September 27 - 30, 2021
Join artists, arts leaders, educators and funders from across the country to collaborate, gain inspiration, engage and align! 2021 offers the opportunity to attend in-person in Winston-Salem, NC or engage online from your home!
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REJUVENATE
self-care offerings
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CONNECT
opportunities that bring people together
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ELEVATE
tips from experts
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Heidi Grant's talk acknowledges that it's tough for all of us to ask for help. Sometimes we are afraid because we think the other person may say no. This roughly 11-minute video gives the scientific approach to what are the best practices for asking for help to make it meaningful and to get the best results. Heidi uses her expertise in the science of motivation, influence, and decision-making to get the point across: It's not that we all don't need help. It is that we don't know how to ask.
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Psychologist Reagan A. R. Gurung tackles the importance of having scheduled time to do nothing. Taking down time is one of the best ways to get more work done. This time to relax can make you feel more rested, spontaneous, and creative. The perfect combination for us as creatives. Won't you consider taking more time to just do nothing this summer?
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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.
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Black Theatre Coalition (BTC), an organization that is aimed at building a sustainable and ethical roadmap to increase employment for Black theatremakers, is offering a total of 48 fellowships in producing, writing, composition, directing, choreography, stage management, theatre management, musical direction, casting, marketing, lighting design, costume design, and many more. Most fellowships will be 12-months long with the exception of general management and producing which will be 24-months long. Fellows will work directly with industry leaders on a daily basis. This program will take place in New York City.
Program Duration: 12 to 24 months
Submission Deadline: July 16, 2021
Salary: $50,000 for 12-months
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Maria Villafranca gives proactive ways to approach the current job market. This short read focuses on creatives taking control of what opportunities exist in this post-pandemic world and how you can take advantage of it. The jobs may not look the same as your last one, but the skills that you have are valuable and applicable in many ways that you may not be taking advantage of.
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The Joan Mitchell Foundation created these resources to give artist the tools to create a living legacy. These resources include estate planning, career documentation, and FAQ's about creating a living legacy of your work. It's never too early to begin the work on creating your legacy and memorializing your work.
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Mass Cultural Council's final event in their Recover, Rebuild, Renew series will be held on June 29 at 3pm. This hour-long webinar will give advocacy tips from letter writing to meeting with your legislators. This is a great way to spark your advocacy and give you a way to find your voice. This session will, also, offer 30 minutes of time for specific advocacy related questions for 30 participants.
Webinar Time: June 29, 2021 at 3pm EST
Cost: FREE
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Karen Munnelly, an Arts Administrator from Florida State University, is looking for visual and performing artists to take part in this survey to support her research on artists' careers. The goal of the research is to investigate the process of how visual and performing artists construct a meaningful portfolio career. This survey focuses on how these artist decide on which work they accept or decline, what types of jobs make up a portfolio career, and whether these artists engage portfolio careers on purpose or not. This survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete.
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This program being offered by Wave Farm is for a radio artist looking for a part time fellowship. Primarily remote, this fellowship requires at least three on-site visits to Wave Farm's research library and studio in New York's Hudson Valley. This 9-month residency is broken up into three parts: radio art archive work, community engagement, and radio art creation. To apply, you must submit letter of interest, radio art archive sample, artist work samples, and resume and cover letter. This program is open to all US citizens.
Program Duration: September 2021 - May 2022
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2021
Grant Offered : $15,000
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Interchange, a program sponsored through Mid-America Arts Alliance and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is designed to support communities and individual artist in their community. This program is offering sixteen $20,000 grants to artists with a socially-engaged practice. This grant is applicable to artist in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. All artistic disciplines invited to apply.
Submission Deadline: July 5, 2021
Grant Offered : $20,000
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Featured in last year's Artist Thrive Summit, the "I Was Here" artistic installation that is a main feature on the streets of Lexington, KY will be engaged at a FREE panel discussion with the artist on June 30, 2021 at 5pm EST. You won't want to miss this chance to hear about how this set of portraits featuring contemporary African American individuals transformed into representative ancestors to create a visual for an invisible history.
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