[AMA-e-News] Asian Media Access, E-Newsletter, 12/10

[Johnny Chio]

Greetings from Asian Media Access:

For information on community events, please also visit Asian Media Access¹
(AMA) Website at www.amamedia.org and click the link ³Community Events
Calendar² (http://www2.amamedia.org/calendar/month.php).

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Local Community Events:

1. NAAAP-MN Mingler Networking Event
2. Ready 4 K Winter Celebration and Open House
3. Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans Annual Holiday Open House
4. Minnesota Center for Photography (MCP) Announces An Open Call for
Submissions to its Minnesota Projects Gallery

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1. NAAAP-MN Mingler Networking Event

I.  Mingler Networking Event: Target Lounge at the Guthrie
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 12, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Target Lounge at the Guthrie, 818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis,
MN 55415

This holiday season, NAAAP-MN would like to give back to the community by
having a food drive for the Simpson Housing Services.  For nearly 25 years,
Simpson Housing Services has provided shelter and affordable housing to men,
women and children experiencing homelessness.  If possible, please bring
non-perishable food item(s) to the December Mingle at the Target Lounge.
NAAAP-MN board will bring the collected items to the Simpson Housing
Services.  For more information on Simpson Housing, please visit:
http://www.simpsonhousing.org/  You do not need to bring a non-perishable
food item to attend the Mingler/networking event.  Please join them and
network with other professionals.  Guests cover their own food/ beverage
costs at the Target Lounge.  For details, go to www.naaap-mn.org

The Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Asian American
Professionals (NAAAP-MN) is a non-profit, membership organization that
serves Asian Americans of all descent and seeks to progress their collective
career advancement while making significant contributions to their community
through volunteer and charity work.  Membership to NAAAP-MN is open to
people of all ethnicities NAAAP-MN is based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul
metropolitan area.
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2. Ready 4 K Winter Celebration and Open House

Ready 4 K invites you to their Winter Celebration & Open House

Holiday Appetizers and Desserts

Date & Time: Friday, December 14, 2007, 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.

Please RSVP by December 11 to Francene @ 651-644-8138 x104 or
francene@ready4k.org
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3. Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans Annual Holiday Open House

Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans Annual Holiday Open House

Date & Time: Friday, December 14, 12 - 4 p.m.
Location: 658 Cedar St., Suite 160, Centennial Office Building, St. Paul

Lunch provided with snack & dessert served throughout the afternoon.  Please
join them to Celebrate the people who make the season bright.
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4. Minnesota Center for Photography (MCP) Announces An Open Call for
Submissions to its Minnesota Projects Gallery

MCP is seeking proposals from Minnesota-resident artists for use of the
Minnesota Projects Gallery (MPG), their space dedicated to experimental and
exploratory artist-driven photographic installations.  These run
concurrently with Main Gallery shows, though are not necessarily related to
them. Past MPG artists include Martin Springborg, Ellen Rutchick, Kermit
Graber, Dona Schwartz, Mike Hazard, Laura Hoyt (with Abinadi Meza), Mara
Pelecis, Simon Martinez, and Missy Whiteman.

Proposals should entail careful consideration of this distinctive gallery,
which has approximately 43 usable linear feet of wall area in an enclosed,
138-square-foot room with walls finished to a 12-foot ceiling. Past
installations have used audio components, beanbag chairs, running water,
wall drawings, tree stumps, and candles, in addition to photographic images.
Any reversible alterations may be undertaken, though the artist is
responsible for returning the space to its original condition.

With special funding from the Jerome Foundation, MPG now offers significant
assistance with installation and professional enhancement. In addition to an
exhibition honorarium of $450, MCP will provide up to $3000 for technical
support and/or material reimbursement, plus an additional $2000 for
enrichment reimbursement, intended to contribute to the "ripple effect" of
this exhibition opportunity. Examples of possible uses of the enrichment
money would include exhibition documentation, travel to NYC to meet with
galleries or other artists, publication of a modest brochure, or
commissioning an essay from a noted historian or critic.

At least four of each year's five open MPG slots will be chosen through
MCP's Programming Committee, scheduling all MPG exhibitions for the upcoming
year. At least three of each year's five slots will be awarded to emerging
artists.

Deadline: January 18, 2008, 5 p.m.

For submission materials requirements and details of the program:
Contact Jes Schrom at jes@mncp.org with questions.
Please visit this website for further information:
http://www.mncp.org/index.cfm/get_involved/8/submission_guidelines/21/minnes
ota_projects_gallery/145/The_Minnesota_Projects_Gallery_MPG.cfm
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