January 27, 2021 | Issue 17
Your Path to Thriving
We invite recommendations from across the national network for sessions, workshops, speakers and art experiences. You may also submit ideas on local convening locations and dining experience for consideration by the Summit Planning Committees.

Join this national online cohort lead by Rhonda Schaller, Esmilda Abreu, and Sam Harvey that will look at the role of contemplative practices, mindfulness and creative self-care on aiding focus, positive uplift and resilience for the benefit of artists and arts leaders.

This cohort meets 4 days a week for three weeks beginning Monday, February 15.
Daily Meditation & Contemplative Practice Offerings:
Breathing breaks, reflection journaling, monthly morning practice, midweek mantras, mindful drawing, and meditation.

This is a virtual offering from the Pratt Institute and is free and open to all.
Get a handpicked list of free meditations, sleep aids, music and other resources right on your phone.
The Media + Emerging Technology Lab (METL) is taking application for their second cohort. Residency program runs from May 1 to November 1, 2021 at UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC. Participants receive a monthly stipend of $3,500.

Priority application deadline - January 31, 2021.
Late application submission deadline - February 28, 2021.
Forecast's Change Lab National Research Fellowships aim to produce new research, data, reporting, and suggestions to advance justice, health and human dignity in the field of public art in the United States. Each fellowship follows a specific research topic and is 3-months long. All graduate students, recent college graduates, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, artists and public art professionals encouraged to apply. Fellowship stipend is $5000.

Application deadline - 11:59pm CST, March 1, 2021.
Join this webinar seriese that addresses the most critical areas of need to help plan a post-COVID operating environment for cultural nonprofits and creative workers. This 42 webinar series will be hosted through July. All webinars are free and open to the public.
People's State of the Union is partnering with MassCreative and The Theatre Offensive to present #PSOTU2021 Story Circle - promoting community dialogue. You can join the conversation by hosting your own story circle with prompts from PSOTU. All events will be held virtually.

Story Circles will be from February 1 - March 1, 2021.
This scenic 2-3 week long residency in Harbor Springs, MI is geared toward writers and composers and includes private house, detached studio, food, and a $500 stipend.

Application deadline - February 17, 2021.
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