Call for Artists of All Disciplines: JumpstART

East End Arts is pleased to announce the second year of their professional development and public arts program for artists of all disciplines, titled JumpstART. This program provides the opportunity for artists to jumpstart their artistic careers by learning about the fundamentals involved to best grow their business – their art! Participating artists will be invited to hear from artists who have succeeded in making a living with their art, including from the artists who participated in the inaugural 2014 JumpstART program. This program also offers the amazing opportunity for artists’ work to get high visibility through public presentation. East End Arts has developed an intensive curriculum dedicated to the business side of art, all while being important catalysts for creative placemaking. It is East End Arts’ belief that with the necessary tools, an artist is better able to take advantage of creative opportunities that arise and be more likely to be aware of opportunities that exist. A limited number of artists of any discipline will be accepted into JumpstART. In addition to a number of workshops and mentorships with 2014 JumpstART artists, all accepted participating artists will have the unprecedented opportunity to design and implement a public art project in downtown Riverhead during the Summer of 2015, and/or East Hampton during another season, to be announced. This program is open to all visual and performing artists, of any discipline. For information about the success of the pilot JumpstART program in 2014, visit http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/jumpstart.html.

East End Arts is now accepting applications for artists interested in participating in this program. To apply, artists must complete an online application. The deadline for application submission is Friday, Feb. 13, 11:59 p.m.. Artists who apply to participate will be notified of their acceptance into the program by Feb. 27. The program will begin with an orientation on March 15, and will continue with a series of intensive workshops in March, April and May. The program will culminate with a public art project in Downtown Riverhead, kicking off on Friday, Aug. 7, as well as in the village of East Hampton on another date to be announced. For more information and to apply, visit https://eastendartsorg.presencehost.net/calendar/events.html/event/2015/02/13/deadline-for-artists-of-all-disciplines-to-apply-jumpstart-professional-development-public-arts-program.

Mandatory workshop sessions on the following subjects will be offered to all participants. All workshops will be held at East End Arts in Riverhead:

• Orientation – Sunday, March 15
• Session 1: Artist Career Building – Saturday, March 28
• Session 2: Fundraising in the Arts – Saturday April 18
• Session 3: Legal Matters for Artists – Saturday May 9
• Session 4: Marketing and Social Networking – Saturday May 30
• Session 5: Public Presentation of Project – date to be announced
• Mentorship sessions will follow each scheduled workshop session

Accepted artists must commit to (1) attending program orientation and all workshop sessions; (2) designing and implementing a public art project in downtown Riverhead during the Summer of 2015, and/or East Hampton during another season to be announced; as well as a (3) participation fee of $100 from selected artists, which is due prior to the first session.

East End Arts’ JumpstART Program is made possible with funds from the Long Island Community Foundation.

For more information about this program, including the pilot program in 2014 and the artists-created public arts projects, visit http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/jumpstart.html, or contact Pat Snyder at 631-727-0900 or psnyder@eastendarts.org, or Diane Giardi at 631-369-2171 or dgiardi@eastendarts.org.

Source: East End Arts press release dated Jan. 28, 2015.