WORKSHOP WEEK | February 19-26, 2012

Get your project on its feet!

As artists, we always have an idea incubating – scripts still in first draft, songs missing that perfect lyric, choreography that needs a few more steps.  Often, the only way to get the project closer to production is to get fellow artists together to give it life, try it out, refine it, inspire it.

So Space on White created Workshop Week – a week of discounted space to motivate you to push your project forward.  Table readings, jam sessions, dance incubators – make Space on White your blank canvas!

Book any space for use between February 19-26 and take 10% off your entire rental!

That week, we’ll post helpful articles about project development on social media, so be sure you’re connected to us on Facebook and Twitter.

Contact Cam for details, rates, and booking!

Space on White is a unique gallery space showcasing new visual artists each month.

Unlike a typical gallery, Space on White has daily traffic of performing artists and art-loving New Yorkers using and experiencing the space. Our Tribeca location is convenient for foot traffic as well as special events surrounding your work.

To submit your work for consideration to be displayed in the Space on White lobby, send your bio and link to images of your work to community@spaceonwhite.com.

If you are looking to host an art opening, please see information on renting a wall or space to showcase your work.

Visual Art at Space on White

Thanks to our incredible community of artists, 2011 was a busy year, full of creativity and artistic growth.  Just look at the creative ways you used Space on White!

Special Events

Studio Use

Special Thanks to companies that made Space on White their home…

Windows on White

Space on White invites artists and graphic designers to share their creativity in a special, one-time-only contest and event!

Space on White - 81 White Street, Tribeca NYC

DESIGN…

Permanent design for Space on White’s street windows!  Make Space on White’s first impression on Tribeca’s streets with original window artwork by YOU.

SHARE…

Your artwork for a special Space on White party + exhibit in January 2012.  We’ll invite our entire community of thousands of artists and art lovers to see your work, as well as our neighbors in Tribeca and beyond!

>click here to see photos from our past visual art events

One Artist Will Win…

• Your window design on permanent display to Space on White artists,audience, community, and neighbors
• Your additional artwork or design on display in the Space on White lobby for the month of January 2012
• Honored guest at unveiling party with the Space on White community
• NYC media alert about you and the design
• Permanent plaque with your name inside our front door
• Event and installation costs covered by Space on White

Four Artists Will Win…

• Your artwork or design on display at Space on White for the month of January 2012
• Honored guest at unveiling party with the Space on White community
• Inclusion in NYC media alert about you and the design

Submission deadline is Friday, December 9.  Winners will be announced by December 20!

SPECIFICATIONS:

Design must incorporate “Space on White” name/logo and words capturing what happens in the space, ie: art, theatre, crafts, design, music, compose, dance, ballet, yoga, write, act, teach, film, lounge, rehearse, edit, audition, train, events, pop up, fashion, community, shows, exhibitions, photo shoots, performance, Shakespeare, etc.

Space on White colors are black and white.  We invite you to design accordingly.

Your design can incorporate the 4 main windows on the facade left and 2 door windows on the right.  Each window is 19” wide by 84” high.

Submit your design concept for review in jpg format, under 1 MB per file, by Friday, December 9, to community@spaceonwhite.com.  Include your name, contact information, link to the work or type of work you would show at your January exhibition, and a brief written summary of your concept.

>Questions? Email community@spaceonwhite.com.  Thank you in advance for your submissions!

Note that Space on White doors open in great weather and for special events

Open doors, inside view

RECESS!

Kick it old school at Space on White…

theatre | dance | visual art | music | play!

Sunday, October 2
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Space on White
81 White Street (Broadway & Lafayette)

Free with RSVP via Facebook!

Remember when you first discovered art?  From handprint turkeys to xylophone scales, when we were kids, art was for everyone and being creative was always fun!

Spark your imagination and invite your inner child to RECESS!, a special Space on White event for artists and non-artists to play, create, laugh, learn, discover, and have a great time reconnecting to the artist in all of us.

Drop in on a workshop or stay for the whole day of easy, fun workshops exploring art, music, dance, and theatre, taught by our own community of artists!

CLASS SCHEDULE

subject to change
All classes are 45 minutes – sign up is day-of: first-come, first on the list!

ART
Period 1 – 2:00: ARTS & DREAMS
Period 2 – 3:00: ARTS & DREAMS
Period 3 – 4:00: SHOELACE PROJECT
Period 4 – 5:00: MAKE YOUR OWN LIPGLOSS

DANCE
Period 1 – 2:00: OFF THE WALL
Period 2 – 3:00: WEIGHTLESS
Period 3 – 4:00: MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE
Period 4 – 5:00: DANCE WORKSHOP

THEATER
Period 1 – 2:00: SHAKESPEARE FOR FUN
Period 2 – 3:00: COLLABORATIVE WRITING
Period 3 – 4:00: IMPROV
Period 4 – 5:00: PLAYING WITH REALITY

PLAY
Mix & mingle with the Space on White community while enjoying snacks, music, open crafts, and more!

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

ARTS & DREAMS
Empowering Affirmation Art Workshop
Participants in Arts & Dreams workshops learn to love and accept themselves with positive statements called affirmations, which they will then use to create their own affirmation art piece. Laura Baran talks about how using affirmations can help heal negative thoughts in a creative way. Students make affirmation drawings of their own – no experience necessary!
Taught by Laura Baran with Patricia Geremia

SHOELACE PARTY!
Come see what hopes and fears have to do with shoelaces!
The Shoelace Project invites people to join in an experiential creative process. Come write your hopes and fears on jumbo shoelaces, and see what we can do with them. Dance without having leaving your seat, let your desires and dreads blossom into a new dance theater piece, and see what kind of designs out of personally inscribed shoelaces.
Taught by Sasha Soreff of Sasha Soreff Dance

GET GLOSSY
Create and name your very own gloss to fit your personality
Taught by Alison Stumf, Lipstick Manifesto

MOVING OFF THE WALL
Translating & experiencing a work of art with the body
Participants will become more in touch with a particular piece of art work by immersing into it and experiencing it with their bodies.
Taught by Claire Porter

WEIGHTLESS
A workshop focusing on the grounding and levity of the physical body
“What are you willing to let go of?” and “Where do you resist?” We live in our bodies daily, yet do we know their intricacies and understand their inherent weight? Through working individually, in pairs, and in groups, we discover the presence of the mass of our bodies. Simple acts, such as lifting the dead weight of someone else’s arm or attempting to perform this act by yourself, bring not only an awareness to the body’s density, but also challenge our boundaries of control. Activities reminiscent of childhood such as airplaning (balancing on another’s feet), counterbalancing (leaning inward or outward to balance one’s weight with another) and levitation (think light as a feather, stiff as a board). Expect a light hearted, playful and inquisitive atmosphere!
Taught by Lynn Neuman

MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE
Spread the joy by learning the beauty of the oldest dance on earth
Participants will explore the beauty and significance of Middle Eastern dance as well as learn the historical background of the real dance- “the real stuff,” not the deliberately coined harem fantasist misnomer. Finally, they will enjoy the magic of Middle Eastern music, which has touched millions of hearts around the world. These dance classes are designed to introduce you to the true spirit and meaning of one of the oldest dance forms on earth, that is to say, joy and happiness. Feel free to bring a shawl or scarf!
Taught by Torkom Movsesiyan

JUST DANCE!
The Dance Dancing Dance Company Company Class
The Dance Dancing Dance Company Company Class is an extreme dance class that fuses elements of technical dance, endurance practices and theatrical tomfoolery. It draws upon gangster rap, Brazilian parade dances, recreational dancing, and the American Musical Theatre. A workout, momentary panic, and full-body gyration are guaranteed. All experience levels encouraged to attend.
Taught by Ani Taj Neimann

SHAKESPEARE MADE FUN
Hate Shakespeare? Teachers did that to you – unlearn it and have fun!
This is playtime for both actors and non-actors alike. It’s for anyone interested but afraid of Shakespeare, those who know nothing about Shakespeare and those who hate Shakespeare because their high school teacher made it so boring. (We’ve all been there!) We’ll throw out all the school stuff and play games with the words, get the language into our bodies and just have fun!
Taught by Mary McGinley

MAKE PLAYS!
We make plays. Come make plays with us!
A two-part workshop with exercises in creating collaborative theater. No experience required. Awesome if you take both workshops so you gain the fullest experience of our awesome-sauce-ness.
Taught by Everywhere Theatre Group

Everywhere Theatre: Writing
So you think you can write?
Bring a pen or pencil. Bring a notebook. Bring yourself. ETG will help you jump start your creative brain by guiding you through a free write session to help you shape a short five minute monologue or play, which you will then have read aloud by yourself or performers in the room. You will leave with a fresh piece of original material ready to be staged.

Everywhere Theatre: Improv
Staging Text with the Starz
We will explore the various ways of staging text in a collaborative way using a pre-existing work of text that will be given to you at the workshop. Everyone will be broken up into teams and must create a five minute performance based on your given text. You will leave with the experience of truly working collaboratively.

REINVENTING PLAY
Create stories, make connections, and remember how we played as kids
The workshop will be comprised of several exercises that help create a safe, nonjudgmental space and teach the fundamentals of interactive improvisation. We will then create several improvised short stories in which workshop participants will have the opportunity to step into the role of the protagonist and choose where the story goes. The exercises we use teach heightened focus, active listening, group trust, and improvisation techniques. We hope that participants will feel safe enough in this environment to explore their choices and human connections in a new way while having fun and taking risks.
Taught by Playing with Reality

NYC Producing Companies Get Free + Discounted Space, Marketing, and Community Resources!

*2012 Applications Are Open!  Contact residency@spaceonwhite.com for your application.

Space on White has revamped its Residency program to give NYC producing companies new opportunities to showcase their work!

Our 2012 residents will be a select group of up to five NYC-based companies with a demonstrated vision and plan of action for creating work in theatre, dance, music, or performance art.

Selected companies will receive space, promotional, and production support including:

• Complimentary space for one weekend in 2012 to produce an original show (Fri/Sat/Sun night)
• 15 complimentary hours of space
• Discounted space rental rates for additional hours
• Free storage space
• Free monthly meeting space
• Featured on Space on White website
• Posting of company events on Space on White social media
• Complimentary tuition for Promote Your Show workshop

Requirements:

• History of producing fully staged performances
• Website with current information on your company and its history
• Mission statement
• Audience mailing list
• Company budget/fiscal plan

Responsibilities:

• Production of at least one performance at Space on White during 2012
• Inclusion of Space on White on company website and relevant marketing materials
• Attendance at Space on White panels and events
• Residency administrative fee of $250, due January 1

Residency applications are due by Sunday, November 27.  Residency interviews will be conducted during the beginning of December  and selected residents will be notified by December 20.

Accepted Residents are invited to an in-person orientation with Space on White staff where they receive information, marketing tips, and network with other Residents. Space on White Residents continue the conversation via our invite-only Facebook group.

Contact us today at residency@spaceonwhite.com to apply for 2012 Residency!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW 2011 SPACE ON WHITE RESIDENTS

Need an affordable temporary space to get your designs in front of your NYC audience?  Space on White offers turnkey space in prime downtown Manhattan with daily foot traffic.  Just book, promote, and sell!

Space on White is your blank canvas to showcase your apparel, accessories, art, design, and more…

• Sample sales
• End-of-season sales
• Fashion Week market
• Special collections
• Product launches
• Photo shoots
• Press previews
• Holiday sales
• …and more!

Full days starting at just $150

For details and booking, call 212.227.8600 or email info@spaceonwhite.com

Tuesday, July 19
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Space on White
81 White St (Broadway & Lafayette)

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PANEL:

Get Funded!

Got a project in the oven, but need more money to make it happen?  Find out the keys to successful fundraising from the experts, including how to know whether to go nonprofit or fiscally sponsored, applying for grants, fundraising event how-to’s, and the exact steps to take to make your online fundraising take off and hit your goal.

Panelists:
Dana Edell, Co-Founder and Executive Director, viBe Theater Experience – 501(c)3 & Event-Based Fundraising 
Laura Livingston, Artistic Director, Freestyle Repertory Theatre – 501(c)3 & Educational Theatre Grants
Adam Natale, Membership Director, Fractured Atlas – Fiscal Sponsorship
Slava Rubin, Founder & CEO, IndieGoGo – Online & Crowdsourced Fundraising

Moderated by Ciara Pressler, Marketing Consultant, Pressler Collaborative

**Panel is free with RSVP via Facebook

Drop by Space on White to see our space, view gallery art, enjoy refreshments, win amazing raffle prizes, and meet fellow NYC artists!  This event features a free panel on Producing & Promoting Your Project.

Saturday, April 30
2:00pm – 5:00pm

Space on White
81 White St (Broadway & Lafayette)

Schedule
2:00 – Open House – See the Space!
3:30 – Panel: Producing & Promoting Your Project
4:30 – Networking

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PANEL:

Producing & Promoting Your Project

Interested in creating your own work or taking your productions to the next level?  Find out what it takes to take your project from idea to execution to audience in this special Space on White panel featuring the best and most innovative arts professionals in NYC.

Panelists:
Carol Ostrow, Producing Director, The Flea
Slava Rubin, Founder & CEO, IndieGoGo
Nella Vera, Director of Marketing, The Public Theater
R. Erin Craig, Producer, La Vie Productions

Moderated by Ciara Pressler, Marketing Consultant & Blogger for Fractured Atlas

**Panel is free with RSVP via Facebook.

RAFFLE!
+ 10 Free Hours of studio space at Space on White! ($150 value)
+ 2 free tickets to Future Anxiety at The Flea! www.theflea.org ($50 value)
+ 2 free tickets to The Sphinx Winx at Theatre Row! www.TheSphinxWinx.com ($160 value)
+ Free custom ActorIntro video to promote yourself! www.actorintro.com ($190 value)
+ Free marketing strategy consulting session with Ciara Pressler! www.ciarapressler.com ($250 value!)

On December 4, Space on White and White Train presented SHOP CREATIVE, a one-day shopping event showcasing creativity.  The event, which was open to the public, featured complimentary wine & refreshments and giveaways every hour; live music by Shaina Taub, Maya Sharpe, and Grace McLean and Them Apples; and unique work from a curated selection of New York’s best artists and designers, featuring a collection of one-of-a-kind clothes, accessories, arts, crafts, and artwork, all at holiday prices.  Exhibiting artists included alfalfa-seeds.com, Arianne Zager, Alyson Jon, COINICOPIA, Junkprints, Keryn Huang, LoveNat NYC, Micaela Zahner Design, Sergio Taublib, Teen+Jonesy, and TOOFLY.

Click here to view photos from the event!

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For more information on hosting an event at Space on White or to rent wall space to showcase your art, contact info (at) spaceonwhite (dot) com.