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a4 Artist Party
Photo: bgreenlee
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 5:00PM-7:00PM
Dylan's Candy Bar, 2nd Floor
1011 3rd Ave.
(3rd Ave. and 60th St.)
Subways: N Q R 4 5 6 F
Artists, arts workers, and friends: Join the a4 staff for a party of early thanksgiving at the sugary wonderland of Dylan's Candy Bar! Featuring drinks, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, giant cupcake booths, and more. Let's have some fun! All are welcome.
Alliance+ members get a free drink! Thinking of renewing or joining? Now's the perfect opportunity.
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[a4 Event]
Produce & Distribute Your Own Film
Photo illustration: Jinjin Sun Source photos: fuali, SrFrenzy, windygig
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 6:30PM-8:00PM
New York Film Academy, Union Square Screening Room
100 East 17th St
(17th St and Union Square East)
Subways: 4 5 6 N Q R L
Tickets: $10 General Admission, Free for Alliance+ members and NY Film Academy students
Purchase tickets here
You've spent hundreds of hours, and maxed out your credit cards, to make your great movie. Now what? Join a creative conversation with experienced filmmakers and producers on what it takes to distribute your film today.
Based on the case study of "Scalp" by director and producer Paul Chau. With discussants Henry Fernaine (executive producer, "Revolutionary Road"), Fay Ann Lee (director & producer, "Falling for Grace"), and Socheata Pouev (director, "New Year Baby"). Moderated by Mridu Chandra (coordinating producer and post-production supervisor, "Women, War & Peace", and Adjunct Professor, NYU's SCPS Film, Video & Broadcasting Department.)
Part of a4's Brainstorm! series of lively panel discussions on the artist as entrepreneur.
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Holiday Party Town Hall
Photo: kannanokannan
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 6:00PM-8:00PM
Alwan for the Arts
16 Beaver Street, 4th Fl
(between Broadway and Broad Street)
Subways: 4 5 J Z N R
RSVP here
Come be with good friends for the end of the year at our special Holiday Town Hall! Celebrate how far you've come in the past year, and share best wishes for the year to come. Pitch, eat, and be merry as we gather to learn about each other's new events and create new partnerships. This month, our guest list includes a representative of Asian Women Giving Circle's grant program--don't miss it!
And of course, the potluck at our Holiday Town Halls is always amazing. Time to dust off your cookbooks and preheat that oven! We can't wait to see what delicious treats you bring.
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[Featured Events]
Alliance+ Member Events
Tuesday, November 8-Sunday, December 4, times vary
The Sugar House at the Edge of the Wilderness
Ma-Yi Theater Company presents this play, based on Hansel and Gretel, about kids growing up fast, children raising children, and shifting notions of home.
Friday, November 11-Sunday, November 27, 7:30pm
Shanghai Lil's
Pan Asian Repertory Theater presents this musical set in a 1940's San Francisco cabaret.
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Thursday, November 17-Saturday, November 19, 6:30pm
Teahouse Performances
H.T. Chen and Dancers of Chen Dance Center present tales of the fairy moon princess, vampires, stone walls, and monks.
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Thursday, November 17, 6:00pm-8:00pm
ARCHITECT
The Center for Architecture Foundation presents the premiere screening of this chamber opera based on the life and work of Louis Kahn.
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Friday, November 18, 8:00pm-9:30pm
Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words
The Center for Remembering and Sharing presents this documentary about the life of Asian American actress Anna May Wong. Followed by a Q&A with the director.
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Saturday, November 19, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Turntable Duo: Otomo Yoshihide + Christian Marclay
The Japan Society presents this performance by experimental musicians Otomo Yoshihide and Christian Marclay.
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[Featured Alliance+ Member]
Center for Architecture Foundation
Located in the West Village at public gallery space The Center for Architecture, The Center for Architecture Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a broader appreciation of the built environment through educational programs and scholarship. On Thursday, November 17, the Center for Architecture Foundation will screen ARCHITECT, a Pulitzer Prize-winning chamber opera based on the life and work of Louis Kahn, a major figure in twentieth-century architecture. Kahn often asserted that "to hear a sound is to see a space," and the piece is inspired by composers' and librettists' efforts to capture the "sounding spaces" they encountered in Kahn's buildings. To learn more about the screening of ARCHITECT, click here
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| [a4 Opportunities]
Posted! Opportunities on the UAI Forum
(Call for Applications) Creative Capital invites artists to apply for a free Performance Documentation Workshop. Deadline: Monday, November 28.
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(Call for Applications) The Field is accepting applications for two creative residencies for January through June 2012. Deadline: Monday, November 28.
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(Call for Applications) TEDGlobal's 2012 Fellowship Applications are now open! The search is on for 20 outstanding multidisciplinary trailblazers. Deadline: Tuesday, December 6.
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(Call for Applications) New York Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications for their 2012 Artist's Fellowships. These are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in New York for unrestricted use. Deadline: Thursday, December 15.
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(Legal) New York Foundation for the Arts and New York State Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Committee are providing a free legal clinic Thursday, November 17, 4:00pm-7:00pm. Attorneys will offer advice on arts-related issues such as intellectual property and contract questions.
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(Call for Applications) Artists and writers are invited to apply for month-long summer residencies at the Saltonstall Arts Colony in Ithaca, New York. Deadline: Sunday, January 15.
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(Casting Call) Seeking a 16-year old Asian male to play Joe Montana in an untitled pilot for ABC.
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(Internship) The Rubin Museum of Art is offering internships for Spring 2012. The Rubin is home to a comprehensive collection of art from the Himalayas and offers a range of changing exhibitions and public programs.
Learn more
Learn about more opportunities and post your own!
The Urban Artist Initiative (UAI) Forum is a joint project of Asian American Arts Alliance, Amerinda, Bronx Council on the Arts, Harlem Arts Alliance, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Queens Council on the Arts.
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