OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS

Center For Neighborhoods' is excited to announce a partnership

with the Parkland Neighborhood Association (PNIA) and Councilwoman Attica Scott in Metro Council District 1 for the next PAINT project.

PAINT - Producing Art In Neighborhoods Together -

is a new, neighborhood-based public art program in Louisville.

To participate in the PAINT Program, you must attend a mandatory workshop scheduled on:

Saturday, December 1st  

Elm Baptist Church, 3114 Greenwood Road

10 AM - Noon

To prepare artists for the conceptual development of their project proposals, Center For Neighborhoods will host a facilitated conversation with the residents and stakeholders of the Parkland neighborhood. Come out to listen and learn about this community, make connections, and capture essential information to inspire a winning project proposal. The specific site location of the PAINT project will be announced at the workshop.

After the workshop, artists interested in participating will be asked to submit a brief "letter of intent to submit a proposal" that outlines their project concept in one page or less. Deadline to submit a letter of intent is Sunday, December 30th, by midnight. Upon reviewing the letters of intent, a panel will select up to 5 artists to submit site-specific proposals. The 5 artists will receive a $100 stipend for their proposal. The proposals will be due January 31. 2013. More details and a RFP will be provided at the December 1st workshop.

In February, a review panel will select a winning project proposal. The winning project will be announced and must be completed/installed by June 30, 2013. The total award (including artist's commission, installation, equipment and/or supplies) is $7,000.  

The PAINT Program is a project of Center For Neighborhoods, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has been serving the neighborhoods of Louisville for 40 years. Center For Neighborhoods' response to community demand for public art and beautification is the creation of this new public art program. PAINT will embrace a neighborhood-based, grassroots approach to the creation of new site-specific public artwork.

PAINT projects will be:

1. Focused on a Neighborhood - A district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants, a political ward or precinct. The concept of a neighborhood includes geographic, social, cultural, civic, economic, and historical components.
2. Participatory - Marked by, requiring, or involving participation, especially affording the opportunity for individual participation.
3. Public - Open to the view of all; existing or conducted in public.

The PAINT program emphasizes:

*  Production of high-quality and meaningful cultural assets for the neighborhood
*  Community engagement
*  Collaborative partnerships
*  Strengthening neighborhood identity and sense of place by producing projects of relevance to unique   locations
*  Improvement of residents quality of life in Louisville Metro

Workshop Details

Elim Baptist Church

3114 Greenwood Avenue

Saturday, December 1, 2012

10 AM - Noon

Please RSVP to attend the December 1st workshop by Thursday, November 29th.  

RSVP to...
Lisa Dettlinger
lisad@centerforneighborhoods.org
502-589-0343

Feel free to contact Center For Neighborhoods if you have immediate questions pertaining to the workshop. Otherwise, questions about the program and process will be answered in-depth at the workshop on December 1st.

Center For Neighborhoods is so excited to bring this great opportunity to local artists and the Parkland neighborhood in District 1. We hope to see you at the workshop!

Festival of Faiths:

Neighborhood Day - Thursday, November 15th

"Compassion in the Neighborhoods" Thursday, November 15    Kentucky Center for African American Heritage    2 - 4 PM    FREE - Registration is required. Neighborhood and religious leaders will explore ways to work together to establish a compassionate community. PANEL MODERATOR: Jack Trawick   Executive Director, Center For Neighborhoods  Panelists include: Rev. David L. Snardon Pastor Joshua Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church East Russell Neighborhood, Louisville Judy Schroeder Senior Manager, Neighborhood Engagement Metro United Way Member, Portland Now Kary Goff, Sr. St. James Missionary Baptist Church St. James Ambassadors Parkland Neighborhood Improvement Association Sam Watkins, Jr. President/CEO Louisville Central Community Centers Russell Neighborhood, Louisville  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.     For a schedule of all events, go to http://festivaloffaiths.org/category/events/

YOU are invited...

GRADUATION CEREMONY Thursday, November 15, 2012 Kentucky Center for African American Heritage 1701 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard 6:00 - 8:00 PM JOIN Center For Neighborhoods as we celebrate the inaugural Green Institute with keynote speaker, Tom FitzGerald   and the graduating class of Summer2012!    The Graduation festivities will be held during   Festival of Faiths' Neighborhood Day.          This event caps off a 12-week environmental leadership-education program established in 2012 by the Center for Neighborhoods.   The Green Institute equips neighborhood leaders with the skills and resources needed to improve the environmental, social and economic resilience of their communities. Refreshments will be served. Please call or email with the number of people attending to: 502.589.0343 or lisad@centerforneighborhoods.org       Sponsored by the Green Triangle - Metro Council District 9, Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville Water Company, Mayor's Healthy Hometown and Festival of Faiths.