AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

THE ARTS GO GREEN!

Arts:Earth Partnership Launches
at Santa Monica Museum of Art
www.artsearthpartnership.org

Santa Monica, CA. (June 8, 2009) The Arts are going Green! The City of Santa Monica's Cultural Affairs Division and Office of Sustainability and the Environment's have created a unique partnership with Arts:Earth Partnership (AEP), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the cultural and creative sector become sustainable. AEP is a voluntary coalition of cultural facilities, theaters, museums, dance studios, art galleries, performing arts companies and individual artists collectively committed to achieving environmental sustainability.

Call for Presentations: performing arts conference
Date & Time: 2009-10-28 5:00 PM
Location: Retzhof Castle - Leibnitz

International Conference
"Performing Arts Training Today"

October 28-31, 2009
Leibnitz, Austria

The conference is open to performers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training. This is a wonderful opportunity for performers, performing arts educators and teachers to demonstrate their methods and techniques.

PRESENTATION FORMATS:
- workshop/master class
- work in progress
- performance fragment not requiring special technical conditions
- reading/lecture
- any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion

Call to Artists! Deadline Extended 05/29/09

Great Leap is extending the deadline for

THE BLUE MARBLE
An Environment-themed production, part of COLLABORATORY 7

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. "
~Native American Proverb

Applications now being accepted until
May 29, 2009 at 5pm (In-office)

GREAT LEAP announces

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

COLLABORATORY VII "The Blue Marble"

Seeking diverse, environmentally-conscious, emerging artists
for a FREE 8-week mentorship program to create collaborative performances and develop leadership skills.

THEME: CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

APPLICATION PROCESS: Application form (PDF file) can be downloaded by clicking here.
(http://tr.im/cappgl)

Come check this out! See attached for details!

May 14, 2009 8pm, Royce Hall, UCLA

http://www.sca.ucla.edu

Skirball Cultural Center, School and Teacher Programs Proudly presents:

Teaching Our World Through the Arts, 2009-2010

Become an Arts Educator-even if you can't dance or sing!
No prior experience required.
Teach core subjects using music, drama, movement, film, photography, and other media.
Learn arts-based techniques to help bring your curriculum to life.
Develop activities and lessons around visual and performing arts presented in your school community.
Teaching Our World through the Arts is a multidisciplinary program comprised of four distinct strands, each covering one specific genre of the arts. Each strand consists of four full Saturdays of highly interactive training as well as a live performance or exhibition tour-at no additional charge!

Mamori Sound Project
5th Annual Workshop/Residency for sound artists & composers
at Mamori Lake (Amazon, Brazil)
November - December 2009 / 2 weeks
http://www.franciscolopez.net/amazon.html

Conceived and directed by Francisco López
"Mamori Sound Project" is a 2-week workshop/residency for professional
and semi-professional sound artists and composers with previous
experience in the area of sound experimentation and field recordings.
It takes place at Mamori Lake, in the middle of the Brazilian Amazon,
and involves theoretical/discussion presentations, field work and
studio work. The workshop/residency has a special focus on creative
approaches to the work with field recordings, through an extensive
exploration of natural sound environments. It does not have a technical

The California Dance Network
Your resource for dance in California.

With
· Free Event Postings
· Networking with other Dancers and Companies
· Dance News and Reviews - updated daily
· Free Artist/Company Profiles
· Interactive Dance Map
· Be Counted in the Dance Census

If you are a dance artist, company, venue or fan, the California Dance Network is your free connection to the dance community in California. This growing website provides dance-related contacts throughout the state through an interactive map featuring dancers, teachers, performance spaces, dance suppliers, administration resources and more. You can also read news and reviews from around the country as well as post your own shows, workshops and events on a state-wide calendar.

Dear AMP Members,

TOSMI is a part of MEDIA, the European Union’s support programme for the European audiovisual industry and is designed to introduce media professionals to the benefits and possibilities of an open source pipeline in audio-video production and distribution.

Downtown Photography 101 Classes will begin at 7:00pm, Tuesday
February 17th @ "The Exchange" located in Gallery Row at 114 West
5th Street, zip 90013, our thanks to Russell Brown for offering us
the use of his new community space. Guest Lecturer, world-class
actor & photographer Dr. Mark Valinsky will begin this free
community experience for anyone who has a digital camera and may
have questions about how to improve their technique this is the
place. This first presentation will focus on basic understandings
such as camera shooting mode, shutter speed, night shooting and
more. Mark will also offer advice relating cell phone camera
techniques. Our host that evening will be Julie Rico owner of
Weeneez Hot Dogs & Julie Rico Gallery on 5th and Spring. This is

Call for applications: UCIRA Desert Residency Program

UCIRA Desert Residency Program - Call for applications:
Applications are currently being accepted for the UC Institute for
Research in the Arts/UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center Joint Residency
to be held February 13 - 16, 2009 at the Boyd Deep Canyon Research
Center in Palm Desert.

About the UCIRA/UCR Palm Desert Residency Program:
The program will take place at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Research
Center and the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center in Palm Desert.
and will be facilitated by members of the Luminous Green Collective
http://www.luminousgreen.org/. The first portion of the residency
will focus on issues relevant to the Sustainable Desert Gardens