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Discover the Locating the Sacred Festival
Be engaged. Be inspired.
Explore what "sacred" means to you.
What do a giant inflatable floating Buddha in Queens, a Butoh performance in the Bronx, and a dance flash mob in Manhattan have in common? They are all part of the Locating the Sacred Festival, our groundbreaking 25-event citywide festival exploring the "sacred."
The Festival will take place from September 12 to 23, 2012. Discover the full Festival Program on our website at www.locatingthesacred.org.
Also find out about our Opening Concert, on September 12, 2012, at the Church of the Ascension, featuring a unique program of music with sound artist Bora Yoon and the musicians of the Sufi Riyaaz Qawwali. Get your tickets for this groundbreaking concert as we launch the Festival and engage in 12 days of community-building. For more details and tickets, click here
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Nominate your Sacred Sites
What places are sacred to you in New York City? The Alliance has partnered with Place Matters, a joint initiative of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society, to offer you a unique opportunity to nominate places that are sacred to you in New York City. Nominated sacred sites will be designated on the Place Matters map with a yellow star through the end of the Locating the Sacred Festival and their stories will be shared in a short article.
Click here for more information on accessing the map and nominating your sacred site
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Get Involved!
Volunteer at the Festival
The Asian American Arts Alliance is seeking volunteers who can generously donate their time and energy towards the 2012 Locating the Sacred Festival. As a non-profit organization, we rely on your generosity to help make each one of our events a success.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
- Distributing brochures and flyers in the neighborhoods where you live, work and play
- Documenting events through photos, video, or blog coverage
- Providing hospitality at events
- Helping with administrative/office tasks
For the events that you work, you will receive one complimentary ticket and we will credit you on the Festival website. Join our team!
For more information, click here
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August Town Hall
Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 6:00PM-8:00PM
The Garden at Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow St (between Bedford and Bleecker Sts)
Subways: A B C D E F M to West 4th St, 1 to Christopher St
Join the Alliance in the enchanting garden of the historic Greenwich House Music School brownstone for a Midsummer Night's Town Hall.
Find opportunities, collaborators, and good cheer at this special evening event, featuring a presentation from Queens Council on the Arts on upcoming grants. Plus, learn more about our Locating the Sacred Festival, meet Festival artists, and pick up a Festival brochure!
RSVP For August Town Hall here
For more information on Town Hall, including upcoming dates, click here
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[a4 News]
Wai Look Award: Deadline Extended!
Photo: Deepa Purohit, 2011 Recipient of the Wai Look Award.
a4 is still accepting nominations for the second annual Wai Look Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts. The award honors exceptional Asian American individuals who work as arts workers and cultural organizers and show exceptional promise as community leaders. Last year's honoree was Deepa Purohit of the Rising Circle Theater Collective.
The prize includes a $500 honorarium. The nominee will be honored at the Alliance's star-studded 30th Anniversary Gala on October 9, 2012, at Tribeca Rooftop.
The deadline to apply online has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2012.
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Alliance+ Member Events
Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 1:00pm-2:00pm Pitching for Success at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Join Liz Young during The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival for this seminar for artists, professionals and non-profits who want to hone their pitching skills. Thursday, August 23, 2012, 6:00pm-7:30pm Summer Exhibitions Tour @ Center for Architecture Foundation Lunchtime and evening guided tours of the Center for Architecture Foundation's exhibitions. Click here to view more events Want your events featured in a4's e-news? You are eligible when you become an Alliance+ member. Find out how here
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[Featured Alliance+ Member]
Aizzah Fatima
Aizzah Fatima is a writer, actress, and producer based in NYC. She has been featured in theater, television, film, and web-based videos. Aizzah's one woman show, Dirty Paki Lingerie, has been critically acclaimed, and was nominated for three awards in Midtown International Theatre Festival including Best Actress, Best Production, and Best Sound Design. It has been produced in NYC and Toronto, and was presented this summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Posted! Opportunities on the UAI Forum
(Call for Applications) The Vilcek Foundation is accepting applications for its 2013 Prize for Creative Promise in Contemporary Music. The prize awards up to $35,000 and is open to foreign-born artists under 30 years of age.
Deadline: August 15, 2012
(Call for Submissions) Con Edison seeks submissions for its Get Out the Vote poster contest. The contest, intended to promote voter registration and participation in November's U.S. elections, is open to high school students who are at least 13 years old.
The Alliance is proud to count Con Edison as one of its supporters.
Deadline: August 31, 2012
Learn more
(Call for Submissions) Lower Manhattan Cultural Council invites applications for grants from its Fund for Creative Communities and Manhattan Community Arts Fund.
Deadline: September 13, 2012
Learn more
(Registration Open) Registration is open for The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), a three-part, six-month program designed to build nonprofit organizational capacity by developing Asian and Pacific Islander (API) staff for future and current leadership and management roles in nonprofit organizations as well as increasing the retention of APIs who are committed to working in the nonprofit sector. The program begins August 20, 2012.
Learn more
(Casting Call) Progressive physical theater company Built for Collapse is seeking an actress/dancer of East Asian descent (20-30 years old) for Nuclear Love Affair, a production at HERE Arts center this Fall. Roles include soldier's wife, 60's protester, Vietnamese villager, and Hiroshima bomb victim. Rehearsals begin August 14, 2012.
Learn more
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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