We're Hiring!

The Council on the Arts is looking for a Communications and Public Relations Specialist. Submit a resume and cover letter to Andrea Crowley by 5pm September 25, and apply through the State Personnel Department (position 11042) to be considered.

Next Deadline:
March 1

Applications for the March 1 grant deadline for fellowships and cultural facilities will begin to be accepted January 1, 2021. Guidelines can be found here. Click here for the eGrant portal.

Alabama Arts Radio

Listen to archived radio shows, and new episodes of Alabama Arts Radio, now available as a podcast! Visit Anchor.fm for more details and to subscribe!

Poetry Out Loud

Poetry Out Loud Goes Virtual! Schools that would like to participate register here.

For students whose schools are not registering click here. For questions, please email: Diana Green. More details can be found at the Poetry Out Loud page.

Alabama Arts Online

Check out these resources from across the state to access the arts from home:

Resources:

• Visual Arts Achievement Program
• Listen to the latest from Alabama Arts Radio, now available as a podcast!
  
• Watch the original poetry competition from Poetry Out Loud, held at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on March 2, here. Check out winner Katarina Agnew from New Century Technology High School in this clip.
• From the Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative site, great resources that will be regularly updated.
• Three great youtube playlists from UAB's Alys Stephens Center,The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, ArtPlay, and Arts in Medicine.
• Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art #MuseumFromHome activities.
• University of Alabama Galleries providing online exhibitions and activities
• Stay connected with the Wiregrass Museum of Art, and be #wmaINSPIRED!
• Alabama Dance Theatre with resources for like home studio equipment.
• Learn about our state, with Alabama History@Home, from the Department of Archives and History.
• The State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) has a growing list of teaching resources.
• The Dance Foundation's YouTube Channel provides music and dances for children ages 2 to 4. The Dance to Grow album used in the Movement-to-Music curriculum is available here.
• Lesson plans from the Alabama Arts Alliance
• Shakespeare Festival offering curriculum and lessons, and even more here.
• Birmingham Museum of Art education videos
• More to come! Do you have resources? Email Andrew Henley.

Funding resources

These national, regional, and local resources are here for artists and arts organizations as we navigate these difficult times.

Resources:

• A handy chart of funding oportunities for artists and arts organizations, from the Americans for the Arts Action Fund.
• Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19
• A webinar about the CARES act for the Arts Sector, from Americans for the Arts. April 8, 2pm Central time.
• Grantmakers in the Arts webinar from March 19th, Emergency Preparedness and Response: COVID-19 and the Arts Ecosystem
• CERF+, the Artists Safety Net, providing emergency assistance.
• A Guide to resources from Arts Ready, a national initiative of South Arts.
• Alabama State Council on the Arts Survey of COVID-19 impact on individual artists.
• Americans for the Arts survey of economic impact of Coronaviurs on the Arts and Cultural Sector.
• DeVos Institute of Arts Management accepting applications for pro bono consultation for arts organizations.
• Arts Huntsville has established an Individual Artist Emergency Relief Grant Fund, providing for visual and performing artists in Madison County.
• Teaching Artists Guild presents a webinar for artists navigating changes in employment and contracts.