Welcome to Creative Connection--your bi-monthly member resource for arts and culture grants, fellowships, workshops, calls to artists, competitions and more! Pictured above is the Arts Council team at the Creative Placemaking Summit 6 downtown Lansing walking tour. We were so excited to finish out the day with a tour the new Capital City Market and the chance to finally see Brian Whitfield's colorful mural in person!
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LOCAL AND ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL FUNDING
PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE TIME SENSITIVE!
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calls ● competitions ● classes
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The world needs you and your creativity, especially now, so please keep making art, seeking out calls and submitting those applications when you can.
LOCAL CALLS/COMPETITIONS
MICHIGAN CALLS
Northville Art House seeks entries for its juried collage art exhibition, "Shear Madness" being held Jan. 13-Feb. 6, 2021. Cash awards of $650 for 1st-4th place and honorable mention. Artists 18 and over may submit a maximum of three original collage works of art composed by arranging and gluing or otherwise affixing pieces of paper, fabric, photographs or other mixed media to a surface. Application deadline is Nov. 22, 2020. Learn more.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts seeks entries for its juried art exhibition, "re|ART" to be held on Feb. 1-27, 2021. Cash awards will be given. Open to all Michigan visual artists working in all mediums, including 2-D, 3-D, functional art, fine craft, photography and installation. Application deadline is Jan. 10, 2021. Learn more.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CALLS
All She Makes announces a call for women artists worldwide. Submit works to be considered for a listing in their international directory, accessible to organizations and collectors worldwide and to be featured in social media. All directory artists get considered for additional future opportunities and collaborations. Learn more.
ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation announces a call to artists for the 2021 exhibition "Solitude." As COVID continues to impede people's movements and interactions, how do we, as individuals, or as members of a larger, even worldwide community, process these survival confinements? ARC is searching for your creative endeavors as a reflection of your process under the current circumstances, keeping artists alone but pulling together into a community. Application deadline is Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Learn more.
Manifest, the international Cincinnati-based non-profit arts organization and gallery, invites visual artists to submit works of art about timing as it relates to the five themes of Who, What, Where, When and Why for their upcoming exhibition. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract or experimental of any media. Application deadlines vary depending on the individual theme chosen. Learn more.
SlowArt Productions announces "Emerging Artists," the 29th annual competition for gallery exhibition and publication awards. This exhibition is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of emerging artists. It will be held March 4-27, 2021, at the Limner Gallery and is open to all artists working in any medium. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2020. Learn more.
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classes ● webinars ● conferences
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Creative Capital presents "Artist Finances: Getting Through the Pandemic and Beyond" online workshop. In this workshop, CPA Elaine Grogan Luttrull will focus on the new CARES Act legislation, managing cash flow, long-term budgeting, planning and financial management, taking into consideration revised income streams and continued uncertainty from the new economic reality. Held on Oct. 21, 2020,
Creative Capital presents the online workshop "Ethical Storytelling Practices." This workshop takes artists through a framework for values-based storytelling and shares examples of how to put those values into practice. As artists step into their power to build and shape narratives that affect the lives of those around them, it is important to consider not just what stories are told, but how stories are told. Led by creative strategist and documentary impact producer Sonya Childress. This workshop is taught by and for BIPOC artist disruptors to strengthen their craft, practice and build power. Oct. 29, 2020, 7:00-8:30 p.m., $25 fee. Learn more.
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Check Out ACGL Cribs With Paul Vetne
Join artist Paul Vetne as he takes you on a tour of his new art and tattoo studio in the heart of REO Town Lansing. Explore his space and learn more about his life as an artist. Paul talks about artmaking, tattoos, music and more in this up-close visit. Watch the video.
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ADVOCATE FOR/SUPPORT ARTS ADVOCACY
Are you interested in learning how you can advocate for the arts? Join the Arts Council's Articulate Activators Facebook group to stay on top of what's happening in arts advocacy. An election year is the perfect time to learn why the arts are important and why the arts vote movement is so important in keeping the arts alive in all of our communities. Join the group.
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CALL FOR IXION BOARD MEMBERS
Ixion is seeking up to three community members interested in joining the board. Skill sets that would complement Ixion's current board include: law background, accounting background, advocacy background, grassroots activism and community engagement. Ixion strives to ensure a wide range of voices are at the table. Learn more.
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If you have a call to artists, and position or internship opening or are looking for volunteers, please let us know. Email the Arts Council at dawn@lansingarts.org to list your opportunity in our next Creative Connection.
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