Spring/summer deadlines for NEA grants
Uncategorized | Posted: February 1, 2010
Thanks to Arts Northwest for this info: The National Endowment for the Arts has announced spring and summer deadlines for funding opportunities for arts organizations can be found here. An
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Vermont artists imagine the future
Uncategorized | Posted: February 1, 2010
“Working Vermont Landscape: Variation 1” by artist John M. Miller of Coventry Great idea from the Vermont Arts Council: Art of Action is a multi-faceted art project funded by philanthropist
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Reclusive author J.D. Salinger dies at 91
Uncategorized | Posted: January 28, 2010
Reclusive writer J.D. Salinger died today. He was 91. Salinger didn’t publish much. But with him it was quality, not quantity. He wrote one of the best-selling novels of all
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Call for entries: Non-fiction childbirth stories
Uncategorized | Posted: January 25, 2010
Writer Jeffe Kennedy (formerly of Laramie, now in Santa Fe) sent this announcement from writer Kerri Nelson: I’m writing a non-fiction book! Inspired by my current (and last of 3)
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Arts world rallies for Haiti earthquake relief
Uncategorized | Posted: January 15, 2010
From Cornelia Carey at Craft Emergency Relief Fund: Dear Friends, A new decade is upon us and it begins with the hard tragedy unfolding in Haiti. Our thoughts are with
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Line-up announced for June 24-27 Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Uncategorized | Posted: January 12, 2010
Announcing the line-up for the 18th anual Jackson Hole Writers Conference Join us – for a scribble of inspiration that lasts all year… The Line-Up – June 24-27, 2010 Fiction:
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For all you jazz lovers out there
Uncategorized | Posted: January 12, 2010
From an NEA press release: NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony and Concert to Be Heard Worldwide Audiences are encouraged to listen online on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 7:30 p.m
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Call for entries: Hillman Prizes
Uncategorized | Posted: January 8, 2010
The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Hillman Prizes for work published in 2009. For the Book, Broadcast, Magazine, Newspaper and Photography categories, please complete and
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Call for entries: Del Sol Press Poetry Prize
Uncategorized | Posted: January 2, 2010
From Web Del Sol: Deadline for the 2010 Del Sol Press Poetry Prize contest is March 15, 2010. We invite contest submissions from both emerging and established poets, published or
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Arts participation topic of NEA gathering
Uncategorized | Posted: December 17, 2009
This comes from a Dec. 10 press release from the National Endowment for the Arts: Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa convened a roundtable discussion with national arts service organizations, regional
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