Reviewing Grant Applications for Yamhill County Culture

Eve and Caryl reviewing grant applications

The grant cycle is upon us.  The Yamhill County Cultural Coalition grant committee met yesterday to review the applications for the coming year.

The Grant Committee, Eve Silverman, Caryl McIver, Deb Broocks and James Nelson and myself looked at projects primarily based in McMinnville and Newberg.  Although James was not at the committee meeting, he sent his comments in.  The projects ranged from writing, to music events, to art programs for seniors, to sign/music event for disabled, to programs for ethic groups, to historical excursions and more.

Eve Silverman, who is co-chair of the Grants Committee developed a very helpful spreadsheet of the applications, which made our work easier.

There never is enough money from the Oregon Cultural Trust to satisfy all of the needs.   The committee would love to recommend that Yamhill County Cultural Coalition board give everyone all of the money they asked for.  The Committee did its best to adjust grant recommendations to fit within the allocation that was given by the Cultural Trust, which was about $12,800.00 for 2013.

The Yamhill County Cultural Coalition Board will meet next week, Wednesday the 24th.  The Committee will give its recommendations.  The Board will discuss the grant applications and make its allocation decisions. The Grant funding announcements will likely go out to applicants in November.

I have been on the Yamhill County Cultural Coalition's Grant Committee for 4 or 5 years.  It is a wonderful experience to see the creative projects and to know that because of the generosity and the desire of Oregonians to have a vibrant cultural life, we can help culture here in Yamhill County.

Arts Alive appearance talking about Pottery

On October 18th we went down to the McMinnville Community Media studio to appear on Arts Alive the local arts and culture show.  Liz talked with host Lynda Phillippi first.  I posted the video of her.  I forgot to post my interview.

We talked about clay and pottery and the Art Harvest Studio Tour, of course.  The Tour was last weekend and the second weekend is coming up.

We had students on the Student/Education Studio Tour today.  They all seemed to come at once.  It was kind of frantic for awhile.  Still fun.

Art Harvest Student Education Studio Tour

Liz Santone demos felt making at her studio

The Art Harvest Studio Tour is on its 20th year.  For several years some of the Tour artists host an Art Harvest Student Education Studio Tour during the week between the regular weekend public Tour.

Today Liz and I hosted students from the Yamhill Carlton area.

Making a mask

Show youth how to make something from a fluff of wool or a lump of clay is a pleasure.

Making felt 

Some Tour artists across Yamhill County are opening their studios this Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday to demonstrate or talk about the art that they do.

Those who visit Liz get an extra surprise.  They get to have a hands-on experience of making felt and taking it home with them.

Because of the nature of clay, the students get to touch the clay and watch as I have all of the fun.  There is a magic in sharing a craft skill and the excitement of creating with young hearts.

Elizabeth Santone on Arts Alive

Elizabeth's segment of Arts Alive will show the week of September 22nd through 28th.  The schedule is on McMinnville Community Media  Liz talked with Lynda Phillippi about felting, painting and the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County's annual Art Harvest Studio Tour .

This was the first time Elizabeth has been on the Arts Alive show to talk about her felting and painting.

Painting with Fire

Nike of Samothrace

This summer I worked with artist Dwight Evalt on a video to show one of his painting techniques which uses fire. The beginning of the painting Nike of Samothrace.  It came together and a young local musician Treven Hughes' music fits the action.  The music was recorded last year at McMinnville Community Media studio.

Dwight and I are almost neighbors.  Dwight lives in Carlton Oregon.  His website is dwightevaltart.weebly.com

Liz and I and Dwight were on this year's Art Harvest Studio Tour  A program of the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County which has been sponsoring the Tour for 20 years.  The 2012 Tour was Friday Oct 5, 6, 7 and the second weekend Oct 12, 13 and 14.   With a Student Education Tour during the week between.

It was a pretty good Tour.  I don't think Dwight demonstrated painting with fire.  You can see here.

Copyright permission for Non-Commercial One Poem A Day

Indie Filmmaker’s journal: Part Four.  

Copyright investigations include looking at the work for copyright notice, author, publisher, place and date of publication, directly searching the copyright office and other records or pay to have the copyright office do a search.  Well that is the start, but Copyright circular 22 says “the results may not be conclusive.”  They go on to say “In many cases, it is important to consult with a copyright attorney before reaching any conclusions regarding the copyright status of a work.” 

Okay.  I get the picture.  I need to assume there is a copyright owner and I need to find out who that is and ask them for permission.  I can’t afford an attorney who is going to charge me more per hour that earn in a week.  I am trying to increase the cultural destiny of my community and my world by putting work on public access TV and on my Youtube site.   I have to get the permissions myself.

Copyright Permission and Fair Use

Indie Filmmaker’s journal: Part Three.  

As we learned more about copyrights and trademarks.  We looked around as we filmed, doh, almost every thing is property owned and controlled.  Making a copy of it, even not intentionally copying it could be copyright infringement.  What about Fair Use?

“We’re almost ready to do the interview.  Sound check good.  Could you turn off your CD player.”
“Why. Can’t you hear me?”
“Hear you fine.  You are playing Zappa’s “Apostrophe” album.  If we tape his doing “Stink Foot” as background to your interview, we could have a copyright problem.”
“Oh, Okay.  Stink Foot is Zappa’s best.”
“Yeah I know. One more thing.  Could you move to your right a couple of steps.  We need to get the “Big Lebowski” movie poster out of the frame.”
“Okay, moving to the right.” 

Fair Use is an important limit on copyright owner’s rights.  Deciding if  a copyright protected work is fair to copy or film is more artful than a science.  No clear and agreed upon guidelines.  There are four factors to consider.