Call open for arts, culture grants
The Durango Arts Center is accepting requests for funding of 2016 nonprofit arts and culture programs, made possible by the city of Durango’s Arts & Culture Block Grant.
This grant is administered by the Durango Arts Center. The deadline for application is Jan. 18. The city of Durango’s Arts & Culture Block Grant will distribute a total of $10,000 to local arts and culture nonprofits. To be eligible for funding consideration, applicants must have a 501(c)3 (or fiscally sponsored) designation, having operated in good financial standing for three years within the Durango city limits. Grant funds are reimbursable upon successful completion of the program, and funds must be matched by the organization.
For more information, visit www.DurangoArts.org/arts-culture-block-grant, email Cristie Scott at Cristie@DurangoArts.org or call 259-2606, ext. 14.
Sorrel Sky Gallery announces programs
Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., will offer these programs:
The Painting Real Life workshop with painter Bonnie Conrad will take place from Feb. 19 to 21. In this workshop, Conrad will guide each student through the process of understanding people and animals in motion, how to put “real” into real life by using photos, and central to her teaching is instruction on how to make a painting sing. The three-day workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate painters and costs $325. For more information, call 247-3555 or (866) 878-3555. A complete listing of workshops is available at www.sorrelsky.com.
The gallery will present “Defining Spaces: New Work by Cynthia DeBolt” opening March 3. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery. The show will run through March 30.
Auditions to be held for 2016 Kid’s Follies
Durango Arts Center Applause! youth performing arts program announces auditions for the 2016 Kid’s Follies – Back to the ’80s from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 5 and 6 in the center’s theater, 802 East Second Ave.
Auditions are open to children 8 to 18 for both individuals and group acts. Participants should prepare an act no longer than three minutes that ties into the Snowdown theme of the ’80s. To set up an appointment, call Theresa Carson at 259-2606, ext. 17.
There will be a required rehearsal from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23. Performances will take place at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28. The cost to audition is $30.
2016 DAC MicroGrants call to artists open
The Durango Arts Center announces a call to artists for the 2016 DAC MicroGrants program now accepting applications through Feb. 1.
DAC MicroGrants is a direct funding opportunity for artists in Southwestern Colorado and select counties of northern New Mexico. This opportunity is open to both DAC members and nonmembers.
Each year, DAC MicroGrants distributes 10 grants totaling $5,000 to its regional artists, serving as a catalyst to further their work while living and creating in rural Southwestern communities. In an effort to decentralize visual authority and support a diplomatic review process, DAC engages local community members to evaluate applications and award DAC MicroGrants.
For more information and to download the prospectus, visit www.DurangoArts.org/microgrants. For more information, email Cristie Scott at Cristie@DurangoArts.org.
Herald Staff
