FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
INDIGENOUS AND REGIONAL CULTURES
AND WORLD MARKETS
News from Bronitsky and Associates
Bringing Together Indigenous Peoples and the World Since 1992
Dr Gordon Bronitsky, President, Bronitsky and Associates, 216 Edith SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, cell 505-238-3739; e-mail
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a bi-monthly newsletter from Bronitsky and Associates about events and people from Indigenous and Regional cultures in the international scene - festivals, funding, conferences, publications and current issues.
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NOTE: This issue is coming out early because we’ll be touring Sami rights pioneer Magne Ove Varsi to the US April 18-May 1. I’ll be accompanying Mr. Varsi as tour manager and blogging the tour daily so I want to encourage you to follow the tour along on our blog at www.bronitskyandassociates.com/wordpress and our next issue is #100!
Our News - what's keeping us busy!
IndigeNOW! Indigenous Opera From Three Continents and Four Countries
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band to Tour to Lithuania
Throat Singers From Nunavut to Indian Market
Gordon Bronitsky to Speak in Volgograd and Moscow, Russia, in May
Gordon Bronitsky Spoke at McMurry University, Abilene, Texas
Mariachi Imperial de America in Albania and Macedonia
Sami rights pioneer Magne Ove Varsi - US Tour April 18-May 1
For Your Diary
Events
Festivals
Funding
Conferences
Publications
Call for Submissions and Papers
News
Sites of Interest
Our News - what's keeping us busy!
IndigeNOW! Indigenous Opera From Three Continents and Four Countries
When you hear the word Opera, what do you think of? Buxom women with metal bodices and Viking hats? Sobbing clowns covered in blood? Suicidal sopranos hurling themselves from castles? How about dispossessed Aboriginal peoples? Cutting-edge Native American composers? Traditional Sami chants mixed up to fresh beats and new stories? If these things don't come to mind now, they will--after you experience IndigeNOW!, the first annual festival of Indigenous Opera from Three Continents and Four Countries. Now in development, this will definitely be a project to watch for! Check out www.bronitskyandassociates.com/indigenow.htm for more information.
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band to Tour to Lithuania
We are delighted to announce that we are working with the United States embassy in Lithuania to bring the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band (www.klezmerband.com) May 17-24 to perform in Vilnius in May at the Tolerance Center of the Vilna Gaon State Museum.
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band has been one of the Midwest's premiere Klezmer Bands for over twenty years, performing regionally, nationally and worldwide. Maxwell Street has been central to the revival of traditional Jewish music in the Midwest. It is one of the true Klezmer "Big Bands," recalling the rich, jazzy sounds of the Swing Era.
Bronitsky and Associates previously toured the Fernando Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers to Lithuania in 2002.
Here is the schedule so far:
May 19
18:00: Tolerance Center, Naugarduko 10/2
May 21
17:00: Folk Festival Atataria Lamzdziaia
Kaunas Military Hall, Mickeviciaus g. 19, Kaunas
Throat Singers From Nunavut to Indian Market
Bronitsky and Associates are working with Bruce Bernstein, the Director of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) to bring Inuit throat singers Lois Suluk Locke and Maria Illungiayok to perform in Santa Fe during Indian Market August 19-22. Santa Fe Indian Market is the largest, oldest and most prestigious market and juried show for American Indian artists, traditional and contemporary, throughout the United States (http://swaia.org/). Lois Suluk Locke and Maria Illungiayok are the first Canadian Indigenous artists to perform during Indian Market week. You can learn more about these talented performers at http://bronitskyandassociates.com/inuit.htm.
Gordon Bronitsky to Speak in Volgograd and Moscow, Russia, in May
The Administration of the Volgograd Region, Russia, has invited Gordon Bronitsky to speak at the First International Art Festival, “On the Main Height of Russia,” May 8-9. The festival will showcase the performances of some of the best Russian and international artists. There will also be a major open forum devoted to a discussion on issues affecting international cultural exchange. The mission of the festival is to support the key themes of peace, tolerance, mutual understanding and cultural dialogue between nations.
As we write this, there is also interest in bringing Dr. Bronitsky to speak after the festival at the American Center in Moscow and to meet with the Artistic Director of the Kalmyk State Dance Theatre "Oiraty" in Elista, the capital of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia.
Gordon Bronitsky Spoke at McMurry University, Abilene, Texas
Gordon Bronitsky, founder and President of Bronitsky and Associates, spoke at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, as part of a symposium entitled The Quest: An Academic Institution Seeks to Honor Native Americans.
It was an exciting and challenging experience to be with so many people honestly wrestling with legacies of the past and charting a new future. You can read more about it at http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/mar/12/speaker-has-challenge-for-mcmurry/ and on our blog at http://bronitskyandassociates.com/wordpress/
Mariachi Imperial de America in Albania and Macedonia
Touring under the auspices of the State Department and the United States embassies in Albania and Macedonia, Mariachi Imperial de America wowed audiences in those countries. We hope to post images from the tour on our website soon but for right now, you can read about the tour on our blog at http://bronitskyandassociates.com/wordpress/ and you can see video clips from the tour at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tN0fHbXsTA.
Sami rights pioneer Magne Ove Varsi - US Tour April 18-May 1
Bronitsky and Associates will tour Sami rights pioneer to the US April 18-May 1. He is the founder/director of the Gáldu Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Kautokeino, Norway (www.galdu.org). The resource centre was created to increase information about the rights of Sami and other indigenous peoples.
Mr. Varsi’s diverse career also includes:
- lecturer in journalism at the Sámi University College
- news editor for SVT Sápmi in connection with the establishment and joint Nordic Sámi TV news on SVT2, NRK 1 and YLE
- president of the Sámi Journalisstaid Seari (Sámi Journalists Association) 1998-2001
- and many other journalistic and international activities
Mr. Varsi’s lecture topics include
- Sami self-determination
- Territories, lands, and natural resources
- Indigenous intellectual property rights
Tour stops will include
- University of Texas at Austin
- Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona (the college of the Navajo Nation)
- University of Hawai’i
- University of Minnesota, and
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet, Minnesota
Many of his appearances will be open to the public and his schedule is posted on our website at http://www.bronitskyandassociates.com/OveVarsiTour.htm.
We hope many of you will have the opportunity to meet him and hear him speak!
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Events
Gathering of Nations Powwow
April 22-24
University of New Mexico Football Field
Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://www.gatheringofnations.com
Festivals
Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia
May 6, 2010
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/About/program_Message_Sticks.aspx
Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2010
Theme--Indigenous Wisdom and Youth
Kathmandu, Nepal
May 27-30, 2010
www.ifanepal.org.np
Wairoa Maori Film Festival 2010
Wairoa, New Zealand
June 4-7, 2010
http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2010/jun/wairoa/wairoa-maori-film-festival-2010
Guelaguetza
Last two weeks of July
Oaxaca, Mexico
This may be Oaxaca's most famous festival with visitors attending from around the world. Also known as Lunes del Cerro, regional dancers from throughout the state express their culture on the last two Mondays of the month. The colorful event takes place in an outdoor amphitheater on Fortin Hill, above Oaxaca City, Mexico.
Funding
Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, now
fully operational, gears up for an active year.
Vancouver, Wa. – The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF)
announced today that it has now fully staffed its operations and is
gearing up to announce its inaugural grant guidelines this spring.
The Foundation’s board is also growing. Actor Adam Beach (Salteaux
Tribe), will serve on the Foundation’s advisory board and Keller
George (Oneida Nation) has joined the Foundation’s board of
trustees.
Adam Beach (Salteaux Tribe), renowned television and film actor, joins Buffy Sainte Marie on the Foundation’s advisory board. With an extensive career as an actor, he was most recently seen in the Clint Eastwood film Flags of our Fathers. Adam also spends time visiting schools and serving as an inspirational speaker to Native American children.
“As indigenous people, we need to express and sustain our own stories through the arts,” says Adam Beach. “Acting has been a positive experience in my life, and I would like to see more opportunities for youth to develop artistically. We need a national organization like the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation to champion and fund indigenous arts.”
Keller George (Oneida Nation), a well-known figure in Indian Country, is the newest member the board of trustees. Keller George brings decades of experience to the organization as former president of the United South and Eastern Tribes and through his extensive work across the country with National Congress of the American Indians, National Museum of the American Indian, Standing Stone Media and many others.
The Foundation has established offices at the Fort Vancouver Historic Preserve, in the Portland metropolitan area. With President and Chief Executive Officer, Tara Lulani Arquette, foundation leaders have put together a team of staff to run the every day operations of the organization:
- Frank Dunn, enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, will support the Foundation’s communications efforts.
- Reuben Roqueñi, Yaqui/Mexican, has signed on as program director.
- Tracey Pew is the Foundation’s Executive Assistant/Office Manager.
The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation launched in May 2009 to promote the revitalization, appreciation and perpetuation of Native arts and cultures. The Foundation strives to ensure a path that benefits present and future generations of indigenous peoples in America. Tara Lulani Arquette began her tenure in May 2009 and has since focused on launching operations to prepare the Foundation for its first year of grant making. Grant making criteria will be announced in spring 2010.
For more information visit www.nativeartsandcultures.org
2010 Call for Applications: International Fund for Cultural
Diversity
UNESCO
France
Applications close 30 June 2010
How to Apply to the Fund?
Deadline 1: Completed application forms must be submitted to National Commissions for UNESCO or other official channels designated by States Parties to the 2005 Convention. Applicants are to consult National Commissions for UNESCO for national deadlines. They shall review applications to ensure that projects are relevant, meet the country’s needs and have been subject to consultation among stakeholders.
Deadline 2: National Commissions for UNESCO will then submit completed applications to the 2005 Convention Secretariat by 30 June 2010 (before midnight Paris time). Those received by the Convention Secretariat after this deadline will not be eligible for consideration in 2010.
International non-government organisations (INGOs) can submit applications directly to the Convention Secretariat providing that their programme/project proposals are supported in writing by the States Parties concerned.
Application form for projects: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=40588&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Conferences
Summer Research and Curriculum
Development Program at the University of Arizona
The American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) in
partnership with the Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) is
seeking participants to attend a 6-week Summer Research and
Curriculum Development Program at the University of Arizona (UA).
June 7-July 16, 2010
ELIGIBILITY:
- Working in a school that primarily serves Native American students, AND
- K-12 teachers and community college faculty in scientific disciplines interested in increasing their knowledge of scientific research and bringing to their classrooms advanced information about optics, electronics, physics, materials science, and engineering.
GOALS:
The goals of the partnership between CIAN, AILDI, and science
educators working in Native American communities are:
- Advance Native American pre-college students’ interest in science and engineering careers through the compelling and informative lessons developed by their teachers
- Provide classes on teaching methods for culturally relevant and appropriate science education for Native American students
- Develop an understanding of the role of Indigenous knowledge in the sciences and in all areas of language and cultural revitalization
- Long-term collaborative relationships between K-14 STEM teachers and the University of Arizona community
APPLY ON-LINE AT:
http://www.optics.arizona.edu/cian/applyteach.htm
DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 21,
2010
NOTIFICATION OF AWARD:
Participants will be informed of acceptance to the program by
Friday, April 30, 2010
MORE INFORMATION: Contact the
Research in Optics for K-14 Teachers (ROKET), Trin Riojas
(520.626.9464) at ,
or Candace K. Galla (520.621.1068) at
.
“Ancestral Voices: Transitioning into
Today’s Technology”
31st Annual Summer Institute
The American Indian Language Development Institute
June 7 - June 23 , 2010
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Please join us for our annual American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) at the University of Arizona. AILDI 2010 will be an exciting and intensive two weeks offering classes & special lectures on the integration of Indigenous knowledge, language, and science and technology. Other courses will include Indigenous language immersion methods & application, linguistics for Native American communities with curriculum and materials development a component of all AILDI courses. AILDI continues its tradition of providing a holistic experience for its participants with local culture, and opportunities to engage in nearby Native American community activities.
This year all students will attend one morning class together, and select an afternoon class of their choice. For more information visit our website www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi/
A reminder that ALL materials MUST BE INCLUDED in your packet to be considered for partial tuition support. Funding is limited, and will be applied to Tuition fees ONLY. If you are being sponsored by your employer, tribe, or other sponsoring agency PLEASE indicate that on your application. If you have any questions, contact the AILDI Office at 520-621-1068, or via email at Maxine Sam at .
Additionally, we would like to mention that we have a publication that came out in March titled "American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking from Our Heart". This book is a compilation of texts, essays, scholarly, creative writings, and personal reflections and commemorates the thirty years of commitment to Indigenous language education. More info on the book can be found here. http://www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi/Useful_Links/AILDI%202010%20Publication%20Sm.pdf
Candace K. Galla | Program Coordinator/ PhD
Candidate
American Indian Language Development Institute
University of Arizona
College of Education
Department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies
Room 511
PO Box 210069
Tucson, AZ 85721
+1 520 621 1068
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi
10th Pacific Arts Association
International Symposium
Pacific Arts Association Cook Islands
09 August 2010 to 11 August 2010
The Pacific Arts Association Conference, will be held for two days from 9 -11 August 2010 and aims to benchmark several policies devoted to the study of all the arts of Oceania.
The theme ‘Pacific Arts in the 21st Century Museums, New Global Communities and Future Trends’ will highlight issues surrounding the creation, dispersal, possession, repatriation, stewardship and interpretation of pacific art in the 21st century.
FOCUS OF SESSIONS:
- Objects from Central and Eastern Polynesia (the Cook Islands, Society Islands, Austral Islands, Gambier Islands, Marquesas Islands, Rapa Nui) in museums and private collections. Current research on 19th century and earlier works, including scientific testing.
- Pacific Islanders' views today on the relationship between objects and atua (spirit beings, deified ancestors, and `gods').
- Contemporary work by Pacific Islander artists, including Pasifika work coming out of urban centres; how artists influence changing perceptions and understandings of Pacific culture.
- The emerging role of museum websites and other web entities dealing with Pacific art. “Virtual repatriation” - what is it? can it work?
- Representing Pacific art and cultures. The role of libraries, archives, museums and other institutions in the Pacific in furthering the understanding of Pacific art and raising issues concerning the interpretation of Pacific art by institutions world-wide.
MORE INFORMATION: http://cook2010.blogspot.com/
Performing the World 2010: Can Performance Change the World?
East Side Institute
New York City, USA
30 September 2010 to 03
October 2010
The sixth Performing the World conference will be held in New York City from Thursday, September 30 through Sunday, October 3, 2010. The theme of this year’s conference is: “Can Performance Change the World?”
With this theme, we ask performance activists and scholars to reflect on and address the political aspects of their performance work; at the same time, we invite social change activists to reflect on and address the performance aspects of their political activities. We are looking for proposals - for panels, workshops, - performances, demonstrations, installations, etc. - that address this overarching question.
The sponsors of Performing the World - the East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy and the All Stars Project, Inc. - are based in New York City. For decades, both organizations have worked to create a performance-oriented culture and community, in conscious and direct relationship to progressive social change. Our activities involve all neighborhoods and social strata in New York City, and have created an international network of connections.
We envision Performing the World 2010 as a three-day “performance of conversation” with people from all over the world - scholars and researchers; teachers, therapists, social workers and community organizers; doctors and other health workers; theatre and other performance artists; union activists and business leaders; economists and political activists - on the subject of performance and the transformation of the individual, the community, and the world.
The question “Can Performance Change the World?” suggests many themes and topics. Here are a few:
- Does performance contribute to people seeing the world in new ways?
- Play, performance and learning in and outside of school
- Community, therapy and community therapy
- Playing at work and working at play
- New health care performances for connecting mind and body
- Therapy, performance and emotional growth
- How is the economy performing?
- What does performing on stage have to do with performing off-stage?
- Group creativity and social change
- Performance, activism and revolution
To submit a proposal, go to http://www.eastsideinstitute.org/page53/page53.html
Publications
Marketing the arts: a fresh
approach
Published by: Routledge, April 2010,
USA
ISBN: 978-0-415-49685-8
Binding: Hardback (also available in
Paperback)
Publication Date: 27/04/2010
Pages: 328
In recent years, there have been significant shifts in arts marketing, both as a practice and an academic discipline. The relationship between art and the market is increasingly complex and dynamic, requiring a transformation in the way the arts are marketed.
Marketing the Arts argues that arts marketing is not about the simple application of mainstream managerial marketing to the arts. With contributions from international scholars of marketing and consumer studies, this book engages directly with a range of contemporary themes, including:
- The importance of arts consumption and it social dimensions
- The importance of the aesthetic experience itself, and how to research it
- Arts policy development
- The art versus commerce debate
- The role of the arts marketer as market-maker
- The artist as brand or entrepreneur
This exciting new book covers topics as diverse as Damien Hirst’s 'For the Love of God', Liverpool’s brand makeover, Manga scanlation, Gob Squad, Surrealism, Bluegrass music, Miles Davis and Andy Warhol, and is sure to enthuse students and enlighten practitioners.
International Journal of Cultural
Policy: Volume 16 Issue 1
Taylor & Francis, March 2010, England
Special Issue: Cultural Policy Review of Books
This new issue contains the following articles:
- Preface
- The cultural policy review of books
- Author: Oliver Bennett
- Review essays
Call for Submissions and Papers
4th Annual Monument Valley Film
Festival, Arizona
The 4th Annual Monument Valley Film Festival is making a call for
entries. Please visit the web site for a submission form. All
submissions are free as usual.
http://www.monumentvalleyfilmfest.com/
News
Cultural exchange: Makah (Washington
State, USA) representative sees similarities with Ainu of Japan
during visit
In an effort to support the revitalization of the indigenous Ainu
culture of Hokkaido, Japan, the Burke Museum received a $120,000
grant from the Museums and Communities Collaboration Abroad program
last year to coordinate a cultural exchange between the Ainu and
Northwest Coast tribal groups, in communities such as the Makah,
Squaxin Island, Suquamish, House of Welcome Longhouse, Duwamish and
Tulalip.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100406/news/304069995
Cacao and the Secrets of Chocolate--at
the Smithsonian Institution
http://www.americanindiannews.org/2010/02/chocolates-biographer-reveals-its-tasty-secrets/
Maori Rugby
Former All Black Waka Nathan is not bothered he was left off a 1960
tour of South Africa because he was Maori, saying he is just pleased
Maori rugby has reached 100 years.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10637060
Pearson Book Shortlisted in NSW Awards,
Australia
Selected writings from Cape York crusader Noel Pearson's have been
shortlisted for Australia's richest literary awards, the 31st NSW
Premier's Literary Awards. Mr. Pearson's book Up From The Mission is
in the running for the $40,000 Douglas Stewart Prize for
non-fiction. The winners will be announced on May 17 during the 2010
Sydney Writers' Festival.
http://www.koorimail.com/
From Siberia to Santa Fe, Threads of
Kinship Sewn at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe
The Institute of American Indian Arts hosts a creative cultural
exchange, “Threads of Kinship: Dialogues with Native Siberian
Writers” during the second week of April.
http://www.nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3318:from-siberia-to-santa-fe-threads-of-kinship-sewn-at-iaia&catid=43&Itemid=19
Sites of Interest
For more information please contact: .
Aboriginal Australia Art and News
http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com/
Koori Mail
Australia’s leading Aboriginal-owned newspaper
http://www.koorimail.com/
Sami University College, Norway
Sámi University College offers education for teachers, journalists,
studies in Sámi language and literature, Sámi
http://www.samiskhs.no/index.php?c=216&kat=International
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