NoVAC announces its 2010 Brown Bag Lunch series for artists. Each month, we will discuss topics ranging from marketing your art to finding affordable health insurance for artists.
All types of artists (musical, theater, visual, etc.) are invited to join us for lunch on September 2nd at noon for a demonstration on
CREATING YOUR OWN, BEAUTIFUL, EASY AS PIE WEBSITE.
The workshop is free for NoVAC members and $5 for non-members, and will be held at the North Valley Arts Council office at 124 N. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, in downtown Grand Forks (in the building above the Toasted Frog) Space is limited: to reserve your spot call 772-3710 or e-mail mariestrinden@novac.org.
Becoming an artist member of the North Valley Arts Council is an easy on-line process, and is $25. NoVAC members not only attend Brown Bag Lunches for free, but they also receive many other benefits including a wave of the application fee for the Mayor's Choice artist program.
NoVAC Seeking Visual Artists for Halloween/Autumn Art Show on October 2nd
ose work evokes autumn and seasonal ideas. Please e-mail mariestrinden@novac.org if you are interted in participating.
The North Valley Arts Council is producing a Zombie Music Festival and Art Show on October 2nd in Grand Forks' Town Square from 4pm-10pm.
There are free spots available for artists and artisans of any artistic medium that would like to take part in the show. Halloween themed art is not
necessary, but preference will be given to artists whose work include autumn and seasonal themes. Please e-mail mariestrinden@novac.org if you
are interested in participating.
MAYOR'S CHOICE ARTIST PROGRAM
For Visual Artists, Musicians, Writers, Actors, Directors, and Dancers
The North Valley Arts Council and the Grand Forks Mayor's Office are proud to announce the Mayor's Choice artist program. Starting in July 2010,
every three months Mayor Mike Brown will choosea visual artist to show his or her art in the atrium of City Hall. Artwork can be any medium. There
will be a reception for each new Mayor's Choice artist, attended by Mayor Brown and other city and arts figures. The artwork will remain on show at
City Hall for three months, and the artist may choose to sell the art if he or she chooses.
We are also seeking musicians, writers, actors, directors, dancers and other types of artists for the Mayor's Choice program. If chosen, these
artists are invited to perform/read/show their work at the Mayor's Choice reception at City Hall, held every three months. If not picked, we keep all
applications for future Mayor's Choice months.
All visual artists, musicians, writers, actors, directors, dancers, and other artists chosen for the Mayor's Choice artist program and Mayor's Choice
reception will benefit from publicity through the North Valley Arts Council.
The application for the Mayor's Choice program is free for North Valley Arts Council members and $30 for non-members. (A one-year artist's
membership with the North Valley Arts Council is $25.) To become a NoVAC member, click here.
To apply for the Mayor's Choice program, click here.
The first Mayor's Choice reception will be on July 21st from 4-5:30pm at City Hall in Grand Forks.
For more information, call 701-772-3710 or e-mail mariestrinden@novac.org.
Artists Needed for the 2010 Art & Wine Walk
For Visual Artists and Musicians
The 2010 Art & Wine Walk season kicked off to a great start on June 19th. Every month, 200-300 participators stroll through downtown Grand
Forks & East Grand Forks and view artwork by local artists at galleries, restaurants, and other businesses that serve wine or other non-alcoholic
refreshment.
The North Valley Arts Council, in collaboration with our Art & Wine Walk partners, the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau, is looking
for fresh artists for the August 21, September 18, and October 16 Art & Wine Walks.
There are new businesses participating in the Art & Wine Walk this year, including the Boardwalk Bar & Grill and Mamma Maria's, both in East Grand
Forks next to the Blue Moose. The Blue Moose is the busiest of the two starting locations for the walk, and because of their ambience and proximity to
the Blue Moose, these are excellent places to show and sell your artwork to hundreds of people! There are also many more excellent businesses
available to show your artwork.
Artists must have their artwork on display at their locations (artists are placed at businesses by the North Valley Arts Council) from 12:30 to 5pm on
Art & Wine Walk days. Artists are also encouraged to be present for the Art & Wine Walk.
For more information or if you are interested in particpating in one or all of the 2010 Art & Wine Walks, call 701-772-3710 or e-mail
mariestrinden@novac.org.
The artist application is available here, and can be e-mailed to mariestrinden@novac.org or mailed to:
North Valley Arts Council
124 North 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
Grand Forks, ND 58201
*** Artists who have participated in the Art & Wine Walk are always welcome! This new artist application process is not intended to replace
artists already loyal to the Art & Wine Walk.
Artists Needed for the 10th Annual Red River
Women Studies Conference
From our friends at the UND Women Studies Program:
Please join us as we explore women, gender, and the limits of diversity.
Are you an artist in the Red River Valley whose work focuses on women, gender, or diversity issues? If so, please join the UND Women Studies Program
for the 10th Annual Red River Women Studies Conference. There will be a Community Expo, free and open to the public, in conjunction with the Conference.
Participants will have the opportunity to promote their art on October 1st from 9-5 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
Registration at the Conference is required, which includes access to over two dozen scholarly presentations, admission to the keynote address by Dr. Magda
Michielsens, a visiting scholar from Brussels, as well as a presentation by Dr. Margaret Ogrodnick, from the University of Manitoba. Lunch is also included in
your registration fee. Due to the international reputations of our invited speakers, we anticipate drawing heavily from the tri-state area and Canada.
Cost for the conference and a table at the RR Women Studies Community Expo is only $35.00; however, space is limited. Please contact
Kathleen.king@und.nodak.edu to reserve your space or call 777-2787 for more information. You can read further about the Conference at
