8/9: Free "Advocacy for Nonprofits" Boot Camp from MI Nonprofit Assn (MNA)

Michigan Nonprofit Association Action
Alert
Advocacy Boot Camp - August 9

Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Detroit Food and Fitness
Collaborative present Advocacy Boot Camp on August 9. Reserve your seat
today!

Advocacy Boot Camp (8:30am - 12:00noon)
This half-day intensive session will have you ready to advocate for your
cause in no time! You will learn the basics of nonprofit advocacy,
including why it's important and what is legal. We will also provide an
overview of various advocacy tools and strategies - including how to
develop your messaging and advocacy plan. We will also have time to break
into groups to begin to develop your own advocacy plan. And if that's not
enough, we will also learn tips from a nonprofit leader in advocacy
efforts

But Wait! There's More!
Advocacy Boot Camp is taking place in the morning but you are welcome to
join MNA and the Detroit Food and Fitness Collaborative for the afternoon
session - Farm Bill 101.

Farm Bill 101 (1:00pm - 4:00pm)
For everyone working for a more equitable food system, there will be an
afternoon session on the Farm Bill and its impact on urban areas. This
session will take a deep dive into the legislation and why it's important
to know how the Farm Bill affects our food system from production to
consumption. Participants will also begin to outline action steps leading
up to the bill's reauthorization in 2012.

Event Details:

Date: Monday, August 9, 2010

Time: 8:30am - 12noon Advocacy Boot Camp; 1:00 - 4:00pm Farm Bill 101

Where: Focus Hope,1355 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48238

Cost: Free

Register: Send an email to august9@MNAonline.org When registering, please
indicate if you will attend the morning or afternoon sessions, or the
entire day.

Michigan Nonprofit Association is affiliated with Michigan Campus Compact
and Volunteer Centers of Michigan.

8/19 FREE UM-FLINT CONFERENCE: "Our Cities, Our Classroom" Place-based Education

Our Cities, Our Classroom

August 19, 2010, 8:30am-4pm

William S. White Building

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI

We are pleased to invite you to Our Cities, Our Classroom, a regional conference to explore place-based education as it relates to urban settings on August 19, 2010, held on the University of Michigan-Flint campus.

Place-based education seeks to immerse students in what is local - the environment, culture, heritage, and art of a specific place – and use those unique characteristics of a community as the basis for the study of language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and art. By providing hands-on, real-world experiences for learning, students contribute to resolving local community and environmental issues by turning schoolyards, communities, and cities into classrooms.

The Our Cities, Our Classroom conference aims to bring together educators from this region's urban centers who want to discover more about place-based education. By attending this conference you will:

• learn from community organizations and teachers how to incorporate the unique characteristics and resources of your community into your classroom or other educational efforts;

• meet and network with educators and community members interested in engaging youth in community development work; and,

• realize the many exciting educational opportunities for students available in and around your city.

Conference breakout sessions will include the following themes:

1. Place-based education best practices, including:

•What is place-based education?

•How to build school/community partnerships

•Place-based education and Michigan curriculum standards

•Community and asset mapping

2. Urban place-based education content areas, including:

•Urban agriculture and food systems

•Green building

•Land use and water quality

•Environmental health

The Our Cities, Our Classroom conference is hosted by the University of Michigan-Flint’s University Outreach and is made possible through generous support from the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust

Nancy Finegood

Executive Director

Michigan Historic Preservation Network

107 E. Grand River

Lansing, MI 48906

www.mhpn.org

CALL TO ARTISTS: Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County - Art Hops series

Call to Artists

The Thornapple Arts Council of Barry County is seeking artists to exhibit

their work during its 2010 series of Art Hops in Hastings, Gun Lake, and

Delton, MI during the early evening hours on July 30, August 20, and

December 7. Gallery space will be provided inside a participating

business for each artist. All artwork must be original and hand made by

the artist. Artists must provide an appropriate means of displaying their

work. No fees are charged but all artists must submit an application form

with examples of their work. Anyone interested in participating is

encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Forms and more information

are available at www.thornapplearts.org or by telephone at

269–945–2002.

Sincerely,

Kathleen

Kathleen Crane

Program Coordinator

Thornapple Arts Council

P. O. Box 36

Hastings MI 49058

269.945.2002

http://www.thornapplearts.org

Due 11/1: Rome Prize Competition, 6 & 11 month fellowships plus stipend

American Academy in Rome

Rome Prize 2011

Competition Deadline: 1 November 2010

Extended Deadline: 15 November 2010*

The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years.

Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy’s eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $13,000 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $30,000.

Fellowships are awarded in the following fields:

• Architecture
• Design (including graphic, fashion, interior, lighting, and set design, engineering, urban planning, and other related design fields)
• Historic Preservation and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy, and the conservation of works of art)
• Landscape Architecture
• Literature**
• Musical Composition
• Visual Arts
• Ancient Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
• Modern Italian Studies

For further information, or to apply, visit the Academy’s website at www.aarome.org or contact the American Academy in Rome, 7 East 60 Street, New York, NY 10022, Att: Programs.

212-751-7200 ext. 47

info@aarome.org.

Please state specific field of interest when requesting information.

The Rome Prize competition is underwritten in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

* Additional fee applies

**Awarded by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Brendan Connelly

American Academy in Rome

7 East 60th Street

New York, NY 10021

T: (212) 751-7250, ext. 41

F: (212) 751-7220

E: b.connelly@aarome.org

DUE 9/24: Regional Sculpture Competition - Kettering, OH

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Juried Regional Sculpture Competition

Kettering, Ohio

Amy.Anderson@ketteringoh.org

Artists from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky can enter original sculptures in any 3-D media. The work must be able to fit through the 34" x 79" doorway and have been created within the last four years. Jurying from digital images. Entry form and non-refundable check of $20.00 for up to 3 works. Exhibit runs from November 8 through December 10, 2010. hwd.ketteringoh.org

Deadline is September 24, 2010

Amy K. Anderson,
Rosewood Gallery Coordinator
Rosewood Arts Centre
2655 Olson Drive
Dayton, Ohio 45420

www.ketteringoh.org
937-296-0294

New Arts Education Advocacy Toolkit now available from ArtServe Michigan!

ArtServe Michigan

Arts Education Toolkit

Arts Education Toolkit and Resource Guide

ArtServe is pleased to announce the release of its Arts Education Toolkit and Arts, Culture and Arts Education Resource Guide. Made possible by a grant from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Kennedy Center National Partnerships Program, the toolkit was developed following months of planning, research and, most importantly, discussions with teachers and advocates from around the state, to determine what would serve as the best resource to inform, equip, engage and inspire arts education advocates to action.

ArtServe Michigan's Arts Education Toolkit is a resource to help you effectively take action on arts education issues at the national, state and, most importantly, local level. It contains information, guidance and resources applicable to the dynamics in Michigan combined with information provided in the model Arts Education Advocacy Toolkit developed by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network in 2009. We hope that this resource will be helpful to you in gaining the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to work with others to urge awareness and support for arts education in Michigan schools.

The Arts, Culture and Arts Education Resource Guide was developed to accompany the ArtServe Michigan Arts Education Toolkit. It serves as a handheld guide to arts education advocacy in Michigan.

While ArtServe will be strategically mailing this to each of Michigan's 549 school districts, 16 statewide arts education associations and other stakeholders it is important to spread this any arts education advocate throughout the state. The toolkit and resource guide are available for download at http://www.artservemichigan.org/?q=node/26

If you would like hard copies of the materials that include additional arts education resources please contact Mike Latvis at mike@artservemichigan.org or 248-379-5897. While we will attempt to mail as many copies at no charge there may be a small charge for shipping depending on quantities requested.

As always, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact ArtServe Michigan's Director of Public Policy, Mike Latvis at mike@artservemichigan.org or 248-379-5897.