Timely Notices from the Arroyo Arts Collective

Calls for participation, employment opportunities, a workshop and a talk.

BRAND LIBRARY OPERA TALK - THE MEN OF THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG

Brand Library & Art Center, Associates of Brand Library/Glendale Public Library, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale 91201
818-548-2051, www.brandlibrary.org
Tu & Thu 12-8 pm/Wed 12-6 pm/Fri & Sat 10-5 pm
Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM

The Brand Library will be hosting a talk entitled The Men of the Ring of the Nibelung. Richard Wagner never knew his father. However there were many male influences throughout his life: philosophically, spiritually, personally and creatively. In this talk the speaker will look at a number of these male influences and their connection to the characters that Wagner created in his monumental “Ring Cycle”. The talk will be given by Los Angeles Opera Speaker's Bureau member Steve Kohn. Admission is FREE. For more information on the LA Opera production of the Ring Cycle: http://www.laoperaring.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS – CASAS ARTE HOME NTERVENTION PROJECT

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery, 131 North Avenue 50, Highland Park 90042
323-258-1435, http://www.avenue50studio.com
The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2010, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., at Avenue 50 Studio.

Refreshments will be served.

A community meeting for Los Angeles County-based artists is being called by Kathy Gallegos, Director, Avenue 50 Studio; and Luis Ituarte, Director, Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura (COFAC) to provide information about our joint transnational “Casas Arte Home Intervention Project” in Highland Park and Tijuana, B.C., Mexico. A video highlighting part one of the project completed in 2009 in Tijuana will be presented along with in-person comments from some of the Tijuana artists who worked on the project. Part two of the project is scheduled between June 2010-June 2011 as a collaboration between artist Daniel Ruanova and Julio Orozsco in Tijuana with two artists to be selected from Los Angeles. Application forms will be available. Part 1 of this project was funded by CONACULTA, Mexico and Part 2 is funded by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)/Ford Foundation. Avenue 50 Studio and COFAC continues our partnership to strengthen and enhance art and culture opportunities between Los Angeles and Tijuana.

CHALK ARTISTS WANTED

SkyPilot Theatre Company of Los Angeles is looking for an Artist who can work with chalk to draw a clown and a play title before and during our upcoming performances of the west coast premiere of "The Clowny Plays", 3 short one-acts with a colorfully absurd twist. The Artist would be drawing the picture for about 15 minutes while the audience is entering the theatre along with the title of the first play. Then, in between plays they would come out and erase the title and draw the next one while the actors get ready for the next show (probably between 2 and 3 minutes time). If you have ever had an interest in working with live theatre with a reputable theatre company, this is a great opportunity.

$20 perdium per show. If interested, please call artistic director Bob Rusch at 323-229-2753 or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

ISHMAEL HOUSTON-JONES WORKSHOP

Pieter, 420 W. Avenue 33 Unit 10, Lincoln Heights 90031
Sat May 29, 12:30 – 4:30
$30
Doing It. What is your first impulse? Can you trust it? What happens when the judge falls asleep? Can sight be a handicap? Can you know too much? This is a workshop about improvisation.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: CITY OF PASADENA PROGRAM COORDINATOR II - PUBLIC ARTS

The Cultural Affairs Division enhances the economic health of Pasadena by marketing Pasadena as a cultural destination through its multi-institutional initiatives, producing two "ArtNights" annually, supporting the arts through the General Fund annual grants program and the Cultural Trust Fund, acts as a liaison with PUSD for life long learning, and will develop the City's first Public Art Master Plan and priorities. Finally, Cultural Affairs manages the Private Development Public Art Program and the City Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Public Art Program.

The Program Coordinator II- Public Arts, under supervision, plans and coordinates the administration of the City's Public Art Program that includes programs for private development and city construction projects; the Neighborhood Enhancement Mural Program; Storefront Art Program, and the Rotating Public Art Exhibition Program.
BS Art History, Visual Arts, Art Administration, Public Art& 3+ yrs exp. Master's Degree highly desired.
$33.72 - $42.15 hourly. This position is scheduled for 30 hours per week and includes a generous benefits package Closing Date: 05/27/10. Interested applicants should visit the City of Pasadena's website at www.cityofpasadena.net for complete job information and online application.

EDUCATION DIRECTOR, ABREU FELLOWS PROGRAM, EL SISTEMA USA BASED AT NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY

http://necmusic.edu/about-nec/employment/education-director-abreu-fellows-program

The Abreu Fellows Program, beginning its second year in October 2010, is the first major initiative of El Sistema USA and aims to train a corps of highly skilled leaders to found and direct El Sistema inspired programs in the U.S. and beyond. The Education Director will be a key member of the leadership of El Sistema USA and will be directly responsible for the academic program and learning of the Abreu Fellows. For more information about El Sistema USA and the Abreu Fellows Program, please visit http://www.elsistemausa.org. This will be an accelerated search process as we hope to have the successful candidate in place by July 1, 2010.