OCTOBER 2018 | VOLUME X | ISSUE 10
New Program - Chat With A Pro
Chat With A Pro is a brand new mentorship program for young people (10 years old and up) that are just starting to dream of an arts career and do not quite have enough experience yet or do not know what they have to do to get there. Many artists know what they want to do or what they want to be at a young age. Our goal is to not let them get discouraged!
The "Pro" in this case discusses with the student what to do, where to go, and how to get experience, which helps the young artist build the skills necessary to move forward with their arts career. They will leave with a plan and the encouragement of how to get to their goals.
Interested in Chat With A Pro mentorship program: contact [email protected].
New AWoL Mentorships!
Art Without Limits (AWoL), asks that its mentored Emerging Artists give back to our community, the generations to come, and to their mentor. As we like to say, “Giving Begets Giving!” and what better way to than through our new mentorship pairs: Elsa Goldwasser & Cecily Stewart and Lianna Nakashima & Rod Rolle.
ELSA GOLDWASSER | CECILY STEWART Mentorship Focus: Dance
Aspiring dancer, Elsa Goldwasser has been a student at the Curtis Studio of Dance for seven years training in ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop and is attending the Gustafson School of Dance and Santa Barbara City College this year. Moreover, she was just accepted to the State Street Ballet.
She recently started a mentorship through AWoL and is set to work with Gustafson dance instructor, Cecily Stewart, who was previously a mentored Emerging Artist with AWoL under founder Julie McLeod.
Image: Emerging Artist Elsa Goldwasser & Mentor Cecily Stewart LIANNA NAKASHIMA | ROD ROLLE Mentorship Focus: Fine Art Photography
Photographer and social media marketing content creator, Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima is a recent UCSB graduate who earned her degree in Art and Dance with a minor in Multimedia Communications. She discovered the creative power of digital media after teaching herself marketing and technical skills that would inspire her to start her own photography business, LXN Photography.
She has reached out to Art Without Limits to pursue a mentorship with local photographer Rod Rolle, a California based photographer with experience in editorial, fine art, corporate, and documentary fields. This will be Rod’s second time as an AWoL mentor after mentoring Shannon Jordan.
Image: Emerging Artist Lianna Nakashima & Mentor Rod Rolle
Would you like to be a mentor or to be mentored? C ontact Julie McLeod at [email protected] for more information!
What Are Our Art Without Limits Emerging Artists Up To?
DANIEL NEWMAN-LESSLER Music (Conducting)
Art Without Limits wanted to congratulate Daniel Newman- Lessler on his recent success as a thriving emerging artist and future mentor in the arts!
He will be taking on the role as co-Music Director of the Music Academy of the West's newly founded Children's Choir, which also includes a partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra, with whom kids will perform a newly commissioned children's opera.
Learn more about Daniel at www.danielnewmanlessler.com
Image: Conductor & Emerging Artist Daniel Newman-Lessler P hoto Credit: Larina Winter
TOM PAZDERKA Painting, Site-Specific Sculpture, and Installation Art
Tom Pazderka is one of numerous AWoL Emerging Artists who was mentored by Colleen M. Kelly with the goal of building his close community of fellow artists. Like Tom, Colleen is an installation artist, painter, and sculptor. Since then, he has continued to grow with success in his arts career.
Coming up, he will be teaching two courses with the Carpinteria Arts Center focusing on his own studio techniques. Click on the links to learn more and register!
October: Drawing and Painting from Photographs | Deadline: October 3, 2018
November: Basics of Painting with Fire and Ash | Deadline: October 25, 2018
Image: Artwork by Tom P azderka, My Grandf ather, 2018
New Fiscal Sponsorship!
GEORGE PENDERGAST Drummer and Co-Founder of Rockshop Academy
We are proud to be a fiscal sponsor for countless artists and are excited to announce our recent sponsorship of George Pendergast, drummer of Dishwalla/Penfifteen Club and Co-Founder of Rockshop Academy.
Based in Santa Barbara, California, Rockshop Academy was launched in 2009 to foster the next generation of aspiring musicians in the Santa Barbara area with the guidance of seasoned pros from the generation that put Santa Barbara on the music map.
Rockshop Academy provides a crash course on playing with a band and what it takes to navigate the music industry.
Week-long Summer Camp sessions and an ongoing year-round music club are offered along with Image: Drummer and a space for young musicians to show their skills in front Co-Founder of Rockshop of a live audience. Academy , George P endergast
Check out Rockshop Academy for more information about the fantastic opportunities to start a career in the music industry!
What is Art Without Limits Fiscal Sponsorship? Using its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, Art Without Limits can receive funding for artists and regrant it for projects, performances, exhibitions, and more. Do you have an arts project and are in need of funding? Contact Jodi McLeod at [email protected] for more information!
AWoL Around Town
An Evening of Nordic Music with the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara Music Director Adam P hillips and the Folk Orchestra of Santa B arbara perf orming Europe's The Final Countdown in the El P residio Chapel during their Nordic Concerts. Video Credit: Jodi McLeod
This past Sunday, September 16, 2018, some of our team at Art Without Limits had the opportunity to see our fiscally sponsored artist, Adam Phillips, and the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara perform a “rich amalgam of folk and classical music" at the El Presidio Chapel.
The performance brought together some of Santa Barbara's best musicians to showcase the music of Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, and Denmark through exciting, unique orchestrations that incorporated traditional instruments including the nyckelharpa (Norwegian keyed fiddle), hurdy gurdy, sackpipa (Swedish bagpipes), and seljefløyte (Norwegian overtone flute).
Adam is showing achievements with the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara. Can't wait until the next performance!
If you did not have the chance to see performance, make sure to check out their social media pages and their website, www.folkorchestrasb.com for more information!
Recap of September BizArts Workshop with Author Bruce Hale
This September, our Art Without Limits BizArts Workshop was geared towards the focus of Business Storytelling for Artists to help take the pain out of self-promotion with help from author, actor, and Fulbright Scholar, Bruce Hale.
Bruce taught the fundamentals of storytelling and provided the opportunity to practice and apply those skills to develop our own stories that would be directed toward grant organizations, gallery owners, directors, and more.
Many of the BizArts participants had this to say: "We learned that stories touch the heart and that is what sells our art."
If you didn’t have a chance to make this BizArts Workshop, B ruce Hale make sure to look out for our BizArts in November! P hoto by Jodi McLeod Help Make BizArts Better!
As we develop future programs for BizArts, we would love to hear your feedback.
What topics would you like us to create a workshop around in the future?
Do you know of any arts community members that would love to run a workshop and help foster the next generation of artists?
Make sure to click the button below and fill out a short survey that will help us develop more targeted and helpful workshops in the future!
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