The Partnerships for Listening and Action by Communities and

Educators (PLACE) is a multi-campus collaborative initiative of

Bringing Theory to Practice (BTtoP). The project is supported by a

grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Association of

American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

PLACE Community Fellows at UMBC will collaborate with faculty,

staff and community members in Baltimore City to apply humanities

methods to address community issues. In addition to developing

skills in humanities methods and community development, students

will earn a stipend to cover refreshments and transportation

expenses during fieldwork.

The project is looking for students in the humanities or humanistic social

sciences with a strong interest in community development. The ideal

nominee can work well in diverse groups and in direct collaboration

with community members. Since participation implies a two year

commitment, nominees must be in their freshman, sophomore or junior

year (or have two years left at UMBC by the start of fall 2019).

Potential candidates must also have a GPA of at least

2.5.

Fellows will have an average commitment of four hours a week. If interested, contact Dr. Oyen (oyen@umbc.edu) to ask about being nominated.

2019 Black Faculty and Staff Association Fall Fundraiser

Wednesday, October 30th,
Noon – 1:00 PM
Location: TBA
Free event, catered

Elissa Blount Moorhead is an artist and producer exploring the poetics of quotidian Black life, to emphasize gestural dialectics of quiet domesticity and community building. She dwells in both immutable Black culture and the impermanence of its physical manifestations. Moorhead has created public art, exhibitions, and cultural programs for the last 25 years. She is currently a principal partner at TNEG film studios, with Arthur Jafa and Malik Sayeed. TNEG asserts that a cinema calibrated to the cultural, socioeconomic, and existential particulars of Black being is not only possible but inescapably the way forward toward a viable Black cinema. Moorhead co-founded Red Clay Arts in NYC. She has co-produced and curated over 20 exhibitions and multimedia projects including Random Occurrences; Cat Calls (Street Harassment project); Practicum; FunkGodJazzMedicine; and Art in Odd Places. She was awarded the USA Artist Fellowship in (2018), Saul Zaentz Innovation Fellowship (2017), Ford Foundation /Just Films/Rockwood Fellowship (2017) and Ruby Award (2016) Creative Capital (2019) Baker Award winner (2019). She is currently producing a documentary film on Gil Scott Heron and a AR/projection installation called As of A Now. She is the author of P is for Pussy, an illustrated “children’s” book and is featured in the new anthology How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance released in March 2019. Her upcoming film, Back and Song co-directed with Bradford Young will premiere at the Philadelphia Contemporary in October 2019.

IMET - CIRCA Panel of Visual Artists and Marine Biologists
Art and Science Collaborations on Climate Justice for a Living Ocean
Friday, September 27, Noon – 2:00 PM
Location: PAHB 428
Free: catered event

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 
with Adam Holofcener, Esq
Wednesday, September 25, Noon – 1:00 PM
Location: Fine Arts 558
Free: catered event

Talk description: 

Much to the chagrin of artists, there are legal implications to making creative work. This applies to amateurs and professionals alike in all mediums of expression. The minute that you put paint to canvas, or sine wave to hard drive, or light to celluloid, copyright gets involved. This can be a good thing because copyright strengthens your ability to protect and profit from your creative expressions. Similarly, whenever you collaborate with other artists, get a commission from a patron, or take on some independent contractor work, an oral or written contract is likely lurking around the corner. Contracts help humans figure out exactly what their wants, needs, and expectations are for any particular scenario. During this talk, we will cover introductory legal issues related to copyright and contracts, and we will discuss how these two areas of the law relate to your work as an artist.

Bio: 

Adam Holofcener, Esq. is the Executive Director of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, a non-profit organization that provides pro bono legal services and education to Maryland based artists and arts organizations.  In his legal practice, Adam counsels artists and musicians on matters of copyright, trademark, contract, business entity formation, constitutional law, and other issues.  He teaches a seminar on Art and Media Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.  Adam is also a practicing musician and sound artist.  Information related to his creative endeavors can be found at www.adamgholofcener.com.  He is a dad who lives in Baltimore City, USA.