Wednesday, October 31, 2012


November 3rd NaNoWriMo event has been cancelled. Please let us know if you would be interested in participating in a Script Frenzy event in honor of the annual April Script Frenzy pursuit of 100 pages of script in 30 days. Contact artswh@aol.com if interested and we will work on putting something together.

Until then, enjoy your 50K word pursuit during the November frenzy that is National Novel Writers Month! May your computer not freeze, may the coffee run freely and may the muse be with you. :)

Look for 'writerobrien' in the Connecticut Shoreline forum and become a NaNoWriMo buddy. Most importantly, good luck writing 50,000 words before the end of November!

Rosemary O'Brien
West Haven Council on the Arts

Thursday, October 4, 2012

November 3rd NaNoWriMo Event at the West Haven Public Library




How would you like to be able to sport this badge on your blog, website or in every email you send out in November? If you participate in National Novel Writers Month this November, you can!

Yes, that’s a lot of words, but you can do it! Join online at http://www.NaNoWriMo.org and then join other writers at the West Haven Public Library’s Main Branch on November 3rd from 9am to 3pm to get started on your own ‘great American novel.’ If you have commitment issues and don’t want to join the online group, no problem! Grab your laptop, notebook or a bunch of napkins on which to write and come to the library on November 3rd. We will welcome you with open arms and lunch in exchange for your donation of $25. All proceeds support the West Haven Council on the Arts’ support of the arts in West Haven.

A little more about NaNoWriMo:

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a nonprofit event that encourages kids and adults to tackle the challenge of writing a novel in November. Launched in 1999, NaNoWriMo inspires its estimated 300,000 participants with email pep talks, a huge and supportive online community, and a host of web-based writing tools. Additionally, volunteers called Municipal Liaisons (MLs) in nearly 600 regions organize local writing events and get-togethers that transform novel-writing into an achievable and fun community endeavor. Go to http://www.NaNoWriMo.org for more information and to sign up.

Join the West Haven Council on the Arts on November 3rd, 9-3pm at the Main Branch of the West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm St., West Haven, CT, to get a start on your 50,000 words during National Novel Writers Month.

For more information, contact Event Organizer, Rosemary O’Brien at artswh@aol.com or by calling 203.499.7416. Be sure to use NaNoWriMo in the subject line for a quicker response.

Happy noveling!

Rosemary
@writerobrien


Thursday, August 2, 2012

August Meeting Reminder

This is a reminder that our regularly-scheduled monthly meeting will be held Thursday, August 2nd at 7pm in West Haven City Hall's Basement Room C. All are welcome! Join us to learn more about the West Haven Council on the Arts and our activities on behalf of the arts in our community.

Infinity Project at the 2012 Savin Rock Festival
(WHCA Member Rob Granoth's Band)


Members of the WHCA at the 2012 Savin Rock Festival

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Come visit our booth at this weekend's Savin Rock Festival in West Haven. Find out who we are, what we do and how we do it! We will be there on Saturday, July 28th from 12-5pm.


Tuesday, May 22, 2012


AUDITIONS FOR THEATRE WEST

Into the Woods

DATES:           May 23rd, 7-10pm
                         May 26th, 5-8pm

PLACE:           336 Main St., West Haven

All Auditionees must be age 17 or older. Bring sheet music in appropriate key; resume and headshot or other photo.  Prepare a legit (no contemporary/pop)  musical theatre song. Prepare a brief comedic monologue. There will be NO dancing required for the audition.        

Directed by Stephen Dest.


Join us as we sail into another summer of theatre on the West Haven Green with Stephen Sondheim's classic.

Thursday, March 8, 2012


WHCA Sponsoring Second Artists’ Forum


Calling All Artists!


The West Haven Council on the Arts is hosting its second Artists’ Forum. The event will take place Friday, March 9th, 2012, in West Haven City Hall, Meeting Room B, from 7pm - 9pm. Professor James Reed, a master printer and professor at the University of New Haven, will speak about how the WHCA should proceed with programs based in and produced by the West Haven Center for the Arts located at 304 Center Street in West Haven, CT.

Would you like to see more arts opportunities in West Haven? Come join West Haven Council on the Arts and Master Printer and Ford Fellowship Foundation recipient, James Reed, for a discussion about the future of the arts in West Haven and the West Haven Center for the Arts. Reed, who holds a Bachelor of Arts from University of Missouri and a Master of Arts from San Francisco State University and Tamarind Institute, is the owner and Master Printer at Milestone Graphics in BridgeportCT. During a career that spans over forty years, he has worked with over two hundred artists worldwide. In addition to teaching print making for the University of New Haven, Professor Reed helps establish non-profit arts organizations.

Please join the WHCA on March 9th from 7-9pm to discuss the future of the arts in West Haven. West Haven City Hall, Meeting Room B.

For more information, please call (203) 654-0756.


* Tweet #WHAF2012 to help spread the word!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Member Publishes Gardening Companion


Congratulations to WHCA member Ellen Hoverkamp whose work is published in the book, "Natural Companions: A Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations," by author, Ken Druse (3/1/12, Stewart, Tabori and Chang, an Imprint of Abrams Books). Ms. Hoverkamp spent three years on the scanner photography for this gardening book after meeting Ken Druse. Hoverkamp will be speaking about the creation of "Natural Companions" followed by a brief demonstration of floral scanning for the gardener on Friday, April 20th, 7:30pm at the Ward-Heitman House located at 277 Elm Street in West Haven, CT.

You can find more about Ellen Hoverkamp's book and her work at http://www.myneighborsgarden.com.
Congratulations Ellen!

WHCA Sponsoring Second Artists’ Forum


Calling All Artists!


The West Haven Council on the Arts is hosting its second Artists’ Forum. The event will take place Friday, March 9th, 2012, in West Haven City Hall, Meeting Room B, from 7pm - 9pm. Professor James Reed, a master printer and professor at the University of New Haven, will speak about how the WHCA should proceed with programs based in and produced by the West Haven Center for the Arts located at 304 Center Street in West Haven, CT.

Would you like to see more arts opportunities in West Haven? Come join West Haven Council on the Arts and Master Printer and Ford Fellowship Foundation recipient, James Reed, for a discussion about the future of the arts in West Haven and the West Haven Center for the Arts. Reed, who holds a Bachelor of Arts from University of Missouri and a Master of Arts from San Francisco State University and Tamarind Institute, is the owner and Master Printer at Milestone Graphics in Bridgeport, CT. During a career that spans over forty years, he has worked with over two hundred artists worldwide. In addition to teaching print making for the University of New Haven, Professor Reed helps establish non-profit arts organizations.

Please join the WHCA on March 9th from 7-9pm to discuss the future of the arts in West Haven. West Haven City Hall, Meeting Room B.

For more information, please call (203) 654-0756.

Monday, January 30, 2012

WHCA Newsletter Winter 2012

  

Email writerobrien@gmail.com to have this newsletter emailed to you. Use "WHCA" in the subject line.

Check out the 2/5/12 article about Elaine Carroll and the NHSO in the New Haven Register.


Summer Theatre from our Youth

On August 6th and 7th, the community will be treated to the second season of the West Haven Summer Youth Theatre. This year, the program, sponsored by the West Haven Council on the Arts and a block grant from the West Haven Community Development Department, has 2 more fantastic productions to offer. Group 1, children ages 10yrs - 13yrs, will present their representation of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown while Group 2, which spans the ages 14yrs - 18yrs old, is offering up the Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice opera Jesus Christ Superstar.

The program got underway on June 23rd when auditions were held to select the nearly 30 youths who would ultimately be cast in the roles necessary to bring these shows to the public. Since that day, every child and teen has been rehearsing their parts, as well as learning the behind the scenes duties that most of us never think about when we see a show. That work will all be worth the 6 week investment when they get to take the stage. Details of show times and admission can be found at the bottom of this notice.

WHCA would like to thank the West Haven Board of Education for making
Carrigan Middle School available for the theatre program, as they did last year. We hope to be presenting this program at its permanent home in The West Haven Arts Center in the near future.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

CCCT's Visual Artist Resource Guide

The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism asked us to help spread the word on this new resource for visual artists.

The Visual Artist Resource Guide includes a variety of opportunities and resources that are available to Connecticut artists.  While the Guide is focused on visual artists, a number of the resources are also relevant to artists of all disciplines.  The Guide was created in 2010 to support the “Taking Care of Business - Career Strategies for Visual Artists” conference series that was made possible by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and organized by the Connecticut Office of the Arts (Department of Community and Economic Development) in partnership with ten of the state’s regional cultural service agencies.  The Guide was prepared by the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council with final publication support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts (DECD).  Users of the Visual Artists Resource Guide should understand that it is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of resources nor does inclusion in the Guide constitute an endorsement by the DECD, Connecticut Office of the Arts, of any individual, organization, web site or content contained therein.
The Visual Arts Resource Guide provides the following categories of information:

·          Opportunities: Jobs, Calls for, RFPs, Grants, Commissions
·          Residency Programs
·          Career Development & Networking
·          Promotion & Marketing
·          Licensing, Legal & Financial Assistance
·          National & Regional Artist Service Organizations
·          Connecticut Arts Service Organizations
·          Connecticut Art Leagues & Associations
·          Connecticut Art Museum & Gallery Listings
·          Art Suppliers
·          Arts News, Publications & Blogs
·          Public Art Resources
·          Documentation
·          Continuing Education for Artists