Opportunities
Search this page for a listing of opportunities and calls for art available to advocates, artists, and educators. Opportunities change frequently, so check back often.
Advocates
Acquire Better Knowledge of Your Civil Rights
The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission invites the public to join this free, interactive training that will teach Ohioans with disabilities about civil rights and how they impact employment opportunities, education (college and training programs) and community access.
Meetings will be held from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dates and locations are below:
9/13/10 Toledo
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, 5606 Monroe St., Sylvania
9/15/10 Cincinnati
Butler Co. RSC Office, 8050 Beckett Center Dr., Ste 216, West Chester
9/16/10 Dayton
Wright State University, Student Union, Room E-156, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn
9/20/10 Columbus
RSC Central Office, 150 E Campus View Blvd., 3rd Fl, Conf Rooms 6 & 7 (Commissioners' Rooms A & B), Columbus
9/21/10 Akron
Goodwill Industries of Akron, 570 E Waterloo Rd., Akron
9/22/10 Cleveland
Cleveland Sight Center, 1909 E 101st St., Cleveland
9/23/10 Youngstown
Butler Institute of American Art, Butler North Education Center, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown
9/29/10 Marietta
Washington State Community College, Main Building Community Room, 710 Colegate Dr., Marietta
Pre-register today at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/SeptemberCACmeetings. You can also pre-register by contacting Brenda Rhodes at 614.438.1475 or Brenda.rhodes@rsc.state.oh.us. Registration requested but not required. Indicate on the registration whether reasonable accommodations are necessary or contact Elizabeth Sammons with reasonable accommodation requests, 614.752.9228 or elizabeth.sammons@rsc.state.oh.us.
If you have questions or need more information about RSC's Consumer Advisory Committee, contact Eileen Corson, 614.438.1476 or Eileen.corson@rsc.state.oh.us.
About Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is the state agency charged with partnering with Ohioans with disabilities to obtain or retain jobs, achieve independence and Social Security disability determination outcomes. The Commission accomplishes its mission through partnerships with community rehabilitation programs and vocational rehabilitation professionals across the state. Visit us at www.rsc.ohio.gov.
Artists
#1 Ohio Arts Council
Individual Excellence Awards
Submission Dates: 7/1/2010 thru 9/1/2010
Open to Artists: Ohio
Location: OH USA
Contact: Kathy Signorino
Address: 727 E Main St Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: 614/728-6140
Email: kathy.signorino@oac.state.oh.us
Description: The Individual Excellence Awards program provides grants to Ohio artists for the exceptional merit of a body of work. These awards recognize creativity and imagination that exemplifies the highest level of achievement in a particular discipline and advances the art form. With this support the OAC hopes to encourage the growth and development of individual artists. Awards are offered in the following areas: choreography, crafts, fiction/non-fiction, poetry, playwriting/screenplays, criticism, design arts/illustration, interdisciplinary/performance art, media arts, music composition, photography and visual arts. The awards are based solely on the quality of past work and are not project-based. For this deadline applications are being accepted in the visual arts based disciplines including visual arts 2d, visual arts 3d, crafts, design arts, interdisciplinary, media arts and photography. Please read the program guidelines at our website before applying. Guidelines may be found at:
http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/IndividualExcellenceAwards.asp
#2 Evansville Museum Call for Entry
55th Mid-States Art Exhibition
Submission Dates: 8/1/2010 thru 9/19/2010
Open to Artists: Ohio
Location: Evansville, IN USA
Contact: Liz Fuhrman Bragg
Address: Registrar 411 SE Riverside Drive Evansville, IN 47713
Phone: 812-425-2406 ext. 238
Email: liz@emuseum.org
Description: The Evansville Museums 55th Mid-States Art Exhibition will be accepting entries from August 1st September 19th, 2010. Over $7,000 in purchase and merit awards will be available. Open to any artist residing in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, or Tennessee. All work must be original, completed within the last three years, and not previously exhibited in the Mid-States Art Exhibition. The competition is open to the following categories: Painting, Drawing, Graphic Arts, Collage, Sculpture and Mixed Media. No photography is accepted. For a prospectus please visit www.emuseum.org/art_compet.html or call the Museum at 812-425-2406. Website: http://www.emuseum.org/art_compet.html
#3 "Everyone Can Dance Day" (this is a working title, subject to change).
October 1, 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the Dancing Wheels Company, this significant milestone would serve as the catalyst for a nationwide inclusive dance day in which a public display of dance that includes dancers with and without disabilities takes place. The event in each city could be carved out individually, in other words, some could hold a "dancing in the streets" event at a public plaza much like the "flash mob" dances going on or others could do a class that is in a mall or another public place etc.
These events would all happen on October 1, during 11:00 & 1:00 in your local time zone and be video taped. Our station manager at WKYC T.V 3, an NBC affiliate in Cleveland, OH has agreed to accept the videos from each participating company and get them to the national news network, along with some interviews from some of the companies. I would be happy to provide a basic press release that each Company can add to with their own details regarding their company. Each company can also use social media to further the information and encourage participation.
If you are interested in participating, please let me know and I will work closely with you to insure that this will be a great event!
If you need to talk with me, please feel free to reach me at either my office at 216-432-0306 or my cell 216-272-1494. Should you know of other companies or schools that you believe should have received this information, kindly pass it on to them.
Warm regards,
Mary Verdi-Fletcher
President/Founding Artistic Director
The Dancing Wheels Company & School
3615 Euclid Avenue 3rd floor
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 432-0306 or fax (216) 432-0308
www.dancingwheels.org
#4 KIND of BLUE
You are invited to participate in Kind Of Blue, November 11 - December 28, 2010. Kind Of Blue is an art exhibition that will feature original works of art by friends of the Fresh A.I.R. (Artists In Recovery) Gallery’s Artists’ Circle at the Carnegie Gallery. The Carnegie Gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Columbus Metropolitan library. Please see attached call for entries.
The Carnegie Gallery
2nd Floor, Main Columbus Metropolitan Library,
96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215
Curated by Stephanie Rond
Guidelines
Original works must be delivered to the Main Library, Arts and Media Division, 2nd floor between 10am and 3pm, November 1 - 6.
Works of art relating to the title: Kind Of Blue should be no larger that 5’ x 5’ and must be dry and ready to hang (wired). All media is welcome.
One to three works by each artist will be selected.
Important Dates
Art work drop off: November 1 - 6 from 10am - 3pm.
Show Reception: Thursday, November 11, 5 - 7 pm.
Free and open to the public.
Pick up of selected and non-selected work:
Wednesday, December 29, 10am - 3pm.
For questions, please e-mail Kim Glover at freshairgallery@gmail.com or call Fresh A.I.R. Gallery at 614.744.8110 and leave a message.
Educators
FREE Professional Development Opportunity - Register Today
VSA Institute: Successful Partnerships
Friday, October 15, 2010
Download the Registration Form
For more information visit:
http://www.vsao.org/programs/education-resources.html