AG #10: Call for Submissions: Individual Artists or Creatives for December Funding Cycle

Art Gumbo is now accepting applications from individual artists/creatives for the Winter funding cycle. Applications are available now through Thursday, December 20, 2012. 7 eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on December 20 will qualify to compete for funding. (Groups/Orgs are NOT eligible for winter cycle).
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, December 20, 11:59 p.m.

EVENT: Thursday, December 27, 6-8 p.m. at St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust St., Dubuque, IA.

ELIGIBILTY: Individual Artists & Creatives with creative ideas whose project will impact the Dubuque community. You must be present to win. 

HOW IT WORKS: Individual Artists or Creatives submit a brief proposal of their project. The public attends the Art Gumbo Soup Dinner, they pay $10 to get in, and this money goes into the Art Gumbo Fund for the night. The attendees enjoy the soup, review the packet of proposals, and vote for their favorite. The proposal(s) with the most votes will be awarded the Art Gumbo Fund proceeds for that night. First place & second place will split the proceeds 70/30.

FINAL REPORT: The winner(s) will be invited to the next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner to present a progress (or final) report. Volunteer support is expected by the winner(s) at the subsequent event.

HOW TO APPLY: Download application below & follow directions to submit. Art Gumbo December 2012 Application FYI: Since it's launch in 2010, ART GUMBO has funded 14 projects raising $7,710 for creativity in Dubuque!

AG# 9 Recap: Livin' the Dream!

We celebrated AG's birthday (we turned 2!) by returning to our birthplace at Voices Warehouse Gallery and raising $1,540 (154 patron votes)! We slurped soup from Dubuque Food Coop with bread by East Mill Bakeshop & Catering and cupcakes by All Things Sweet donated by Dolphin Custom Cabinets. Happy Birthday to us!

Congratulations to our September Winners:
1. Bell Tower Theater won $1,078 to help fund their “Free Summer Musical Program: HS Edition"

Miki Robinson (L) of Bell Tower Theater accepts cash & pottery from Hune Winner Ken Bichell & AG Host Megan Starr.

2. Nash Gallery won $462 to help fund their "Emerging Artists’ Fall Exhibition". 

Ian Loar of Nash Gallery accepts seed money from AG Host Megan Starr.

3. YOU for attending the event and making this happen!

Serious patrons invest in our art community!

Generous patrons!

4. AG Bowls Project sold 37 bowls and earned $555! This $$$ will commission potters to create more bowls = Win-win! (Thanks for the arts and culture grant Mediacom!)

Purchase YOUR own Art Gumbo Bowl & BYO Table Service to each event! Project funded by Mediacom A&C Grant.

5. June winner Ken Bichell provided an update on his Community Kiln Project.

Potter Ken Bichell & his plans to build a kiln!

6. Dubuque Food Coop sold memberships and Green Dubuque registered voters! AKA: We all win!

Raki Giannakouros (L) of Green Dubuque & Jamie Ellerie (R) of Dubuque Food Coop inform!

This community-supported funding project is created for YOU to help enrich the Dubuque community through funding creative ideas. AG is volunteer-driven & patron-supported. Join us on December 27 at St. Mark Community Center for our next funding cycle!
 

Since AG's launch in 2010 we've funded 14 project raising $7,710 for creativity in our community.Yes!

AG #9 Proposals are In! Art Gumbo Bowls Unveiled!

Join us this week for AG #9! Review or download proposals below.

When & Where?
Thursday | Sept 20| 6-8 p.m.
Voices Warehouse Gallery, 10th & Jackson Streets
$10 (goes to the winning art projects)

Soup Du Jour?

• Soup by Dubuque Food Coop
• Bread by East Mill Bakeshop & Catering
• Sweet Treats by Cathy Dolphin
• Craft Brew & Wine by Voices Warehouse Gallery (cash bar, no carry-ins)

Creative Proposals By Groups or Organizations:

• MIKI ROBINSON, Bell Tower Theater, “Free Summer Musical Program: High School Edition”
  
  
  BRETT ROBBINS, Better Together Dubuque, “Identity Rainbow” 
  
  
  MICHELE CHILOOK, Emergence of Spirit Style Show, “Emergence of Spirit: Man & Machine”
  
  
  IAN LOAR, Dubuque County Fine Arts Society,“Nash Gallery Emerging Artists’ Fall Exhibition and Opening”
  
  
  NACOLE MEYERMILLER, Senju Youth Productions,“Production of Judith Martin’s Play, Jumping Beans” 
  
  DOWNLOAD PROPOSALS HERE!  Ag Sept Packet 2012

Creative Juice:

• AG June winner Ken Bichell will give an update on his kiln project.
• AG June Runner Up will update on the #dbqletterpress free postcard series
• Luxe Photography will make you look your best!
  
• Your hosts: Megan Starr & Paula Neuhaus

What's New?

•  Are you registered to Vote? You can Register to vote for local & national elections during our event!
• The Art Gumbo Bowls have arrived! Huzzah! Last fall, through a Mediacom Arts & Culture Grant, we commissioned potters from Twenty Dirty Hands to create AG Bowls for you to purchase & bring with you to each dinner. 6 Potters in various designs are available. Bring your cash or checks ($15 per bowl). What will you name yours?

Bowls by Chris Lemmon, Adrienne Seagraves, Stephanie O'Shaugnessey, Joe Pinder, Larry Priske, Paul Eschelman, Kent Henderson, and Gary Carstens.

FYI: Since our launch in September 2010 AG has funded 12 projects raising a total of $6,170 for Dubuque art projects! 

See you Thursday, Sept 20!

AG #9 Call for Submissions: Creative Groups or Art Orgs

Art Gumbo is now accepting applications from arts groups/orgs or creative groups for the Fall funding cycle. Applications are available now through Saturday, September 15, 2012. 7 eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on September 15 will qualify to compete for funding.

The next Art Gumbo Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 6-8 p.m. at St. Voices Warehouse Gallery, 10th & Jackson Streets in Dubuque, IA. Featuring Soup by the Dubuque Food Coop & Bread by East Mill Catering & Bakeshop. Luxe Photography will be there, too, so get ready for your close up!

ELIGIBILTY: Arts groups/orgs or groups with creative ideas whose project will impact the Dubuque community.

HOW IT WORKS: Arts groups/orgs or group Creatives submit a brief proposal of their project. Submitted projects will be combined into a packet. The public attends the Art Gumbo Soup Dinner, they pay $10 to get in, and this money goes into the Art Gumbo Fund for the night. The attendees enjoy the soup, review the packet of proposals, and vote for their favorite. The proposal(s) with the most votes will be awarded the Art Gumbo Fund proceeds for that night. First place & second place will split the proceeds 70/30.

FINAL REPORT: The winner(s) will be invited to the next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner to present a progress (or final) report. Volunteer support is expected by the winner(s) at the subsequent event.

HOW TO APPLY: Download application below & follow directions to submit. Art Gumbo Sept 2012 Application

FYI: Since our launch in September 2010, ART GUMBO has funded 12 proposals raising a total of $6,170 for Dubuque art projects.   

AG #8 Recap: Kiln & Letterpress Win Big!

3 proposals, 52 patron votes, $520 in proceeds, 3 styles of home brew from the Dubuque Society of Brewers, Soup & Bread from L May Eatery sent potter Ken Bichell ($370) and letterpress apprentice Rachel Yoder ($132) each home with seed money for their projects. The June funding cycle was open to individual artists or creatives.

AG June Crowd at St. Mark Community Center.

Potter Ken Bichell swayed the audience with his proposal to build  a new wood-fired kiln on the property of Four Mounds in Dubuque. The wood fired kiln is a 2000 year age old process that produces unique surfaces which result from temperatures of 2300F, melting fly ash, and flame impingement. The resulting organic colors and textures are unique to the process. "In Northeast Iowa there were no opportunities for regional artists to fire with wood until in 2000 a group of potters built a kiln in Menominee, Illinois, Ken said "The kiln became a focal point for a growing community of dedicated potters and students. Hundreds of firings and thousands of pots later the kiln is reaching the end of its useful life leaving an uncertain future for those that have come to depend on producing work in this unique way."

Building a new kiln at Four Mounds provides an opportunity for the existing community of artists and students to maintain contiguous use of a wood kiln, but it also offers an opportunity for further outreach to youth programs in conjunction with existing programs at Four Mounds. 

Potter Ken Bichell awarded $370 for his wood fired kiln. Pictured with host Connie Twining & DubuqueFest's Aaron Hefel.

Rachel Yoder, letterpress apprentice at SlowPrint Studio won second place to help fund her idea to create a series of a letterpress postcards using the collection of historic letterpresses at SlowPrint. The content of the postcards will come from collaborations with local artists, designers, poets, and writers.

"The postcards will be composed on any of four presses:  a 1960’s Original Heidelberg “Windmill”, a 1940’s Vandercook 219 flat-bed proof press, 1930’s Miehle Vertical Cylinder Press or the 1900’s Chandler & Price Gordon Old-Style press," Rachel said. "We would first curate the compositions to be published through an editorial submission process and work with collaborators to best display their work, whether visual art or literacy." The postcards will be distributed for free in local cafes and galleries and also by subscription for people who want to be sure to receive the whole series as produced.

Rachel Yoder, letterpress apprentice at SlowPrint Studio.

The night also included a proposal by Roger Richard to create a free alternative newspaper written by the community contributors.

Final report by March winners DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival for their Community Mural Project with Keith Huie. They showed a documentary video of the project by local film maker Kylie Clark. The Murals are currently on exhibit at Roshek Building, 500 Locust Street in Dubuque through October 1. Click here to watch video.

DubuqueFest Art Fair Director Paula Neuhaus & the Community Murals

We are nothing with YOU and our SPONSORS. A big thanks!

• L May Eatery
• Northeast Iowa Community College
• DigitalDubuque.com
• Dubuque Society of Brewers
• Loras College Food Service Dept.
• St. Mark Community Center 

A special thanks to guest host Connie Twining of Outside the Lines Art Gallery. ;)

The ever-inspiring Connie Twining!

Mark your calendars for September 20, 2012, 6-8 p.m. at Voices Warehouse Gallery, 10th & Jackson Streets in Dubuque.

FYI: Since our launch in September 2010 AG has funded 12 projects raising a total of $6,170 for Dubuque art projects! 

AG #8 And The Rule of Three

AG #8 And The Rule of Three

Join us this week for AG #8! Review or download proposals below:
JUNE PROPOSALS

When & Where?
Thursday | June 21| 6-8 p.m.
St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust St.
$10 (goes to the winning art projects)

Soup Du Jour?

• Soup & Bread by L May Eatery!
  
• Craft Brew Tasting by Dubuque Society of Brewers!
• Project Shocase by Fun-A-Day Dubuque!

Creative Proposals By Individuals:

• Rachel Yoder
  “Creative Dubuque” Letterpress Print Series
• Roger Richard
  Alternative Newspaper
• Ken Bichell
  Wood fired Kiln

Creative Juice:

• AG December winners Dubuque County Fine Arts Society will give an update on their project, "Collaborative Community Painting with artist Keith Huie”
• Your hosts: Connie Twining and Stormy Mochal

What's New?

• Proceeds are awarded in a 70/30 ratio. 70% to the project with the most votes. 30% to the runner up.

FYI: Since our launch in September 2010 AG has funded 8 projects raising a total of $5,650 for Dubuque art projects!  (Visit the AG Blog for all the news.)

See you this Thursday, June 21!

AG #8 Art Gumbo Call for June Submissions: Individual Artists & Creatives

Art Gumbo is now accepting applications from individual artists/creatives for the Summer funding cycle. Applications are available now through Thursday, June 14, 2012. 7 eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on June 14 will qualify to compete for funding.

EVENT: The next Art Gumbo Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, June 21, 6-8 p.m. at St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust St., Dubuque, IA.

ELIGIBILTY: Individual Artists & Creatives with creative ideas whose project will impact the Dubuque community.

HOW IT WORKS: Arts groups/orgs or group Creatives submit a brief proposal of their project. Submitted projects will be combined into a packet. The public attends the Art Gumbo Soup Dinner, they pay $10 to get in, and this money goes into the Art Gumbo Fund for the night. The attendees enjoy the soup, review the packet of proposals, and vote for their favorite. The proposal(s) with the most votes will be awarded the Art Gumbo Fund proceeds for that night. First place & second place will split the proceeds 70/30.

FINAL REPORT: The winner(s) will be invited to the next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner to present a progress (or final) report. Volunteer support is expected by the winner(s) at the subsequent event.

HOW TO APPLY: Download application below & follow directions to submit.
Art Gumbo June 2012 Application


FYI: Since our launch in September 2010, ART GUMBO has funded 10 proposals raising a total of $5,650 for Dubuque art projects.