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Arts Council awards over â,¬900,000 to individual artists

Some of Ireland’s most talented and most promising writers, musicians, film-makers, visual artists and dancers this week received more than €900,000 in funding from the taxpayer, the Arts Council has announced.

Arts Council plans further three-year initiative for Traditional Arts

The Arts Council announced today its intention to develop a further three-year initiative for the Traditional Arts. The move comes after the successful completion of the Traditional Arts Initiative 2005-2008, which introduced the Deis scheme and increased support for the traditional arts through the Arts Council’s mainstream grants and awards.

Sky to double its arts output

The broadcaster Sky is doubling its arts output with the launch of Sky Arts 2 on October 20. While Sky Arts, the existing arts channel will refocus to embrace more contemporary and “cult” programming, Sky Arts 2 will feature dance and the visual arts alongside classical music. The High-Definition Arts channel will draw its programming from both Sky Arts and Sky Arts 2.

Brooklyn Arts Groups Spread Out

BROOKLYN—Two Brooklyn arts organizations, BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn and Urban Glass, will expand within the building they already share, thanks to a $17.3 million makeover paid for by the mayor's office, city council, and office of the Brooklyn borough president, reports the New York Times. The renovation of the Strand Theater on Fulton Street in Fort Greene's BAM Cultural District will provide BRIC Arts, which presents visual and performing arts programs, with a 20,000-square-foot gallery and performance space; Urban Glass, a glassmaking studio and school, will get gallery and retail space and a walk-in workshop. “It’s the first project that is really advancing the goals of indigenous arts groups that are already in the BAM Cultural District,� said Leslie Schultz, executive director of BRIC Arts.

Arts Council publishes Arts and Education Report

The Arts Council today published Points of Alignment the Report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education. The Report was presented to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen, T.D., and the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe, T.D

Call for Artists: European Media Artists in Residence Exchange 2009

The European Media Art Network provides residencies in England, Germany, Bulgaria and the Netherlands for European artists. With support of the European Union - Culture 2007-2013 programme the newly established European Media Art Network will host 16 European Media Artists in Residence Exchanges within 2008 and 2009 and organise a final exhibition in 2009 in Halle (Saale) additional to individual presentations. Europe based Media Artists in the fields of digital media including internet and computer based art, filmmakers, sound and video artists are invited to apply for a two months artist residency at IMPAKT, Utrecht, Netherlands; Interspace, Sofia, Bulgaria; VIVID, Birmingham England or at Werkleitz Center for Media Arts in Halle, Germany.

iStockphoto Gives Exclusive Artists More Than $200,000 on 100 Percent Royalty Day, August 25

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- iStockphoto, the world's royalty-free multimedia sales leader, just did it again. The world's leading digital media marketplace rewarded exclusive artists with a 100 percent royalty giveaway day on Aug. 25 for the second year in a row. Last year, iStock gave more than $100,000 to exclusive artists on a single day. Due to phenomenal site growth, iStock exclusive artists will receive more than $200,000 in revenue from yesterday's sales. The giveaway is related to iStock's Punctum Day Awards, whose cash and prize winners in several categories were announced last week.

VSA arts Awards Fellowships for Teaching Artists With Disabilities

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- VSA arts announces its 2008 Teaching Artist Fellows: Fran Sillau of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Kong Ho of Bradford, Pennsylvania; Shaqe Kalaj of Livonia, Michigan; Derek Mortland of Columbus, Ohio; and Glenn McClure of Geneseo, New York. The premier fellowship for teaching artists with disabilities in the country, the award provides support for the artists in pursuit of their careers, as well as additional networking and professional development opportunities, including a retreat in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 18-22.

iStockphoto Gives Exclusive Artists More Than $200,000 on 100 Percent Royalty Day, August 25

s leading digital media marketplace rewarded exclusive artists with a 100 percent royalty giveaway day on Aug. 25 for the second year in a row. Last year, iStock gave more than $100,000 to exclusive artists on a single day. Due to phenomenal site growth, iStock exclusive artists will receive more than $200,000 in revenue from yesterday

Scotland's Culture Minister Backs Merger of Arts Organizations

EDINBURGH—Linda Fabiani, Scotland's culture minister, said that the government is completely committed to the merger of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen, BBC News reports. Speaking at a Scottish Arts Council reception last night, Fabiani said that she was confident "a new dynamic, strategic, visionary body building on the success of Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council" would be created soon. The new organization is to be called Creative Scotland.

Arts & Business Council seeks award nominees

Nominations are being accepted for the 18th Annual Business in the Arts Awards, the annual fundraiser for the Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix.

VSA arts Awards Fellowships for Teaching Artists With Disabilities

The premier fellowship for teaching artists with disabilities in the country, the award provides support for the artists in pursuit of their careers, as well as additional networking and professional development opportunities, including a retreat in

VSA arts Awards Fellowships for Teaching Artists With Disabilities

The premier fellowship for teaching artists with disabilities in the country, the award provides support for the artists in pursuit of their careers, as well as additional networking and professional development opportunities, including a retreat in

Arts Writers Grant Program

Dedicated to supporting a wide range of writing on contemporary visual art -- from general-audience to scholarly -- the Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program awards project-based grants to individual authors. In its 2008 cycle, the program will fund approximately 20 projects, in amounts ranging from $3,000-$50,000, in the following categories: books; articles; short-form writing; and blogs/new and alternative media. All writers who meet our eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply.

1,000 apps today, 10,000,000 iPhones tomorrow

This post is brought to you by the number 1,001. That's the news that Philip Elmer-DeWitt at Apple 2.0 brings today, that number being how many applications are available at Apple's App Store as of Monday night. As DeWitt notes, that is "roughly double" the number from just over two weeks ago when the App Store opened. To put this in further perspective, Apple announced over 10 million downloads from the App Store in the first weekend. Ten days later, during the conference call for the company's fiscal third quarter, that number had grown to 25 million. That's another big number, but it will be small next to the press release that is coming.

Dion Criticizes Conservative Arts Cuts

Saskatoon Attending an environment, arts and peace festival yesterday federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion blasted the Stephen Harper government for its decision to cut arts and culture programs. "He (Harper) seems to not understand that we need to be stimulating those programs. We must encourage different arts and culture," Mr. Dion told reporters while standing inside a tent at the We Are Many festival in Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park. "The link between culture and the environment is the way of the future. We are entering a knowledge economy based on innovation and artists are those who bring the creativity and creation." The federal government announced nearly $50 million in cuts to arts funding during the past two weeks. That follows in the heels of Bill C-10, which would allow the government to withdraw tax credits for Canadian films

Applications Open for Arts Writers Grant Program

NEW YORK—The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program has opened the application process for its third round of grants. The program, which is part of the Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Initiative, awards individuals writing about contemporary visual art with project-based grants that range from $3,000 to $50,000. Categories open for the current round of grants are articles, short-form writing, and blogs/new and alternative media. Winners in 2007 included Barbara Pollack, Gary Indiana, and Richard Meyer. The deadline for applications is September 22, 2008.

Nearly 50,000 IT Jobs Lost In Past Year

snydeq writes "Employment statistics from the US Department of Labor show what most IT people have already realized: IT jobs are getting harder to come by. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 13,000 jobs in the information industry were cut in July, bringing the total to 44,000 year over year. An additional 5,000 jobs were lost in telecom this past month. The statistics reinforce a recent survey of top CIOs who indicated that they will be reducing their IT staff over the coming year. According to a staffing research firm, some jobs have gone to outsourcers, while other jobs are simply going away, either due to cost-oriented automation efforts or due to increasing the remaining staff's workload."

The International Arts and Crafts Fair, 11-23 AUGUST 2008

Among the many special events taking place in Jerusalem this summer, the largest and most popular attraction for tourists of all ages is the International Arts and Crafts Fair, a tradition of more than thirty years' standing, which will take place from 11-23 August. The colorful fair, known as Khutsot Hayotser in Hebrew and named after the small arts and crafts lane at the foot of the Old City Walls, features 150 Israeli artists and artisans, an international art exhibit from 30 countries, attractions for children, creative workshops, theater, dance and musical performances. Produced by the Ariel Municipal Company (a subsidiary of the Jerusalem Municipality) at a cost of $1.5 million, the fair is expected to attract over 150,000 visitors.

Over 100 Entries In Schizophrenia Art Awards

Over 100 New Zealand artists with schizophrenia have entered the third Novartis AstraZeneca Schizophrenia Art Awards.

Dr Martin Mansergh launches Kevin Whelan pamphlet at the Arts Council

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon has published a new pamphlet as part of the series The Value of the Arts and written by academic Kevin Whelan.

Three artists ride 'Vomit comet' over Moscow

'Vomit comet' flies over Moscow - Three artists attempting to creat art in zero-gravity conditions during a parabolic flight over the skies of Moscow, resulted in two of them falling ill.

National Council on the Arts Convenes for 164th Meeting

Washington, D.C. – The National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), will meet in a public session on Friday, June 27 in Room M-09 of The Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20 artists join Arts Pacifica Fair

Paintings and traditional Carolinian and Chamorro craft are displayed during the Annual CNMI Cultural Heritage and Arts Pacifica Exhibit at the Joeten Motors Building showroom in San Jose Saturday. (Jacqueline Hernandez) A total of 20 artists in the CNMI have joined this year's Cultural Heritage and Arts Pacifica Exhibit at the Joeten Motors Co.'s Nissan showcase room, which opened to the public yesterday.

Bite-Size Arts Ensemble Offers Big Experience to Emerging Artists

CHICAGO, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bite-Size Arts Ensemble, a non-profit arts incubator, today demonstrated its commitment to helping emerging Chicago-based artists apply business savvy to their artistic talents by accepting five new members with the ability to share their creative process with others.

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