Snowdown event forms due Oct. 31
Snowdown event coordinators must submit their Snowdown, Back to the Eighties, event forms postmarked by Oct. 31.
Event forms are available at www.snowdown.org. Completed forms may be mailed to PO Box 1, Durango, CO, 81302 or emailed to events@snowdown.org.
Event forms received after Oct. 31 will not be guaranteed for inclusion in the official printed Snowdown, Back to the Eighties Schedule of Events.
For more information, call Linda Brockway at 422-2045, email events@snowdown.org, visit www.snowdown.org or like Snowdown Durango on Facebook.
DAC series teaches dance, acting
The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., announces its adult performing arts “Saturday Series” featuring local specialists and artist instructors working in theatre. Each “Saturday Series” workshop costs $34 for DAC members and $40 for nonmembers and runs Saturdays in October and November.
Senior Fort Lewis College theatre student Leah Brewer will lead “Viewpoints: An inspiring approach to creating theatre” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7.
Viewpoints training is a method that helps artists create and talk about performance. This workshop will go over the very basics of Viewpoints technique: exploration of space and time, improvisational movement and speaking, and ensemble building. The workshop is suitable for all levels of experience and can be helpful to actors, choreographers, directors, designers, dramaturgs and writers.
In her time at FLC, Brewer has performed in “Sun and Room,” “Dead Man Walking” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and served as assistant director on “Avenue Q.”
For more information, visit www.DurangoArts.org.
Art Career Theorem program available
For artists looking to create a successful art life, there is a new resource available for their creative toolbox. ACT, or Art Career Theorem, is a visually-facilitated model based on the color wheel to support artists working in all disciplines with art career development.
Artist Heather Leavitt Martinez uses graphic facilitation to coach artists through a series of self-assessments and exercises that increase self-awareness and guides artists to set values-based goals, make decisions and sustain the arts life they want to live. Participants can reserve a space in one of the upcoming workshops: “ACT 101: The Foundation” (and prereq) on Oct. 24 and “ACT Applied: Market Your Art” on Oct. 25. Both classes will be held in Mancos.
To enroll, visit www.SchooloftheWest.org. The last day to enroll is Saturday. For more information, visit www.ArtCareerTheorem.com or email heather@heathermartinez.com.
Arts center accepting grant proposals
The Durango Arts Center is accepting initial grant proposals for the funding of arts and culture programs in 2016.
Applicants must be 501(c)3 (or fiscally sponsored) status, operating in good financial standing for three years in Durango city limits. Grants are made possible by the city of Durango, and fulfillment of requests for funding are contingent on the city’s final budget approval in December.
For more information, email Cristie Scott at cristie@durangoarts.org or call 259-2606, ext. 14.
Herald Staff
