[DAC] FW: Update to Artists

[Joyce Linehan]

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From: BRA Artist Space Initiative
[mailto:heidi.burbidge.bra at cityofboston.gov] 
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 7:18 PM
To: joyce at ashmontmedia.com
Subject: Update to Artists
 



 



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Update to Artists
March, 2008



Updates

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK15"1/31 Artist Certification Results

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK17"Next Artist Certification Deadline

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK23"BRA Artist Review Board Nominations

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK16"FP3 Units

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK24"Focus Group for New South Boston Artist
Building

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK26"Create Boston Business Loans

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK27"Transcultural Exchange

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK28"Sculptors Gallery

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK30"Workspace Available

HYPERLINK \l "LETTER_BLOCK31"Stonybrook Fine Arts
 

PUSHCARTS AVAILABLE FOR LEASE AT FANEUIL HALL
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A number of pushcarts at Boston's Faneuil Hall will be available for lease
by local artisans and businesses.  The Faneuil Hall Marketplace attracts
more than 18 million visitors annually.  If you would like to lease a
pushcart to display and sell your work at Faneuil Hall on an ongoing basis
let us know by sending an email to HYPERLINK
"mailto:Heidi.Burbidge.BRA at cityofboston.gov"
\nHeidi.Burbidge.BRA at cityofboston.gov.  We will provide you with contact
information for the pushcart program.  Groups of organized artists are
especially encouraged since the pushcarts must be staffed on a daily basis. 
 

 
 

CALLING ALL MASSACHUSETTS ARTISTS WORKING IN ALL DISCIPLINES
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
The Artists Foundation has collaborated to create an on-line tool, Stand Up
and Be Counted to better determine how many artists of all disciplines are
living and working in Massachusetts.  Your answers will help them and others
to better advocate for artists.  For more information and to fill out the
survey visit the HYPERLINK
"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uHGIlNGG75EqZKy6mPmU_PS7Uvk-IzrI1sC9McCRJV_Zqjdb
zV1OdDX7Nj6CiiMJeSLdpZjiskg6ZX8E9iu167eHg5tvFTYPjDanfRe0_2BWrGdHR--2KxQF1PyQ
0ZZh" \nArtist Foundation website.
 

 
 

Quick Links... 
 
HYPERLINK
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qyzh9vP2O9v6i0CP0ZI48J6AE9Ydk6jCOMBSJVKebZxkH5PjqZRcoBF2ZJH9A9YAuKudbjY6Jh88
tZmf-aRioZn7wk5Y_20D3g2G0fd81GZ-OE6paUvg909CmcY=" \nBoston Redevelopment
Authority Artist Space Initiative Info
 
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wLy3pIR-bgjcQY6aRAb7iZb5-AOKKNLiuGW5c0L_qY7jOLo63Mg_jgbqDapCN09De_W57m2BFOqa
6G5S3D5EdXWGgFrvbcETDC5E27zLBLwxOXsA" \nBoston Redevelopment Authority
Calendar of Community Meetings and Events
 
 


Dear Artists and Friends:
This email provides information about a number of programs offered by the
BRA for artists and creative businesses, as well as a few community listings
from other arts and cultural organizations.  Artists, be sure to check out
the information at the lower left about the Artists Foundation's Stand Up
and Be Counted survey.  Your participation will help their efforts to
document artists' presence in Massachusetts.
 

 


January 31 Artist Certification results 
Applications for the January 31, 2008 deadline for artist certification have
been reviewed.  If you applied before that deadline, thank you for your
patience.  You can expect to get a letter or phone call about your
certification status within the next two weeks.
 

Next deadline for Artist Certification
The BRA is now accepting Artist Certification applications on a rolling
basis until the next deadline is set.  HYPERLINK
"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uHGIlNGG75HKmUxthsJT0weMLbx-VDU42US_FF3hBo8eY0SA
_d1ApNgWEBESOFMeV_Rkf0jyuD6ZxNeZ6E_HYvOqVHHxT_3_-NY_VIMP-SfLR_fVbEb7Wm12lno9
GYeOk1tq2d6gp_Tu6z5Aw0DFa-KkHbmm43mRxOaIhZFECvbg15AqSDYHww==" \nApplications
are available for download or call Heidi Burbidge at (617) 918-4306.
 

Artist Review Board nominations 
The BRA Artist Space Initiative is accepting applications for new Artist
Review Board members.  Board members serve on peer review panels once or
twice a year to review applications from artists who are seeking BRA Artist
Certification.  The Board represents a wide spectrum of experience in the
arts--artists and arts professionals from all disciplines and all
neighborhoods.  HYPERLINK
"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uHGIlNGG75GHrih_V7Uq2mnVMF_fU0OGSMm0yZJGrzxF2dCF
7WQyGjzFxaJ_VMS20HLrOn9z9xepo_DIIAtUyqexFL-B1V0qiYdxfUxy54ktSzBaNjVu_yG_ejOm
sqc4FyYoxLdu7eySZQ0SSVsGvG1Sjlco4J-RbJJk5tjB5nEz1e8HIPi7PiIU49pnBlYh"
\nDownload Nomination Form
 

Artist Live/Work Units at FP3 
Affordable live/work artist units will be for sale at FP3 in Fort Point
soon.  Specific information about timeline for the sale of these units is
not yet available.  You will receive email from us about this opportunity as
soon as it is released by the project developer.  BRA Certified Artists will
receive a preference for units. 
 

New Artist Building Approved for Construction in South Boston
The Signal Building at 154 West Second Street will include 24 artist
live/work units for sale to BRA Certified Artists.  The developer would like
to invite you to attend a focus group about the project on Saturday March
29th at 11AM. It will last for about an hour and will include a presentation
about the proposed building and how its design can meet the needs of
artists.  Please RSVP to Heidi Burbidge at HYPERLINK
"mailto:Heidi.Burbidge.BRA at cityofboston.gov"
\nHeidi.Burbidge.BRA at cityofboston.gov.  For information about other proposed
artist buildings visit HYPERLINK
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zFgyI__cztOTlv_a1aUK96AFlgvtY7i4QVhpMpGQvAKA83RJB6TTBN_4LCulF3s00wIUAbCwykMH
z5ZAsaG-dO_1S8lAasFA1s1QnMR3a33ZonaafnQPjFvpTh-IAw9uwPGI7Q==" \nthe BRA's
webpages.
 

Create Boston Business Loans 
 
Create Boston, an initiative of the Boston Redevelopment Authority connects
artistic entrepreneurs and businesses with cash via the Boston Local
Development Corporation (BLDC).  Offering loans between $15,000 and $150,000
for businesses in--or relocating to--the City of Boston, BLDC helps
companies grow and create jobs.  These loans can be used to buy new business
property, purchase equipment, provide working capital, expand, or finance
leasehold improvements for an existing site.  For more information contact
Carole Walton, Create Boston Business Manager by email at HYPERLINK
"mailto:Carole.Walton.BRA at cityofboston.gov"
\nCarole.Walton.BRA at cityofboston.gov.
 

March 15 deadline--Transcultural Exchange
An Invitation to Participate in Transcultural Exchange 2009 Exhibition Here,
There and Everywhere:  Anticipating the Art of the Future--This project
encourages artists to work collaboratively, culminating in a catalog, panel
discussion and series of exhibitions radiating out from the Project's home
base in Boston to around the world.  The aim is to explore, foster and
document the resulting cross-fertilization, multi-disciplinary,
'out-of-the-box' thinking in order to encourage more of the same in both
artistic and non-artistic disciplines.  This is a very special world-wide
project organized right here in Boston.  For more information visit
HYPERLINK
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3stQQiNYNfR0cpA8MyiuHFbbHmvlJOMGUVE-H88w6WISSqPASXHJ7H0fXNmh7UCSCrunzKrxESi1
NgpN0BYlobZbtfKGVDzKW8O9ITc3OK0DaSBP" \nTransCultural Exchange's Invitation
to Participate.  Complete applications must be postmarked no later than
March 15, 2008.
 

Sculptors Gallery--March 15 deadline 
Call for New Members
Boston Sculptors is a landmark cooperative and has served as an alternative
venue for exciting, innovative sculpture exhibitions since 1992.  BSG's 32
members are provided with an exhibition approximately every 24 months at the
gallery, now located at 486 Harrison Avenue, in Boston's SOWA district. The
gallery features 12 foot ceilings, substantial natural light and two movable
wall panels.  In exchange, members help support the gallery operations with
annual dues and a percentage of sales as well as gallery sitting, reception
staffing, membership committees and special projects when needed.  For more
information download the HYPERLINK
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QeDshHmzK58r-dq8JCq71ucOL-p8MboSgqH1C0IKflrhBBgQhLif6XMvY8ZHXlLaLhkm2hfhx6xO
ZESAD8niK6hhfTp88z6PHBS_8g==" \nBoston Sculptors Gallery Call for New
Members Guidelines, 2008.
 

Deskspace Available for freelance designer/creative industry worker
3 deskspaces are available for sublease for $800/month each at a landscape
architecture firm in Post Office Square.  Space includes telecommunications,
internet, full-size scanner and plotter accounts, kitchen and bathroom.  For
more information contact Dan at (617) 542-8552.
 
For other workspace listings for visual artists including sculptors,
painters, printmakers etc visit the HYPERLINK
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qyzh9vP2O9v6i0CP0ZI48J6AE9Ydk6jCOMBSJVKebZxkH5PjqZRcoBF2ZJH9A9YAuKudbjY6Jh88
tZmf-aRioZn7wk5Y_20D3g2G0fd81GZ-OE6paUvg909CmcY=" \nBRA's Artist Space
Initiative website information.
 

Stonybrook Fine Arts--New Classes
Stonybrook Fine Arts is offering a Ladies Welding Class on Friday nights
from 6-9PM, as well as a Making a Meaningful Object class offered at several
times.  Regular classes include live figure modeling, bronze casting, mold
making, ceramics, welding, jewelry making and small metals casting.  The
center also offers shop time and is available for commision jobs.  HYPERLINK
"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001uHGIlNGG75F-EkRdFx8GkOG_tGevPZeKmP184Z5eEDi_NUh-
ATiv1iV5vjmAqeiXirfzr2XhUzfX_0ag088_wkKlzDH7p-4Cz_hHbvadjHBQU-4-Hxd3LUeYUQND
1FbJ" \nStonybrook Fine Arts website


 
 

Thanks for reading our update.  For more information about any of these
opportunities, visit the websites listed or feel free to contact us.
 
 

Sincerely, 
 

Heidi Burbidge 
Senior Project Manager
Artist Space Initiative
Boston Redevelopment Authority
(617) 918-4306 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

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