O p p o r t u n i t i e s

Call for Entries,
Performance Opportunities,
Teaching Opportunities and Grants.

Call for Entries

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, in Blue Mountain Lake, NY, exhibits traditional and contemporary art in any medium. All artists are encouraged to apply. Curatorial proposals are welcome. Wood, fiber, print, metal, ceramic, stone, installation, oil, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, photography, illustration, etc... have been shown in the Center’s multiple galleries. The Arts Center has three galleries which show throughout the year. The deadline for submission is November 1, 2008. Submissions postmarked after that date will not be considered for exhibition.

Selection and notification will be completed within two months following the deadline. Submissions are reviewed by a panel of professionals and local residents. Please do not call to inquire about the status of your submission. Exhibits run four to eight weeks. Artists will be considered for solo, two person or group exhibits. Artists must arrange the transport of works to and from the Center. Invitations, publicity and other details are shared between the artist and the Arts Center.

TO APPLY, please send
1. 10-20 slides (or photographic prints), numbered and labeled with the artist’s name, in a clear plastic slide sheet. Do not send glass slides or originals. Images may also be sent on a CD-ROM. Internet submissions are not acceptable. If you send prints, each one must be labeled with the artist’s name, title of work, special notes about the process, date of completion and dimensions of the finished work as you’d have it appear printed and framed for exhibition in our galleries.
2. a list of the images showing:
•label number
•title
•retail price
•media
•dimensions
•your full name, current address and telephone number
3. current resume and/or bio.
4. an artist’s statement or a description of the work.
5. if applicable, detailed descriptions of workshops, related to your art work, that you would like to teach.
6. a labeled and stamped return envelope. Materials submitted without an adequately stamped return envelope will not be returned. Incomplete submissions may not be considered.

Send all materials to Susan Sessions, Program Director.
Please do not send original samples.

Performance Opportunities

Our goals are to give both children and adults the chance to discover and express the creativity inherent in each of us, to open a window on the world for the people we serve and to increase the sense of community in the region through the arts. People in the region have very few opportunities to see live performances, therefore; we are committed to featuring top quality performing artists.

If you, or the artist(s) you represent, are interested in performing in Blue Mountian Lake,
please send a press packet, references and CD to Susan Sessions, Program Director.
Dance, theatre and performing arts groups should send a DVD.

Teaching Opportunities

The Arts Center was founded in 1967 by a group of Adirondack residents who believed in bringing excellent arts programming to isolated communities in the center of the park. More than 40 years later, the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts still inhabits the former Fuller's Garage Building in downtown Blue Mountain Lake. At present our facilities include a 32 ft x 48 ft multi-purpose space (used for performances, workshops, community events, dance classes and exhibits), two other exhibition galleries, two studio workshops - each approximately 25 ft x 30 ft, a lobby, a projection/sound/light booth, a darkroom, an electric ceramics kiln, enameling kilns, and a full range of jewelry, printmaking, pottery and other craft tools.

If you would like to teach a workshop in Blue Mountain Lake, please send a written proposal,
resume, references, and images of the project to Susan Sessions, Program Director.
Please do not send original samples.

Grants

Need money for an arts or cultural project? Hamilton County receives funds annually from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Decentralization Program to be regranted to county non-profit organizations for arts and cultural programming. These funds are administered in Hamilton County by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake. This money will be granted for programs in any art discipline including: architecture, photography, dance, theatre, visual arts, crafts, or music. Non-profit groups of all kinds, and committees recognized as official arms of local government may apply for the funds. Each organization may apply for up to three (3) separate projects with the total request from an organization not exceeding $5,000. In 2006 the grants ranged from $600 to $3000 for a wide variety of programs, workshops, and events. The application deadline is mid-October each year.

To find out how your group can apply for these funds please contact
Eliza Lizotte, Administrative Assistant.

	Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
	All our performances, and most other events are completely wheelchair accessible. Call for more information.
	Our youth programs are made possible, in part, with a generous grant from Stewart's Shops.