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.

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:

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

WHCA Announces Carousel Chorus Performance

 Local Talent to be Showcased

The West Haven Council on the Arts is excited to announce a performance by the Carousel Chorus. The concert takes place at 7:00pm on December 15th at RVP Studios The Cave located at 221 Bull Hill Lane in West Haven, CT. Doors open at 6:30pm and tickets are available at the door for $7 or 2 for $10. All proceeds go to the West Haven Council on the Arts in support of arts programs in West Haven.

The Carousel Chorus came into being in 2010 when the WHCA organized a group of citizens to perform holiday tunes at the annual West HavenTree Lighting as well as one performance at a Poli House event. There are no auditions required to join and rehearsals are currently held twice each week on Wednesday and Sunday. For more information about the concert or about joining the Carousel Chorus, call Laura McManus at 203.507.4593, email the WHCA at artswh@aol.com, or visit the West Haven Council on the Arts Facebook page and “Like” us!

WHCA Elects New Executive Board 2011

New Officers Elected

The new Executive Board was elected at our monthly meeting on October 6, 2011 as directed by our bylaws. The new officers are

President, Paul Scanlon

Vice President, Barth McNeil

Secretary, Cathy Granoth

Treasurer, Charles Williams

Congratulations to all of our new officers. We still have to vote on one board position at our next regular monthly meeting which will be held on November 3rd, 2011, the first Thursday of the month. Board member Rosemary O’Brien’s term is up. She has expressed an interest in continuing for another term, but if you or someone you know are interested in being on the WHCA Board, come to the meeting and nominate them.

NaNoWriMo Begins!

On another note, National Novel Writing Month has begun again! Best of luck to all of the crazy NaNoWriMos who will attempt to write 50,000 by the stroke of midnight on November 30th. The WHCA will not be holding our NaNoWriMo Write-In this year, but feel free to sign up for write-ins, area meet-ups and word races through the official website. Go to http://www.nanowrimo.org/ for more info or to participate. We plan on participating next year, so join us then! (This will just be your warm up.) 

Join us

In the meantime, come to our meetings. We are always looking for new members with new talents to help our organization grow and thrive. Join us and help support the arts in West Haven.