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…from Dance Source Houston mailing list.
“Art League Houston is now registering for the Summer 2009 semester of art classes and workshops. Be sure to register before 5 pm on June 13th and save $25 on each eight or ten week class. Annual membership to Art League Houston has many benefits and can be purchased at the time of registration. Art League Houston members are invited to participate in the member’s groups. These include a non-instructive figure drawing lab every Thursday and Saturday from 1-4 pm with a live model is from which to draw, sketch or paint and The Plein Air Painting Group , an informal gathering of ALH members who meet on location the third Saturday of each month to draw or paint outdoors. Space is limited so register today!”
complete details and class listings here.
Tom Vaughan will be teaching a 10-week workshop, Story and Plot III: The First Draft, starting June 8, 2009. Anyone interested is encouraged to also sign up for the prerequisite Story and Plot I: Structure (“a basic introduction to storytelling and how it applies to screenwriting”) which will take place on May 23, 2009.
Visit www.storyandplot.com for more information and to sign up.
Wow!
Huge kudos to OnlineBestColleges.Com for compiling this list of FREE online web tools. It’s very comprehensive and, well just flat out amazing.
Included are portfolio and gallery posting sites, communities, job boards, career guides, resume, cover letter and artist statement help, financial advice, career change and general advice. Very thorough and a definite go-to list for anyone looking for some useful insight (and who couldn’t use that every now and again).
“is part festival, part symposium. S.O.S. will bring together local, national and international artists, researchers, activists and scholars for an agenda that includes performances, afternoon field trips, lectures and panel discussions”
At the University of Houston, March 27 through 29; kickoff party at 7 p.m. Thursday. Click below for the full article.
via “S.O.S.”: timing trees and celebrating nature | Fine Arts | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.
The first annual Booker Lowe lecture at Houston’s Glassell School of Art brings Andrew Wagner, editor-in-chief of American Craft Magazine to tell us that we’re in an “era of convergence” in which craft, design, art, architecture and even fashion are coming together, in a broad, cyclical effect something like El Niño. At the Frank Freed auditorium, Saturday, March 28, 2-4 pm.
Not Houston based, but very useful information nonetheless…
“Commercial Theater Institute
Nurturing new producing talent for the commercial theater
The Commercial Theater Institute, now in its 28th year, is a project of Theatre Development Fund (TDF) and The Broadway League, Inc. Dedicated to training the next generation of commercial theatre producers, CTI provides resources and guidance to individuals interested in the various paths one can take towards creating commercial productions for the stage.”
Freelance Camp is officially happening. Here’s more info:
When: April 11th, 2009
Where: Caroline Collective
4820 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
Time: 10:00am – 4:00 pm
Freelance Camp Houston is an opportunity for freelancers, entrepreneurs, independent business owners, and anyone else wanting to expand their network, share ideas, and discover new opportunities and income streams.
More Info:
freelancecamp@gmail.com
Playhouse 1960 is holding a
Free Audition Workshop for Youth– Saturday, February 21, 1 PM–3 PM. Ages 8–18.
In this workshop students will learn all of the fundamentals of auditioning for school, community, and professional musical theatre. From song selection to poise and resume writing.
Please call 281-58-STAGE or email us at patricia.gant@gmail.com if you have any questions.
<a href=”http://www.playhouse1960.com”>www.playhouse1960.com</a>
6814 Gant Rd.
Houston, TX 77066
Auditions for the acting ensemble that will begin Fall 2009 for the UH/Alley Theatre MFA will be held in Houston on Feb 21. The group audition will run from 10-1130 am; 20 minute individual appointments will be held afterward. People interested in auditioning should email Jack Young, Head of UH Graduate Acting & Directing at jyoung2@uh.edu, and include a pdf or jpg of headshot and resume. Please prepare a pair of contrasting monologues (classic/contemp., serious/comic, etc.) as well as verse & chorus of a song to be presented a capella, and as many other selections to show your full range.
via Forum – Auditions – Auditions for UH/Alley Theatre MFA : TheatrePort.