTV's "National Open House" and "House Hunters" and Aaron Gornstein,
Executive Director, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association.

To RSVP, email events at massinc.org or call 617-742-6800 ext. 128

The event is presented by MassINC and ONEin3 Boston with support from
the New Community Fund, State Street Bank, and the Boston Redevelopment
Authority. The event is free and open to the public.

Enjoy Boston!

Heidi Burbidge

Senior Project Manager

Artist Space Initiative

Boston Redevelopment Authority

(617) 918-4306

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