Upcoming event; Florida State Cultural Grants

7th Annual Miami Short Film Festival
November 17 - 23Discover the world of short films at the 7th Annual Miami Short Film Festival, presented by UM School of Communication. Over 80 films from 26 countries will show throughout 22 screenings at 6 venues. Panel discussions, filmmaker Q&A's and after-parties are all part of the weeklong festival. November 17 marks the Opening Night Red Carpet Gala at the Bill Cosford Cinema, University of Miami – Memorial Building, with films from Denmark, the Arctic, Iran, the UK and the US, plus an after-party to celebrate. Awards Night on November 22 will feature winning films from each category, awards presentations, naming of Best of Festival grand prize, and the Festival closing party. Check the website for the entire schedule, including six "Just For Kids" programs screened at the Miami Children's Museum - tickets include museum admission.
Various VenuesIn South Florida305-854-2229

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs:

DECEMBER 8, 2008

The Arts in Education (AIE) program supports activities that promote the arts as an integral part of education and lifelong learning for all people in the State of Florida.

DECEMBER 15, 2008 (Specific Projects only)

The mission of the Cultural Support Grants Program is to foster excellence and diversity in art and culture for all the people in the State of Florida.

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LITERACY
http://www.neabigread.org/guidelines.php <http://www.neabigread.org/guidelines.php>
The Big Read
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The initiative brings together partners across the United States to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment. The Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between September 2009 and June 2010. Organizations selected to participate in the Big Read will each receive a grant ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, financial support to attend an orientation meeting, educational and promotional materials, an Organizer's Guide for developing and managing Big Read activities, inclusion of the organization and activities on the Big Read Web site, and the prestige of participating in a highly visible national initiative. Approximately four hundred organizations of varying sizes across the country will be selected for this cycle. Applicant organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a division of state, local, or tribal government, or a tax-exempt public library. Eligible applicants include such organizations as literary centers, libraries, museums, colleges and universities, art centers, historical societies, arts councils, tribal governments, humanities councils, literary festivals, and arts organizations. Applicant organizations must partner with a library (if the applicant organization itself is not a library), and must select one of the twenty-seven available book titles or one of the three available poetry books. Application deadline: February 3, 2009.



YOUTH
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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation helps young people, ages 9 to 24, from low-income backgrounds become independent, productive adults in three ways: improving educational skills and academic achievement; preparing for the world of work and making the transition to employment and economic self-sufficiency; and avoiding high-risk behaviors such as drug abuse, violence, and teen pregnancy. Rather than design initiatives or programs itself, the Foundation works to develop and expand a pool of organizations that can serve thousands more youth each year with programs that produce these outcomes. It focuses solely on high-performing organizations and believes that making significant, long-term, financial investments in them (coupled with extra-financial supports) is an efficient and effective way to meet the urgent needs of low-income youth. The Foundation holds itself accountable for significantly increasing the number of low-income young people benefiting from proven services, and for helping to develop stronger, sustainable organizations that serve low-income youth on a significant scale. Recognizing that young people are most at risk when they are not in school or at home, the Foundation focuses primarily on organizations that deliver services and programming outside school hours. Eligible applicants include: stand-alone 501(c)(3) organization with a history of service to young people. Although the foundation is not accepting proposals from individual organizations, it does invite organizations to complete its Youth Organizations Survey. Based on an organization's responses, the foundation will determine whether it should take a closer look at the organization's programs, leadership, and overall operations.

Changes at US Artists International

USArtists International Announces Global Expansion
Grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Trust for Mutual Understanding Allow for Program Growth
Baltimore, MD - July 21, 2008 - Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announces a major expansion of USArtists International (USAI) effective immediately. The Foundation received grants of $500,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and $100,000 from the Trust for Mutual Understanding in support of USAI. A program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, USAI is the only national initiative solely dedicated to promoting the work of American performing artists abroad. Formerly limited to supporting dance and music ensembles invited to perform at international festivals in Europe, USAI will now encompass festivals anywhere in the world outside the United States. The program will also be open to support American theater companies and solo performances in all performing arts d isciplines.
New guidelines for USAI are available online at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SfYP7lA_yaUg-HdWy7Zo_CntnjfulFgOszQEhdl_YeG8hF_meYn_FN7uyIqrLBprCMpfp2QiZ39Ua_YlLwAnpMjp-iY4ME0QcPbIeR_LM6Ab3xEqOnuZ6Q==. The deadlines for the program are September 8, 2008 for projects taking place between November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009; January 9, 2009 for projects taking place between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010; and May 4, 2009 for projects taking place between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.USAI is committed to ensuring that the impressive range of expression of the performing arts in the United States is represented abroad. The program works to strengthen the creative and professional development of American dance, music and theatre artists by providing support for their performances at significant international festivals. Through the participation of exemplary American performing artists, USAI helps develop audiences for, and greater appreciation of, the excellence, diversity and vitality of the American arts. In the United States, the public and private sectors work collaboratively to support the arts. USAI continues that important tradition with support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
For the 2008 cycle, USAI is supporting thirty-three ensembles at festivals throughout Europe. Festivals include the North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands; International Tanzmesse, Germany; 8th World Symposium o n Choral Music, Denmark; IDANS - Istanbul International Contemporary Dance Festival, Turkey; Hellenic Festival, Greece; Cheltenham Jazz Festival, UK; 10th Open Look Festival, Russia; and the Lyon Dance Festival, France. Grantees range from the Seattle Chamber Players of Washington to the Rebirth Brass Band in Louisiana and from the Trisha Brown Dance Company in New York to Alonzo King's Lines Ballet in California. A complete listing of artists and festivals can be found at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SfYP7lA_yaUg-HdWy7Zo_CntnjfulFgOszQEhdl_YeG8hF_meYn_FN7uyIqrLBprCMpfp2QiZ39Ua_YlLwAnpMjp-iY4ME0QcPbIeR_LM6Ab3xEqOnuZ6Q==.
About Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation fosters and supports arts programming for the benefit of arts organizations, artists and audiences and encourages exchanges that link the arts resources of the mid-Atlantic region to the rest of the nation and the world. The Foundation was created in 1979 and is a private non-profit organization that is closely allied with the region's state arts councils and the National Endowment for the Arts. It combines funding from20state and federal resources with private support from corporations, foundations, and individuals to address needs in the arts from a regional perspective. The region includes nine states and jurisdictions: The District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia.
Website: http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001SfYP7lA_yaUg-HdWy7Zo_CntnjfulFgOszQEhdl_YeG8hF_meYn_FN7uyIqrLBprCMpfp2QiZ39Ua_YlLwAnpMjp-iY4ME0QcPbIeR_LM6Ab3xEqOnuZ6Q==
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Karen Newell
Director of Communications and Special Projects
email: karen@midatlanticarts.org
phone: 410.539.6656 x104

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Youth Creativity Programs
Lego Children's Fund seeks proposals to support its Youth Creativity Programs. Grants are valued from $500-$5,000 and are offered quarterly. For application and guidelines, visit: Lego Children's Fund Grants.

Music Instruction
Guitar Center Music is seeking proposals to support music instruction. Grants are valued from $500 to $5,000 and deadline is open. For guidelines and proposal requests, visit: Guitar Center Music Foundation.

Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation Offers Support for Contemporary Art Exhibition Publications
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to nonprofits producing catalogues or publications that accompany contemporary art exhibitions and projects, especially those supporting emerging and under-recognized artists.... Deadline: August 15, 2008 and March 15, Annually (Letters of Inquiry)


http://www.aarpfoundationwlc.org/
AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program
The AARP Foundation has announced its second annual Women's Scholarship Program. The scholarships will provide funds to women 40+ who are seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families. The AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program is available to eligible individuals with moderate to lower incomes and limited financial resources. To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must: be female age 40 or over (as of August 31, 2008); be able to demonstrate financial need; and be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school or training program within 6 months of the scholarship award date. Priority consideration is given to women in three categories: women raising children of another family member (such as grandparents raising grandchildren, or those raising siblings or nieces/nephews); women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time; and women in dead end jobs (those with no opportunity for advancement, low pay and lacking either health or retirement benefits). Application deadline: August 22, 2008.

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Great Event at 6th Street Dance Studio

BRIGID BAKER 6TH STREET DANCE STUDIO
Type: Music/Arts - Performance
Time and Place Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Time: 8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location: 6TH STREET DANCE STUDIO/WHOLE PROJECT
Street: 1155 SW 6TH STREET 2ND FLOOR
City/Town: Miami, FL

Contact Info
Phone:
3055601150
Email:
6thstdancestudio@comcast.net

WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN.....BIARRITZ DANCERS GOT STUCK IN LA GUARDIA! OPEN SHOWING OF STUDIO WORK!!! CONTEMPORARY, JAM, HIPHOP, BBOYS, BGIRLS, GIRL GROUP, BOY GROUP, SEE WHAT WE ARE UP TO...WELCOMING DANCERS FROM BALLET BIARRITZWEDNESDAY JULY 2 8:30 PM $10:00

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Kresge Foundation Announces New Health, Environment Programs

The new programs are part of the foundation's multiyear plan, announced in June 2007, to expand its grantmaking to better address society's pressing issues.... More»
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New Report from the Foundation Center:
Children's Media Use and Sleep Problems: Issues and Unanswered Questions
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Reviews research on the potential effect of new trends in children's media use on sleep and the effect of inadequate sleep on attention, learning, cognitive development, and psychiatric and physical health. Discusses implications and unanswered questions. Published: June 2008 Funder(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family FoundationSubject(s): Children and Youth; Health; Medical Research
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Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship (DMF) Program
Fiscal Year: 2008-2009
Provides non-matching cash awards of $10,000 each to nurture the artistic development of Miami-Dade County-based professional choreographers for the creation of new work in all dance forms.
Deadline: August 8, 2008
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Creative Capital Professional Development Program
Fiscal Year: 2007-2008
Produced in conjunction with The Creative Capital Foundation, the Professional Development Workshop Program provides a weekend-long workshop designed to help creating artists further their professional development skills such as strategic planning, fundraising and promoting their work. Developed with artists, for artists, the workshop’s structure helps artists integrate their artmaking practice with their professional lives
DEADLINE: August 4, 2008