First,
a little fanfare for you, for helping to get the word out about
CreativeGround in your communities. Our spring cleaning emails and postcards saw a flurry of activity on the site. Keeping your profile current paints a better picture of the New England creative economy. So,
thank you for:
Over 30 Profiles Claimed
42 New Profiles
45 + User Feedback and Suggestions on Profiles
400 +Updates to existing profiles that hadn't been updated in the past year
Congratulations to the
National Arts Strategies (NAS) Creative Community Fellows New England 2018 Cohort. For the inaugural New England cohort, NAS received half the total nominations they typically receive from the whole nation. Way to step up!
Learn more about the projects your creative neighbors are implementing as fellows and leaders in the New England creative sector.
CreativeGround growth planning is coming! We will be seeking planners to collaborate on a on strategic planning processes for exciting updates and enhancements to the site. Be on the lookout for the official call.
These robust profiles are featured on ourHomeand Aboutpages.
Click on the images to view their outstanding profiles and creative work. Maybe even be inspired to upgrade your profile tofeature-worthystatus!
HELPFUL HINT
One of the most common questions about CreativeGround is, "How do I use CreativeGround to find opportunities?"
Think of
CreativeGround as LinkedIn for the creatives of New England. You can use CreativeGround to dig up resources in your region, connect with collaborators, and to display yourself and your work.
Discover resources by using filters on the Search and Explore pages.
For example, I can explore by filtering by specific cities within a state and disciplines and activities/services. Here's a result you might get when looking for visual art lessons in specific towns in NH.
Network with potential creative collaborators, arts presenters, and cultural venues by using the Contact This Profile envelope icon on profiles of interest to you.
Psst. Be sure to investigate the linked profiles in the "I Have Worked With" sections, too!
Display yourself at your best. Keep an up-to-date, robust profile by following these suggestions.
Want more from CreativeGround? Spread the word.
Get involved, bring us to your community, and/or
reach out with your thoughts and suggestions.
UPDATE OR CREATE YOUR PROFILE
Have an artistic collaborator that's not on CreativeGround? Or an "I Have Worked With" connection whose profile could use some sprucin' up? Simply forget how to login and update your own profile or need to make a profile for a completely separate creative enterprise?
Hannah Cole of
Sunlight Tax and
DELVE have created a flexible
online resource designed to help other artists better understand how to approach taxes! The course is full of helpful videos, downloads and worksheets to walk you through those complicated questions you have about running your art practice as a business.
Preview the first three sections of the curriculum
FINISH THE COURSE FOR FREE by emailing creativeground@nefa.org to request a special promo code.*
*First come, first served. Limited quantity and must enroll by 8/31/2018
NEFA's sixth biennial
Creative Communities Exhange (CCX) will take place in
Vermont in
June2019. We've had outstanding applications for local hosts. Stay tuned to find out where we're heading, and maybe take a look at some other
Creative Communities Projects to see if you're working on something that might be of value to the conversations. The call for workshops opens in October!
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