Leadership Listening Session - Venue Leaders and Performing Artists
October 22, 2021
JUST ANNOUNCED: Streaming Launch Dates for VCA Presents: A Virtual Artist Showcase
The long-awaited VCA Presents: A Virtual Artist Showcase is set to launch online THIS Wednesday, October 27th, with the release of the Southwest Virginia Showcase. Each Wednesday, a new program will launch.
The full schedule is:
REGIONAL SHOWCASES
October 27 - Southwest Virginia
November 3 - Shenandoah Valley/Blue Ridge (includes Charlottesville)
November 10 - Northern Virginia Part 1
November 17 - Northern Virginia Part 2
November 24 - Central Virginia (Capital Region)
December 1 - Coastal Virginia (Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore)
FINALE
December 8 - Featuring virtual performances and venue promo videos from across the state
VCA Presents: A Virtual Artist Showcase will feature a sampling of the many diverse, talented performing artists and ensembles from the VCA's Performing Arts Tour Directory, and some of the many treasured performance venues across the state. Regional Showcases will run approximately 30 minutes in length. The finale will run approximately 45-minutes. The programs will launch on the VCA's YouTube Channel by 7 PM each Wednesday evening, with prior programs being available the the Finale Week. Join us this Wednesday at 7 PM for a Facebook Watch Party for the launch of the Southwest Virginia program. Watch for more details on our Facebook page @VirginiaArts. Follow us, if you aren't already!
Come in from the cold, and join us for the VCA Presents: Virtual Artist Showcase. And remember to support your local artists, support your local venues, and go see some of the tremendous arts and cultural offerings in regions all across the Commonwealth.
October 29 Deadline Approaching for VCA - ARP for FY22 GOS Grantees Arts Recovery Grant Opens November 1
The deadline for the VCA - American Rescue Plan (ARP) grant for GOS Grantees is one week from today, Friday, October 29, 2021. As was previously announced, this grant is available to all current FY22 GOS Grantees, who should have received direct communications via email/Foundant regarding the application process.Applications are due by 5 PM (EST), next Friday, October 29, 2021. For more information, see theVCA - ARP for GOS Grantees Guidelines for Funding.
Following that, the VCA - ARP Arts Recovery Grant will officially open on Monday, November 1. This grant program will be open to all current FY22 Artists in Education (AIE) grantees, and Project grantees, and 501 (c)(3) arts-focused organizations NEW to VCA funding, or who have not received VCA funding in recent years. VCA - ARP Recovery Grant applications will be due by 5 PM (EST), Wednesday, December 1, 2021. For more information, see the VCA - ARP Arts Recovery Grant Guidelines for Funding.
Bring the NEA Big Read to your community!
Fifteen books representing a diverse range of contemporary themes, voices, and perspectives are available for organizations interested in applying for a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant to hold a project between September 2022 and June 2023. An initiative of the NEA in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports programs held around the country, each designed around a single NEA Big Read book selection, with the goal of
inspiring meaningful conversations, artistic responses, and new discoveries and connections in each community.
The deadline for applications is January 26, 2022.
Artists Sunday always falls on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. We are less than 65 days away and wanted to share the latest.
Now is the time to consider what Artists Sunday related events or promotions you might be conducting to showcase and champion your artists and their work this holiday season. If you're already planning something, please upload the details at the following link so we can showcase in our outreach efforts.
Artists Sunday, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, (Nov 28th this year) is dedicated to encouraging consumers to shop with artists and give something special, unique, and hand-crafted this holiday season. Artists Sunday is celebrated between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
To see what received media attention last year go here.
Leadership Listening Session - Venue Leaders and Performing Artists
As follow up to our conversation several weeks ago, join Executive Director Janet Starke to share the latest successes, challenges, questions, and concerns as we continue to implement the performing arts season.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, Oct 28, 2021 1:00 pm | 1 hour
Meeting number: 2435 886 4679
Password: VCAShowcase2021
Join by video system
Dial 24358864679@covaconf.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join by phone
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Access code: 243 588 64679
Proposed FY2023 Guidelines for Funding Open for Public Comment
The proposed FY2023 Guidelines for Funding are open for Public Comment. The Guidelines may be found here, and will be open for Public Comment until Monday, November 22, 2021.
For Artists and Artist Teams: Brightview Innovation Center Public Art - Request for Qualifications
Brightview Innovation Center in Herndon, Virginia has identified three areas of opportunity for artistic enhancement. Artists and artist teams can demonstrate qualifications for 1, 2, or all 3 of the art locations. Please be specific as to which sites you are evidencing qualifications.
Reminder that Poetry Out Loud Registrations are Due November 5
The words of great poets literally come to life in Poetry Out Loud, a literary arts program created by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) supports students across the Commonwealth enriched by this arts education program that encourages memorization, performance and public speaking skills. Since 2005, nearly 4.7 million students have participated in the program and committed at least one poem to memory. In Virginia, approximately 100,000 students have participated since the program’s inception.
Call for Artists - ArtFields competition - Lake City, SC
ArtFields, an annual, nine-day art competition and exhibition in Lake City, SC, has reached out to share an opportunity for Southern artists to apply for the next event which takes place April 22-30, 2022. Each year, ArtFields brings together art lovers, collectors, and curators who come to see Lake City transform into a town-wide gallery, allowing accepted artists to be part of the celebration while they compete for $100,000 in prizes.
Applications are due November 1, 2021. Southeastern artists, both emerging and established, are invited to apply. Learn more at https://www.artfieldssc.org/.
Wallace Foundation Releases New Report on the Value of the Arts
Why should nonprofit arts organizations continue to exist? And how can they make themselves more relevant to their audiences? A new brief delves into these meaty questions by looking at the experiences of one group of arts organizations.
