Opportunities/Opportunidades:

YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood
The YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood (54 Nagle Avenue at 196th street) can provide performance and rehearsal space to theater groups, dance companies and musicians. The agency auditorium, which can seat 300 people, has a concert stage with a grand piano, and state of the art lighting and sound systems. Assistive hearing devices are available. Smaller rooms are available for performances which require a more intimate setting.

The agency also has dance rooms and activity rooms for rehearsal space. One room contains an upright piano.

For further information please contact:
Deborah Katznelson
Chief Social Services Officer
212 569-6200 ext. 219 or via email dkatznelson@ywashhts.org

ARTIST OPEN CALL
False Idols: Perspectives on Latina/Hispanic/Chicana Women, a juried exhibition of Photographs, Photography based Mixed Media, New Media, Film and Video inspired by misconceptions and truths of Latina identity.

Submit your work by April 4th 2009, Exhibit May 1-27

For more Information & To Apply: http://www.blue7.com/falseidols

What are the archetypes regarding Latina/Hispanic/Chicana women? Is she Carmen Miranda with a basket of fruit toppling over, perhaps the hot and spicy like the actress Jennifer López is alleged to be by the accounts of mainstream media; or is she the local cleaning woman or nanny quietly facilitating the lives of the affluent. Who is she? Where has she been and where is she headed as the soon to be new female majority here in the United States of America?

Artists of All ethnicities and both sexes encouraged to apply. Submit your work online or via postal mail. For detailed information and submission requirements please go to http://www.blue7.com/falseidols

ArtsOpportunities
ArtsOpportunities is an online classifieds bank serving the Arts industry. From full-time and part-time positions, to internships, to submission calls and auditions, ArtsOpportunities allows artists and arts administrators to search for opportunities by arts-specific criteria AND allows employers to post to a targeted pool of applicants. for more information, please visit www.artsopportunities.org.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
NYFA's mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. NYFA is the largest provider of grants, services, and information to artists working in all disciplines in the United States. Registering on the NYFA website will allow you access to a variety of email lists and information about NYFA’s programs. Over 99,000 individuals from over 160 countries are now using NYFA.org. For more information, please visit www.nyfa.org.

NoMAA
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is an arts service organization launched in 2007 under the incubation of the Hispanic Federation and with the financial support of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone. NoMAA’s mission is to cultivate, support and promote the works of artists and arts organizations in Washington Heights and Inwood. Since 2007 NoMAA has been serving and promoting the works of artists in these communities as well as developing partnerships with business and other organizations to increase the visibility of this area of Manhattan. Events such as the annual Uptown Arts Stroll, an arts festival that promotes artists and community attractions during the month of June, and the First Thursdays Arts and Business Strolls, which offer guided tours of local businesses, arts studios and galleries, are now integral components of NoMAA’s program. In 2008, NoMAA awarded $50,000 in grants to to seven arts organizations and 33 artists in the Washington Heights/Inwood art community. NoMAA sponsors community arts events and publishes an email newsletter of all art events in Washington Heights and Inwood. For more information about NoMAA’s programs and services visit www.nomaanyc.org.

Washington Heights Community Arts Project (WHCAP)
WHCAP aims to promote solidarity and uplift inner-city communities by enhancing awareness of the arts within them and creating interactive artistic experiences. Through an alliance with artists, the public, and varied organizations we will break down barriers to counter the isolating experience of urban life and strengthen community relationships. The Washington Heights Community Arts Project emerged as an idea from local artists that want to expose their presence to the community at large, and bring awareness to residents of how art can be part of their lives, furthermore, how they can also participate in its creation. WHCAP hopes to ignite a new awareness and solidify a culture of art in this vibrant neighborhood. We are in the process of becoming a nonprofit organization and are doing a lot behind the scenes to improve our organization. For more information about the project or if you would like to participate in this effort please visit WWW.WHCAP.ORG or www.myspace.com/whcap, or email whcap118@gmail.com.

Creative Writing Workshop/
Taller de Escritura Creativa
NY Writers Coalition Creative Writing Workshop in English or Spanish - an evening for writing and sharing work in a supportive and respectful environment.  Writers of all genres and levels of experience welcome, English or Spanish.  No prior writing experience is necessary.  Workshop led by Mary Ellen Sanger, bilingual writer and writing workshop leader certified to lead creative writing workshops with NY Writers Coalition.  The free workshop is held on Wednesdays 6-8pm at the New York Public Library Inwood Branch.
NY Writers Coalition presenta un taller de escritura creativa en ingles y español, una noche para escribir y compartir su trabajo en un ambiente de apoyo y respeto.  Escritores de todos los estilos y niveles son bienvenidos, en ingles y español. No hace falta tener experiencia previa. El taller será dirigido por Mary Ellen Sanger, escritora bilingüe y certificada por NY Writers Coalition para dirigir talleres de escritura. El taller gratuito será impartido los miércoles de 6-8pm en New York Public Library Inwood Branch.
NYPL Inwood Branch, 4790 Broadway (near Dyckman St.) 212.942.2445 inwood@nypl.org

Call for Reading Series/Convocatoria para un Serie de Lectura
The Locals are currently looking for scripts of all kinds and performers for a reading series at Two07 Art Gallery starting in May.  For more information, contact thelocals.inwood@gmail.com.
The Locals están buscando guiones de todo tipo y artistas para una serie de lecturas en Two07 Art Gallery, comenzando en mayo. Para más información, contactar thelocals.inwood@gmail.com.

Intern Needed/Se necesita Aprendiz
Learn house management skills and strategies in helping the Spoken Arts Group at Hudson View Gardens produce events in the Sunday Best series of readings of poets, fiction writers and dramatists.  Interested parties should email Patricia Eakins, curator of the Sunday Best reading series, fabulara@earthlink.net.
Aprenda administración y estrategias para ayudar a producir eventos en el Spoken Arts Group de Hudson View Gardens los domingos, en su serie de lecturas de poemas, ficción y drama. Interesados deben mandar un email a Patricia Eakins, curadora de Sunday Best reading series, fabulara@earthlink.net.

Jobs at El Museo del Barrio
New York’s leading Latino cultural institution is hiring for the following positions: Director of Performing and Media Arts, Marketing Manager, Membership Manager, Security and Facilities Manager, Government Affairs Officer, Coordinator of School Programs, and Visitors Service Coordinator.  For more information, please visit El Museo’s website: http://www.elmuseo.org/jobs.html.
La institución de cultura Latina mas destacada de Nueva York esta interesada en contratar personal para las siguientes posiciones: Director de Artes Escénicas, Gerente de Mercadotecnia, Gerente de Membresía, Gerente de Seguridad e Inmueble, Funcionario de Relaciones Gubernamentales, Coordinador de Programas Escolares, Coordinador de Servicios al visitante.  Para más información, por favor visite nuestra página web: http://www.elmuseo.org/jobs.html.