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NEWS | PUBLIC PROGRAMS | ARTIST RESIDENCIES | GRANTS & SERVICES
NEWS
	River To River Festival 2012 The 2012 River To River Festival kicks off on June 17 with the Bang on a Can Marathon at World Financial Center Winter Garden and continues seven days a week for four weeks through July 15. Philip Glass, Alarm Will Sound, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Sylvain Émard Danse, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Veronica Falls are just some of the artists and acts bringing Lower Manhattan to life this summer! Join us for Monday Movie Nights presented in assocation with Tribeca Film, weekend and family programming at the South Street Seaport and on Governors Island. Music, dance, theater, events, and more - FREE TO ALL! Want more info? Visit www.RiverToRiverNYC.com
	BECOME A FRIEND OF LMCC! Become a Friend of LMCC and gain special access to premier River To River® Festival events, exclusive open studio previews, and one-of-a-kind art receptions – all of which provide unique opportunities to meet artists, cultural leaders, and Downtown stakeholders. All funds donated by Friends of LMCC directly support LMCC's efforts to infuse Downtown with arts and culture with free programs such as River To River. to learn more and to make your donation today. Thank you for your support!
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
	LMCC's LentSpace Open! LMCC's LentSpace in Hudson Square is now open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 11AM-3PM, with programming at 1PM. Come to LentSpace for food, entertainment, and more. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday features a new selection of food trucks, curated by the Food Truck Association, with performances from LMCC's artists and friends. Come check out the newest lunch spot in Hudson Square!
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Leah Beeferman, Journeys into the unknown, 2010	Transforming Function in the Gallery at Building 110 May 26–September 30, Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday Mondays, 12–5PM Building 110: LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island – The Gallery Transforming Function features artists who–by excavating the fields of technology, science, architecture, and/or design–repurpose theoretical tools, virtual platforms, and formal techniques to inform their diverse conceptual and aesthetic investigations. The exhibition is open throughout the Public Access season on Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday Mondays, 12–5PM. The exhibition will feature additional programing such as demonstrations and workshops over the summer. For more information, click here.
GRANTS & SERVICES
Ann Ha and Behrang Behin's Living Pavilion, presented by LMCC grantee FIGMENT NYC. Photo: 2010 Racreation.	Grants for 2012 Arts Projects – Guidelines and application will be available on July 2 Each year LMCC awards grants in every artistic discipline, across Manhattan's neighborhoods through The Fund for Creative Communities and the Manhattan Community Arts Fund. These programs provide grants of up to $5,000 to help arts organizations and individual artists engage communities and the public through quality arts projects. To learn more about the programs and how to apply, attend an information session this summer. Registration and schedule will be available on June 20.
Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts leads a workshop on legal issues in the arts	The Funding Ecosystem: What You Should Know Before You Start Fundraising Led by: Kay Takeda, Director, Grants & Services, LMCC Wednesday, June 20, 6:30-8PM Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor This workshop reviews basic information that artists need as they begin to research and apply for grants. The session will review types of funding sources, frequently used terms in fundraising, what happens once your application is submitted, and processes to follow and understand from the initial inquiry through receipt of a grant. To register, visit LMCC's arts services webpage on Thursday, June 7, at 12PM.
Students from CS 154 in The Apollo Theater's Oral History Project.	Creative Curricula Stay tuned for Important Program Announcements LMCC's arts-in-education regrant program, Creative Curricula, is undergoing important changes this year. New program guidelines and applications will be announced on July 2. Stay tuned for more information.
	20 NYC Artists to Participate in LMCC's Basic Finance For Artists LMCC will welcome 20 artists to Basic Finance for Artists (BFA), LMCC's free, annual personal finance seminar this summer! NYC artists working across a range of disciplines were chosen by lottery. From June 5-July 10, the artists will meet every week to develop a greater financial awareness and balance. We look forward to an exciting six weeks of budgeting, cash flow, taxes, credit, and financial planning!
Message Delayed by Mike Fitelson	June 2012 Grantee Events Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor Mike Fitelson – Message Delayed Featuring vivid photo portraits of passersby in Northern Manhattan taken a year ago, Message Delayed creates a community out of people who happened to be at the same place at the same time, posed with their written response to the question: “what's on your mind?” Katy Rubin – Rejection Reflections Theater director Katy Rubin works with a new performing ensemble of LGBTQ youth who have experienced homelessness to present the world premiere of an original, interactive play, Rejection Reflections. For a complete list of events, visit our events calendar.
Make your mark on culture by supporting LMCC! Your gift will allow us continue to fulfill our mission to serve artists and arts audiences Downtown and throughout Manhattan’s diverse communities. To make a donation online, click here. To view a full list of LMCC's supporters, click here. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has been a leading voice for arts and culture Downtown and throughout New York City for over 35 years, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.
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