new rules for shooting in NYC on DASC properties

July 28, 2010

here’s a link to the new rules governing filming and  photography in Department of Citywide Administrative Services  properties

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and its predecessor City agencies have for more than twenty years allowed and supported film production activities on properties and within facilities under the jurisdiction of the agency. Given the frequency and complexity of filming activities by both amateurs and professionals, it has become necessary to codify the process that has been followed over time.

DCAS has adopted rules that govern filming and photography conducted on properties and within facilities under its jurisdiction, which require permits from the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. These properties and facilities include various City buildings, such as the Manhattan and Brooklyn Municipal Buildings, all Borough Halls, and City and State Courts.

In order to conduct film or photography shoots in DCAS properties and facilities, DCAS approval must first be obtained prior to obtaining a required permit from MOFTB. Forms and documents required for DCAS review and approval must be submitted to the DCAS Film Office no later than four business days prior to the date on which prepping or rigging for shoots is set to commence.

Upon approval, a non-refundable fee of $3,200.00 shall accompany any application submitted to MOFTB for a required permit for filming or photography in DCAS properties and facilities. The fee shall be in the form of a certified bank check or money order, payable to the New York City Department of Finance.

The required fee shall be imposed for each instance in which prepping or rigging commences, is followed by shooting and/or photography for such production, and then is concluded by wrapping, de-rigging, and/or related activities.

The rules were initially published for comment in The City Record on August 25, 2009, and a public hearing was held on October 2, 2009. The adopted rules include changes made as a result of the comments submitted prior to and during the comment period and public hearing by members of the public, filming industry representatives, and City agency officials. The final adopted rules were published in The City Record on November 23, 2009.

The rules are in effect as of December 23, 2009. Click here to read the adopted rules in full.

Other links:

View the Adopted Rule

List of DCAS-Managed Buildings

DCAS Film Office Website

or see the City of NY Mayor’s office of film,theater and broadcasting

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update on Dance New Amsterdam studio rally, what you can do

July 22, 2010

i’ve been corresponding with Martha Chapman about DNA loosing their current home and city hall demonstration in the rain.

lone dancer (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Dance joy (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

it really would be a great losses to this fair city to loose a very nice performance and studio space in the city. i know DNA is furlonging their staff to keep expenses down so it’s hard to get more information about what’s actually going on there. but you could do dear reader is write and send an email to Hon Mayor Bloomberg expressing surport for DNA here and ask the mayor to help in this matter. write of call 311 ask for the mayors office and speak up for our arts and culture.

does the city really need this space and monies or does the city benefit more from having dancers dancing.

i’d hate to see groups of dancers hanging around on street corners dancing for spare change or food.

c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

NY1 covered the rally and heres a link to NY1’s story because a picture tells a better story than i do. also New York Daily news covered the event see their link or one can go to DNA’s facebook page to keep up late developing news. better yet go directly to DNA’s web page for class information.

Keep dancers dancing (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

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The Cabinetry Heritage of Japan exhibit

July 22, 2010

yesterday i discovered a wonderful exhibit at the Nippon Club gallery called ‘Tansu’ an exhibition of historic Japanese cabinetry from the 18th century through modern times.

with pieces supplied by a brooklyn fine asian wares and antiques emporium called Shibui

stairstep chest

as only the japanese seen to work with wood in a unique way this exhibit shows the many different ways to decorate and build seemly ordinary functional pieces fo furniture.

boxes in boxes in drawers behind keyed panels.

and the real fun of this exhibit is that the pieces live in brooklyn when not at Nippon Club. for me the feel of wood is something special and in this gallery one can touch the pieces, open drawers while talking to owner Dane Owen or David Jackson about the work. how cool is that?

the Nippon Club gallery is located on the first floor at 145 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, open free of charge,

mon-fri 10a – 6p, sat 10a- 5p this exhibit continues until aug 4, 2010 and in my humble opinion is well worth the effort.

with the rate forest are disappearing and trees cut down and being used for firewood wooden chest maybe a thing of the past. owning one of these lovely chest would be very worth while or become great stories to tell our grandchildren.

jene

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Adobe Lightroom 3 ‘Installation failed’

July 20, 2010

the other day my package came including my Lightroom 3 update and like all kids i just wanted to try it out  as soon as possible. so i put the dvd in the ‘puter running the latest snow leopard, won’t work on mac pro running tiger, and hit the install button.

Installation failed, now i am not the best at keeping years of passwords some going back a long time. so i pull out my scribbled notes of passwords, i am lucky to be able to read notebook but it fits into my life, make mental note redo note-book to be legible.

tried again and same results Installation failed so this time i am getting the idea something is wrong and i might need help. pull out the notebook again to look up adobe id & password. go to adobe’s web site and look under support and find my telephone number to call and do promptly press all the right numbers to speak with an agent only i am not speaking with the right kind of agent so they transfer me to technical support where i meet ravi.

ravi has me go through all the procedures he has written in the book he reads as he periodically puts me on hold but none of them work. so we connect via acrobat so he can see my screen, way cool. then we go poking around my hard drives >library etc looking for stuff that’s not there. now he believes me. all this takes a lot of time and we’ve got an opening to go to. but i feel we are making progress.

ravi wants me to download a copy of Lightroom 3 which i finally do. talks me through loading it using my serial number which is good and low & behold my LR 3 comes up showing my LR 2 catalog. at first ravi wanted me to just install LR3 and ignore my catalogs which i wouldn’t do as i’ve done a lot of work cleaning out unwanted images from these catalogs and didn’t want to screw things up again.

well up comes this photo

nude male

nude male in cave

in LR3 catalog. ravi said “do you mind if i say something?” i had no idea what he would think of a nude male or my work but hey i am game so i said ” sure not at all.” his comment blew my mind by him saying something like this as i was in awe of his words and some what taken by surprise” this the most beautiful image i’ve ever seen.”

i wondered why he’d never seen my work hanging in a gallery and bought it. oh well he’s half way around the world, i wondered what time it was there? maybe i touched him also as to other possibilities. just two people meeting over the internet for a moment in time. life is like that.

i thanked him for his comment as we then continued on with adobe business and case numbers etc. he said adobe will send me another dvd hopefully this one will work. i’ve never had a problem with an install disk before, but there are always first times for everything.

ravi made my evening a bit pleasanter, how powerful are a few kind words spoken to one another spoken from the heart. i carried his thoughts with me to the opening, more on that later.

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Yousuf Karsh 100 ” A Biography In Images “

July 20, 2010

Yousuf Karsh 100 ” A Biography In Images ” to open at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Yousuf Karsh (Canadian 1908–2002) – Ford of Canada (surgeons),1951 – Photograph, gelatin silver print Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Estrellita & Yousuf Karsh -© Estate of Yousuf Karsh Photograph courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON, MA – The legacy of Yousuf Karsh. . the man behind the lens of some of the 20th century’s most famous photographic portraits is illuminated as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents Karsh 100: A Biography in Images.

The exhibition of more than 100 works celebrating the 100th anniversary of Karsh’s birth (1908) presents his iconic portraits of the era’s most illustrious faces alongside rarely seen earlier photographs and little-known work. Karsh 100 will be on view September 23, 2008, through January 19, 2009, in the Rabb Gallery at the MFA. This exhibition is generously supported by the Government of Canada through the Consulate General of Canada in Boston.

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The School of American Ballet Celebrating its 75th Anniversary

July 20, 2010

From left, Seth Orza, Sarah Ricard Orza, Karel Cruz and Chalnessa Eames in Jerome Robbins’s “Dances at a Gathering.”

New York, NY – “THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAN BALLET is on the same order as the Muscovite Imperial Ballet back in the days when the czar racket was a paying proposition.” So begins an unpublished 1933 draft for a news release for the School of American Ballet’s foundation recently found in its archives; the author, it is assumed, was Lincoln Kirstein. A later news release, dated Nov. 27, 1933, begins: “The School of the American Ballet under the direction of Georges Balanchine, maître de ballet for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, the Monte Carlo Ballet and Les Ballets 1933, will inaugurate its first season early in December at 637 Madison Avenue. The purpose of the school is the development of a national ballet, corresponding to the famous Russian Ballet, but essentially American in character, enlisting the talents of American artists, dealing with typically American themes, creating an American tradition.”

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NY EXPANDED LOFT LAW SIGNED INTO LAW!…….. learn your rights

July 15, 2010

EXPANDED LOFT LAW SIGNED INTO LAW!

There are important steps you need to take to
ensure the new law covers your loft!
Time is limited!

Loft Residents:
The East Williamsburg-Bushwick Loft Tenant Association and RBSCC

Invite you to join:
Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez
Councilman Stephen Levin
Chuck Delany, Tenants’ Representative from
the New York City Loft Board
David E. Frazer Esquire., Loft Tenant Rights Attorney

TO DISCUSS THE NEW LOFT LAWS & HOW TO ACCESS THE MANY NEW BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES AND RIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU.
ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Where: Our Lady of Pompeii Auditorium
225 Siegel Street
When: Thursday July 15, 7:30 P.M.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Debra Feinberg at (718) 963-7029.



Just before midnight on Monday June 21, 2010 the new expanded Loft Law, the law on which Assemblyman Vito Lopez has worked for nearly two decades, was signed into law by Governor Paterson. After working through the night on negotiations to ensure the law’s passage, Assemblyman Lopez has achieved a great victory for loft and live-work residents throughout New York City. Just as Assemblyman Lopez fights each year to pass Rent Regulation laws, to repeal luxury decontrol and to provide a better quality of life for tenants throughout the State, this law is the Assemblyman’s latest accomplishment in extending rent protections, promoting affordable housing and effectuating positive change.

The loft laws were previously restricted to certain Manhattan loft tenants. With this landmark legislation, the bill serves to place stringent rent protections on “loft” units which were used as residences for any 12-month period between 2008 and 2009.  In these cases, either Tenants or owners must register the eligible units with the Loft Board within six months and Landlords must bring those units into compliance with mandated standards.  As a result, the Loft Law not only provides assurances such as protection from eviction and safety measures to loft tenants, but also provides some of the strongest rent protections available in the State of New York.

Assemblyman Lopez said “As an advocate for this essential legislation for nearly 20 years, I am proud that this expanded Loft Law has finally been signed into law.  As loft tenants have greatly enriched our community by bringing arts and new industry to communities, to pass legislation that provides these tenants both rent regulation and the ability to continue to work freely in their residences is a significant victory in all respects.”

This victory was not easy.  Assemblyman Lopez worked tirelessly with New York City representatives, Speaker Silver in the Assembly and the State Senate to make sure this bill was not vetoed despite mounting opposition from other local political representatives.  This bill achieves a wonderful balance between providing existing loft tenants with essential benefits and promoting the culture and industry these tenants bring to communities while allowing for other flourishing industry and business to coexist in these same communities.

Deborah Masters, a long-time loft tenant at 475 Kent Avenue said of the Bill, “I have waited more than 20 years for this bill.  After fighting year after year for these protections, loft tenants finally have the peace of mind that we deserve. At the eleventh hour, I thought the Loft Bill would be vetoed. I am so thankful to Assemblyman Vito Lopez for sticking with us for all these years and for fighting so hard to see this bill finally passed.”

Bill Hall, Lower Manhattan Loft Tenant Executive Committee member said of Assemblyman Lopez “It is exactly his sort of tireless, hands-on, total personal involvement that has enabled Assemblyman Lopez to prevail in securing what many people thought was the impossible.  Making the Loft Law permanent is also a very significant accomplishment and we thank you.”

original post via Smack Mellon org

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Caravaggiomania 4 iphone & ipad

July 14, 2010

caravaggio-the-fortune-teller.

FLORENCE.- CaravaggioMania is the multimedia guide to in-depth knowledge of the great master’s art! To mark the celebrations of the 400th Anniversary of Caravaggio’s death, Scala Group International presents CaravaggioMania, the application dedicated to one of the most admired Italian artists. Now available for iPhone and iPad. A large amount of recent research and scholarship, along with numerous exhibitions and papers probing the life and career of Michelangelo Merisi, alias Caravaggio, have confirmed growing worldwide interest in this artist’s painting and the pivotal role that painting has played in the history of art over the past four centuries.

The app is indispensable in gaining an in-depth knowledge of the great master’s art, as well as to retrace his footsteps whilst walking around Rome. It is a useful and fun tool for both art lovers and tourists about to visit the Italian capital!

CaravaggioMania for iPhone and iPad features:

* 40 videos with in-depth analysis of Caravaggio’s main artworks
* 40 informational texts highlighting key aspects of the art of Caravaggio
* 40 images with high-resolution zoom option
* an interactive video-panorama of the extraordinary Sala del Sileno, located in the Borghese Gallery in Rome
* biographical material
* itineraries equipped with GPS option

Scala Group International is an Italian multimedia company operating worldwide. Scala has several years of experience working with various national and international publishers and newspapers creating collateral materials related to art, travel and languages. The company is now in the process of converting some of our most valuable contents into iPhone and iPad applications.

To mark the celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the death of Caravaggio, recently described by the New York Times as the best-loved Italian painter of all time, Scala Group International presents Caravaggiomania, the English version of the Caravaggio app for iPhone and iPad. The application was released on the American App Store on June 21, 2010 for $1.99. The Italian version of this iPhone application has been for sale on the Italian App Store since the beginning of February and gained a tremendous success.

The main and differentiating feature of Caravaggiomania is the great amount of video content focused on each individual masterpiece. The company is able to guarantee the highest quality images and videos because Scala Group International is also a worldwide renowned archive of digital images (with circa 300,000 images from the world’s top museums, as well as being exclusive licensor of all images from MoMA-NY and other major museums).

These are the direct links to the app on the App Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caravaggiomania/id372620380?mt=8 (iPhone version)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caravaggiomania-hd/id375357998?mt=8 (iPad version)

but as they say on tv ‘WAIT THERE IS MORE’

see this web link for the real deal on the unfolding story

http://albertis-window.blogspot.com/2010/03/caravaggiomania.html

last supper

“Sit your ass down and finish your coke, unless you want this to be YOUR last supper.”

found at this interesting web site http://fx.worth1000.com/entries/272275/tarantino-vs-caravaggio-the-last-supper

i think it’s all in good fun. anyway have a nice day, hopefully with a smile on your face.

jene

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Forbidden City, artistic opportunity, call for participation

July 13, 2010

Winkel & Balktick Present…

STRANDED III: The Forbidden City
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Open Meetings & Socials: 7/22, 8/5, 8/26

Stranded: The Forbidden City is a one-night foray into a magical metropolis of imagination, hidden inside an enormous warehouse in Brooklyn.  We are seeking installations, activities, performances, and games to entertain and delight the City’s tourists.  Projects that are all of those things at once are ideal.  Volunteers of all stripes are also welcome.

As the name suggests, the theme is an exploration of cities, past, present and future, real and imagined.  Of course, the title is a double-entendre, suggesting both Beijing’s dynasty-era grandeur, and also a libertine red light district.  Artists are free to explore either or both meanings, or simply run the laundromat of their dreams.

This is the third annual Stranded event.  It started on Labor Day weekend 2008 at the Brewery warehouse in Bushwick as a gathering for those unable to attend Burning Man.  Last year the event expanded to a 26,000 square foot warehouse palace in Sunset Park, and began attracting a wider variety of artists and attendees.  This year, we are going to continue the trend with more space, art and friends and raise the bar for creative revelry to skyscraper heights.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

This should provide you more information than you need about how to participate in Stranded 2010.

If your project requires a stipend, please apply no later than August 6.  The final deadline is August 20.  The submission process is detailed below, after the answers to all of the questions you have. Please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all submissions.

If you want to participate, but aren’t sure how, please fill out a volunteer form using the link below.

Quick submission form: http://wandbnyc.com/forbiddenart
 Quick volunteer form: http://wandbnyc.com/civilservants
 Art questions: evalansberry@gmail.com
Volunteer questions: pneumaticdevotion@gmail.com
General inquiries: info@wandbnyc.com

OPEN MEETINGS & WALKTHROUGHS

We will be holding open meetings and venue walkthroughs on Thursday, July 22, Thursday, August 5 and Thursday, August 26 from 7:30pm-10pm.  These are a great place to meet people, throw around and ideas, and have a good time.  Food and drink will be served.  The meeting location is in Dumbo.

RSVP to info@wandbnyc.com with the date of the meeting you with to attend.

URBAN RENEWAL

Artists are invited to construct an interactive establishment that one might find in The Forbidden City.  Projects that have an activity, performance other social interaction are strongly encouraged.

Take a familiar city institution or feature, and give it a creative twist.  Examples of potential establishments include post offices, jails, bus stops, libraries, banks, train stations, DMVs, parks, laundromats, stores and boutiques, theaters and entertainment venues, voter polling station, restaurants and cafes, courthouses, spas, galleries and of course, offices.

Standalone or roving sculpture and installation is also welcome, but priority may be given to establishments as described above.

THE CITY IS A STAGE

We will have a performance venue at the party.  If you have a stage act– musical, theatrical, comical or unclassifiable, please apply and include photos, audio or other samples of your work.  There is a limited amount of stage time, so please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all performances, or feature length works.

Note that we do not accept solicitations for DJs, but if you send us mixes, we will listen to them.

THE LAW OF THE LAND

A strong D.I.Y. ethic is important. We can provide the space for your project, a crowd to enjoy it, transportation assistance and a modest stipend, but it’s ultimately up to you to get it together, make it happen and clean it up afterwards.

Establishments may be anywhere from 100 square feet to 2,000 square feet.  While we welcome sound installations, we already have a live music and dance music venue and are not seeking others.  Your project should not be likely to combust, injure or kill anyone.  In general, we do not allow projects to charge money or solicit donations.

THE FORBIDDEN CITY BANK

We can pay for the cost of approved projects. These are guaranteed to be reimbursed, even if the event is not profitable. If the event is profitable, we tip out on top of this. Consider $0 – $500 the effective range for requests. We can also provide transportation assistance.  If you need a stipend, please apply ASAP.

Each project is a unique little snowflake, and we evaluate stipends on a case-by-case basis. Small budgets are easier to accommodate than large ones. On the other hand, if you have the greatest idea we’ve ever seen and a solid track record, we may be OK with splurging.

Note that in order to qualify for reimbursements for materials, you must keep your receipts and submit them to us in a timely manner.

ENOUGH TEASING! HOW DO I JOIN YOU?

If you have questions, contact the W&B creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com.

Please fill out this form:
http://wandbnyc.com/forbiddenart

To make a submission, you will need to know the following information:

* Your name, and the names of other artists involved
* Your phone number
* A description of your project
* A detailed, itemized budget for materials and costs
* Setup duration
* Breakdown duration
* Will it require rigging from the ceiling or a wall?
* Will it make a mess?
* Might it accidentally injure, maim, or kill anyone?
* Floorspace requirements
* Electrical requirements
* Lighting requirements
* Any special placement requests

You will hear from us within three business days with questions, suggestions, etc. Sometimes we need to know more, have suggestions, or just need time to decide among many worthy proposals.

It may take up to ten business days to approve or decline your submission. If this wait is a problem, please let us know up front.

WHO ARE THE MAYORS OF THIS CITY?

Mark Winkel & Kevin Balktick are a pair of Brooklyn-based event producers. They met in 2005 when they became neighbors in a block-sized live/work warehouse in Dumbo. Over the course of five years, they have produced 12 feature events. In that time, their vision and following has grown from a single loft to cavernous warehouses.

Along with a dedicated community of artists, crew and volunteers, they transform mundane urban spaces into immersive fantasy environments. Their tools are larger-than-life installation art, extravagant costumes, decadent themes, surreal performances and action-packed dancefloors.

Their 2010 New Year’s Eve production, Transmutation , was held in a 30,000 square foot warehouse and was attended by 2,500 people. In February 2010, they were featured in a New York Times article about creative Brooklyn nightlife.

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DNA closing, how disgraceful for a cultural city

July 12, 2010

what can we do?

Last Chance for Dance?
No Way!
Rally for justice for DNA

Please join us for a rally to show Mayor Bloomberg and the City that Dance is important.We need dancers and dance lovers to come out in force. We cannot allow the City to let DNA be lost to the dance community.
Please share this message with your friends.

date:        Tuesday, july 13, 2010

time :       1:00 pm

location: Steps of City Hall

DNA Press Statement

KEEP DNA DANCING! SIGN A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT!

Download DNA’s Press Statement – July 2010
Download DNA’s Letter of Support from Community Board 1
Download DNA’s Letter of Support from the Council of the City of New York
Download The Quarterly Arts Soiree at Webster Hall Supports DNA by hosting a Dance Party

Preserve Dance in Lower Manhattan – Sign the Statement of Support, share this link with your friends and make a gift today

I support Dance New Amsterdam because it is an important cultural organization that has made a major impact on both the quality of life and the accessibility of dance in Lower Manhattan. I believe in the value that culture in general and dance in particular brings to our lives and our communities.

Eight days before facing eviction proceedings from its Lower Manhattan home, Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) is fighting to keep its doors open to continue a 26 year history shaping the contemporary global dancer and being a launching pad for today’s artistic voice.

Despite successful efforts to stabilize financially, DNA as a not-for-profit arts organization is unable to sustain a current commercial lease agreement of $68,945 in monthly rent which includes a monthly city tax of $33,050. Questions regarding public policy issues connected to the lease remain unaddressed. Tireless work over the past two years requesting re-negotiation of lease and non-profit tax abatement has yielded no consensus for resolution.

It is essential that every measure possible be undertaken by NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services and Fram Realty to ensure that Dance New Amsterdam can continue to serve the dance community as it has for the past 26 years.

Please sign below to show your support.

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