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Hello, friends of Jack Straw- Fall is here, and we're as busy as ever! We're moving full speed ahead on our usual smorgasbord of arts and educational programs, as you can see below.
2013 Artist Residency Applications are online! Read on below or head right to our web site to check out the programs and download your application.
Our 2012 Jack Straw Writers have been busy! Last week they read in Port Townsend, and next week they head east, to Walla Walla! In addition, we're pleased to partner with Richard Hugo House and SPLAB in presenting an event as part of 100 Thousand Poets for change, featuring many of our Writers Program alumni.
There's still room and time to sign up for our audio workshops! Just get in touch if you'd like to learn more about Pro Tools or field recording.
October's Composer Spotlight will be presented by composer and Jack Straw resident artist John Teske, who will discuss and share some of his compositions for bass.
Our series of Unexpected Arts performances at Seattle Center continues. Check out the schedule of the next week's worth of events below, subscribe to our Twitter feed for daily announcements, or just wander around the Center and see what you bump into!
If you're an artist who'd like to be a part of all this great stuff (plus our gallery!), make sure to apply for one of our artist residency programs by November 1st!
Read up on all this and more below. We hope to see you at an event soon!
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Artist of the Week
| | Every two weeks we highlight a different artist from our many artist programs via our Artist of the Week Podcast. Our current installment is by N F Chase - a preview of his forthcoming album produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Hear this piece and much more by subscribing to the Podcast. Subscribe at jackstraw.org/artistoftheweek, or via itunes. | |
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Jack Straw Artist Residencies
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Applications for 2013 Jack Straw Artist Residencies available now!
 THE JACK STRAW ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS offer established and emerging artists in diverse disciplines an opportunity to explore the creative use of sound in a professional atmosphere through residencies in our recording studios and participation in our various presentation programs. Artists may apply to only one program per year.
Deadline:
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Applications must be postmarked or delivered by 5:00 pm on the due date.
Applications and more information online at: www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2013/2013_apps.shtml.
FAQs online at: www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2013/2013_Programs_FAQs.shtml.
WRITERS PROGRAM
Twelve writers working in all forms and styles are selected by an invited curator. Participants create new work during the residency to be presented through live readings, recorded interviews, a published anthology, and via podcasts on our web site. Participants also receive professional training in voice and microphone technique, performance and delivery, and studio interviews.
ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM Up to eight artists/teams are awarded 20 hours of recording and production time with an engineer at Jack Straw Productions; an additional 10-12 artists/teams receive matching awards. The Artist Support Program is open to artists of all disciplines whose project proposals include sound as a major component. Such projects might include recording a music CD, producing radio programs, oral histories, audio literature, sound for a gallery installation or public art project, film, performance, digital media work, etc. Completed projects are publicly presented at a Meet the Artist Night, Artist Showcase, or Composer Spotlight event, and via our Artist of the Week podcast series.
NEW MEDIA GALLERY PROGRAM
The Jack Straw New Media Gallery is a unique venue in Seattle where artists from various disciplines can present works in which sound is an integral or exclusive element. This program enables artists to experiment with audio and to develop new skills and ideas in a supportive setting. Up to three artists/teams are selected to receive 20 hours in our studios with an engineer to realize the sound component of their project, and to exhibit their completed project in our gallery. Gallery exhibitions include an opening reception, artist talk/workshop, podcasts/interviews, and other events.
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Jack Straw Audio Workshops
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Jack Straw Audio Workshops are the perfect opportunity to jump start that recording project you've been thinking about, to refine your digital editing skills, or to get that first hands on introduction to the world of audio recording and editing.
HOW TO SIGN UP: A nonrefundable deposit of $25 is required to register and hold a place in each class. Students are encouraged to pay in full at time of registration. Spaces are limited. To register call Jack Straw Productions at 206-634-0919 with your credit card to pay the deposit or full class fee. Students may also get a brochure form, and mail in a check for the deposit or class fee. For more information email workshops@jackstraw.org.
Discounts for the visually impaired are offered on Basic Field Recording. Co-sponsored by Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences and Jack Straw Productions, with support from the Technology Matching Fund of the City of Seattle Department of Information Technology.
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Wednesday-Friday, October 3-5, 6-9pm
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Saturday, October 6, 9am-5pm
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Jack Straw Writers Program
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 100K Poets for Change
Saturday, September 29, 2pm-7pm
Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th ave.
Jack Straw Productions is proud to team up with Richard Hugo House and SPLAB team up to present the Seattle micro-event of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, a global event with nearly 700 events planned in 115 countries bringing poets together to call for environmental, social and political change. This marathon reading will feature many Jack Straw Writers Program alumni, including Laura Gamache, Merna Hecht, Jared Leising, and Ann Teplick.
Jack Straw Writers at Walla Walla Public Library
Friday, October 5, 7pm
Walla Walla Public Library, 238 E. Alder St., Walla Walla, WA
Readings from 2012 Jack Straw writers Gabriela Denise Frank, Sally Neumann, Claudia Rowe, Johanna Stoberock, and Nick Wong. Hosted by Shawn Wong.
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| Composer Spotlight |
Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present  Composer Spotlight
JOHN TESKE
Fundamentals of My Authentic Musical Language
Wed, October 10, 7:30pm
Jack Straw Productions
4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, 98105
Seattle composer and Jack Straw resident artist John Teske will speak about his recent "five pieces for double bass" and their role in his development of an authentic compositional voice. Incorporating pieces of the past, present, and sketches of new works, John will highlight how the "five pieces" solidified the core ideas that have become part of his musical language.
John Teske is a composer, double bassist and improviser. John composes for acoustic instruments and expands the possibilities of sound through extended techniques and electroacoustic means. He received his BM in Music Composition from the University of Washington and studied with Joël-François Durand, Juan Pampin, and Josh Parmenter.
John's recent work has been exploring the nature of human consciousness, awareness, and sensation. As our culture becomes more interconnected, the experience of time seems to be accelerating and the average attention span is diminishing. By slowing the experience of time through music, he hopes to bring to attention greater subtleties of sound.
Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present Composer Spotlight, a series of talks and performances by composers, musicians, and scholars of new and innovative music every second Wednesday of each month. For more information about Composer Spotlight artists and the series, .
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Pocket Concerts/Unexpected Arts
| As part of the Seattle Center's Next Fifty Art Call, Jack Straw and Seattle Center Productions are presenting a series of "Unexpected Arts" performances featuring Jack Straw musicians, writers, and other artists in various locations around the Center between April 21 and October 21. Follow Jack Straw on Twitter (@JackStrawArts) or Facebook for daily performance announcements.
Upcoming Pocket Concerts:
Thursday, September 27, 5:30pm, Next 50 Plaza
Divided by Zero, dance Friday, September 28, 6:45pm, Theater Commons Janet Knox and Natasha Moni, reading Saturday, September 29, 1pm, Founders Court Joy Mills & Tom Parker, acoustic folk duo Saturday, September 29, 6pm, Theater Commons Robert Lamirande and Nora Wendl, reading Sunday, September 30, 12pm, Poetry Garden Lelavision, musical sculpture Sunday, September 30, 1pm, Monorail Platform Jim Knodle & Paul Kemmish, flugelhorn/bass duo Tuesday, October 2, 12pm, August Wilson Way/N. End of Fountain Lawn Kevin Rexroat, ukulele
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| Sonarchy Radio | 
Sonarchy Radio airs on Sunday nights, midnight-1am, on KEXP 90.3FM or kexp.org
Sonarchy Radio is a program of Jack Straw Productions. Doug Haire is the producer and mixes these shows live in the studios at Jack Straw. This hour-long broadcast features new music and sound art made by Pacific Northwest artists, and is now in its 17th year (!) of airing on KEXP Seattle (90.3 FM). The show can be heard live at KEXP.org and is available in its entirety for two weeks following the broadcast in several streaming audio formats. All shows are now also available as podcasts. to find the Sonarchy Podcast. Contact Doug for more information at (206) 634-0919 or doug@jackstraw.org.
OCTOBER 2012 SHOW SCHEDULE
September 30th: SlumgumNew west coast jazz music. Trevor Anderies - drums, Jonathan Armstrong - saxophones, Rory Cowal - piano and David Tranchina - bass.
October 7th: William Barton and Stuart Dempster
This archive series performance from 2003 features 2 masters of the didjeridu. Barton, a native of Queensland, Australia, joins legendary improvisor and multi-instrumentalist Stu Dempster for an hour of discovery on this unique instrument.
Reaching across the world to define new paths for instrumental music. Ray Larsen - trumpet, Cameron Sharif - keys, Mark Hunter - bass and Evan Woodle - drums.
The next chapter in Seattle's funky organ trio history. Delvon Lamarr - organ and bass keys, Ben Bloom - guitar and Olli Klomp - drums.
October 28th: Smallface
Improvised chamber music with Aaron Otheim - piano and David Balatero - cello
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Support Jack Straw
Jack Straw Productions relies on the support of individual contributors to make our programs possible. Please help us continue to support the work of Pacific Northwest artists working with sound and all our art and technology education programs.
Become a Jack Straw Member!
For a $35 annual membership donation, you can receive discounted recording time in our studios, as well as discounted rates on Jack Straw audio workshops. A Jack Straw membership pays for itself in no time! Donate any amount by clicking the button below, or sending a check directly to us 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195.
Match your donation
If your company participates in an employee matching gifts program, you could double or even triple your gift to Jack Straw! Just ask your HR or personnel department. Questions? Please contact us at (206)634-0919 or jsp@jackstraw.org.
Thank you for your support!
Jack Straw Productions is a nonprofit organization, exempt from taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Jack Straw Productions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Pursuant to RCW 19.09, Jack Straw Productions is registered as a charitable organization with the Secretary of State of Washington. For more information, call the office of the Secretary of State, 1-800-332-4483.
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| Jack Straw Productions gratefully acknowledges The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, City of Seattle's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture King County Lodging Tax Fund, Washington State Arts Commission, PONCHO, The National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsFund and the Roland M. Trafton Endowment Fund, Humanities Washington, Ruth Keating Lockwood and the Washington Women's Foundation, HumanLinks Foundation, Harvest Foundation, School's Out Washington, Meet The Composer, Tukwila Arts Commission, City of Seattle Department of Information Technology, The Seattle Foundation, and individual contributors for their support of our Programs. |
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If you have questions about any of our events, please call us at (206) 634-0919.
Jack Straw Productions(JSP) is the Northwest's only non-profit multidisciplinary audio arts center. A community-based resource since 1962, we provide a production facility that is unlike any other in the region for local artists who work creatively with sound. Jack Straw Productions' history began in 1962, when a group of artists, educators, and journalists formed the Jack Straw Foundation, which founded KRAB-FM, one of the first community radio stations in the United States. Jack Straw focuses on annual artist residencies through our Artist Support Program, our Writers Program, and our Gallery Residency Program; art and technology education for all ages; arts & heritage partnerships; and radio production. Our full-service recording studio is also available to the community for a broad range of projects.
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