posted May 9, 2008
AUDITION
The Off-Monroe Players, Rochester's Gilbert & Sullivan Company, will be holding auditions for HMS Pinafore at 7 p.m. on August 19 & 20 at Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner Street, downtown. Watch our website for more details and news, including updates regarding a possible special holiday show: http://www.off-monroeplayers.org/index2.html
posted May 9, 2008
CALL FOR ACTORS
Impact Theatre’s production of As Sparks Fly Upward. Auditions will be held on Fridays (6:30-9:00 pm) during May and June by appointment only. Please call Impact Theatre at 315-597-3553 (wait for prompt) or on the web at www.impactdrama.com (click on the feedback button – fill out form). Auditions will be held at Impact Theatre’s rehearsal hall at 149 E. Main St., Palmyra. You will then receive a call back with your audition time and date. If you are auditioning for a singing part, you can sing acapella or, if you’d like accompaniment, you may bring your own song and sheet music plus your own acting lines to recite (2 minutes max – we can also supply lines {as sides} from the actual play). Please contact us if you would like to help behind the scenes or if you want to be a part of the orchestra.
posted May 9, 2008
CALL FOR ACTORS
Geneva Theatre Guild’s production of Little Shop of Horrors . Auditions May 18, 24, 25 at 7:00 pm at the Presbyterian Church, 24 Park Place, Geneva. Actors should come prepared with a song that demonstrates their range and ability. There will be cold readings from the script and a dance audition. Tech help is also needed. Show dates are July 10, 11, 13 at the Smith Opera House. www.gtglive.org.
posted May 9, 2008
CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Coffee House, Exchange Street Geneva, is looking for artwork to exhibit. Give the owner a call if you are interested for more details
The Coffee House, 486 Exchange St Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 789-2028
posted February 1, 2008
CALL FOR ARTISTS
South Bristol Cultural Center is issuing a Call for Artists to participate in its Art at the Barn Festival. The event will be held on May 31 st and June 1 st on the grounds of the Cultural Center at 5323 Seneca Point Road in Canandaigua, NY.
Indoor and outdoor spaces are available for this juried show which will showcase fifty of the area’s top artists and craftspeople. Best of Show winner will receive $50.00 and a free booth rental in 2009. Applications are available online at www.southbristolculturalcenter.org (phone: 585.396.5950). Applications are still being accepted!
Surrounded by the scenic Bristol Hills and acres of vineyards, South Bristol Cultural Center is an active multi-arts center which has served over 40,000 individuals over the past twelve years. Our facility is a renovated pre-Civil War era barn which contains a gallery/gift shop, a performance hall/exhibit space, as well as a classroom/art studio. Our Susanne Gardner Kennedy Gallery & Gift Shop features the work of over 125 Finger Lakes Region artists, musicians, and writers. Programs have included classes for children and adults in a variety of arts disciplines, a Music in the Barn concert series highlighting local musicians, featured artist exhibits, travel talks, and outreach art programs to schools and in partnership with the Salvation Army. SBCC receives support from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Town of South Bristol, business sponsorships, private donations, and individual memberships.
posted February 1, 2008
Call for Artists and Performers
ARTWalk Announces 2008ARTWalk Alive! Street Festival: Applications now available! Applications are now available for all artists, dancers, musicians, and poets interested in participating in ARTWalk’s eighth annual street festival, ARTWalk Alive! This year the celebration will be held on Sunday, September 14 2008 from 12-4pm. Interested artists are invited to attend an informational public meeting on Wednesday, May 28 th from 7-8pm. ARTWalk Alive! is an arts extravaganza featuring live music, dance performances, art exhibitions, and live poetry, in addition to family-friendly activities. The deadline for all applicants is June 4, 2008. All applications for ARTWalk Alive! can be found on the ARTWalk website at www.rochesterARTWalk.org. Anyone interested can also contact the ARTWalk office at (585) 473-5787, 179 Atlantic Avenue. ARTWalk is a permanent urban art trail, connecting the arts centers and public spaces within the Neighborhood of the Arts.
posted February 1, 2008
CALL FOR COLLABORATORS
Ned Bobkoff and George McDade are attempting to develop a creative workshop open to playwrights, writers, poets, actors, dancers, musicians, visual and media artists, and imaginative entrepreneurs, who thrive on home grown, cross-platform work that challenges us and contemporary audiences.
If you are tired of copy cat productions that merely mimic what has been done somewhere else, with little originality, and more often than not, a lack of genuine artistic revelation, join us in a bold attempt to use talent in ways that develop creative work which has meaning and immediacy for contemporary audiences.
Meeting Times and Goals: We meet “officially” at Writers and Books, 740 University Ave, Rochester, Through May 12 t h , on the 2 nd and 4 th Monday of each month. If you have any projects in mind, please share them with us. Any work that develops should be staged in a simple laboratory format that sparks ideas for performance and media options. For information, contact Ned Bobkoff at 585-621-2813 or George McDade at 585-436-2863.
posted February 1, 2008
CALL FOR FILM MAKERS
The Little Theatre is seeking submissions from New York State Filmmakers for the 2008 season of the Emerging Film Makers Series (EFS). The series is open to all residents of New York State, regardless of age or educational status; or to films shot in New York State. This a rare opportunity for talented new independent filmmakers to display their work in a large format for free, before a paying audience. The movies are shown the last Monday of each month at 9:30 p.m. Deadlines for submissions are on-going.
Many of the EFS films have made it into wider release with screenings at national film festivals, and on cable outlets like HBO and VH1. This is definitely an exceptional opportunity for up-and-coming filmmakers to test their projects.
Requirements for EFS submissions:
- All filmmakers must reside in New York State or their movie must have been shot in New York State.
- Entries must be films or videos, maximum length 30 minutes.
- Submit VHS or DVD Screener, cover letter including a one-sentence film description, one-sentence director bio, and exact running time.
- Work must have been completed within the last two calendar years.
- No entry fees required.
- No honorarium paid.
- All entries must be submitted with a SASE or they will not be returned.
- Deadlines are on-going. This series runs the last Monday of every month.
Send completed submissions to: Karen vanMeenen, Programmer
Emerging Filmmakers Series
The Little Theatre
240 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
The Little Theatre Film Society established not-for-profit status in 1999 and presents American independent and foreign films to the greater Rochester community. Screening more than 100 films per year, as well as hosting several annual community film festivals, The Little provides local fine artists, filmmakers and musicians a place to share their visions with a diverse audience and to discuss their work through educational talkbacks. www.thelittle.org
posted February 1, 2008
CALLING QUILTERS
2008 NATIONAL SMALL ART QUILT WORKS EXHIBITON
The Main Street Gallery is seeking submissions from fiber artists residing in the USA and 18 years of age and older for the 2008 National Small Art Quilt Works Exhibition (fifth year running) July 25 - August 31, 2008. Work may not be larger than 16 inches by 20 inches in dimension. All artwork must be for sale. Gallery commission is 40% of retail price. Entry fee is $30 for up to three pieces. Jpeg or gif image (PC compatible) must measure no larger than 7 inches by 10 inches and 72 dpi. Slides must be 35 mm, 2" x 2" in cardboard or plastic mounts. Awards. Insurance on premises only. Deadline for submission is June 7, 2008. Jurors are Joan Lockburner Deuel - Master Fiber Artist and Quilter, Richford, NY and Roger Smith - Painter, Sculptor, Educator and Director of The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY
Please email for more information and prospectus to maingal@localnet.com or send SASE to The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, PO Box 161, Groton, NY 13073. Website: www.mainstreetgal.com
