Subject:
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Message:
_To _all _Californians _on _this _list:_
The state is in a pretty serious budget crisis, and Gray Davis wants to eliminate the already reduced California ArtsCouncil. Make your voice heard, and call these five people. Tell them that you do not support the elimination of the California Arts Council.
I just called them, and then spoke to a series of receptionists who all were remarking about the volume of calls they have received in support of the CAC. do your part. It's a cliche, but it is (hopefully) democracy in action.
Governor Gray Davis (916) 445-2841
Senator John Burton 916-445-1412
Assembly Member Herb J. Wesson Jr. (916) 319-2047
Assembly Member Dave Cox (916) 319-2005
Senator James Brulte (916) 445-3688
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Sundance Channel presents TV LAB
http://www.sundancechannel.com/tvlab/
Do you have an idea for a television series? Something you've never seen before, something that might be too high concept for typical television? Too alternative? Too innovative? That's what we're looking for.
Sundance Channel presents TV LAB, a program that showcases tomorrow's TV today. In our half-hour pilot episode, TV LAB will present a handful of new ideas for television series as brief pilots, along with a "pitch" by their creators. In the process, we're presenting a first look at what might be the next wave of original television.
We're looking for concepts that re-invent existing TV formats ú the game show, sitcom, soap opera, cop show drama, reality show ú or propose entirely new ones.
Since we're looking for unexpected ideas, we're looking for people who don't typically do this. We're asking artists, novelists, theatre directors, fashion designers, musicians, independent filmmakers, and members of the viewing audience: if you could create a TV show, what would it be?
We would love to see your vision for television's future realized, and hope that you will join a select group of creators making the initial submissions to TV LAB.
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Artist in Residence
Starting in 2002, the media lab at the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts is offering artists from The Netherlands and other countries the possibility of carrying out investigations in three areas:
· Streaming media
· Wireless applications
· 3D applications
Artistic concept, innovation and cooperation are to be central in these investigations. Preference will be given to research which makes use of "open source" and that develops "tools" which will be available for further use. Investigations that have an interdisciplinary character will also receive preference. The artists will be working together with Dutch universities and academies in the research.
Facilities
An Artist in Residence will have at his/her disposal
· Technical facilities, including assistance
· Working budget
· Housing
Technical specialists advise the participating artists during research, experiments and production.
Results
The outcome of the research will be presented in an appropriate manner, through exhibitions, discussions, seminars, publications and workshops.
Applications
Applications will be evaluated twice a year (December 1 and July 1) by an internal committee. This will be done on the basis of a research proposal with a work plan, which must include a formulation of the problem, and a description of the resources needed (technical and facilities) and the result. The artist should also submit a comprehensive biography, with documentation on his/her previous projects. The final round of the selection process will be based on an interview. The duration of the work will depend on the research proposal, but should run an average of three to six months.
For more information:
Gaby Wijers, Artlab
gaby@montevideo.nl
Netherlands Media Art Institute
Montevideo/Time Based Arts
Keizersgracht 264
The Netherlands
1016 EV Amsterdam
T +31 (0)20 6237101
F +31 (0)20 6244423
www.montevideo.nl
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Assistant Professor, Photography
Western Michigan University
Qualifications: M.F.A. degree required. Teaching experience preferred. Must have extensive darkroom and studio lighting experience. Some interest and experience in digital imaging is preferred.
Responsibilities: Teach all courses in B.F.A. program from beginning to advanced. Supervise darkroom(s), lighting studio, digital imaging equipment and both black/white and color processing equipment. Advise photography majors in B.F.A. program.
Rank: Assistant Professor, One-Year Term
Salary: Commensurate with training and experience.
Appointment Date: August, 2003.
Art Department: The Departments of Art, Dance, Theatre and the School of Music make up the College of Fine Arts. The Art Department is NASAD accredited with 23 full-time faculty plus part-time, 9 staff members and approximately 500 undergraduate majors. Degree programs include B.A., B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. with areas of emphasis in art education, art history, ceramics, graphic design, metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
University: Western Michigan University, a Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive institution, enrolls approximately 28,000 students, with 25 percent at the graduate level, and has approximately 770 faculty. Western Michigan University is one of Michigan’s five graduate intensive universities, and consists of six degree granting colleges, a graduate college, and an honors college. It is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a metropolitan community of 250,000 located midway between Detroit and Chicago.
Application: Letter of application, curriculum vitae, 20 labeled slides of your own work (additional slides of student work if available), three references and a S.A.S.E. for materials you want returned to:
Phil VanderWeg, Chair
Department of Art
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5213
Please limit all application materials to fit in a 9” x 12” envelope.
Application deadline: July 1, 2003.
Western Michigan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition, it has embarked upon a vigorous affirmative action program and encourages application of women and members of minority groups who are qualified for this position.
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From: backup_festival@gmx.de
backup_festival starts into a new festival summer.
the deadline for entries is July 31, 2003.
the date of our festival in 2003: Oct. 30 - Nov. 2
the actual call for entries is available online.
you can register with the form on our website
www.backup-festival.com.
and again this year there are three interesting sections:
for the international backup.award we are at first interested in shorts
which
are no longer than 15 minutes.
we are interested in film and video productions developed using digital
means. (shorts, music video, experimental, trailer and so on)
we also have the backup.clipaward for music video, but it is a national
award. backup defines the videoclip as a creative playground for
audiovisual and intermedial experiments in the realm of new media.
and we have the international call for entries for the backup.lounge|lab.
there we will create a workspace. together with a workshop leader,
the invited participants will put a continual recontextualization of the
spatial structures into motion during a 10-day laboratory phase -
a dynamic network of international creators from differing areas of art.
testing truth - xor - the metaphoric quality of binary code forms the
thematic starting point.
looking forward to hearing from you.
best regards
juliane fuchs
backup_festival
c/o Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Fakultät Medien
Bauhausstrasse 11
99421 Weimar
Germany
tel +49 (0) 36 43 / 49 46 136
fax +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 37 01
www.backup-festival.de
office@backup-festival.de
weimar | 30.10.-02.11. 2003
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MEDI@TERRA 03
6th International Art and Technology Festival
5 - 8 December 2003
LETTERS - PRO POSITIONS
CALL FOR PROJECTS
WORD ING
At particular moments in time, in every culture, texts (i.e. the expression and formulation of an idea into words) have played a fundamental role in explaining, pushing the boundaries, and provoking changes. What is strange and interesting is for thoughts, intellectual concepts, and existing dynamic to come together in the form of words placed in the appropriate order on inexpensive material, and then for this material to ÒstirÓ the world. The Ten Commandments, the Gospels, MarxÕs Capital, the theory of relativity, writings on psychoanalysis, just to name a few, are famous texts that have changed the world we live in. Texts have a direct impact on art, which often expresses the same content in its own way, with or without the use of words, or creates content that has arisen from the original text.
But what is happening in the case of digital culture, where text, traditionally identified with printed media, now acquires a different dynamic? What about hypertext or even hypermedia where text is augmented with images, sound, other text, actions? Do these new forms of text have the ÒpowerÓ of significant impact, or perhaps more, or less? Does form overpower content or does it serve and support it? What is the relationship between the various elements contained in hypertext and what role do these play, if any?
PROPOSITION TO WRITE A LETTER
Letters: personal ideas expressed in writing, addressed to a friend, a colleague, a loved one or a stranger whom we admire or loathe; a form of text, perhaps not as grand but just as powerful and even more fascinating in that it encompasses the incubation of ideas; a foundation of culture in which we have all taken part in, from the migrant to the philosopher to those responsible for our destiny; a form of social practice and communication which slowly diminished by the widespread use of the telephone and easy travel, and is now re-emerging thanks to the Internet and SMS messages.
Deadline for proposals: 10 October 2003
Please visit http://www.mediaterra.org for the entry form of this year' s festival.
For more information please contact us via
e-mail: info@fournos-culture.gr or tel: +30 210 6460748
Fournos, Center for the Art and the New Technologies
168 Mavromichali str
11472 Athens - Greece
http://www.fournos-culture.gr; http://www.medi@terra.org
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Computer Games and Art: Intersections and Interactions
Submissions of previously unpublished articles are invited for a special
edition of the book series Anomalie, guest edited by Grethe Mitchell and
Andy Clarke, entitled "Computer Games and Art: Intersections and
Interactions".
This call is available online at the following address:
http://www.transformreality.com
THEMES
What new art forms are emerging from computer games, and how do they fit
into the world of art galleries and museums? Should computer games play with
ideas or are they just meant to be played? What makes a computer game a work
of art? Can a commercial computer game be art or is it just well-executed
craft? Is digital art just a game? Can art be playable? These issues and
others are to be explored in a special edition of Anomalie: "Computer Games
and Art: Intersections and Interactions".
The theme of Computer Games and Art will be interpreted widely, but could
include the following:
- Art, whether digital or non-digital, that appropriates or critiques the
aesthetics, conventions, iconography, or technology of computer games.
- Games levels, patches, skins or modifications as art.
- Interviews with, or monographs by, relevant practitioners.
- Criticism, case studies, histories, surveys, and overviews.
- Studies of the aesthetics and iconography of computer games.
- Computer games as art objects.
- Play and playfulness in digital art.
This list is clearly not exhaustive, and alternative interpretations of the
theme are invited. No restriction is placed upon the definition of "computer
game" or "art".
The schedule of submission and publication is as follows:
- Deadline for submissions: 31st October 2003
- Notification on or after: 21st November 2003
- Final revised papers by: 9th January 2004
- Publication: Spring 2004
Comments and queries should be sent to Grethe Mitchell at the following
address:
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Films and Animations for Mobile Phones - A New Creative Broadcast Medium!
Images from WSFF at Wireless 2003
Call for Entries
Filmmakers and Animators please go to www.worldssmallestfilmfestival.com for details!
'The World's Smallest Film Festival' showcases the technologies that deliver live action video and animation to mobile devices.
Artists/Filmmakers: visit www.worldssmallestfilmfestival.com for specifications, how to submit works, where to get tools, etc.
And of course you can see archives of the Wireless 2003 show for sample films and animations.
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Independent Exposure-FotoFest 2004
Microcinema International is pleased to announce a call for works for
a special edition of Independent Exposure.
In conjunction with FotoFest 2004, Microcinema will produce a short
film and video series dealing with the subject of water.
FotoFest 2004 will take place from Mid-March to Mid-April 2004 in
Houston. The focus for the 2004 Biennial is water; water as global
resource and inspiration for personal and creative expression. The
three directions to FotoFest's exhibition and education programming in
2004 are:
The Global Perspective: Water as historical determinant of human
settlement and a force in shaping the future, international politics,
and economic development.
The Community Perspective: Water and the quality of life, its
potential for enrichment and destruction. This area will have a
particular emphasis on cities.
The Personal View: Water as a catalyst for individual expression and
aesthetic and spiritual contemplation and creativity.
FotoFest, Inc is a non-profit international arts and education
organization, whose purpose is to create an international forum for
the exchange, promotion, and public appreciation of photo-related
work.
FotoFest's programs bring together an international vision of art with
a commitment to cross-cultural education and the strengthening of
cultural resources in Houston, the United States, and around the
globe. They are committed to providing a forum for the photo-related
arts, past and present, and helping to improve education in Houston
and the United States.
FotoFest 2004 will take place from March 12 to April 12, 2004 in
Houston, Texas. For more info: www.fotofest.com
Microcinema's program will premier in Houston during Fotofest and then
tour the world (schedule to be determined).
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
For our FotoFest Independent Exposure compilation we will accept short
video, film and digital-media submissions of 15 minutes or less and
are currently looking for narrative, documentary, humorous, dramatic,
animation, experimental, alternative, avant-garde, erotic, and
underground works that deal in some way with WATER.
DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 - - NEW DEADLINE!!!
NO FEE
Please submit a VHS (NTSC, PAL, or SECAM), clearly labeled with name,
title, length, phone-number and email, plus the mention "FOTOFEST".
Due to the large amount of entries, we are unable to return your
submission but we will get back to you regarding your submission(s)!
Microcinema will contact you before or by December 31, 2003.
Send submissions to:
Microcinema International
1530 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
USA
Info/details: +1-713-527-8412
info@microcinema.com
www.microcinema.com
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Crossings: eJournal of Art and Technology
DESCRIPTION
Crossings is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary academic journal that aims to explore the areas where technology and art intersect. Papers are encouraged on any topic related to art, technology or the philosophical issues raised by attempts to bridge the gap between art and science. The journal is free of cost to readers and published only in electronic form at http://crossings.tcd.ie/
Contribution Categories
Crossings publishes materials in a number of different forms. Submissions of an innovative nature that might fall outside these categories are also encouraged.
Papers
Papers range from shorter (3-4 pages) to longer (8-12 pages) and can be of practical as well as well as theoretical nature. All papers are peer-reviewed by at least three members of our Editorial Board. Authors are expected to revise accepted papers based on reviewers' comments. Normally, two weeks are given for revisions. Papers are expected to follow the house style described in the Style Guide and the Style Sample.
Commentaries
Short (400-500 word) invited pieces on the state of the art. Commentaries are reviewed by the editor-in-chief and the managing editor but not by the editorial board.
Reviews
Reviews of books, events, web sites, software, etc. Reviews may be invited or unsolicited. They are reviewed by the editor-in-chief and the managing editor.
Response Papers
Short, informal pieces responding to another piece in the journal, such as an exhibition or a peer-reviewed paper. Reviewed by the editor-in-chief and the managing editor.
Exhibitions
The journal's web site offers a gallery space for the presentation of creative works under discussion. This space is of permanent (archival) nature and free of cost for artists. The gallery is updated continually and work can be submitted independently of paper deadlines. Artworks submitted to the gallery may be actual work in digital media but also documentary information (such as video or audio footage) of non-digital work. Currently, text, images, audio, video, and other types of digital media are supported.
Work in Progress
Short descriptions of work in progress.
Submission
The deadline for submissions for Issue 3.2 is September 15, 2003. Contributions can be submitted via email or post to the following:
Crossings: Electronic Journal of Art and Technology
O'Reilly Institute
Trinity College
Dublin 2
Ireland
Phone: +353 1 608 1540
Fax: +353 1 677 2204
Email: crossings@tcd.ie
Web: http://crossings.tcd.ie/
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from artservis
London, United Kingdom
Pangaea
Derelict Sensation Film Challenge
We challenge you to make a film - a narrative, documentary or art film which should engage with the idea of "the derelict" -- a derelict location, or in some way explore the connection that derelict spaces have to the society that creates them.
"There's a plethora of shit out there", says Andrew Kotting, "but within that shit there are wonderful nuggets of the sublime."
. which is where you come in.
You've probably used derelict buildings for atmosphere and for cheap locations but now we're challenging you to bring 'dereliction' to the foreground of your film. Among Kotting's 'plethora of shit' we want you to search out your 'sublime nugget' about the 'derelict sensation'.
All formats accepted; VHS PAL only for preview. Films to be under 10 minutes running time. You will retain copyright to your film, but agree to allow us to show the film at the event and to include details and stills of the film in any publicity materials. You must ensure that you have full copyright clearance for any music or interviews used.
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Please see www.thederelictsensation.com for further ideas.
Winning films will be shown at the Halloween Short Film Festival at the Institute of Contemporary Arts 10/11 January 2004. FIlms will be chosen by a panel including film-maker Andrew Kötting together with representatives of Halloween, Pangaea, The Derelict Sensation, Luna Nera and Lost Property.
Works submitted in languages other than English must be subtitled.
More on the website (guidelines, entry form).
Rok prijave: You will be asked to register an interest by 01.07.03 and then delivery of the completed film should be by 01.11.03.
Kontakt:
Pangaea
films@pangaea-events.org.uk
http://www.pangaea-events.org.uk/
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Beacon, USA
Fusion Media
SPARK VIDEO: BEACON
We are seeking work for our 2003-2004 programming year, which will run monthly starting July 2003.
GUIDELINES: Videos should be short under 15:00 minutes. All types of independent/non-commercial work are accepted: experimental, documentary, narrative, non-narrative, controversial, political, personal, animation, etc. Commercial productions and Music Videos need not apply. International and Domestic submissions are encouraged.
FORMATS ACCEPTED: VHS(NTSC only) and MiniDV or DVCAM (NTSC or PAL). Please include synopsis, Bio, CV and contact information. SASE required for tape return. Otherwise, all submissions will be added to the SPARK VIDEO: BEACON library for possible inclusion in future curatorial projects. Artists will be contacted for permission prior to having their work included in other programs. Unfortunately, Artist Fees cannot be paid.
THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL ENTRY FORMS OR ENTRY FEES.
ABOUT THIS VIDEO SERIES:
With the implementation of a monthly video series in the year 2001, Spark Contemporary Art Space emerged as the leading venue for Video Art in Syracuse, New York. Now the series has expanded to Beacon, New York home of Dia:Beacon, the world's largest museum of Contemporary Art. With the support of local organizations such as the Beacon Cultural Foundation, the Beacon Cultural Project, companies such as Fusion Media, and local businesses like the chTHonic Clash Coffee House, SPARK VIDEO: BEACON will emerge as a center for Video Art. Each programming year, the monthly events consist of international, domestic, and community based video. The result is a monthly series that supports local exhibition, stimulates the community through International exhibition and provides a new audience for artists living all over the world.
Rok prijave: Ongoing, but earlier entries are given preference due to time restraints.
Kontakt:
Fusion Media
CO: Joshua Katcher Video Programmer
282 Katonah Ave. #148
NY 10536 Katonah
USA
josh.katcher@fusionhome.com
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Hong Kong, China
Videotage
Microwave International Media Art Festival
Looking for thought-provoking video and animation for 5 screening programs in Hong Kong.
Videotage, in curating Microwave International Media Art Festival 2003, is looking for thought-provoking video and animation for 5 screening programs at Hong Kong Space Museum Lecture Hall in November, presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Each submission will include artist name, work title, synopsis of no more than 300 words, bio, production year, duration, your personal information and contact, images of submitted work( 300 dpi TIFF and uploaded JPEGs in a CD-ROM) for publication in Microwave 2003 catalogue and leaflet.
Works previously submitted are not eligible. All video entries must have been originally produced and/or post-produced in video, and must be submitted either in VHS, DV, VCD, or DVD format (please specify which format). Please do not send master tapes.
Once the submission is accepted, Management shall contact the ARTIST so that it may - within no more than 15 business days from the notification date ú must sent a BETA or DV/DVCAM version for screening use. A screening fee and the tape will be paid and returned by mail after the festival.
Kontakt:
Microwave International Media Art Festival
Screening Section
63 Ma Tau Kok Road
To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
China
tel: (852)25731869
fax: 25035978
microwavefest03@hotmail.com
http://www.videotage.org.hk/
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OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Evergreen House
(Baltimore MD)
Discipline: Sculpture
ANNOUNCEMENT
Outdoor Exhibition Opportunity
Evergreen House, Baltimore, MD
September 2, 2003 Deadline
Evergreen House of Johns Hopkins University is seeking artists’ submissions for its third biennial juried exhibition of outdoor sculpture, Sculpture at Evergreen, from May 6 – October 2, 2004. Ten artists will be invited to create large-scale outdoor works that respond to the natural and built environments of Evergreen House, a 26-acre historic estate in Baltimore. The purpose of the exhibition is, in the words of 2002 juror Mary Jane Jacobs, to compel the participating artists to “practice in place” by considering the impact of such issues as the social and political economics of the estate, human intervention on the natural environment there, or the architecture of the site’s buildings.
The selected artists will visit the grounds with Ms. McGregor to select a site and begin their concept development. Following the visit, each artist will prepare a proposal with drawings and/or a model to Evergreen Curator Jackie O’Regan for final approval. All artists will be given a $3000 honorarium, which should cover the cost of design and fabrication. There will be up to $1000 available to cover transportation, installation and de-installation of each work. The artists will be responsible for removing their work at the end of the exhibition after October 4, 2004.
A catalogue will be produced for the exhibition which may include interviews with the artists and reproductions of their preliminary drawings and models along with their finished pieces. The drawings and/or models will be exhibited in Evergreen’s gallery during the run of the show.
All professional artists are encouraged to submit, but keep in mind that there are no additional funds for artists travel and/or lodging, and a minimum of two visits to the site are required, the first to view the site and the second to install the work. To apply, please submit:
- up to 20 slides in a plastic slide sheet
- a slide script giving the title, date, medium and dimensions for each work.
- a current resume
- brief statement about your work and approach to outdoor sites
- a self-addressed, adequately stamped and sized envelope (SASE), for return of materials.
Please do not email applications. Only hardcopy applications will be considered. Do not send original slides or original artwork. We will do our best to return all materials that are accompanied with an SASE after a decision has been made.
Please note that a proposal is not necessary at this time, only background information on the artists past work.
Receipt Deadline: September 2, 2003.
Attn. Jackie O’Regan
Evergreen House
4545 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
Notification: October 1, 2003
Preliminary Proposals Due: November 1.
For more information, call or email Jackie O’Regan at (410) 516 - 0341 or joregan@jhu.edu .
For more information about Evergreen House and our exhibition program, please visit our website:
www.jhu.edu/historichouses
Application Date: 9/2/2003
Jackie O'Regan, Evergreen House, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210 (410) 516-0341
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ABOUT OPPORTUNITY LISTINGS / SUBMIT AN OPPORTUNITY /
Visual Arts Residency Program
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
(Omaha NE)
For nearly a quarter of a century the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts has hosted artists from around the world to live and work in Omaha, Nebraska. By providing world-class studio space, technical support, tools and financial support, the Bemis program allows artists to explore new ideas and develop both personally and professionally.
The Bemis operates a 125,000 square foot facility in the heart of downtown Omaha, housing artist studios, living spaces, workshops, galleries and installation spaces. Visual artists from any country working in any medium are welcome to apply. All applications are considered by a blind jury of paid arts professionals. Please see application form for details.
The next deadline for applications is September 30th, 2003 (for residencies beginning in July of 2004). PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANY ARTIST or ORGANIZATION you think would be interested in this outstanding program.
Application forms and information can be found at
>> www.bemiscenter.org
or by emailing
>> wanda@bemiscenter.org
An alternate download site is available at
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bemiscenter
(when the window opens, click on FILES on the left side of the screen).
Application Date: 9/30/2003
Wanda D. Ewing, Residency Coordinator
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 South 12th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
402-341-7130 voice
402-341-9791 fax
wanda@bemiscenter.org
www.bemiscenter.org