Welcome to your Creative Connection. We know that some of you are busy creating and some of you are tending to children, work responsibilities and self care, and we are rooting for all of you! If there is anything we might be able to help you with, please send us an
email
.
Hang in there and stay safe!
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grants
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funding
creators & organizations
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We know you are all looking for resources to support your arts business and organizations during this unsure time, and we are actively seeking out funding and other opportunities to help you. We have created a
page on our website
to assist you and hope you will explore it. Please note that some of the resources are lists that have been curated by numerous organizations and institutions; as a result, there may be some overlap and some options may have expired as things are changing so quickly. We will continue to add to the page as more opportunities arise.
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We want to hear from you!
In our last Creative Connection, we announced that we were looking for artists who make and sell postcards! Thank you so much for your responses!
If you haven't heard, we just announced our
postcard project
, and we hope you will participate and drop us a line. Learn more about the project here. And email
dawn@lansingarts.org
if you have postcards and would like to be added to the list.
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While some things have gone away, new things are being created. Creativity matters, so please keep making art, seeking out calls and submitting those applications when you can.
calls to artists
The Arts Council of Greater Lansing
announces call to artists for their exhibit wall. Exhibit your work at the Arts Council for one month. Current months available: August, October and December. Deadline to submit is June 1, 2020.
Learn more.
The Gifts of Art Program
is seeking submissions for solo and group art exhibits for the September 2020 to August 2021 exhibition year. One of the first and most comprehensive arts in healthcare programs in the nation, Gifts of Art brings the world of art and music to Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2020.
Learn more.
Fenton Arts Council
announces a call to artists for its fine art exhibition.
All artwork must be the original, handcrafted work of the displaying artist.
Deadline to apply is May 20, 2020.
Learn more.
"Citizens Coping: artists respond to the last four years." As this exhibit lands smack dab during the month of the 2020 election, the gallery invites artists of all mediums to examine how the last four years have changed them personally (or not), and express how the actions of this administration have affected them (or COVID-19).
Learn more.
Submittable
has put together this Call to Artists COVID-19 list of creative opportunities for artists, writers, poets and more. Some are local, but many are national and international. It's actually fun to read through all of the interesting and creative ideas people are coming up with to share arts and culture. Give it a read and hopefully you will find the perfect fit.
Learn more.
Better Than Plaster
is seeking artists who create children's art. They feel that there is a lack of
diversity in children’s art, and they want to do something about it! This call is open to artists of children’s art from all around the globe.
Learn more.
competitions
Film Pipeline
announces 2020 Short Film Competition. The third annual Film Pipeline Shorts Competition seeks remarkable directors and diverse, engaging content--the type of work defined by forward-thinking perspectives and unconventional yet universally appealing stories. Cash prizes and more. Early deadline is May 31, 2020.
Learn more.
Manifest
announces an international call for art about monsters, real or imagined.
Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental. Cash prize will be awarded, multiple entries can be submitted. Deadline is May 25, 2020.
Learn more.
Manifest
invites visual artists to submit works of art about sparkle, enchantment, facade, flashiness, and the seductive power of bright lights and color
for their "Twinkle" exhibition.
Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental. Deadline to submit is May 24, 2020.
Learn more.
Blue Cat Gallery & Studio
announces a call to artists for their juried art exhibition "Signs of Rural Life."
Enter your chicken and other rural-themed art into this annual show, which opens coinciding with Wayne America's annual community festival.
Learn more.
additional resources
podcasts
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take a break
On May 8, 2020 join
The Royal Opera House
YouTube premiere of Verdi's opera La Traviata starring Renée Fleming and Joseph Calleja. Richard Eyre’s production celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.
or...
watch
By Jeeves
on the Shows Must Go On.
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just need a blankie?
need more?
Then you might want to experience 300 people from 15 countries perform
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
in this vi
rtual choir/orchestra.
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going virtual? send us your opportunities
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If you are developing online video classes, webinars, holding art sales etc., 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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photo opp! share your creative connections
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Now more than ever, we would love you to send us photos of you. Whether it's earlier pics of you or your organization connecting with others or photos of what you're doing now to keep busy and make the best of these quarantined times! We want to keep our communications fresh, fun and full of our members doing what they do best! Send photos to
dawn@lansingarts.org.
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