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Help plan a DIY US tour for an indie stage magician type

divabat — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:38:41 -0800

As per this AskMefi question, I've been selected to be part of a US West Coast spoken word & performance tour in March 2020 and I'm looking to extend that to other places in the US while I'm up there. I'm in Australia. I've lived in the US before but in the West Coast, so I'd like some assistance in figuring out how to best plan my potential tour elsewhere in a cost-effective and time-effective way. Mainly I'd like some help with working out a route and base itinerary - I can work on organising bookings, but if you can assist with that that'd be great too. Budget is highly limited but let's chat!

Portraitist

ocherdraco — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:47:37 -0800

These days, images of ourselves are constantly around us. Digital photos, video, ID cards, avatars, on and on and on. I'm documenting my life in a different way: by commissioning annual(ish) portraiture in pre-digital media (painting, printing, illustration, sculpture, film photography, etc.), in what I'm calling The Portrait Patron Project. I'm excited about the project because it both indulges my interest in portraiture and my desire to use my discretionary income to support the creation of original art. The first portrait in the project was funded by a portion of my stimulus payment (just about the only good thing I ever got from George W. Bush) and was created last summer by limnrix, and I'm now looking to commission the next portrait in the series. If you are interested, please email me with examples of your work, and we will discuss the possibilities and my price range. If you are not in the New York area, please let me know about your experience in working from reference (rather than a live subject). Please let me know if you have any questions.

Executive Director, Winnipeg Folk Festival

Miko — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:32:54 -0800

The Winnipeg Folk Festival invites applications and suggestions for the position of Executive Director, seeking an outstanding individual to lead Canada's largest and most successful folk music organization. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for all aspects of the operations of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. The Board seeks a high-motivated and innovative leader, an experienced cultural administrator and fund-raiser, a passionate advocate of the Festival's mission and vision. With one of North America's premier outdoor music festivals as its signature event, the Winnipeg Folk Festival is a year-round, not-for-profit organization presenting the best in live music, music training, and arts events, as well as operating a retail music store in Winnipeg's historicExchange District. The first Festival was planned as a one-time celebration to mark Winnipeg's 100th anniversary in 1974. Its founder Mitch Podolak has had an enormous impact on the shape and direction of the Canadian folk music community; from 1974 to 1986 he developed the Winnipeg Folk Festival both artistically and organizationally. Today, under the leadership of executive director Trudy Schroeder with artistic director Chris Frayer, the Festival has an annual operating budget of approximately $3.7 million, summer festival attendance exceeding 62,000, more than 2,200 active volunteers, a committed Board of Directors, and exciting plans for the future. It has evolved from a one-weekend event in July into a community asset with folk music at its heart, presenting a range of programs including education and outreach activities, a small performance venue, and other initiatives that span the calendar year. The Festival is a well-managed, fiscally stable operation with an excellent staff. Committed to creating "experiences of discovery and learning through the celebration of people and music," the Festival's long-term organizational goals are to enhance and develop the current summer festival site, undertaking a campaign for both capital and endowment funds, and to be such a positive force within the local community that Winnipeg will be known as the Folk Capital of Canada. The ideal candidate has a background in arts management with a track record as executive director or senior manager in a major arts or community organization. This position requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in the folk community, and with staff, Board members, volunteers, donors, funding agencies, the media, community partners, and the general public. An understanding of, and an appreciation for, folk music is essential. This individual should have experience in the areas of staff and board development, strategic planning, financial management, and fund-raising, and have the capacity to seek creative solutions within a collaborative setting. Other desired qualifications: post-graduate training in arts administration, not-for-profit management or public administration and capital campaign experience. Bilingualism would be a plus. The Festival has a strong commitment to cultural diversity and community service. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume, cover letter, anda list of references by Friday, August 8th to: Margaret Genovese Senior Partner Genovese, Vanderhoof & Associates 77 Carlton Street, Suite 1103 Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2J7 416/340-2762 Fax 416/340-6276 gvasearch@gmail.com www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca www.genovesevanderhoof.com

Slow Food Nation - Agrarian Participatory Arts Coordinator

Miko — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:23:08 -0800

DUTIES: The Agrarian Arts position is focused on building a new program within Slow Food Nation by engaging ethnic communities, nonprofits and folklore organizations in celebrating and preserving our agricultural traditions. The Agrarian Participatory Arts Coordinator will develop a strategy that best meet the needs of the program and will work closely with the Justice Director as the content areas of justice and immigrant agricultural communities are an overlapping focal point of Slow Food Nation's Justice Agenda.. QUALIFICATIONS: Strong interest in the intersection of gastronomy, agriculture and the arts; experience in the nonprofit community and with agrarian or folk arts. Ability to disseminate information, record concepts, take minutes, and coordinate the multitude of ideas and work schedules of many individuals. Must be able to multi task, and work under pressure. Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Power point programs. REPORTS TO: Justice Director WORK AREA: SFN office and special events locations HOURS OF WORK: Full-time, with benefits, ability to attend evening and weekend special events, meetings, and seminars. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.. Build collaborative relationships to reach out to groups working in the fields of folk art and music. 2.. Generate a list of organizations to be included in the development process of the Agrarians Arts program. 3.. Build opportunities for Bay Area ethnic groups related to agriculture to engage in Slow Food Nation and Slow Food convivia events. 4.. Organize performances that bring together new immigrant and cultural groups. 5.. Engage the agricultural populations of Mayans, Hmong, Native Americans, African Americans, Japanese Americans and other immigrant groups to share and celebrate their rich agriculture-based performance art at Slow Food Nation. 6.. Working in collaboration with the Slow Food Nation team to design, coordinate and implement the Agrarian Arts programming for Slow Food Nation. 7.. Record information, and disseminate same. 8.. Maintain complete records, and have information readily available for each stakeholder. WORKING CONDITIONS: Works at the corporate office in a well-ventilated and properly lit office. Extensive typing and manual entries required. Must be able to sit for long periods of time. Occasional travel required. May be required to lift up to 40 lbs. Subject to frequent interruptions. Must be able to multi-task, and handle stress. PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to follow oral and written directions. Must be flexible, creative. Excellent organizational and planning skills. Strong administrative, interpersonal and communications skills. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to write business correspondence, reports and applications. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups and individuals. Slow Food Nation is committed to the implementation of an Affirmative Action Policy and the Americans with Disability Policy in its recruitment selection and placement of all personnel and is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Arts/theater internship

nax — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:58:56 -0800

Light Opera Works is looking for college students, grad students, and recent grads for internships in management, development, marketing, production and stagecraft. Light Opera Works is the Chicago area's largest not-for profit musical theater. Internships are full time and are extremely hands-on and independent; you will be a valuable member of our small staff. Management Work alongside our professional staff in all aspects of theater management, including: • Box Office and Front of House • Marketing • Public Relations • Development Stage Production Immerse yourself in all areas of theater, with the opportunity to focus on your special interest: • Artistic Direction/Casting • Production Management • Stage Directing • Music Direction • Stage Management Light Opera Works will tailor the internship experience to your interests and talents. You'll learn first-hand how an efficient arts organization thrives in the "real world." Full-time interns receive stipend pay of $500 per month. Internships can be arranged in cooperation with your school for course credit.

Public Radio Intern: The Sound of Young America

YoungAmerican — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:28:29 -0800

About The Sound of Young America & MaximumFun.org The Sound of Young America is a public radio show about things that are awesome, distributed by Public Radio International. Past guests on the show have included Terry Gilliam, Bob Odenkirk & David Cross, The Flaming Lips, Built to Spill, Chuck D, Killer Mike, Devin the Dude, They Might Be Giants, Patton Oswalt, Elmore Leonard, the creators of the television series Veronica Mars, Stella and Battlestar Galactica and others. MaximumFun.org also produces a number of succesful podcasts, including the podcast of The Sound of Young America, the talk show Jordan, Jesse GO!, and the comedy series Coyle & Sharpe: The Imposters and The Kasper Hauser Comedy Podcast. Also, we blog. We're looking for a student with an active interest in the arts & culture, including "indie" popular music, books, television, film, comedy and so on. Internships The Sound of Young America is happy to capitalize on the vast potential of our nation's young people -- specifically, the vast potential of them to work for us for free. To further that end, we offer a comprehensive internship program, welcoming a student each academic semester to slave and study at our feet. (Not literally, you will get your own desk.) Students must commit to 24 hours per week in the summer, and 20 hours per week in the winter or spring, working in our office in Los Angeles' Koreatown. We prefer students who will receive academic credit for their work. (This work incentive is our best legal substitute for our preferred arrangement, indentured servitude.) Interns should expect to work actively and directly in the production of The Sound of Young America, as well as the rest of our media empire. Dates & Deadlines We offer three internship periods, each approximately 3 months in length. The Fall period runs roughly from September through December, the Winter/Spring period from January through May, and the Summer period from June through August. We can make some provision for varying academic schedules as neccessary. The Application Deadline for the fall period is August 3rd. For the Spring/Winter period it is November 15th. For the summer period it is February 15th. Decisions will be made within four weeks. Application Please provide a resume, along with two references, as well as a cover letter not longer than 500 words describing why you are interested in the position. Please also (briefly) list any experience you may have in radio, film/tv/internet broadcasting, or other journalism, as well as what skills you have with a computer and whether you have any experience editing video or audio. Please submit this information in Microsoft Word format AND in the body of an email to: internships@maximumfun.org.

Marketing Director/Office Tech Guru

Grundlebug — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:03:12 -0800

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Marketing Director/Office Tech Guru www.ririewoodbury.com Salt Lake City, Utah Organization: Established in 1964, the Company works to further contemporary dance as an accessible and valued art form, through performances of original and commissioned works, and dance education for all ages. Ririe-Woodbury serves more than 65,000 artists and audience members each year. The position offers an opportunity to work in a small, dynamic, nationally renowned arts organization. You will work closely with other arts groups, educators, government entities, local businesses, and philanthropic organizations. It is a fun, flexible work environment with a company making a positive contribution to the arts community. Responsibilities: This position offers a variety of interesting responsibilities, including: developing and implementing marketing and public relations strategies for season performances, fundraisers, educational events, and workshops; basic graphic and web design; supervising print material production, mail & email lists, and ticketing; managing photo, video, and print collateral libraries; and managing office supplies and computers. Preferred Qualifications: Two years marketing experience, a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing/communications or applicable liberal arts field, strong writing skills a must, computer proficiency in all MS Office applications, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, and basic HTML, planning and multitasking skills, and the ability and willingness to work on a variety of projects in a small group with overlapping responsibilities. Compensation: $30,000 - $35,000 DOE. Health benefits included. Start Date: Part-time training for two weeks in June. Full-time work begins end of June. To Apply: Send resume, work sample and three references, all as .pdf attachments, via email to: Jeremy Voros Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Subject: Marketing Director Application Email: info@ririewoodbury.com

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Visual Media and Gaming

recklessbrother — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:36:22 -0800

The Arts, Media and Engineering Program (AME) http://ame.asu.edu at Arizona State University is announcing an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor in Visual Media and Gaming. The goal of AME is transdisciplinary research and education in the integrated development of experiential media systems. The program has established its own graduate interdisciplinary curriculum which includes AME concentrations in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, Dance, Music, Theater and Visual Arts, Design, Psychology, Bioengineering, Education, and a soon to be launched PhD in Media Arts and Sciences. Ten AME faculty and 30 affiliated faculty from the participating departments work collaboratively with graduate students supported by research assistantships for the creation of innovative media systems and applications. AME has state of the art media facilities. The successful candidate will take a leadership role in the design and development of the visual aspects of multimodal interactive systems and gaming technologies at AME and will also lead student training in this area. The individual hired will spearhead research in cutting-edge areas: interactive graphics and animation, interactive visual narrative, visual displays for everyday systems, gaming systems. The appointee’s efforts will merge with efforts of other AME faculty for the achievement of significant advancements in interactive media. Teaching assignments are reasonable and will relate to the appointee’s interests, research and creation. Required Qualifications: Doctoral degree in Media or Visual Art or closely related field OR master’s degree in Media or Visual Art and a minimum of four years industry experience in media and/or gaming AND a creative and/or scholarly record with emphasis on visuals for digital media appropriate to rank. Desired Qualifications: Interdisciplinary experience in research and creation spanning Media, Arts and Engineering; industry experience, development of commercial or widely used public domain visual media or gaming products, funded research in visual media and gaming. Application Deadline: January 15, 2007; if not filled, every FOUR weeks thereafter until search is closed. Anticipated start date is August 16, 2007. Application Procedure: Send a letter of interest; CV; representative media products, demos of work or publications; and, names, addresses and telephone numbers for three professional references to: Chair, Visual Media and Gaming Search Committee, AME, Box 878709, Tempe, Arizona 85287-8709. Background check required for employment. For more information write to: vmg-search@asu.edu. Arizona State University is an AA/EO employer