PAE Postcard September 2005

Get your art$TART application!
The application for the art$TART CNY arts-in-education grant is available at our website at http://www.arts4ed.org/artstart/index.shtml.   art$TART is a matching grant that funds partnerships between pre-K - 12 teachers and cultural organizations and/or artists of any discipline.  Click on the link for more information and a downloadable application for the 2005-06 school year.  You can also see examples of funded projects, a calendar for this year's grants, and more information on how the grants work. 

We will be offering grant-writing workshops in several locations around our 9-county region.  If you are interested in having PAE help you through the process, please email Sue or call her at 234.9911.  Applications are due by Friday, October 28.

PAE hits the street in Festival of Races
PAE is once again participating in the Syracuse Festival of Races Community Fun(d) Walk on Sunday, October 2.  This event sponsors fund-raising opportunities for local non-profits through pledges.  If you would like to pledge to PAE, or if you would like to walk or gather pledges for us, please call us at 234.9911.  You can get more information about the Fun(d) Walk at http://www.festivalofraces.com/community_fund.html.

U.S. Poet Laureate coming to Syracuse
Ted Kooser, the Poet Laureate of the U.S., will be coming to Syracuse on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 for a symposium, a public reading, and other programs.  Mr. Kooser has received many honors, including the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, two NEA fellowships, and the Pushcart Prize.  You can find out more about him and his work at his wonderful website, www.americanlifeinpoetry.org. PAE is very proud to be co-sponsoring Mr. Kooser's visit with the Downtown Writer's Center (at http://www.ymcaarts.org/dwc_arts.htm). Stay tuned for more information on this exciting event.

Everson Museum offers teacher workshop
The Everson Museum in Syracuse is offering a workshop for teachers as part of the "Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce" exhibition.  John Freyer's artwork explores the complex relationships between buyers and sellers, between objects and their owners, from the underground economy to Wal-Mart.  From 3:00 to 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 27, you can explore the exhibit with Everson staff and try out activities designed to help introduce students to themes in the exhibit.  NYS Learning Standards in Visual Arts, English Language Arts and Social Studies will be addressed, and teachers will receive a packet including artist information and a CD of images. 

Pre-registration is required - the fee is $10.  For more information, call Mari Shopsis at the Everson at 474.6064.

Light Work exhibit features artist/child collaborations
"Secret Games: Wendy Ewald Collaborative Works with Children, 1969-1999" distills thirty years of photography that crosses the line separating the photographer from the subject. Her collaborations with children around the world focus on questions of identity and cultural difference.  She encourages children to use cameras to create portraits of self and community and to articulate their own personal dreams and hopes while collaborating visually and verbally with her. 

Syracuse University students will be participating in a project with fifth grade students at Ed Smith Elementary in Syracuse based on Ewald's work.  Their photographs will be featured in a show at Light Work  next spring.

The exhibit will be on view at Light Work 316 Waverly Avenue on the S.U. campus until October 15.  A lecture by Wendy Ewald with a reception immediately following will take place on Tuesday, September 13.   For more information, you can visit the Light Work website at http://www.lightwork.org/.

Grants available for Finger Lakes artists
The FLAGS Grant funds artists and non-profit organizations in Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties.  Grants range from $500 to $5000 to support work of artists and community based organizations in providing arts and cultural activities on a local or neighborhood basis.  The FLAGS Grant is a competitive grant, which is awarded to support professional artist fees and technical production costs within public arts programs.

Attend a free application seminar in your neighborhood for complete information on how to apply for funding.  Attendance at an Application Seminar is mandatory for all applicants.  Grant deadline is Monday, September 12, 2005.  For more information, call FLAGS at (315) 781-7725.

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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