PAE Postcard January 2006

CNY Roundtable
The 2006 CNY Arts Education Roundtable starts on Tuesday, January 17th from 3:30-5:30 pm at the Delavan Center Gallery, 501 West Fayette Street, near Armory Square.  This Roundtable will focus on finding funding for arts in education in schools:  existing grant opportunities, how to access BOCES dollars, fundraising ideas, Teacher Center resources, and community involvement.

Matthew Wentworth of Oswego County BOCES Arts in Education and PAE's Sue Stonecash will give overviews, and there will be discussion among participants to share ideas.  Please join us for this conversation; feel free to bring a teacher, a concerned parent, an artist who does school work or is looking to find ways to share his or her art with schools.

Contact Georgia Popoff at 234.9911 or by email to RSVP by Monday, January 16th.

And don't forget our CNY AER membership program!  Benefits of membership include discounts for selected PAE events and training opportunities, the ability to cite membership in your own promotional materials, and a PAE tote bag.  There are no membership fees, just a commitment to attend at least two of the four annual meetings.  It couldn't be simpler. You can find a CNY AER membership form at the website.

Syracuse Stage Benefit Performance
On Wednesday, March 1^st at 7:30 pm, Syracuse Stage presents a performance of Obie Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel to benefit PAE. Intimate Apparel received the New York Drama Critics Circle and Outer Critics Circle Awards for best play of the season in 2004. Based on the life of the playwright's African-American grandmother who made undergarments for socialites and scandalous ladies, this gentle yet passionate play is an exquisite piece as rich and delicate as that intricate lingerie.

At a pre-performance reception we will be honoring this year's art$TART recipients (see article below) and displaying the work of Nottingham High School students who are using Intimate Apparel as a springboard for theater and fiber-arts study.  Join us for the celebration, see the play, or both.  You can order tickets for this special performance by calling Kristin at PAE at 234.9911, or email her at kristin@arts4ed.org .  Please make your reservations by Friday, February , We look forward to sharing this exciting and thoughtful play with you.

2006 art$TART Arts-in-Education Partnership Grant Recipients Announced
We are very pleased to announce this year's art$TART Partnership Grant recipients.  We have awarded $17,430 to eight schools in Central New York.  This grant supports funding for partnerships between schools and teaching artists / cultural organizations that focus on the interdisciplinary or integrated study of arts and non-arts subjects. 

You can get more information, including project abstracts, on our website.

The next application deadline is October 30, 2006.

CommonGround TAP Grants Available
Grants are available to help cover expenses to attend the CommonGround Arts in Education Conference. The 2006 conference is being held April 5 - 7 at the Rochester Hyatt Regency. 

Awards may be used to cover CommonGround 2006 registration fees, hotel lodging, travel (60+ miles from Rochester) & substitute teacher expenses, up to $350.  CG TAP is separate from regular TAP grants; you can apply for both in a single year.  There are two lotteries for CG TAP awards.  The final deadline is March 1.

You can get an application and more information about the grant at our website, along with more info about the conference.

Last Chance for Sponsorships for "Community Life in Poetry"
There is still time to become a sponsor of Community Life in Poetry with featured guest Ted Kooser, the Poet Laureate of the United States.  You or your organization can bring one CNY school's "Laureate Team" to attend the May 9th luncheon and Q&A.  All levels of sponsorship carry with them admission to the cocktail reception with Mr. Kooser at the Everson Museum, and also to his reading following the reception.  Other benefits at various levels include copies of Delights and Shadows, Ted Kooser's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, advertising in the event program, framed copies of the limited-edition "broadside" poster featuring Mr. Kooser's poetry,  not to mention the intangible rewards of being a part of a major cultural event in our community. 

In the meantime, you can enjoy Mr. Kooser's column, American Life in Poetry, weekly in the Post Standard's Stars on Sundays (and via our website).  Ted Kooser's visit is co-sponsored by Partners for Arts Education and the YMCA's Downtown Writer's Center.

Resources
Studio Space Available
The old "Potter's shed" in Liverpool is being remodeled and the building owner is looking to get a potter in there. They will be able to have input about the remodeling if contact is made within the next few weeks.  Call Mike Burton at 453-0821 or Sandra at Artistic Innovations at 652-1476.

Partners for Arts Education
Delavan Center Suite 221  501 W. Fayette St.  Syracuse, NY  13202
315.234.9911  info@arts4ed.org  www.arts4ed.org

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