Friday, August 17, 2007

Job: Common Weal seeks a Southern Artistic Coordinator

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
SOUTHERN ARTISTIC COORDINATOR

PURPOSE

Common Weal Community Arts Inc. is a provincial arts organization that links professional artists with communities to promote social justice and cultural identity through collaboration and creative expression. The position of Southern Artistic Coordinator is to inspire and maintain the artistic and community vision of Common Weal Community Arts Inc. and to facilitate the participation of communities in the creation of community engaged art projects.

SCOPE

Reporting to the Executive Director, this position has a collaborative and leadership role in a variety of areas including the development of community engaged art projects, partnership development, outcome based evaluation and public presentation of projects in the Southern region of the province. The Northern and Southern Artistic coordinators work as a team to develop, facility and evaluate artistic programming.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A) Program Coordination & Development

• Community outreach and participation with human service organizations and arts organizations, partnership development, and ongoing community relations.
• Community consultation, assessment and planning in development of community- engaged arts projects in the southern part of the province.
• Work collaboratively with the Artistic team and other Common Weal staff in project planning and project timelines.
• Recommend Project Managers and Artists to assist in the delivery of community-engaged arts projects
• Provide support to and work directly with Project Managers, Artists and Participants to deliver and/ or assist in project development and delivery.
• Establish outcome evaluation frameworks for Common Weal projects
• Oversee and facilitate the collection of data for the purposes of program outcome evaluation from Community Partners, Project Managers, Artists, and Participants on a regular schedule

B) Administration/ Operations

• Provide support to the Executive Director and project/ regional advisory committees on an ongoing basis and to the Board of Directors when required
• Develop funding applications for projects and/ or provide artistic vision and expertise to the Executive Director for the purposes of funding applications, project budgets, and core budget planning
• Participate and help facilitate the long term planning process for the organization
• Provide written quarterly reports to the Executive Director, in consultation with project managers, on all project initiatives and outreach

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Knowledge of community development process and community engaged art practice(s)
• Previous experience developing funding proposals, project management, and outcome based evaluation
• Excellent organizational, group facilitation, and inter-personal skills
• Demonstrated sensitivity and interest to work with individuals/ groups from diverse social, economic, political, and cultural backgrounds
• Sufficient knowledge of project budgeting and cost projection
• General understanding of Macintosh Environment and Office Software

Experience and Training Required

• A Bachelor of Arts or Fine Arts and/ or at least 3 years of community and professional experience
• Demonstrated ability to work with others in a variety of artistic disciplines

Probation and Review

This position will have her/his performance annually reviewed by the Executive Director through a process of peer evaluation and self-evaluation. After a compulsory six-month probationary period, salary increments will be aligned with the annual budget cycle and incremental pay scales and performance assessments.

Salary Range

• $26,000 to $34,000.
• Benefits package provided after the compulsory probation period.

Hours of Work

• This is a full time position, with a base of 3 weeks of paid vacation per year worked.

Interested applicants please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae/resume by August 24, 2007 to:

By Mail:
Human Resources Committee
Common Weal Community Arts Inc.
2431 8th Avenue
Regina SK S4R 5J7

By e-mail:
gm@commonweal-arts.com

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Call: Common Weal seeks Hip-Hop and Spoken Word artists

ROOTS OF TRUTH
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE AUGUST 31, 2007

Common Weal is currently accepting submissions for ROOTS OF TRUTH, a compilation CD to be released in Fall 2007. This project is open to HIP HOP and SPOKEN WORD artists (under 30 years old and recording independently) living in the city of Regina and surrounding areas.

To have your track included for consideration on the ROOTS OF TRUTH compilation CD, please include:

-An MP3 or CD with track name and length clearly indicated
-A short bio of yourself
-The names of all the people involved in creating your track
-Your age
-Info on where to reach you (e-mail, phone, mailing address

If chosen for the ROOTS OF TRUTH project you will get:

-your track on the CD
-A reproduction/artist fee for your track being on the CD
-5 free copies of the CD

Artists will be notified of the selection committee's decisions by September 10, 2007. Please send applications by e-mail or regular mail to:

Common Weal Community Arts
2431 8th Avenue
Regina SK S4R 5J7
ac@commonweal-arts.com

Common Weal would like to acknowledge Paved Arts as its project partner for this initiative.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Call: Common Weal Community Arts seeks Hip-Hop Artists

ATTENTION EMERGING HIP HOP ARTISTS
- WE WANT YOUR TRAX -

Common Weal Community Arts is a provincial arts organization that links artists with
communities to promote social justice and cultural identity through collaboration and
creative expression.

Common Weal is currently accepting submissions for ROOTS OF TRUTH, a compilation
CD to be released in Fall 2007. This project is open to emerging HIP HOP and SPOKEN
WORD artists (under 30 years old and recording independently) living in Saskatchewan.
To have your track included for consideration on the ROOTS OF TRUTH compilation
CD, please include:

• An MP3 or CD with track name and length clearly indicated
• A short bio of yourself
• The names of all the people involved in creating your track
• Your age
• Info on where to reach you (e-mail, phone number, mailing address)

IF CHOSEN FOR THE ROOTS OF TRUTH PROJECT YOU WILL GET:
• Your track on the CD
• A reproduction/artist fee for your track being on the CD
• 5 free copies of the CD

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JULY 20, 2007. ARTISTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE’S DECISIONS BY AUGUST 3, 2007.

PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS BY E-MAIL OR REGULAR MAIL TO THE PLACE CLOSEST TO YOU:

Common Weal
Regina Office
2431 8th Avenue
Regina SK S4R 5J7
ac@commonweal-arts.com

Common Weal
Prince Albert Office
1010 Central Avenue
Prince Albert SK S6V 4V5
nac@commonweal-arts.com

PAVED Arts
(Laura or Gilles)
424 20th Street West
Saskatoon SK S7M 0X4
www.pavedarts.ca
phone: 652-5502

NOTE: If you are an artist based in Saskatoon, you can access PAVED Arts (our project
partner) to get your track ready to send.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Job: Common Weal seeks a General Manager

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
GENERAL MANAGER

Purpose:
Common Weal Community Arts Inc. is a provincial arts organization that links professional artists with communities to promote social justice and cultural identity through collaboration and creative expression. The position of General Manager contributes to this goal by leading the day-to-day operations of Common Weal Community Arts, Inc, and together with the Board of Directors, ensuring that the mandate and values of the organization are upheld.

Scope:
Reporting to the Board of Directors, this position provides leadership in a variety of areas including: strategic planning; human resource development, management and support; board support; policy development; fund development and financial management; partnership development; and internal/external communications.

Education and Experience:
• Bachelor of Fine Arts or a relevant area and a minimum of 3 years of related experience
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in the not-for-profit sector
• Knowledge of community development processes and collaborative art
• Previous experience developing funding proposals, conducting evaluation and establishing organizational benchmarks
• Bookkeeping and accounting knowledge
• General understanding of Macintosh Environment and Office Software

Salary Range
• $35,000 to $40,000
• Benefit package provided after the compulsory probation period.

Interested Applicants please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae/resume by
July 13, 2007 to:

By Mail:
Lynn Acoose, General Manager
Common Weal Community Arts Inc.
2431 8th Avenue
Regina, SK S4R 5J7

By Email:
gm@commonweal-arts.com

A full job description is available at: www.commonweal-arts.com

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Free VJing workshops offered in Prince Albert by Carrie Gates and Leeane Berger with Common Weal

VJing 101: An Introduction to VJing with Arkaos

Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th 7:00 - 9:00pm,
at Prince Albert's St. Mary's High School computer science labs

Have you ever wondered how VJs create their artwork? Have you ever wanted to create a custom visual projection to work with a dance or theatre piece? Have you ever tried adding live visuals to a band's performance or a DJ set? We can show you how!

Using Arkaos VJing software, instructors Carrie Gates and Leeane Berger will guide you through a series of fun and focused workshops that will take you from recording and digitizing your own video footage to programming video mixing software to being ready for a live VJ performance.

Workshops take place in the evenings, from Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th 7:00 - 9:00pm, at the St. Mary's High School computer science labs. Since there are limited seats, we ask that you send us a short letter or email by April 17th outlining why you would like to learn more about VJing. Let us know if you have any experience working with video, but beginners are also welcome. Up to ten participants will be selected for this free workshop offered by Common Weal Community Arts, Inc.

Please send your application to:
Judy Mc Naughton
nac@commonweal-arts.com
Common Weal Community Arts, Inc.
1010 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, SK, S6V 4V5
Phone: 960-9020 Fax: (306) 953-4814
www.commonweal-arts.com
Applications received after April 17th will not be considered.

Class YouTube Video Website:
http://www.youtube.com/vjnode



More about the instructors, VJs Leeane Berger and Carrie Gates:

Carrie Gates – VJ Instructor
Carrie Gates' diverse art practices span the realms of VJing, experimental turntablism, sound art, sculpture, performance art, digital media, and the catylization of provocative interactive situations. Her work is unified by a pluralist vision and an appetite for teasing the uncanny from the familiar, critically yet playfully using and abusing any media she encounters. Recently, Gates has been working with creating innovative VJ performances using Max/MSP/Jitter and Arkaos software, sharing her findings with her peers through workshops and artist talks to encourage others to reclaim digital media as a tool for personal artistic expression and social change. Since 1996, she has been performing regularly at electronic music events, noise and experimental music shows, new media festivals, and art galleries. Her performances, compositions, videos, and research work have been shown across Canada as well as in Germany and the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/carriegates
http://www.myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
http://www.notype.com/bricolodge
http://www.vinylinterventions.com

Leeane Berger – Assistant VJ Instructor
As part of a new generation of artists, Leeane Berger is currently working in the discovery, documentation and rediscovery of all things - great and small - that make up everyday living in Saskatchewan. In 2004 Leeane set out with a project to refurbish trash from alleys, sidewalks, parks and dumpsters. This endeavor propelled her into further exploration of salvaged and found materials. Leeane works in a variety of techniques and media in attempt to correlate viewer with surroundings. Using simple electronics to bring motion to a piñata television made from found electrical cords, wire and spray paint to the exploration of substance use in adding texture and depth to her found object paintings, Leeane is on a constant look out for new tools of expression. Working most recently in video, a medium she began working with while briefly attending Concordia University in 2005, has lead to experimentation with video mixing and animation. Her videos have since morphed from canadian video art inspired short-films into grungy expressionistic mixups for teasing and pleasing the eye.

http://www.youtube.com/itrashfish
http://www.myspace.com/printedonrecycledpaper



DOWNLOAD THIS INFO AS A PDF FILE HERE:
http://www.otherartists.com/commonweal/pdf/CW-VJ_Poster-April10-07.pdf

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