To read the report, visit http://humanitiescommission.org/Default.aspx
National Art Education Foundation (NAEF) Grant
The National Art Education Foundation invites proposals to support research in art education that advances knowledge in the field of art education and that promulgates the goals outlined in Creating a Visual Arts Research Agenda Toward the 21st Century. Funds are awarded to selected art educators whose proposals specifically focus on issues relating to one of the recommendations identified in this document. NAEF invites proposals to support research in art education that advances knowledge in the field of art education. Grants are awarded to art educators to pursue a broad range of research topics that are aligned with the NAEA Strategic Goals: advocacy, learning, research and knowledge, and organizational vibrancy. NAEF encourages the submissions of proposals that conduct research that supports the impact and importance of arts education in student learning and provides hard data to support the findings of the research. Eligible applicants are welcome to submit proposals in all areas of research. In addition, as part of NAEF’s collaboration with the NAEA Research Commission, NAEF encourages submissions of the following proposals: – Proposals that support the creation of communities of learners, including both researchers and practitioners, working together to explore a research question and/or project. – Proposals that support the identification of best practice and research that leads to further understanding of the impact and importance of arts education to student learning in and through the visual arts in a variety of settings, with an interest in research that provides quantitative data to support its findings.
For more information see
http://www.arteducators.org/grants/national-art-education-foundation
British ambassador to promote free trade in speech at IUPUI
During a visit to Indianapolis this week to meet with corporate and civic leaders to promote free trade, British Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott will deliver a speech at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
In his talk titled “Brits and Hoosiers: Partners in Prosperity,” the ambassador will reflect on the implications of the G8 summit, the potential trans-Atlantic trade agreement and trade opportunities for Hoosiers with the United Kingdom. The presentation takes place at 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, at IUPUI Hine Hall, formerly University Place Conference Center and Hotel, 850 W. Michigan St. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
In his first visit to the Hoosier state, the ambassador will highlight the United Kingdom’s role in Indiana’s economy, which exports more than $1 billion in goods to the U.K. and benefits from more than 29,000 jobs supported by British companies.
Westmacott will arrive in Indiana shortly after Britain hosts President Barack Obama and other world leaders June 17 and 18 at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. International trade will be a central issue at the G8 summit.
While in Indianapolis, the ambassador also will visit Rolls-Royce, which employs more than 6,000 people at the British company’s global headquarters for helicopters and small gas turbine engines.
Follow along with the Ambassador’s visit online at www.gov.uk/world/usa, on Facebook and on Twitter.
Those who cannot attend the event can follow live tweets from the ambassador’s speech on the @IUPUI Twitter handle and through the #globalIndy hashtag. The ambassador will also take questions sent to @IUPUI on Twitter.
Develop Indy and IUPUI have provided support for the ambassador’s visit.
Britain and Indiana by the numbers
* In 2011, Indiana exported about $1.1 billion in goods to the United Kingdom.
* British companies including Rolls-Royce, BP, BAE Systems and GKN employ 29,100 Indiana residents, more than a fifth of all Indiana jobs created by foreign companies.
Learn more about the British-American trade relationship at www.ukustrade.com.
About the British Consulate-General in Chicago
The British Consulate-General in Chicago represents the United Kingdom throughout 13 states, including Indiana. Led by British Consul General Robert Chatterton Dickson, the Consulate-General’s 25 staff work to support British businesses in the region and help American businesses interested in doing business in Britain. The Consulate-General also supports British nationals, communicates news from the British government and facilitates exchanges between leaders in politics, education, science and the arts.
For media queries, please contact Jonathan Daniel, vice consul for policy and communications at the British Consulate-General in Chicago: jonathan.daniel@fco.gov.uk or 312-970-3808.
National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships
The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities for the period September 2014 through May 2015. Applicants must have doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not normally support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.
Applicants submit the Center’s form, supported by a curriculum vitae, a 1000-word project proposal, and three letters of recommendation. A downloadable application form and instructions may be found at the Center’s website. Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 1, 2013.
For more information, visit http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/fellshipapinfo.htm
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Documentary about IUPUI “Cardenio” production earns three Emmy nominations
INDIANAPOLIS — The local public television documentary highlighting the re-creation of a “lost” Shakespeare play and its world premiere performances at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is in the running for three 2013 Emmy Awards.
“C.S.I. Shakespeare,” which spotlights the IUPUI performances of “The History of Cardenio,” received Emmy nominations in three categories: “Best Historical/Cultural Program,” “Best Program Editor” and “Best Program Writer,” the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter announced recently.
In spring 2012, the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI and Hoosier Bard Productions, under director Terri Bourus, presented the premiere of “The History of Cardenio,” a 400-year-old play by William Shakespeare and collaborator John Fletcher. Bourus is a School of Liberal Arts associate professor of English drama.
“C.S.I. Shakespeare,” a 30-minute documentary that first aired in November 2012 on WFYI 1 Public Television (20.1 DT), tells the story behind the play and its production as the first event for the IUPUI Campus Center Theater.
“These nominations should be a source of genuine pride and happiness for everyone who collaborated in the creation of this documentary,” said William Blomquist, dean of the School of Liberal Arts. “We very much appreciate our partnership with WFYI, and wish ‘CSI: Shakespeare’ all the best in the regional Emmys.”
The IUPUI performances of “Cardenio” were based on the Shakespeare/Fletcher script as re-imagined by Gary Taylor, an internationally recognized scholar and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. The performances were held in conjunction with an academic colloquium at IUPUI, “The History of Cardenio: Spain and England, Then and Now,” which attracted major Shakespeare and Cervantes scholars from around the world.
“C.S.I. Shakespeare” retraces Taylor’s 20-year quest for authenticity in re-creating the play, which included filtering old texts through modern high-tech databases to reconstruct the original.
In “C.S.I. Shakespeare,” producer and writer Jim Simmons, an Emmy Award-winning WFYI producer, and his team captured behind-the-scenes interviews with Taylor, Bourus, Hoosier Barbs actors and colloquium guests. The documentary also features on-stage scenes of “The History of Cardenio” live performances. Pete Saetre and Jerry Prince edited the program.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter announced the 2013 regional nominations on April 25. The nominations for “The History of Cardenio” were among 19 Emmy Award nominations WFYI received in recognition of outstanding local documentary and public affairs program productions.
The 44th Emmy Awards ceremony for the Lower Great Lakes Chapter will take place Saturday, June 1, at the Windows on the River in Cleveland, Ohio.
Production funding for “C.S.I. Shakespeare” was underwritten by the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
Category: Announcements, New Oxford Shakespeare, School of Liberal Arts / Tags: documentary, New Oxford Shakespeare
IUPUI’s University Library dean named president of Academic Libraries of Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — David Lewis, dean of University Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is now head of the statewide organization representing all academic libraries in nonprofit institutions of higher education.
Academic Libraries of Indiana installed Lewis as president during the organization’s 10th annual meeting in early May. Established in 2003, Academic Libraries of Indiana is dedicated to improving Indiana’s information infrastructure and supporting economic development by making the scholarly record accessible in support of grants, contracts, projects, entrepreneurial ventures and government initiatives.
One focus of Lewis’ tenure as president will be to oversee a large-scale project to study print book use in Indiana academic libraries. The intent is to identify redundant and little-used titles that might be withdrawn to create space for other more important purposes, such as collaborative learning environments where students can consult with librarians and each other.
“As dean of the University Library at IUPUI, David Lewis has been on the leading edge of the transformation of libraries to improve their contribution to student success, faculty scholarship and community engagement,” said IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz. “He is nationally recognized and respected among academic librarians for leadership, innovation and collaboration.”
Students at schools and colleges across Indiana learn how to identify, access, evaluate and apply information through their libraries. This type of learning, sometimes called “information literacy,” is a key program area for Academic Libraries of Indiana and prepares students for democratic citizenship and success in the workplace.
IUPUI University Library is engaged in most programs of the Academic Libraries of Indiana, whose activities include developing collaborative strategies for resource sharing and the cooperative acquisition of electronic resources.
“Academic Libraries of Indiana is a great collaboration of all of Indiana’s academic libraries,” Lewis said. “All academic institutions from Ivy Tech to colleges to research institutions are represented, and we all pull together to make what libraries do for students and faculty better. The result is improved service and a better value for all of Indiana’s colleges and universities.”
Lewis came to IUPUI in 1993 from the University of Connecticut, where he was head of Research and Information Services. He became dean of the University Library in 2000. In 2009, Lewis accepted the additional responsibility of assistant vice president for digital scholarly communications. His role is to advance Indiana University’s programs in digital scholarship and advocate for improved forms of scholarly communication that make academic research more open and accessible; he has also worked on IU’s e-textbook initiative.
Located at 755 W. Michigan Ave. on the IUPUI campus, the University Library is a public library, serving nearly 1 million visitors a year, 10 percent of them community users. University Library supports students and faculty across all of IUPUI’s more than 200 degree programs with research expertise and a wide array of resources. Resources include signature collections like the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library, the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, the Herron Art Library and over 60 digital collections.
Any resident of Indiana is eligible for an IUPUI University Library card. Librarians and library resources are available on the University Library website.
Upcoming Grant Deadlines: New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities
Indiana University offers the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities as a seed funding program. The objective of this opportunity is to help Indiana University faculty members by supporting the initial stages of path-breaking and transformative programs of scholarly investigation or creative activity.
Upcoming deadlines:
▪ New Frontiers/New Currents grants of to $20,000 to fund workshops, symposia, or small conferences with major distinguished thinkers on timely topics of significant and broad interest (deadline August 1)
▪ New Frontiers Exploratory Travel Fellowships of up to $3,000 to support national and international travel for faculty pursuing new and innovative research projects (deadline June 15, August 15)
For more details: http://www.research.indiana.edu/funding_newfrontiers.shtml
If you are interested in applying, please feel free to contact the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute (IAHI) at iahi@iupui.edu. We can help you identify potential collaborators as well as provide assistance in drafting your proposal.
Nominations Still Open for Indiana Poet Laureate
Nominations are still being accepted for Indiana State Poet Laureate.
The Indiana Poet Laureate represents the State of Indiana and the art of poetry through the development and implementation of programming to the education community and general public.
Nominations should be limited to one, single-page cover letter and a resume or CV detailing the nominee’s qualifications and accomplishments. No additional materials should be sent with the nomination. Successful nominees must be current residents of Indiana, and remain residents during their two-year term of service.
Nominees should be published poets, with experience in educational program development.
Nominations must be submitted to the Indiana Arts Commission by email only, and must be received by 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, August 1, 2013. Nominations should be sent to the attention of Susan Britsch:sbritsch@iac.in.gov.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IUPUI library bring racing history to life online
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a rich history that has shaped the culture of Indiana as well as the worlds of sports and racing.
A new digital collection made possible by the collaboration of the motorsports organization and the University Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis captures that history through more than 14,000 images.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Collection features highlights from the Speedway’s 100-plus years with photographs taken from 1879 to 1997. The photographs can be viewed online due to an ambitious digitization project, funded by grants from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Indiana State Library.
Some of the highlights include the very first public event at the Speedway, the 1909 U.S. National Balloon Championship. That helium-filled-balloon competition took place at the Speedway more than two months before the oval was completed. Other historic moments represented in the collection are the 1909 motorcycle race, dominated by “Cannon Ball” Baker, and the first Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in 1911.
This online collection will allow users from across the world to explore the storied past of the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Users can browse the collection by searching for drivers by name or searching for particular races by year.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Collection is one of more than 60 online collections created by the IUPUI University Library and its community partners. These unique online repositories, containing digital images of historic documents and objects, were created with the help of local organizations such as the Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, in nearby Fishers, and the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper.
Located at 755 W. Michigan Ave. in the heart of the IUPUI campus, the University Library is a public library, serving nearly 1 million visitors a year, 10 percent of them community users. University Library supports students and faculty across all of IUPUI’s more than 200 degree programs with research expertise and a wide array of resources. Any resident of Indiana is eligible for an IUPUI University Library card.
Category: Announcements, IUPUI University Library / Tags: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IUPUI Library, photographs
Glick Eye Institute public art project completes second call for art with new pieces selected
INDIANAPOLIS — Art created by 23 artists with Indiana ties is now on display at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute as part of the second phase of a public art project created to showcase the visual arts in a building dedicated to vision care and research.
The new pieces have been added to the original 17 pieces of art that were donated or purchased during the public art project’s initial round in 2011, held to coincide with the opening and dedication of the Glick Eye Institute.
“We were overwhelmed with the response we received to both phases of the art project, and with the second call for art, our collection has expanded to include more photography, glass and ceramic pieces,” said Jeff Rothenberg, M.D., M.S., chair of the public art project’s committee.
A glass artist, Dr. Rothenberg contributed blown glass globes that hang in the building’s foyer. For this phase of the art project, he designed glass pieces that become an outline of the eye when installed on a wall. Each circular piece of glass, ranging in size from a half inch to 3 inches, is of varying shades of blue and green.
“Our patients enjoy the art and appreciate the pieces that have been selected for the Glick Eye Institute,” said Louis Cantor, M.D., chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Glick Eye Institute. “We believe it is important to include art in a building dedicated to vision and vision research. The art project has allowed us to do that as our department funds are dedicated to patient care, research and education for the next generation of ophthalmologists.”
Two of the larger pieces of art, magnified photographs printed on 3-foot circles, hang in a large hallway of the first-floor clinic. Created by Indianapolis artist David Woolf, a Master of Fine Arts student at Herron School of Art on the IUPUI campus, the images have been enlarged to bring new detail to the viewer. His two works, “Crux” and “Suburbia,” are images of organic materials that when enlarged are reminiscent of microscopic details.
Blown glass by Indianapolis glass artist Yuri Okamoto also is included in the exhibit. She created vessels adorned with delicate flowers. Okamoto has a bachelor’s degree in glass from Meisei University in Japan. She returned to her artistic roots when she moved here in 2002.
“I could not speak English at all when I moved here,” she said. “The first six months were very difficult.” Eventually she learned of classes at the Indianapolis Art Center, where she said she became reacquainted with her art and learned to speak English.
“I met great friends,” she said. “Since then, I regularly teach glass classes and am fortunate enough to be a part of the glass community in Indiana.”
Several photographs also were selected for the new exhibition, including “Mapping Mendenhall Glacier by Kayak” by Flounder Lee. This image was taken on a research trip to document the retreat of the Alaskan glaciers.
Art for the exhibit was selected by the Glick Eye Institute’s Public Art Project Committee, composed of Dr. Rothenberg, Linda Cantor, Stephanie Brater, Marianne Glick, Kim Harper and Rich Thompson. The selections were installed under the guidance of Sherry Rouse, curator of the IU Museum of Art in Bloomington, and assistant curator Katie Chattin.
The pieces will remain on display through February. The committee will determine which pieces, if any, can be purchased for permanent installation. The Glick Art Fund has been established for donations to be used exclusively to purchase art for the Glick Eye Institute. Donations can be made at glick.iu.edu
The artists and their works selected for this exhibit include:
- Philip M. Blomgren, “Rosetta,” oil on canvas
- Cynthia Booth, “The world beyond the window,” photography
- Chris Bowman, “Diversity,” salvaged wood
- Peggy Breidenbach, “Reflections on the Iris,” ceramic
- Benaiah Cusack, “The Wild Place” and “Beginning,” acrylic on canvas
- Heidi Garriott, “There Is Joy in Laughter,” photography; and “Reflected Vision,” glass and wood
- Margaret Gohn, “Magenta (Petunioideae)” oil, sand and wax on canvas
- Tom Hubbard, “Untitled Wassenaar, The Netherlands,” archival pigment print
- Jeff Kisling, “Tulips,” photography
- Lee Layman, “Emergence” and “Reflection,” paintings
- Flounder Lee, “Mapping Mendenhall Glacier by Kayak 1,” photography
- David Lesh, “Take another look,” mixed media
- G. Alexandre Lewis, “Ball and glove,” pencil on paper
- Robyn Loughran, “Ferns and Flowers,” photography
- Jeff Mason, “Rays of Sun” and “Emerging From the Rain,” photography
- Carole Mitchell, “Color Avalanche,” textile
- Yuri Okamoto, “Dogwood” and “Sakura,” glass
- Nikki Pritchett, “The Neighborhood,” acrylic on canvas
- Daren Pitts Redman, “walking, looking down,” textile
- Jeff Rothenberg, M.D., “teichopsia,” glass
- Tal Rothenberg, “Zebra and Bluebird,” photography
- Doug Sauter, “Canoes,” photography
- David Woolf, “Crux” and “Suburbia,” photography
A brochure with information about the artists is available here.
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