Starting September 8, 2010 the Jewish Community Center will be offering many adult art classes:Collage, Introduction to Drawing and Painting, Precious Metal Clay , Relief Printmaking, Stained Glass, Abstract Painting and more. Please check out our web site www.nojcc.org for more information on dates, times, fees and to register.

 

Deadline September 23, 2010

The Hedgebrook Writers in Residence Program on Whidbey Island, WA, is accepting applications for its 2011 residency season (February - November). Residencies range from two to six weeks and are open to women writers from around the world. Residents live in handcrafted cottages on the property’s 48 acres of forest and meadow with access to nearby Double Bluff beach, and enjoy a nightly communal dinner prepared with locally and organically grown food.

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Deadline October 5, 2010

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history. The fellowships will provide the recipients with the opportunity for a period of uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion at the Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Deadline September 15, 2010

The MacDowell Colony provides residencies for emerging and established artists in the fields of architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. Meals and housing are provided at no cost to residents, and the maximum stay at the Petersborough, NH, residency is two months.

For more information, please visit www.macdowellcolony.org/ 

Next deadline September 15, 2010

Situated among 400 acres of rolling Blue Ridge farmland, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA, offers two-week to two-month residencies for writers, composers, and visual artists from around the world. Residents receive meals and private studios and bedrooms. The Center asks residents to contribute to the cost of their residency if able, but financial ability does not figure into the selection process.

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