We are very excited to announce a new Scholarship and Seed Funding

opportunity made available by one of our entrepreneurial alums,

Markus-Allen Proctor '16.

Markus recently set up the Innovators of Progress Scholarship which will

award $1,000 per semester towards tuition AND $1,000 per semester seed

capital for winners until they graduate!!

This is a competitive program open to entrepreneurial students in the

Baltimore/Washington region and Markus is particularly hoping some

Retriever entrepreneurs will apply. Here are some of the requirements:

- Mentor Letter

- Cover Letter

- Transcript

For more information click here:

http://innovatorsofprogress.org

Deadline for applications is December 15, 2019.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity!

The Dresher Center for the Humanities and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) invites applications for Summer Faculty Research Fellowships (SFRF). Funding is intended to support and promote significant humanities research at UMBC. Proposals are welcome and will be considered from all full-time, tenured or tenure-track UMBC faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Proposals will be reviewed by the Dresher Center Advisory Board.

Dresher Center Summer Faculty Research Fellows (individuals or groups) will receive $6,000 support for summer research and assistance in developing extramural funding applications, book proposals, and grant project applications. Funding may also be used for the completion of book manuscripts, major articles, or projects of a similar stature. Between one and three fellowships will be awarded.

Baltimore Center Stage is seeking a Partnership Sales Manager. The Partnership Sales Manager is responsible for sales to groups of all sizes and affiliations for all of Baltimore Center Stage’s programming. The position is responsible for the cultivating, solicitating, fulfillment, and stewardship of all group related sales, as well as raising awareness of group sales opportunities to new prospects. Candidates with interest and knowledge of theater along with proven sales experience will receive the highest consideration.

HoCo Open, the Howard County Arts Council's immensely popular non-juried exhibit showcasing local artistic talent, is open to artists (aged 18 years and older) who live, work, or study in Howard County. Eligible artists are invited to bring one piece of ready-to-hang original artwork completed in the past two years to the Howard County Center for the Arts on January 3 between 4:30 and 6:30pm (snow date: January 6). Artwork will be accepted for the exhibit on a first-come, first-serve basis, one piece per artist, until the gallery is full.

Emily Godfrey is a Dance major with a minor in Psychology, who will graduate in May, 2020.  She is a URA Scholar and a Linehan Artists Scholar. She performed her piece, "stoP ActiNg hysterICal” at last year's URCAD, and will present again this year.

Title of your research project: Contemporary Choreographic Perspectives

Describe your project: My project is to research performance and choreographic techniques from various contemporary/modern companies and utilizes that information to create my Senior Capstone Work, a twelve-minute dance performed by four dancers. Over the summer, I studied with the Paul Taylor Modern Dance Company (founded in 1954) and the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (founded in 1984). This winter, I will be studying abroad with Ann Sofie Clemmensen to Denmark to research international contemporary techniques.

Who is your mentor(s) for your project? 

Carol Hess, Dance

Professor Hess is the chair of the dance department and has mentored me throughout my university experience, offering guidance from course work to compositional ideas. I have a very trusting relationship with her and I really value her advice and input.

How did you become interested in this project?

 I wanted to gather as much research and experience in the 
process of creating my senior capstone work. I wanted to 
continue my dance technique training while jumping in to a 
company lifestyle to gain a better understanding of the career 
I was pursuing. I learned of the Paul Taylor Modern Dance 
Company through a UMBC faculty member, Constance Dinapoli,
and I discovered the work of the Peridance Contemporary Dance 
Company when a UMBC alumni became an apprentice there. 
Those companies, though vastly different in style, carry 
choreographic ideas and themes that captured my attention.

What has been the hardest part about your research/what was the most unexpected thing about being a researcher? 

A natural change in creating a new choreographic work is translating my artistic vision to my dancers while allowing their own artistry and interpretation. All the dancers I am working with are inexperienced learning movement created by a student choreographer and performing in the modern-contemporary genre. During the process of creating the work, I had to take my time and have patience explaining the different movement styles because what was natural to me was foreign to them. Another challenge, while expected was nevertheless difficult, was working within a constrained amount of time, to complete and premier the work. 

 What has been the most rewarding part?

The work premiered November 8th and 9th, and when I was able to watch the piece in full performance mode, I felt fulfilled. I had been focusing on tiny (but important) details and giving my cast reminders right before the show, unsure if they would be able to embody everything. Watching the piece and hearing the audiences reaction, everyone taking their own meaning but the movement still resonating within them,  was the most rewarding.

How will you disseminate your research? 

I plan to present my research at URCAD 2020 by premiering my senior capstone piece again. Prior to the next performance, I plan to look over the piece and discuss with my mentor any changes or adjustments I can make.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research? 

Research derives from your passion(s), the need to explore, discover, and create. The work is never quite done, but that is what makes the research thrilling. For myself, dance is forever evolving and changing, and I know that there will always be new inspiration and the need to share my creative outlook.

What are your career goals?
 After I graduate in Spring 2020, I plan to work with a professional 
dance company under contract while still creating pieces to gain a 
choreographic fellowship.

This is a repost of the Undergraduate Research group post from
November 11, 2019. Go to  https://ur.umbc.edu/ to learn more about undergraduate research and opportunities to support undergraduate research at UMBC.

Baltimore Shakespeare Factory is seeking actors for three shows of our 2020 season: King Lear (in Original Shakespearean Pronunciation), Much Ado About Nothing, and All's Well That Ends Well.

Base pay is $400, with additional stipends provided for matinee performances.

Performers of all gender identities and ethnicities are encouraged to submit.

BSF is an equal opportunity employer, and adheres to the BSF Theatre Standards, a document designed to create and maintain safe working conditions for all artists.

Studio Apprentice Program Manager - Job Description

40hrs/week

Annual Salary: $45,000-$47,000

Benefits: 100% Health and Dental

Looking For: an experienced youth development professional with extensive experience in the visual arts

Email Resume and cover letter to bmoreyoutharts@gmail.com