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Actors. Getting Wilde with Shakespeare and Shaw, a staged reading, will weave together scenes and speeches from the works of three of our wittiest and most gifted playwrights. The production will be staged Thursday evening, March 29, and Saturday afternoon, March 31. Brooks Appelbaum and Dennis Bell will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, January 12, at 7 p.m., to explain how auditions will be structured and how this theater piece will be formed around the actors who are cast. The rehearsal schedule will be flexible. There will be a general audition on January 17 in the Collins Room at 6 p.m. As always, beginners as well as experienced actors are welcome, and no preparation is necessary! If you cannot come on January 12 and/or to the general audition, please get in touch with Brooks and Dennis at 203-269-1439.

Artists. Creative Arts Workshop invites artists to think … small. CAW is currently accepting submissions of work for display in the Tiny Gallery, New Haven’s tiniest exhibition space. Submissions accepted on a rolling basis. Open to all media. Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St., New Haven. 203-562-4927. www.creativeartsworkshop.org/tiny.

Artists. The Arts Program at The Connecticut Hospice is seeking volunteers in the musical, performance, visual, or literary arts to offer support to our patients and family members, in either the home-care or in-patient setting. This is a richly rewarding experience which helps to improve the quality of our patients’ and families’ lives. Training is free and there are opportunities seven days a week, especially afternoons, evenings, and weekends. If you would like to share your talent and time, please contact Pat Nowak Corradino, director of volunteer services, at 203-315-7510 or pnowak@hospice.com, or Katherine Blossom, arts director, at 203-315-7522 or kblossom@hospice.com.

Artists. Calling artists for The Art of Beads II, a juried bead show sponsored by the Connecticut Bead Society, featuring Laura McCabe as a juror. The show will be held on July 6, 2012, and is open to all Connecticut bead artists. Visit ctbeadsociey.org for details and an application.

Artists. Calling New England/New York artists for the 111th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of The New Haven Paint & Clay Club. March 11-April 1, 2012. $4,500 in prizes. Two entries allowed in painting, watercolor, graphics, mixed-media, and sculpture. No photography, computer art, giclée or crafts. First entry $17, second entry $8. Delivery dates: March 1, 6-8 p.m. and March 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ely House, 51 Trumbull St., New Haven. Download entry form at www.elyhouse.org or send SASE to Dolores Gall, 75 Charlton Hill, Hamden, CT, 06518.

Artists. The Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for its 32nd Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, The Hand-Made Photograph at the Mills Pond House Gallery, May 5-June 1, 2012. Juror: Christopher James. Entry deadline: March 23, 2012. National call. Prospectus at www.stacarts.org/exhibits or e-mail gallery@stacarts.org. 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY, 11780. (631) 862-6575. $45/three entries. Cash prize.

Artists. An international printmaking exhibition with Anne Coffin, director, International Print Center New York, serving as juror. Two winners awarded joint exhibition in 2013. Exhibition: May 18-June 20, 2012. Submission deadline: February 20, 2012. Download a prospectus at www.creativeartsworkshop.org or send SASE to Gallery Committee, Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St., New Haven, CT, 06510 203-562-4927.

Photographer. In need of a photographer/photo-therapist, four to five hours/week, Child Life Arts and Enrichment Program. Send resume and cover letter to Janice Baker, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, Child Life Arts SP7-414, 20 York St., New Haven, CT, 06501 or e-mail Janice.baker@ynhh.org. Skills required: minimum of bachelor’s degree in arts discipline, arts education, or art therapy. Minimum one year experience with children in a health-care environment or the equivalent of two years full-time experience teaching children in a school or other community setting with specific expertise in working with children with special needs. Fluency in Spanish a plus.

Singers. Like to sing? Join the Greater New Haven Community Chorus. No audition necessary! GNHCC welcomes new singers to its membership, especially tenors and basses, as rehearsals begin for the upcoming spring semester. The chorus’ open registration period runs January 12-February 2. Rehearsals are held every Thursday, from 7:30–10 p.m., from January through early June, at the Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple St., New Haven. The repertoire for GNHCC’s spring 2012 concert, “To Music … Celebrating Why We Sing,” is scheduled to include Franz Haydn’s Missa Brevis in F major, as well as selections by Brahms, Lauridsen, Walker, Donato, Wilberg, and Hogan. For more information, visit www.gnhcc.org or call 203-303-4642.

Singers. The award-winning Silk’n Sounds chorus of Hamden is looking for new members from the Greater New Haven area and invites women to join us at any of our rehearsals to learn more. We enjoy four-part a capella harmony, lively performances, and wonderful friendships. Every Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Contact Lynn at 203-230-0094. Spring Glen United Church of Christ, 1825 Whitney Ave., Hamden. www.silknsounds.org.

Volunteers. Artspace is looking for volunteers. And we promise: If you give us a few hours of your time, we’ll be eternally grateful. Plus, you’ll get to join us at special volunteer events and be eligible to win cool stuff. Contact lizzy@artspacenh.org to learn more about volunteering with us.

Volunteers. Volunteer at the Arts Center at Killingworth. Learn new skills, meet new people, and be part of a creative organization that gives back to the community. Teens are welcome and can earn community service credit. www.artscenterkillingworth.org.

Volunteers. Help us make history! History buffs, museum lovers, new New Haveners, or old New Haveners seeking to learn more about and contribute to the history of our great city: The New Haven Museum, celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, needs you for diverse assignments, including guiding tours of our collections. Please call Louise at 203-562-4183 x. 10 or e-mail lfitzsimons@newhavenmuseum.org.

SERVICES

The Arts Council provides these listings as a service to the community and is not responsible for the content or deadlines. Listings for services are free for Arts Council members and $10 per month for non-members.


Art Birthday Parties at Creative Arts Workshop. CAW faculty will lead your party in arts or crafts projects for approximately 1.5 hours, leaving time for cake, presents, and memory-making. A fantastic idea for children of all ages! For more information or to schedule a party, call the office at 203-562-4927.

Art Consulting Services. Support your creativity! Depth analysis of your artwork’s composition, structure, individual concept, context, and merging abstraction with representation. Former editor of an arts newspaper, and art director of York SQ Cinema, currently of New Haven Free Public Library. Independent curator of many venues. 203.387.4933 or azothgallery@comcast.net.

Art Installation. Professional art installer for residential and commercial work. Over 13 years experience in museums, galleries, hospitals, and homes in New York, Providence, New Haven, Chester, etc. Rate is $30 an hour, no job too small or large. Contact Mark at (203) 772-4270 or livepaint@aol.com. Erector Square, 315 Peck St., New Haven.

Art Parties at Guilford Art Center. Birthday parties at Guilford Art Center are a great, creative way to celebrate your child’s day. Parties are taught by GAC Youth Faculty members. Please call the office at 203-453-5947 and ask for Allie Hyzak for more information or to schedule your party.

Chair Caning. For over 20 years we have specialized in the repair of hand cane, press cane, rush, splint, shaker tape, and Danish cord furniture seats and backs. We also have chairs for sale. Open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. We are a project of Marrakech Inc. Association of Artisans to Cane, 597 East St., New Haven 203-776-6310.

Creative Birthday Parties at Arts Center at Killingworth. You bring the children and cake, we do the rest! Let us create your next birthday party with balloons, decorations, crafts, games, and activities. www.artscenterkillingworth.org.

Editing Services. Compassionate editing at reasonable rates. Poetry and short pieces. Call Terry Berger at 203-785-0720.

Historic Home Restoration. Period-appropriate additions, bathrooms, kitchens, and remodeling. Member, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, New Haven Preservation Trust. Consulting services available. Judson Aley, R.J. Aley Building Contractor, LLC. 203-226-9933.

Japanese Shoji Screens. Custom-built Japanese shoji screens designed for Connecticut homes. For a free quote call Phillip Chambers at 203-888-4937 or e-mail pchambers9077@sbcglobal.net.

Web Design Services. Startup Business solutions. Creative and sleek web design by arts curator for all types of artists, designers, small businesses, and architectural sites. Twenty-five-plus years in database design, logistics, engineering, finance, and supply chain. Will create, develop, and maintain any website. 203.387.4933 or azothgallery@comcast.net.

SPACE

The Arts Council provides these listings as a service to the community and is not responsible for the content or deadlines. Listings for spaces are free for Arts Council members and $10 for non-members.


Artist Live/Work Space. One-bedroom apartment with detached barn studio in Bethany with all appliances, utilities, cable, and an additional 400-square-foot artist studio in barn. Please call 203-565-1877 for more information.

Artist Studio. West Cove Studio & Gallery offers two large Charles Brand intaglio etching presses and a lithography press within a spacious 2,400-square-foot work area, with 15-foot cathedral ceilings, exposed beams, hardwood floors, and natural light. Also includes a large stainless-steel work station, with counter tops, cabinets, and a seven-foot, three-bay slop sink. Workshops and technical support available. Ample display area for individual and group shows or private functions. Membership just $75 per month. Located at 30 Elm St., West Haven. Off-street parking and 24/7 access. For more information call (609) 638-8501. www.westcovestudio.com.

Elegant Hall in East Rock Neighborhood. Ideal for performing-arts classes and special events. Located in a nationally registered Colonial Revival mansion (c. 1900). Hardwood floor, high ceiling, big windows, stage with curtain, mahogany-detailed foyer, leaded glass doors, stained glass, dressing room, commercial kitchen. Call the Whitney Arts Center at (203) 773-3033 for more information.

Elegant, Prestigious Venue at the New Haven Museum. Conferences, corporate meetings, catered receptions, weddings, and parties in our architecturally distinguished downtown location. Our auditorium features beautiful Bohemian crystal chandeliers and seats up to 100. On-site kitchen. Other spaces available. Reasonable prices. For details, please visit www.newhavenmuseum.org, call Donna Wardle at 203-562-4183 x. 19, or e-mail dwardle@newhavenmuseum.org.

Live/Work Space for Artists. If you want to be part of an active live/work artist community, get on our waiting list now. Apartments will be coming available in the next few months. Please contact Todd Whitaker, property manager, Millennium Realty Services, at 203-336-0435 or e-mail artspaceoscapartments@yahoo.com for an application packet. Income restrictions apply and income qualifications will apply.

Performance Space Available. Elegant, contemporary performance space with semicircular seating for up to 376 people, including eight wheelchairs. Great for concerts and recitals with natural wood trim, warm lighting, and a built-in sound system. Adjacent social hall and kitchen available. Free on-site parking. See www.usnh.org for more information or call 203-288-1807 x. 201. Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden.

Studio Space. Thirteen-thousand square feet of undeveloped studio space available in old mill brick building on New Haven harbor. Conveniently located one minute off I-95, Exit 44 in West Haven. Owners willing to subdivide. Call (609) 638-8501.

Studio to Share. Looking for a serious artist to share a studio space in Hamden. Located on Dixwell Avenue between Burger King and Autozone just over the New Haven/Hamden line. This space is brand new. Dimensions are 206 square feet and the cost is $163 per month. The studio needs a slop sink, so that would be a one-time shared expense. Utilities are not included, but are reasonable. Looking for an artist who is dedicated to his/her creative endeavors. Interviewing possible candidates. Serious artists and crafts people only. Contact Kristina Zallinger at (203) 214-6998 or kristinazallinger@gmail.com.

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