Starting Artists, Inc.

Brooklyn Talents - Brooklyn Utopias

BROOKLYN UTOPIAS?

TEEN ART EXHIBITION

@ STARTING ARTISTS

           The Brooklyn Utopias? Teen Art Show invites Brooklyn middle and high school students to represent their own visions, dreams, and goals of Brooklyn.

           The Brooklyn Utopias? Teen Art Show will be on view at Starting Artists, Inc. from Nov 12-Dec 31.  The celebration opening will be on Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 from 6-8pm.  Neighborhood community is invited to attend!

          If you're a student who wants to submit your artwork, you must fill out a Guidelines & Submissions form (available here)  drop it off or mail it with your artwork to Starting Artists.  All submissions must  be received by 6pm on Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 to:

ATTN: Marisa Catalina Casey 

Starting Artist,Inc.

211 Smith St.

Brooklyn, NY 11201

         Visit the free Afterschool Program at Starting Artists for Brooklyn Utopias? workshops and mentoring!  FREE, drop-in Afterschool Program meets Mondays-Thursdays 3-6pm.  At SA, students get the opportunity to work with Brooklyn Utopias? artists or to work on their own Utopias projects.  Visit www.startingartists.org for more information, and check the "Calendar" section for special Utopias workshop listings.

SA students visit the Brooklyn Utopias? exhibit at 

the Brooklyn Historical Society

Thanks for Reading : Quon (Intern at Starting Artists)

SA blog is now on Facebook!

Good news!

Now the Starting Artists blog is linked to our BRAND NEW Facebook fan page via the NetworkedBlogs application.  Every time we post things here, they will update our Facebook fan page as well.  That means YOU can check our news and blog every time you're checking in with your friends.  Isn't that great?

Become a fan of Starting Artists on Facebook!

Creative Entrepreneurs Club - RFP!

Request for Proposals

The Creative Entrepreneurs Club (CEC), a project of Starting Artists, Inc., announces pro bono design services to benefit small, start-up, and grassroots nonprofit organizations located in Brooklyn, NY.

See: www.startingartists.org/CEC.html for details and  application.

The CEC is an opportunity for teen designers with experience in illustration, graphic design, photography, video, animation, and branding to use arts and business skills to benefit their community through donating their creative services. 1-2 grantees will be selected to receive a creative project free of charge each school semester while CEC student leaders earn stipends for their work.

How to Apply
Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations (501c3 status not required) with budgets under $500,000 are eligible to apply.

1.    Fill out the application, attaching any extra pages as needed.
2.    Propose a creative project (for example your organization may need a new brochure designed) and explain how it will help your organization to better serve your community.
3.    Attach an FY09 budget and up to 5 pieces of marketing materials.
4.    Mail, email: CEC@startingartists.org, or drop off the application.

Applications are due by Monday, November 16th at 6:00pm to:
Starting Artists, Inc.
211 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hours: M-TH, 10am – 6pm

Animation Nation

Good Morning Starting Artists:

I don't know about you, but I LOVE animation.

I've been getting more into it lately since we've been experimenting with several different types of animation at SA. I'm amazed at how technology has improved to enable artists to create new worlds full of moving images.

SOME OF MY FAVORITES:

Performance Art by Natasha Tsakos, who is using technology to bring theatre to the next level (see image above). I showed this video to students during a Brooklyn Utopias workshop as we discussed how art, in this case animation/video installations, can move people to social and political action.

BLU's MUTO Video, which inspired several new hand-drawn animations by students, like the homage video by Emerson on SA's Student Video Page.

Sia's Breathe Me Music Video, which includes incredible stop motion effects that inspired students like Eliza, Nevada, and Mark to create their own stop motions on SA's Student Video Page.

Beatles Rock Band Animations that blend archival images with 60s inspired graphics and, of course, Beatles Music. The images are so engaging it's hard to concentrate on playing the instruments!

You can even try out playing Beatles Rock Band at the Starting Artists Halloween Party on Friday, October 30th from 4 - 6pm at our 211 Smith St. storefront.

Check out more links to videos we like on the left sidebar.

Get inspired. Get creative. Get to work!

Marisa

A Little Bit of Everything Album

 

Check out the new Album we created that shows a little bit of everything we do at Starting Artists. From the Afterschool Program and Vacation Arts Intensives to birthday parties and community events you'll see SA in action.

Welcome

Welcome to the new Starting Artists blog! Read below for the most recent posts and please contribute feedback, ideas, and comments.

ABOUT STARTING ARTISTS:

A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Starting Artists, Inc. (SA) benefits under-served teenagers in Brooklyn, NY through hands-on training in the arts and entrepreneurship.  SA's free after-school classes in media arts and business prepare and inspire youth to create arts-based enterprises.

Visit us at www.startingartists.org.