AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Did YOU submit your proposal for Pentacle's Help Desk/L.A. program for next year?

Through Help Desk/L.A. you can build an infrastructure that will enable you to do what you love to do most... CREATE DANCE!

Help Desk/L.A. is open to all Los Angeles area professional dance companies, independent choreographers and performance artists who:

*Want to move their work and artistic life forward and know they need a stronger organizational foundation to do so.

*Want affordable, expert and personalized support from some of Los Angeles's most respected arts professionals.

*Want to be part of a vibrant supportive professional dance community that meets challenges together.

Through Help Desk/L.A. Pentacle works with a limited number of companies and independent choreographers, pairing each of them with a highly experienced arts administrator in a guided mentorship that focuses on strategic planning, guidance and infrastructure support. The mentorship is personal and unique to each participating artist. Help Desk/L.A. challenges artists/companies to measure whether text-book solutions really work, or whether they should use them as a starting point for the creation of a system designed for their particular needs.

The fee for participation in the 2011-2012 cycle of Help Desk/L.A. is $600. That comes to only $50/month and the fee is payable quarterly.

THE PROPOSAL IS SIMPLE....

Proposals should include:
*A description of your organization that describes the mission of the organization, the current artistic vision of the organization, and the administrative structure of the organization.

*A description of the goals for your organization.

*What you hope to accomplish by participating in Help Desk/L.A.

*A copy of your most recent IRS Form 990. If you are unincorporated, please submit a financial statement that most accurately reflects your professional artistic activities for the most recently completed calendar or fiscal year.

Pentacle will accept participants into Help Desk/L.A. based on clarity of expectations and goals to be obtained from the partnership and commitment by the prospective participant to being a pro-active member of a professional peer community. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel made up of Pentacle Staff and members of the Los Angeles area dance community.

Submit your proposal by May 6, 2011 via e-mail, fax or snail mail, to:

Felicia Rosenfeld
Director Help Desk/L.A.
175 N. Tigertail Road
Los Angels, CA 90049

feliciar@pentacle.org
P: 310-471-7853
F: 310-471-7862

from LA Culture Net