[nfb-db] Fwd: [DBAction] Opportunity for Deaf Artists, Writers, Scholars...

[Cathy Miller]

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> From: John Lee Clark <jlc at JOHNLEECLARK.COM>
> Date: December 17, 2013 at 11:24:19 PM CST
> To: DBACTION at COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
> Subject: [DBAction] Opportunity for Deaf Artists, Writers, Scholars...
> Reply-To: Deaf-Blind Citizens for Political Action <DBACTION at COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM>
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> Hey all:
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> A wonderful DeVIA artist from Minnesota, Cynthia Weitzel, applied for and
> got a NEA grant to provide five artists with two- or four-week residencies
> at the Anderson Center for the Arts in Red Wing, Minnesota.  Though the
> announcement says "Deaf," Weitzel has deaf-blind artists in mind as well and
> is hoping some will apply.  The team is committed to making the experience
> fully accessible.
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> So if you know of any DB artists, writers, or performers whose native or
> adoptive language is ASL, please let them know about this opportunity!  If
> any part of the application process is inaccessible, feel free to contact
> Cynthia or me.
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> Smmary and link below:
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> ATTENTION DEAF ARTISTS, WRITERS, PERFORMERS AND SCHOLARS: 
> 
> Through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the
> Anderson Center will devote the entire month of June, 2014, to five Deaf
> American artists whose native or adoptive language is American Sign
> Language. Of this group of five, two will be visual artists (printmaking,
> painting, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, photography, pottery, etc.) while the
> other three can be of any other creative or scholarly discipline (fiction,
> non-fiction, poetry, dance, drama, etc.) 
> 
> Each accepted artist will be provided travel stipend, room, board and
> private studio or workspace in a Deaf-friendly environment for 2 to 4 weeks.
> 4 week residencies are preferred. Application deadline is February 1, 2014.
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> For more details or to apply, go to:
> http://www.andersoncenter.org/residency.html
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