Tag: workshops

Art League Houston Summer Classes

“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.

Workshop on How to Apply for the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund

The Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) is hosting an informational workshop on how to apply for the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund. The workshop will take you through the application process step-by-step. RSVP by emailing SWAMP or call 713-522-8592 xt. 2

The workshop will be held at Auroroa Picture Show (located at 1524 Sul Ross, Houston, TX) on April 26, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Deadline for the 2009 cycle is June 1st and if you are a filmmaker who has resided in Texas for at least one year, you are eligible to apply for up to fifteen thousand dollars in funding for your project.

Application forms are available for download from www.austinfilm.org or by request from Texas Filmmakers Production Fund, 1901 East 51st St., Austin, TX 78723, 512-322-0145, email

Since 1996, the Austin Film Societys TFPF has supported Texas filmmakers by giving out nine hundred thirty thousand dollars in cash, goods and services to 265 film and video projects.

via Houston Film Commission newsletter

Screenwriting Workshop

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.

Systems of Sustainability: Art, Innovation, Action

“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.

Commercial Theater Institute

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.”

via Commercial Theater Institute.

Freelance Camp Houston

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

Twitter

www.freelancecamp.wordpress.com

via Facebook | Freelance Camp Houston.

Free Audition Workshop, 2/21

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

via Forum – Announcements – Playhouse 1960 Youth Center Stage presents Free Audition Workshop, 2/21 : TheatrePort.

ON Feb 10 Art Advocacy Day (Austin)

Texans for the Arts is kicking off its 2009 lobbying season with Arts Advocacy Day on Tuesday, February 10th. $45 gets you an arts advocacy workshop with Kellner consulting and HillCo, and lunch at the Radisson Hotel, Austin with keynote “dynamic arts advocate” Bill Lively, CEO of the both the Dallas Center for the Performing Art and the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee. According to the press release, the goal is to increase public arts spending to $1 per capita, and to “promote the arts as one of our state’s critically important economic engines”, not to mention “making Texas a world class cultural destination.”

via Glasstire: Texas visual art online – Art Advocacy Day.