Book/Resource Review

Hello folks:

This post is to share a resource I’ve come across and explored which I think would be of interest to many of you, especially those on the touring roster.

Jeri Goldstein is the author of  How To Be Your Own Booking Agent: THE Musician’s & Performing Artist’s Guide To Successful Touring (Published by The New Music Times, Inc.).  I’ve read the book and it is great! You might want to pick up a copy for your personal library.   The most current edition is the 3rd edition and, even at the hefty retail price of $30, it is worth every penny. It is filled with a wealth of valuable  information about the Touring and Presenting industry, both the non and for profit sides. Here is a preview of the table of contents. The book should be especially helpful for artists who are self-represented or currently in the early and mid stages of career development.

Jeri Goldstein also has a website with many great articles on various industry topics as well as a “Links page” full of other web resources for Touring and Presenting folk. The url for her website is http://www.performingbiz.com/.

I hope you take the time to check out this information. As usual, feel free to comment.

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1/9/208 Update: I learned that the book is now only printed on demand. Orders are processed through Amazon.com. Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/How-Your-Own-Booking-Agent/dp/0960683054/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231514959&sr=8-1

Small Grant Support for Schools deadlines change

Hello, everyone. Lemuel, here. I’m sure you will all get a formal announcement about this through our patron mail but I wanted to go ahead and post this information about the deadline change to Small Grant Support for Schools applications here as well. As of September 15, SGSS applications have moved away from 3 fixed deadlines to a 60 day roving deadline. This will be in line with all of our other small grants. In other words, the SGSS application deadline is now 60 days prior to the beginning date of the project. Please help us spread the word to your circle of influence. For more information click here.

2008 Governor’s Arts Awards nominations open

Do you know someone or an organization that has contributed to the arts in their communities or throughout the state? The Oklahoma Arts Council is accepting nominations for the 2008 Governor’s Arts Awards until July 18. Nomination forms are available online or by contacting the Oklahoma Arts Council at (405) 521-2931.

Can 501c3′s apply for OAC Grants?

Hello everyone:

Lemuel here. I wanted to follow up on a question that came up during my presentation for which I provided incorrect information. The question was: Can an artist organization in the roster that is incorporated as a 501c3 organization apply for funding through the Oklahoma Arts Council? I answered “no” and, while this only applies to a handful of you, I wanted to give you the right answer. So here it is…

Contract Information for Teaching Artists

Good afternoon everyone,

This is Douglas Hurt, the Arts Education Director at the Oklahoma Arts Council. First off, I would like to thank you all so much for a wonderful event. I am excited to see such a positive perspective on the Arts Council roster, our agency and the services we offer.

Some of you were interested in the list that I gave out regarding Good Contracts.

Dear Oklahoma Roster Artists,

If you are reading this, that means two things, the instructions that we sent you for accessing this blog actually made sense and you cared enough to give our new blog a glance…so thank you!

All of our program staff at the Oklahoma Arts Council have been glad to hear from many of you recently as we have been planning our Roster Artists Orientation and meeting (for Tuesday, May 20th).

We all agree that we want to find more ways that we can keep the lines of communication open between the Oklahoma Arts Council and our Roster Artists. We know that you have a wealth of information to share from your years of work in the field. Also, we have heard many of you express a need to have more opportunities to connect with the other artists on the roster. Hence, this Roster Artist Blog has been started.