Intersection's Education Program provides opportunities for people to engage in an interactive exploration of the process of creating new art. The unique curriculum includes master classes, artist talks, tours, films, lectures, workshops, special events, and opportunities to perform, present and interact with the ongoing array of multidisciplinary arts programming Intersection supports. Intersection's Education Program cultivates artistic and informative environments where personal and collective ideas and projects generate larger, more inclusive worldviews and broader aesthetic, social, political, and cultural perspectives.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The 6th Intergenerational Writers Lab (IWL) 2009
A program of Kearny Street Workshop & Intersection for the Arts
IWL 2009 application form (CLICK HERE)

A unique program with two of SF’s oldest arts organizations to thoroughly explore and develop your writing. Accepted applicants will participate in workshops led by accomplished writers, have the opportunity to perform/read work at a public event, and be published in online anthology.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: RECEIVED BY 5PM, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
NOT A POSTMARK DEADLINE. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM on 2/13/2009.

SF-based arts nonprofits, Kearny Street Workshop & Intersection for the Arts, are seeking applications for, the 6th annual Intergenerational Writers Lab (IWL), a literary program for emerging writers, scheduled to take place April 4 – May 23, 2009. Twelve participants will be selected to participate in the literary program which will involve workshops, a public reading, and an online anthology publication. IWL workshops will be led by Jewelle Gomez and Truong Tran. The IWL will include a public reading scheduled for late June at Intersection for the Arts.

The goals of the IWL program include the following:

1) to provide twelve local emerging writers with the opportunity to challenge, develop, and expand their writing by working with established writers in a variety of genres;
2) to contribute to the development of new literary forms and language that incorporate multiple forms of creative expression;
3) to provide emerging writers with the opportunity to connect and work with each other and with established writers in the literary world;
4) to provide the community with an opportunity to engage with new work and new explorations of form and language;
5) to contribute to the wealth of independent literary publications by publishing a new anthology from KSW Press and Intersection for the Arts that highlights work by exciting new writers committed to exploring new forms and voices.

We are looking for local (SF Bay Area) emerging writers who wish to develop and expand their writing skills by experimenting with new forms and taking risks in creative expression. Selected participants will participate in eight workshop sessions of three hours duration each (all workshop sessions will take place on Saturday mornings) and will have the opportunity to attend and participate in a public event at KSW or Intersection. Writers need not be published, but must demonstrate a consistent pursuit of literary arts and a deep interest in participating in an experimental writing program.

TO APPLY
Please submit the following:

1. An IWL 2009 application form (CLICK HERE);
2. Writing sample, 12 point & double-spaced, not to exceed 7 pages;
3. A description of why you want to enroll in the IWL program, not to exceed 500 words.
4. A submission fee of $10 (check or money order made out to Kearny Street Workshop). Please note: submission fees are used to cover artist fees, chapbook publication, and partial and full scholarships. Submission fees may be waived on as-need basis, and per applicant request. To request a submission fee waiver, please contact KSW.

TUITION & SCHOLARSHIPS:
The tuition for accepted IWL participants is $350, with two full scholarships available. Tuition levels will be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on individual participant needs. If you wish to be considered for a partial or full scholarship, please submit an additional description of your circumstances and why you believe you deserve a scholarship.

Please submit all materials to:

Intersection for the Arts
Attention: IWL 2009
446 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

For more information, please contact either:

Ellen Oh, Executive Director
Kearny Street Workshop
415.503.0520
ellen@kearnystreet.org
www.kearnystreet.org

or

Rebeka Rodriguez, Program Director
Intersection for the Arts
415.626.2787 ext106
rebeka@theintersection.org
www.theintersection.org



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ONGOING WORKSHOPS & EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Intersection Incubator Workshops
The Intersection Incubator currently provides FREE workshops to its Incubator Members. These include orientation meetings on specific grant applications through Nancy E. Quinn Associates; classes in grant-seeking through the Foundation Center; courses in arts marketing and special events planning through the Business Arts Council; workshops on legal issues through California Lawyers for the Arts; and classes on a wide range of arts management topics through the East Bay Resource Center for Nonprofit Support, Theatre Bay Area, and the Small Business Administration.

Arts Training Internships
Our Arts Training Internship Program provides: an opportunity to work in a creative atmosphere with artists, writers, and performers; experience in the non-profit arts world; the chance to build contacts and working relationships in the Bay Area art community; school credit; and recommendations. Intersection can be a resource for the intern to learn about any and all facets of arts and nonprofit management. He or she will gain skills that can be used in future positions. The Intersection staff is happy to assist with resume development and future job placement.

Gallery Tours
Intersection offers FREE gallery tours of its exhibitions and installations to educators, students and community groups. We also offer public programs in our gallery in conjunctions with our exhibitions, which include lectures, gallery talks, panel discussions, performances, readings and film screenings by artists, critics and scholars. For further information, please contact Intersection's Program Director for Education & Community Engagement Rebeka Rodriguez.