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VCAC eNewsletter – August 2008
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Cultural Organizations and Individuals in All Arts Disciplines invited to list their event in Eighth Annual Countywide Arts Week Celebration October 3-12, 2008 Calendar of Events brochure
There is no charge for nonprofit organizations or individual artists to list your event in the Calendar of Events brochure and
2-page spread in the "Time Out" section of the Ventua County Star. Any nonprofit organization in Ventura County is invited to list their events happening during Arts Week, October 3-12, 2008. In addition individual visual, performing or literary
artists are invited to list an event in which they are featured.
For individuals and organizations whose events fall outside the Arts Week celebration dates may place display ads in the "Time Out" 2-page spread for special prices available only through the Ventura County Arts Council. Space will be limited. Reserve early.
Arts Week celebration listing and ad agreement forms are on the Ventura County Arts Council web site. Information is also available by calling the VCAC office at (805) 658-2213. Deadline is Monday, August 25, 2008 for listing and Monday, September 8, 2008 for display ads.
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2008-2009 Arts-in-the-Classroom Mini-Grants Awarded
The Ventura County Arts Council Education Task Force received seven-teen applications for Arts-in-the-Classroom Mini-Grant support. Copies of all applications were mailed to the seven members of the Grant Review Panel. Grants were awarded to the seven strongest applications. The grantee schools, school districts their arts providers, and art discipline are: Acacia Elementary, Conejo Unified, Debbie Sipos, Music; Lemonwood Elementary, Ventura Unified, Covenant Players, Theatre; Lincoln Elementary, Ventura Unified, Neva Felino Art, Visual; Loma Vista, Ventura Unified, Neva Felino Arts, Music; Pierpont Elementary, Ventura Unified, Karine Osborne, Visual; Rio Real Elementary, Rio School District, Covenant Players, Theatre; Walnut Elementary, Conejo Unified, Covenant Players, Theatre. The Ventura County Arts Council Arts-in-the-Classroom mini-grants are available to Ventura County elementary schools that
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Photo by James E. Travers
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| partner with a VCAC artist or arts organization members. All programs must adhere to the guiding principles contained in the Visual and Performing Arts Framework and the Content Standards for California Public Schools, K-12 which is downloadable at http://www.cde.ca.gov/shsd/arts/standards. All arts disciplines will be considered. Only one application per school will be funded. Funds can be used to pay for artist fees and art supplies. Projects will be selected on the criterion of learning experiences structured by the California Arts Content Standards, utilization of local artist resources and ongoing learning that uses this project as a springboard for continuing arts education and/or integration with other content areas. For more information call the VCAC office at (805) 658-2213 |
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Providence School Artist Residency Program Receives Support from the Martin V. and
Martha K. Smith Foundation, and the California Arts CouncilArtists in Schools Program.
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The Ventura County Arts Council Artist Residency programs at Providence School were recently featured in the Ventura County Star. Thanks to generous funding from the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation, the Ventura Office of Education, and the California Arts Council, the VCAC has instituted an ongoing artist residency program that brings professional artists in all disciplines into the year round school at the juvenile facility located on Vineyard in Oxnard.
Well known Ventura muralist MB Hanrahan has been working with the students since late March to create three murals. These murals are based on the school's credo "Change Takes Effort." The artwork is now complete and soon the murals will be permanently installed at the Juvenile Justice Facility. The location of the murals will be in common areas so that they can be enjoyed by staff, residents and visitors alike. An informal dedication of the murals is being planned. Other current residencies include a African Drum Ensemble, violin and guitar lessons, basic drawing, watercolor and pastel classes, and poetry writing classes. |
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Photo by James E. Travers
Artists MB Hanrahan
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A Record 27 Ventura County Students Are Selected to Attend the California State Summer School for the Arts/Innerspark Program at Cal Arts in Valencia
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The Ventura County Arts Council hosted a Recognition Reception in the Atrium Lobby, Hall of Administration, Ventura County Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, for the twenty-seven Ventura County Arts Scholars. Each student successfully passed a very rigorous application process to be selected to attend the 2008 California State Summer School for the Arts/Innerspark session July 12 to August 8, at Cal Arts in Valencia.
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Photo by James E. Travers
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2008 Ventura County Arts Scholars are (name, city of residence, field of study): Laignee Barron, Oak View - Creative Writing; Elizabeth Beasley, Simi Valley - Visual Arts; Patrick Borghei, Oak Park - Visual Arts; Autumn Brown, Camarillol - Creative Writing; Brittany Caine, Thousand Oaks - Theatre; Kelce Casey, Simi Valley - Creative Writing; Shannon Finnegan, Ventura - Dance; Chris Fischer, Oxnard - Animation; Steven Flores, Ventura - Dance; Alexandra Fragoso, Simi Valley - Vocal Music; Gabriel Garnett, Ventura - Instrumental Music; Alana Grossman, Camarillo - Theatre/Vocal Music; Isabel Halperm, Ventura - Visual Arts; Baylie Hanrahan, Ventura - Dance; Luke Hoffman-Cromwell, Ojai - Creative Writing; Luke Jackson, Ojai - Instrumental Music; Sarah Johnson, Somis - Visual Arts; Jacqueline Kaden, Camarillo - Visual Arts; Jessica Karch, Camarillo - Creative Writing; Brandon Manwell, Simi Valley - Visual Arts; Deanna Okada, Ventura - Dance; Jeffrey Reeser, Ojai - Theatre/Instrumental Music; Nicolette Rosales, Pt. Hueneme - Visual Arts; Amanda Schaible, Moorpark - Theatre; Kayla Sikes, Ojai - Creative Writing; Christina Tellez, Camarillo - Visual Arts; and Katie Woener, Moorpark - Theatre/Film/Video.
CSSSA/InnerSpark offers instruction in the fields of animation, music, dance, film and video, theatre, creative writing
and the visual arts. The California Legislature created the California State Summer School for the Arts to provide a training environment for the state's exceptional young artists. The school has conducted summer sessions in each consecutive year beginning in 1987. Thousands of young Californians have attended since the program's inception. For many of them, it was the first step to important and successful careers in the arts and related industries.
Statewide, only 500 of approximately 1,600 applicants were selected to attend this summer's session. While student athletes who achieve the same level of excellence as these arts scholars are routinely honored, the California Arts Scholars Recognition Ceremony is often the first time these young artists experience that same praise -- praise they have definitely earned.
More information about CSSSA/Innerspark is available online at http://www.innerspark.us/ or call the Ventura County Arts Council at (805) 658-2213. |
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MEMBERSHIP
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Joining the Ventura County Arts Council provides a number of benefits, including:
- Networking at VCAC Functions & Workshops
- Quarterly Arts Advocacy Forums
- Advance notice of events and Calls To Artists
- Discounts to Member Events
- Subscription to quarterly Connections eNewsletter
- Discount on co-op Advertising Opportunities
- Members Directory listing & link to your Website,Webpage, Blog or eMail Address
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$35 Individual $50 Nonprofit arts organization
$75 Businesses, municipalities & service organizations
$250 Friend of the arts $500 Arts Benefactor
To sign up go to www.VenturaCountyArtsCouncil.org
or call (805) 658-2213
Thank you.
Membership Committee
Ventura County Arts Council
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Page Updated: January 1, 2011
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