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We are currently compiling information for a comprehensive artists database. Artists who are members of the Greater Augusta Arts Council will receive additional online benefits such as the space to post fees, website links, and samples of work.
We welcome all visual, performing and literary artists in the community to send in their information. For more information contact the Greater Augusta Arts Council.

GET LISTED!
If you are looking for exhibiting artists or have an opportunity for artists (in any medium) and would like to be included in the GAAC "Call for Artists" the GAAC Calendar and other site announcements please email your information (PDF or MSWord format only) to: events@augustaarts.com.

Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival
Returning September 2009!.
The Arts in the Heart Festival is coordinated by the Greater Augusta Arts Council. In 2008 the Festival was a featured event during the Westobou Festival; The featured cultural group was the Philippine American Association. The event has won numerous awards including ‘Top 20 Events” from the Southeast Tourism Authority and “Top 100 Events” from the American Bus Association.

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Call for Artists:
Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre Auditions
November 18-19, 2008, 7:00pm.
Over the Tavern , a comedy by Tom Dudzick
Auditions Dates: November 18, 19 at 7:00 PM in the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, building 32100, 3rd Avenue, Fort Gordon , GA 30905. Participation open to all members of the community. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and some improvisation.
Characters: Chet Pazinski ( mid 40s), Ellen Pazinski (early 40s), Rudy Pazinski (12),Georgie Pazinski (13), Eddie Pazinski (15), Annie Pazinski (16), Sister Clarissa, a Nun, (70-ish), Typical ruler whacking Nun of the 1950's. Ages somewhat flexible depending on audition turn-out.Rehearsals start 5 January. Show dates February 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28.

16 Years and over need a photo ID to enter Fort Gordon. Drivers must have DL , registration and proof of insurance in vehicle.

For more information visit www.fortgordon.com/theatre.htm , email Steven Walpert or call 706.793.8552.

Symphony Youth Competition
Entry deadline is Friday, December 19, 2008.
The Augusta Symphony Guild and the Augusta Symphony, under the direction of Music Director Donald Portnoy, will hold its annual Symphony Youth Competition on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre at Augusta State University. The competition is free and open to the public. Winners will be recognized at a reception following the competition. This season’s Competition is open to orchestral instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, piano and percussion. Students ages 10-18 residing in the CSRA are eligible for the competition. The deadline for entry is Friday, December 19, 2008. Competitors are asked to perform one movement from an orchestral concerto or a comparable piece of his/ her choice. Competitors are judged on their expertise at their individual levels of training. Features of this year’s competition include:

• Cash awards to the first and second place winners.
• Possibility of two divisions—Junior & Senior—depending on number of applicants.
• The opportunity to be featured with the Augusta Symphony, under the direction of Donald Portnoy, at the Publix Charities Family Concert at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre at Augusta State University on Sunday, April 26, 2009.

For more information or to request an application, contact Jennifer Witcher, Augusta Symphony Director of Education & Community Engagement, at 706.826.4706 or visit AugustaSymphony.org.

Art Factory Looking for Professional Instructors
The Art Factory is looking for professional instructors to teach Dance, Theatre and Visual Arts in a classroom setting for grades K-12. Send your resume and letter of interest to info@artfactoryinc.org. Or mail to: 1510 Johns Road, Augusta, GA 30904.

The Garden City Chorus
The Garden City Chorus is the Augusta Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The chorus seeks men of all ages who love to sing and perform. In addition to the chorus, we have active quartets that perform all over the CSRA. Please come and join us. We rehearse on Tuesday evenings at 7:15 PM at The Church of Christ, 600 Martintown Road, North Augusta. For directions and more information visit www.gardencitychorus.org or call the chorus manager at (706) 868-0135. Happy Barbershopping!

Columbia County Choral Society
The Columbia County Choral Socieity seeks singers from throughout the CSRA. Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Evans. Call 706-650-2311.

Nueva Luz photographic journal reviews
Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis for Nueva Luz photographic journal reviews (black & white) fine art and documentary work by American photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander heritage. Photographers are encouraged to review at least two previous issues (www.enfoco.org). Send 20 slides, 8x10 prints, or CD; resume, bio, support materials AND sufficient postage for the safe return of your materials. Send to: En Foco Inc, attn: Nueva Luz, 32 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468. 718-584-7718. More info can be found on at: www.enfoco.org (040107)

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Grants
Grants. Gov to Offer One-Stop Site for Federal Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a single, comprehensive website that will contain information on all federal grant programs once fully operational. The website, Grants.gov, is expected to make it easier for organizations to learn about and apply for federal grants.

Grants.gov presently has information for more than 800 available grant programs involving all 26 federal grant-making agencies. The website provides information in a standardized format across these agencies and features a search tool to help applicants find potential funding opportunities. The cross-agency website also simplifies the application process by allowing applicants to download, complete and submit applications for specific grant opportunities. To date, application packages have been posted to Grants.gov by five agencies — the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Justice and HHS. This list will be expanded in the coming months as federal agencies continue to post application information about additional grant opportunities.

Grants.gov is a key element of President Bush's E-Gov initiative, which aims at harnessing Internet-based technology to make it easy for citizens and businesses to interact with the government, save taxpayer dollars and streamline citizen-to-government communications. The White House Office for Management and Budget named HHS as the lead agency for the Grants.gov initiative. HHS is joined in the collaborative effort by the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor and Transportation, as well as the National Science Foundation. More information on Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov.

Georgia Council for the Arts offers Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant
These grants are the only "direct to the artist" offered by the Georgia Council for the Arts. The grant helps to ensure Georgia's living traditions remain vibrant, visible parts of community life by pairing Master Artists with Apprentices.
Past apprenticeship grants have brought together master weavers, quilters, storytellers, basket makers, luthiers, visual artists, musicians, dancers, folk artists, craft makers, artisans and others with interested, qualified apprentices to learn a tradition. These grants are supported through funds from the NEA.

Please Click here for more information regarding the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant (msword format)

About Creative Capital
Founded in January 1999, Creative Capital Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that supports individual artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the visual and performing arts, film/video, and in emerging fields.

Creative Capital Foundation
65 Bleecker St. 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 212.598.9900 Fax: 212.598 4934
info@creative-capital.org      www.creative-capital.org
Past apprenticeship grants have brought together master weavers,
quilters, storytellers, basket makers, luthiers, visual artists,
musicians, dancers, folk artists, craft makers, artisans and others with
interested, qualified apprentices to learn a tradition. These grants
are supported through funds from the NEA.

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