May 2008 Newsletter
Welcome New Partner Artists and Sustainable Organizations!
Shunpike's Programs are growing faster than ever. We're providing more services to more arts groups and projects from more places around Seattle than ever before. In both of our main programs, we welcome new partners this spring.
In the Partner Artist fiscal sponsorship program, we've decided to move to a quarterly application cycle. The first round of new projects and organizations just came aboard and we're very excited to introduce them:
- On the Meditation of Man and Dinosaurs, produced by Backwards Ensemble Theatre Company
- Mother Courage, produced by Edge Theatre Ensemble
- The K of D, produced by Renata Friedman and Braden Abraham
- Implied Violence, a performance ensemble
- Poet Populist, a project of Ampersand Arts
- SNOW Project, a project by choreographer and dancer Allison VanDyke
- The Ten Thousand Things, produced by Millenium Ten Productions
- The Upstart Crow Project, led by Maria Dahvana Headley
The next application deadline is June 2. More info available on our website.
In the meantime, we've been talking with many good candidates for our Sustainable Organizations program services, and happily announce new partnerships with Open Circle Theater Company, Twelfth Night Productions, and renewed partnership with Degenerate Art Ensemble, and Music Works NW. We look forward to helping them attain their goals for this next year.
Accountability & the Arts: Crafting The Ask
Next month is the next installment of our Accountability & the Arts series. Crafting The Ask will be held Monday, June 16th at 7pm in the Seattle Center House. This session will offer advice for face-to-face donor solicitation. Whether a board member, artist, development staff, or avid supporter, this session will help you get down your pitch and ask for the support your project deserves. It will feature arts fundraising specialist Laurie de Koch, Passages Northwest Board Secretary Nancy Ward, and Shunpike's own Development Director, Rebeccca Olson.
Accountability & the Arts:
Crafting the Ask
Monday June 16th, 2008 @ 7pm
Seattle Center House - 3rd Floor - Room 311
Free and open to the public.
RSVPs appreciated but not required
programs@shunpike.org
Save the Date! Shunpike Summer Party on August 3
UPDATE: DATE CHANGE - OUR ANNUAL FREE EVENT HAS MOVED TO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21.
This summer, the Shunpike introduces it's first annual free summer party, celebrating all of the amazing artists, funders, volunteers, partners, donors, administrators, and other arts organizations that help make our community. The event will be free and open to the public, involving plenty of food, drink, and entertainment for all. More information to come...
Partner Artists: Upcoming Events
Artreach takes place several times a year, offering a great opportunity to appreciate and purchase works by local talent. The next event takes place May 13 at See Sound Lounge. More information is available here.
Assemblage participates in On the Boards Northwest New Works Festival, with a lobby installation, May 17-18.
Balagan Theatre presents Charles Mee's Big Love, through May 17.
Crawl Space Gallery presents Fencing Youth, by member-artist Tony Weathers, through May 11. Also opening May 17, MAPPING, through June 8. More info on their website.
Live Girls! Theater presents Quickies Volume 9, featuring six new short plays from ladies all over the country, through May 24.
Seattle Poetry Slam takes place weekly, Wednesday nights at Tost. More information is available at the website.
Vania Bynum will present selections from her work, Excerpts from the Soul of a Woman as a part of Central District Forum's The Creation Project Showcase, May 16 and 17.
Youth Speaks Seattle presents the Seattle Youth Poetry Grand Slam Finals, Sunday, May 18 at Seattle University.
Sustainable Organizations: Upcoming Events
Open Circle Theater presents Ghost Sonata, through May 10. Click here for more info.
Seattle Public Theatre presents Spokesong, May 16 - June 8. Click here for more info.