Out and About

link to the Out & About - a fine magazine put out by the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission.


http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/OutAboutListingPage.aspx

The Monmouth Arts Salon

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ARTS SALON
"A PLACE FOR ALL ARTISTS &
ART ENTHUSIASTS TO GATHER"

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TUESDAY JUNE 21, 6 - 8 PM
716 Cookman Avenue
Asbury Park NJ 07712

Lazy Dog will have discounted drink & appetizer specials for all. There may even be a few surprises for the evening!
Come & Enjoy!

The Monmouth Arts Salon is an informal mobile gathering at varied locations in Monmouth County.
Artists and art enthusiasts gather to exchange ideas, talk, vent and laugh.

Informal RSVP to Danny at cad@monmoutharts.org

The Monmouth Museum

Friday Night is Shopping Night @ The Museum!
12/17 6-9 pm.
Enjoy a glass of wine as you shop for one-of-a-kind gifts by local artists!
Proceeds fund our educational programming. Bring your friends!!!

Benefit for the Surflight Theatre

Southern Ocean Chamber's Night of Networking to Benefit Surflight Theatre, October 20
Speed and Casual Networking to Benefit Surflight Theatre at TGI Friday’s in Manahawkin on October 20 beginning at 5:30pm. ALL ARE INVITED $20 per person with all proceeds to presented to Surflight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct 08, 2010 – Come join your fellow chamber members and friends for an entertaining and structured opportunity to broaden your network base as well as save our local landmark the Surflight Theatre. Surflight announced that if they do not receive $500,000 by October 31 they will be forced to close. In support for the theater, Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Night of NETWORKING event to benefit Surflight on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 in partnership with TGI Friday’s Rt 72, Manahawkin beginning at 5:30pm.

Everyone is invited to attend! Stop by to make a donation or stay for the evening. The Networking event will be structured with an optional organized rotation where participants engage in a 2 minute multiple mini-meetings with 1-on-1 conversations with other professionals or if casual networking is preferred sit back and enjoy TGIF hospitality, apps and cash bar. Make sure you bring your business cards!

Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00PM: Check-In and General Mixing
6:00 - 7:00PM: Speed Networking and Mixing
7:00PM: Donation presentation to Surflight

RSVP to the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce (609) 494 7211

SURFLIGHT THEATRE TOWN MEETING * Urgent!

Surflight Theatre
invites the community to step into the spotlight on October 9th
BEACH HAVEN, NJ
Monday, October 4, 2010 — You’ve heard the story - now Surflight Theatre wants to hear from YOU!On Saturday, October 9th from 10:00am to 12:00pm, Surflight Theatre will host a town meeting to take questions and thoughts from the community. As previously announced, the not-for-profit theatre must raise $500,000 by October 31st or the doors to the 61 year old theatre will be forced to close. The public is invited to meet with the theatre’s newly appointed Producing Artistic Director Roy Miller, along with Board President Gene Hammond and the Surflight Board of Trustees and staff. In a recent statement, Hammond said “we encourage any and all questions from the community as we reorganize and try to get the theatre back on solid financial footing.” Miller plans to reveal his initial plans for next season as well as initiatives that have already been implemented to keep costs under control. “We have a lot of exciting plans in store for everyone next season, but we need to get there first,” said Miller. “This crisis is very real, but when we get through it, Surflight has the opportunity to be one of the top not-for-profit theatres in the country. That is what we are asking everyone to invest in – not a sinking ship.” Miller, who has a long list of Broadway producing credits to his name including the recent West Side Story revival, is no stranger to the not-for-profit arena, having produced over 80 shows at Paper Mill Playhouse back in its heyday.Surflight Theatre has served the community for over 60 years, and now YOU have the opportunity to play a starring role in making sure that the Theatre continues to entertain audiences and educate artists for generations to come.For more information, visit www.surflight.org.

Film One Fest

Dear Potential FilmOneFest Artist Vendor,

Thank you for your interest in participating, as an artist vendor in the second annual FilmOneFest, Saturday, July 17, 2010, in the beautiful Atlantic Highlands Marina in historic Atlantic Highlands, NJ. The FREE festival will feature one-minute videos and films from local, national and international filmmakers. Due to last year’s success, we have decided to add food and fine art vendors to the mix, enhancing an already exciting experience for all attendees.

GENERAL FilmOneFest EVENT INFORMATION:

STREET FAIR: 2-6pm, 1st Avenue, Music, Food and Vendors
FILM FESTIVAL: Music: 7pm; Film: 9pm FREE! Popcorn, Food & Art for sale
RAIN/HIGH WIND VENUE: Moved to the Charles Hesse Parish Center, 55 South Ave., AH
AWARDS RECEPTION: Sunday, July 18, 11am-1pm, $15 ea. Julia's Restaurant, 91 First Ave., AH
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS FOOD PANTRY: Non perishable food donations accepted at all events

ARTIST VENDOR INFORMATION:

1. Booth Size: 20’ x 10’, located on black top, Simon Lake Drive (near Senior Citizen’s Center)

2. Hours of Artist Operation: 7:00pm – 9:30 pm (set-up between 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm – breakdown when screening begins)

3. Set-up: 6:00 pm

a. Rental Fee: $35.00 p/space

b. Exclusive to the first fourteen (14) participants, first-come, first-serve

c. Each vendor will sell fine art items unique to their own booth

d. Each vendor must provide a list of what they are selling (see included form)

e. Included in booth rental

i. General common area lighting

ii. Area for trash disposal

f. Electric Fee: $10

i. Generators are not allowed, due to noise and the disruption of the film screenings

ii. If you need electric please contact: Robert O’Connor, FilmOneFest Co-Chair, at rjocon@mac.com

4. Artist Vendors must provide:

a. Trash bags for booth trash (we will advise later regarding the designated area for Borough pick up)

b. Bring you own tables, equipment, signage, and service

i. Everything must be kept within the space allotted

5. Rain/High Wind Venue: In the event the festival is moved to the back-up location, the following will take place:

a. Artist vendors will be given a designated area in the Cafeteria

6. Refunds will not be given due to any circumstance (vendor cancellation or change of venue). In the event of a venue change, booth rental will defer the cost of Housekeeping at the facility.

LICENSES, INSPECTIONS AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Contact: Dwayne Harris, Municipal Clerk – AH Borough Hall, 732-291-1444, x613

1. Festival at Street Fair:

· If you are interested in participating in the Street Fair, please contact Sherilyn Przelomski, Chamber of Commerce, at info@atlantichighlands.org

2. Festival in Harbor: Complete attached registration form

3. Insurance Requirements:

· Contact: Beth 732-291-1444 x 611 at Atlantic Highlands Borough Hall with questions

· Certificate of Insurance

· Limits of liability (see attached form with conditions):

· Hold Harmless Agreement document

a. Businesses to be listed in Hold Harmless Statement: FilmOneFest, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, Borough of Atlantic Highlands, Harbor Commission and St Agnes/Mother Teresa School

Thank you for your participation in the FilmOneFest, I look forward to working with you,

Norma

Norma V. Kornwebel

normavkornwebel@aol.com

FilmOneFest Artist Vendor Chairperson

Who Owns Your Tattoo

The following was cut and pasted from Fran Ashton Law, with her permission

Who owns your tattoo?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by franashtonlaw

The author or creator of an original work automatically owns the copyright. Copyright protection is automatic and begins when the work is created, but to fully protect your interests, you need to register your copyright with the Copyright office in order to sue for copyright infringement and to sue for statutory damages and attorney fees.

A tattoo artist can register his work for a copyright.

To be copyrighted, a work must be “fixed” and “original.” “Fixed” means that the work has been embodied in a form that is sufficiently permanent or stable long enough that it may be perceived, reproduced, or communicated. “Original” means the work was not copied from another and the work was more than merely trivial.

If the customer and the tattoo artist together create the design, they may be co-owners of the copyright.

If a tattoo artist has copyrighted the tattoo design you choose to have etched on your body, then the fact that the artist permanently affixes his copyrighted design on your body does not transfer to you the rights protected by copyright. Nor does that transfer ownership of any part of your body to the tattoo artist. That is because ownership of a copyright, or of any of the exclusive rights under a copyright, is distinct from ownership of any material object in which the work is embodied.

If you and the tattoo artist, or other owner of the copyright, sign an agreement transferring the copyright to you, then you own the copyright.

In recent cases, some have argued that the customer owned the copyright because the tattoo was a “work for hire”. If a work is made for hire, the employer (other person for whom the work was prepared) is considered the author for purposes of copyright, and owns all of the rights protected by copyright, unless the parties have expressly agreed otherwise in a written contract signed by them.

However, the legal definition likely excludes tattoos from work for hire. A ‘work made for hire’ is—(1) a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or (2) a work specially ordered or commissioned for use as a contribution to a collective work, as a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, as a compilation, as an instructional text, as a test, as answer material for a test, or as an atlas, if the parties expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the work shall be considered a work made for hire.

This definition seems to exclude a traditional tattoo from “works for hire”. First, the tattoo artist is not by definition an employee of the customer. The tattoo artist is likely an independent contractor hired by the customer. An independent contractor would create “a work specially ordered or commissioned”. And a traditional tattoo does not fit into any of the categories listed above for “a work specially ordered or commissioned”.

If you are a customer and you want the copyright to your tattoo, there are options.

1. Use a contract before getting tattooed, describing your contribution and either listing you as co-author or transferring ownership from the tattoo artist or tattoo parlor to you. Hire a lawyer to do this properly. The agreement should use the word “copyright” and say all “ownership” in the tattoo and any drawing, sketch, and other work that becomes or embodies the tattoo vests in, belongs to, and is transferred in whole to the customer.

2. Check the Copyright Office for any copyright registrations naming the Tattoo artist or assigned to the tattoo business. If a copyright covers the tattoo, you can ask the artist or business to transfer ownership.

3. Copyright the tattoo yourself. Preferably before being tattooed.

Disclaimer:

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Monmouth Arts

For Immediate Release
April 27th, 2010 Media Contact:
Mary Eileen Fouratt
732-212-1890
mef@monmoutharts.org

Monmouth County Arts Council Announces the Arts Education Awards (Red Bank, NJ) The Monmouth County Arts Council announces the Arts Education Awards to be held at Two River Theater Company, Bridge Street, Red Bank, on Monday May 17, 2010 from 6-8:00 pm. An annual event, this is an exciting evening for students, parents, teachers and community arts supporters to come together to acknowledge the power of art education and to honor the awardees. The Monmouth County Arts Council established the Arts Education Awards to recognize and celebrate Leaders in Arts Education, Community Arts Education Leaders and Community Champions of the Arts, tho se individuals and organizations who support the council's mission of "enriching the community by inspiring and fostering the arts." This year, one Leader in Arts Education is Mychelle Kendrick, visual arts teacher, Wall High School, who is an educator, creator and dynamic promoter/organizer/motivator for all of the arts at Wall High School. She has created an atmosphere of art learning in her classroom for all students all the time. The Visual and Performing Arts Department (VPA) of Red Bank Regional High School drama teacher Joe Russo will also be honored as a Leader in Arts Education for his commitment to excellence in drama. He has been teaching Theater at RBRVPA since 1983 when the program began. Dan Green will receive a Leader in Arts Education as an Arts Administrator as Supervisor of the innovative Fine and Performing Arts Center (FPAC) of Freehold Regional School District, at Howell High School. The FPAC program includes acting, dance and entertainment technology and celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. One Community Champion of the Arts is Monmouth University in recognition of its support to revitalize the State Teen Arts Festival, and especially the efforts of President Gaffney in bringing the festival to Monmouth University the last week of May. The second Community Champion of the Arts is New Jersey Natural Gas for their long time support of the Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival.
The third award category is Community Arts Education Leaders. A collaboration between VSA New Jersey and ARC of Monmouth County, Red Horse Gallery, offers "life long learning in the arts for people with disabilities" and will be honored as a Community Arts Education Leader for its ongoing educational programs and gallery opportunities in the arts. The Two River Theater Company's education programs, led by Kate Cordaro, Director of Arts Education, will receive recognition for a program that "embraces the power of creativity with the philosophy that art changes lives". The Arts Education Awards reception will highlight several talented students in visual arts, musical arts and theater from the county Teen Arts Festival. For more information, contact Sandy Taylor at sbt@monmoutharts.org . To purchase tickets for the event, please contact Lisa Marie, lm@monmoutharts.org or call 732 212 1890 x 1. Adult tickets are $20, student tickets are $5, benefit Art Education programs at MCAC, and include a 6 month membership to the council. Monmouth County Arts Council's programs are made possible through funding from the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, through the County Historical Commission, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.

New Website for Artists/ Art Lovers

New Artists Community Website Launched
to read article:
http://www.artskirt.com/media/new-artists-community-website-launched/

Art Marketing through the Web!

The ArtsCAP Artist Business Series
Presents

Electronic Media Bootcamp
The Hotel Tides, 408 Seventh Avenue, Asbury Park
Tuesday January 26, 2010

"This seminar is for any individual or organization that currently uses, or wants to learn about using, internet portals and social media web sites," according to John Kaplow, president of NJ MediaWorks of Allenhurst, and the event producer. "The seminar is open to all business entities and is for beginners to lightly experienced users, or for those that want to make sure they haven’t missed any features of these sites."

For example, did you know that Yahoo and Google, while being best known as search engine websites, also offer free, useful tools for communicating with potential customers? The seminar will familiarize attendees with the names and uses of these websites, help them understand the differences and purposes behind them, help them pick which sites to use, and to take the initial steps to find, register and start to use these sites.

The Presenters are…

Erica Friedman - Yurikon LLC
Joanna Carides - Brand New Day Media LLC
Tim McGuire - Computer Doctors
Vaughn Mudrick - Beach Geeks
Cortland Coleman - Coleman Communications

Topics covered will include:

Google, Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo and will familiarize attendees with the names and uses of these websites, help to understand the differences and purposes behind them, pick which sites to use and how to register and start.

Registration begins at 6:00 pm and the seminar will begin at 6:45 sharp.

Admission is complimentary for ArtsCAP members and $10 for non-members. Refreshments will be served.

For further information email artscapprg@yahoo.com

This program is made possible in part by the Monmouth County Arts Council through funding from the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the County Historical Commission, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.