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SUMMARY:Drawing Words and Speaking Pictures: This Mysterious Thing We Call Comics
DESCRIPTION:Lynda Barry leads a lively drawing jam for anyone who is interested in making comics. You don’t need any artistic ability to be part of this class\, but you must be willing to draw bravely. We’ll be learning fast drawing techniques that anyone can do to create instant characters\, story lines\, and the spook-house kind of excitement that comes about when people who don’t know each other get together in a single room and suddenly have to start making pictures together. \n\nSpace for this workshop is now full. Please consider attending Lynda Barry’s lecture on February 19! \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/drawing-words-and-speaking-pictures-this-mysterious-thing-we-call-comics/
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SUMMARY:The Gigs and the Money: Grant Writing and Generating Opportunities for Artists
DESCRIPTION:“I didn’t sign up to be a grant writer\,” says Andrew Simonet\, founder of Artists U. “I wanted to be a choreographer. I discovered that\, to make my work\, I needed to find support and opportunities to present my work. I embarked on a painful learning process\, making lots of mistakes. I want to share with you what I’ve learned over 30 years: principles and tools for writing simple\, clear grants and for generating the gigs\, shows\, tours\, and community events that fit your work. No bull\, no fancy powerpoints\, just real-world tools\, artist to artist.” \nThis workshop is presented by the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA). \n\nAdmission is free\, but this will be a limited attendance in-person workshop. Sign up here by February 9 to be placed on the waiting list. The location of workshop will be sent to you in a confirmation email. \n\nAndrew Simonet is writer and choreographer in Philadelphia. From 1993 to 2013\, he co-directed Headlong Dance Theater\, creating dances like CELL (a journey for one audience member guided by your cell phone)\, and This Town is a Mystery (dances by four Philadelphia families in their homes). Andrew left Headlong to focus on writing fiction. His debut novel\, Wilder\, was published by Farrar\, Straus\, and Giroux in 2018 and his second novel\, A Night Twice as Long\, was published by FSG in 2021. Andrew has received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts\, an Independence Fellowship in the Arts\, a Bessie for Choreography at the NYC Dance and Performance Awards\, and residencies at Yaddo\, Ucross\, Kyoto Art Center\, Studios of Key West\, Santa Fe Art Institute\, and Hambidge. His performance work has been supported by The Creative Capital Foundation\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Pew Trusts\, Rockefeller Foundation\, Japan Foundation\, and New England Foundation for the Arts\, and produced by Dance Theater Workshop (NYC)\, P.S. 122 (NYC)\, Central Park Summerstage\, Expo 98 (Lisbon)\, Dies de Dansa (Barcelona)\,The Jade Festival (Tokyo)\, The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival\, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art\, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. In 2006\, Andrew founded Artists U\, an incubator for helping artists make sustainable lives. All Artists U programs are artist-led\, open source\, and free for participants. Through workshops\, convenings\, and one-on-one planning sessions\, he has worked directly with over 8\,000 artists across all disciplines. His book Making Your Life as an Artist\, an open source guide to living as an artist\, has been downloaded by 200\,000 artists worldwide and is used as a textbook in dozens of university and graduate programs. \n\nPhoto by Sky Simonet. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-gigs-and-the-money-grant-writing-and-generating-opportunities-for-artists/
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CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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