Baltimore Arts and Protest: BlackLivesMatter, The Intersection of Race and Sexual Assault

by

As developments unfold with events in Baltimore, we will attempt to catalog efforts of visual artists, musicians and all creative artists of our city (along with various arts organizations) to respond to what is happening and provide opportunities for people to think on what is happening and find a voice. Please share any other upcoming events in the comments, and we’ll make sure to re-post, thank you.

via https://www.facebook.com/events/1582236095379629/

TONIGHT, 5-7pm 1400 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202

The Black Lives Matter Movement began as an internet hashtag and blended into a social movement.

As part of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)’s event series for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we present: BlackLivesMatter: The Intersections of Race and Sexual Assault.”

During this panel we will attempt to answer questions surrounding how the movement can be more supportive to survivors of sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence.

Panelists include:

Dr. Angelo Robinson — Associate Professor of English Goucher College, expert on gender, sexuality, trauma and slave narratives.

Dr. Natalie Sokoloff — Professor Emerita at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Expert in Domestic Violence, Women in Prison at Reentry, Intersectionalites of Race Crime Gender and Justice, and Collateral Consequences of Prison on Higher Education

D.C. Swinton — Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Advocate, Graduate Student of Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship

Violeta Donawa — Sociologist, Blogger/Writer, Womanist, Active community healer involved during Ferguson events

Aaliyah Muhummad Esq.-Co-Chair of the Maryland Human Trafficking Taskforce Public Awareness Committee and a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. She investigates and prosecutes rapes and child exploitation crimes, including but not limited to child pornography, sexual solicitation of minors and human trafficking.

Learn more: http://bmoresaam.weebly.com/events.html

Baltimore Arts and Protest: The Baltimore Visual Artist Charge

by

As developments unfold with events in Baltimore, we will attempt to catalog efforts of visual artists, musicians and all creative artists of our city (along with various arts organizations) to respond to what is happening and provide opportunities for people to think on what is happening and find a voice. Please share any other upcoming events in the comments, thank you.

(via Bryan Robinson/Instagram) #‎thebaltimorevisualartistcharge‬ I charge all visual artist of Baltimore to meet me at Penn North Friday at 4:30pm with easel and blank canvas to create a load message with your brushes. Speak with our art in the fight to get this city we love back into our grasp and illustrate the justice this city, state and world needs during these times…‪#‎baltimoreartist‬ ‪#‎bmoreart‬ please share and let’s create a voice that has many colors! ‪#‎baltimore‬‪#‎ilovebaltimore‬ (((meeting on Penn Ave for artist..easel and canvas for peace))) ‪#‎easelsandcanvasforpeace‬ ‪#‎theblackgeniusartshow‬ ‪#‎brobinson‬‪#‎baltimorefilmmakers‬ ‪#‎baltimorevideographers‬ ‪#‎theloveproject‬ SHARE WITH ALL ARTIST. If anyone can help in anyway reach out.

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Montana)

by

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Montana Arts Council | State of Montana

Percent for Art Program

 

UM – Chemistry Building & UM – Law Building

 

WHO? U.S. Residents, who are not degree-seeking students and who are over 18 years of age are encouraged to apply.

WHAT? Request for finished artwork. Many mediums and styles will be considered.
WHEN? Applications open: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 and close: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 11:59 P.M. MDT
WHERE? Artwork(s) for multiple sites on Montana campuses.
HOW? Online application process via Slideroom.com.

HOW MUCH? Art budgets vary but all are under $25,000.

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Percent for Art Program

Czelsi Kozak, Program Assistant

ckozak@mt.gov

Kim Baraby Hurtle, Program Director

khurtle@mt.gov or 406.444.6639

Call for Artists: Hoop House Microgrants

by

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and the Baltimore Office of Sustainability welcome proposals from artists, communities, and farmers for the creation of temporary public art projects on and around pre-existing hoop houses within the Baltimore City limits. This program is in partnership with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s Growing Green Initiative, a City-led effort to use sustainable, innovative, and cost-effective practices for stabilizing and holding land for redevelopment, and reusing vacant land to green neighborhoods, reduce stormwater runoff, grow food, and create community spaces.

The Hoop House Public Art Microgrants are designed to:

  • Enhance the visual impact of existing hoop house structures
  • Draw attention to affordable urban agriculture practices in Baltimore
  • Serve as a springboard for dialogue between community residents hosting hoop houses in their neighborhoods and the urban farmers who harvest from them.

Winning proposals will be eligible for microgrants of up to $1,000.

Click here for the RFP

Around Town: Rubys Award Winners

by

The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) has announced the eight artists selected for the 2015 Rubys Artist Project Grants in Performing and Media Arts. Grants from $5,000 to $10,000 were made to support artist projects including two films, outdoor aerial performance, environmental media art, two plays, and a shadow puppet piece.

The 2015 Rubys grantees in Performing and Media Arts are:

ellen cherry, Baltimore: to support the music composition for and filming of The Holey Land: An Allegory, a ten-minute “crankie” (hand-cranked puppet piece) created by artist Valeska Populah that examines current environmental issues and the consequences of industry on our communities.

 

Brian Francoise, Baltimore: to support the development of Covenants, a devised play infused with spoken word performance, physical theatre and digital storytelling that will celebrate “neighborhood voices” while exploring the history and legacy of restrictive covenants with residents who live in Greater Northwood.

 

Helen Glazer, Owings Mills: to support Above, Below, and Within the Ice, a series of hand-colored photographic prints and painted sculptures of ice formations, source material for which will be gathered during the artist’s upcoming research trip to Antarctica.

 

Naoko Maeshiba, Baltimore: to support Subject/Object, a solo performance project that investigates the nature of “self” through deconstruction and redefinition with the use of video, sound, poetry and clowning as the exploration tools.

 

A. Moon, Baltimore: to support I Am Learning to Abandon the World, a 16mm, silent film composed of the non-explicit shots culled from a trove of vintage “adult” films that will create a narrative that studies female subjectivity, mood without action and that which cannot be represented.

 

Mara Neimanis, Baltimore: to support Cross Over Stories, a series of three onsite aerial performance pieces designed to transform Baltimore urban spaces into innovative performance spots.

 

Juanita Rockwell, Baltimore: to support the creation of the script, lyrics and music for A Little Patch of Ground, a darkly comic play with songs set in the bloody aftermath of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

 

Olu Butterfly Woods, Baltimore: to support the creation of the first three installments of Lookout, a grassroots documentary film series on the rhythm and hustle of Baltimore’s performing arts and live music scene.

 

All of the artist projects begin immediately or are already underway and they will be developed over the course of the next 12 months. Each project includes opportunities for public engagement such as an screening or performance. Information on attending a public component of a project will be announced on the Rubys Project Event page.

The Rubys Artist Project Grant program was established by GBCA in 2013 to support the region’s gems – the local creative community of performing, visual, media and literary artists. Created with the vision and initial funding from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, the Rubys provide meaningful project support directly to artists. The Rubys usher in a new era of arts grantmaking in Baltimore by offering citizen-philanthropists as well as foundations the opportunity to fund individual artists. The Rubys were inspired in part by Ruby Lerner, the visionary founder and leader of Creative Capital in New York City.

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Hyattsville, MD)

by

The Hyattsville Community Development Corporation is accepting artist proposals for an interactive, permanent public artwork for the entrance gateway to the new Safeway development at University Town Center (UTC). Installation is to be complete by October 15, 2015. The sculpture will be sited east of America Boulevard, located in the outdoor pedestrian plaza / seating area beside the new “Lifestyle” Safeway, in clear view of entering and departing vehicular traffic and pedestrians. Artwork should be of an interactive nature; to enhance the pedestrian experience.

Thematically compatible pre-existing work will be considered, but original work, derived to be thematically consistent with the Call is preferred, and site-specific sculptures are encouraged.

Eligibility: Individual artists or artist teams from the greater metropolitan area or within 250 miles are eligible to respond. Locally established or emerging sculptors, woodworkers, metal-workers, and artists of any durable media are most welcomed. Prince George’s County-based artists are strongly encouraged to submit their work for consideration.

hycdc.org/index.php/the-arts/public-art/university-town-center#.VTe1V9JVhHy

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Tampa, FL)

by

Call to Artists: A Request for Qualifications

Tampa Riverwalk – Doyle Carlton Segment

 Two Site Opportunities

Project Budgets of $100,000 and $200,000

 Application Deadline (postmarked or hand-delivered) Friday, June 5th , 2015

The City of Tampa Florida is seeking two public art projects for the final segment of the Tampa Riverwalk located in downtown Tampa. There are two significant sites designated for Public Art within this section of the Tampa Riverwalk, both are directly adjacent to the Hillsborough River. Site 1 is under the Laurel Street Bridge; Site 2 is under Interstate I-275. Both sites work within and incorporate some existing infrastructure. A wide variety of user groups traverse these spaces including, but not limited to students, residents, visitors, office workers, fitness seekers of all abilities such as walkers, runners, cyclists, etc. There is also significant water traffic including team rowing and recreational boating. The area is diverse in every way.

Download Full RFQ for Doyle Carlton Segment

Call to Artists: A Request for Qualifications

 Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park

1001 N. Boulevard, Tampa Florida

 Multiple Site Opportunities

Project Budgets Range from $200,000 — $400,000

 Application Deadline (postmarked or hand-delivered) Friday, May 15th , 2015

The City of Tampa Florida is seeking bold, innovative and engaging public art projects for its largest event park in downtown Tampa. Sites and functions for artwork may include but not be limited to entrance gateways, arrival plaza, history/commemorative, and an engagement with environmental systems or the river’s edge.

Download full RFQ for Julian B. Lane

Would you like to be notified about calls to artsts that are released by the City of Tampa? Please  click here to request that your email be added to the database in order to receive calls to artists directly via email.