DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities FY16 Grants

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities' official FY16 Grants Launch is just around the corner. 

The Grant Application Portal is now open!!

 

Click here to apply for FY16 Grants.

 

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) offers several funding programs for individuals and nonprofit organizations located in the District of Columbia. Individuals are not required to provide matching funds. Organizations are only required to provide matching funds as indicated for each grant program.

 

You can find more information on our website:

• Click here for Guidelines to Current Funding Opportunities
• Click here for Application Assistance

All workshops are free and open to the public; however, participants are strongly encouraged to RSVP online.

Please note admission to workshops are first come, first served. RSVP's are for internal tracking purposes and do not guarantee admittance.

FY16 Grants Deadlines

Monday, May 11	Arts Education Program Deadline
Wednesday, May 13	City Arts Projects - Individuals Deadline
Wednesday, May 13	City Arts Projects - Organizations Deadline
Friday, May 15	Artist Fellowship Program Deadline
Friday, May 15	Grants-in-Aid Deadline
Monday, May 18	Cultural Facilities Projects Deadline
Monday, May 18	East of the River Deadline
Wednesday, May 20	Sister Cities International Arts Grant Deadline
Friday, May 22	UPSTART Deadline
Friday, August 21	Public Art Building Communities Deadline

 

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Assemblages by Zofie Lang at the Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery

The very talented Zofie Lang's first solo exhibition will be taking place at the Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery from April 3 - May 17, 2015. There will be an opening reception and artist talk on April 18th, from 6pm - 8pm (the talk will start around 6:30).

Certain narratives, such as those in fairy tales, have existed for millennia and maintain a grip on our collective imagination. They are refreshed and reiterated, showing up in popular culture in both familiar and novel ways; similar themes also emerge across cultures and generations. Using photography, digital photomontage, and found object assemblage, Zofie Lang’s work reconstructs these narratives visually by extracting their key elements. Zofie examines the underlying meaning of narratives, including the fairy tales she remembers her Polish grandmother telling her as a child and literature that has inspired her. Her assemblages creates new layers of meaning, consisting of a mix of nostalgia and contemplation of our present popular culture. 

The gallery is located at NVCC, Alexandria Campus, in the Schlesinger Center, 915 East Campus Lane, Alexandria, Virginia 22311 (your GPS will tell you it's at 3001 N Beauregard Street. Don't be alarmed: it is the same place, just a different mailing address). There is a campus parking garage just across the street.

If you need help getting there, please text or call 443-310-3076.

For more information, please check out this link.

You can also rsvp here.

Dulce Pinzon in ArtNews Magazine

Collaboration

I'm about to embark on something that I've never done before... a collaboration with another artist. 

Below is Jeannette Herrera's start on the piece... Is gonna get interesting with the current broken wing situation.

But today I started on the below Lilith piece (that's Herrera's middle name). I then intend to cut the below piece out and float it into the left of her work.

Frida Kahlo Love Letters Go To Auction

Love letters from Frida Kahlo to Spanish artist José Bartoli will hit the auction block at Doyle New York on April 15. Kept secretly by Bartoli until his death in 1995, the letters offer new insight into Kahlo's life and career.

Many of the letters, which total more 100 pages include keepsakes like photographs, drawings, and pressed flowers. They are estimated to bring between $80,000 and $120,000.

Read the whole article here.

Jerry Saltz at AU

April 8, 6-7:15 p.m.

Lecture with Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, New York Magazine

Everything you ever wanted to know about the art world but were too afraid to ask. Art Critic Jerry Saltz will pull back the curtain on this thing called the art world. He will talk about making art and share his tales from school and his experiences offering advice to artists. Come learn from a creature in the belly of the art world beast! 

Details here.