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Strive to Thrive
June 25, 2025
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Looking to grow your network and work on a time-bound goal in good company?
You're invited to participate in the pilot of Pollinator, a new program aimed to strengthen our shared cultural ecosystems through focused cross-pollination.
It's a free 5-week program for those part of the Artists Thrive community. You must complete the registration form by June 30th (the pilot program launches in October 2025). Once you sign-up you will be able to invite another person to be part of your small group.
Watch the video below for more detail.
| Or go to Pollinator.coop and enter code: Thrive | | |
Creative Process
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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BRETT GORDON
Jack Wild Publishing
Pilot Mountain, NC
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Tell us about yourself.
Brett Gordon is a writer and poet from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She draws inspiration for her poetry from Appalachian culture and folklore and also from her travels as a flight attendant for a major airline. She just graduated from the MFA program at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
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We’d love to showcase YOU (or your arts organization) in our newsletter! Whether you're an artist or part of an arts organization, we want to highlight your work and impact. Interested?
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Artmaking demands self-discipline and deep focus on abstract ideas over long periods, often spanning years. Many artists use self-care practices like exercise, meditation, and yoga to boost creativity and bring structure to their work—rituals you can try whether you’re creating a masterpiece or starting something new.
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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 Pratt Institute and is free & open to all.
Sign Up for a Session
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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | Select Grant Opportunities | | | Grant Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Grant Amount | | Picture Theory Summer 2025 Residency | all mediums, all career stages, August 4 - 30, develop new work | 6/30/25 | Based in NYC | | City of West Hollywood
Nonprofit Grants:
Arts Project
Community Arts | West Hollywood LA, based nonprofits...
performance or presentation
BIPOC, LGBQ, and/or female artists | 7/1/25 | varies per program | | City of West Hollywood Transgender, Gender Diverse, Intersex + Grant
| West Hollywood LA, based individual artists, artist collectives or groups, and non-profit organizations | 7/1/25
| $6,500 | | City of West Hollywood Artist Grants:
WeHo Artist
Filmmakers | West Hollywood LA, based...
individual artists
film artists, finishing elements ONLY, Picture/Sound editing, Additional photography, Post Sound, Color grading, DCP, Music/composing/music rights, VFX. | 7/1/25 | $6,000 - $10,000 | | Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant | film artists that identify as lesbian, experimental filmmaking | 7/2/25 | Application Fee: $6
$5,000 | | Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists | visual artists that identify as Black trans women | 7/2/25 | $10,000 | | Franklin Furnace: 2025-26 XENO Prize
Artists Books | artists with books on the topics of book banning/burning | 7/4/25 | $5,000 for publishing | | Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants | visual, film/video/digital, choreography, financial need | 7/8/25 | $5,000 | | Jim Henson Foundation Puppetry Residency | final stages of a new work, puppet theater, puppeteers, 2-3 weeks | 7/14/25 | $5,000, full room and board for up to 10-12 project participants, dramaturgical support and more | | Kyoto Retreat | international artists, curators, writers, 4 weeks, | 7/15/25 | Roundtrip flight, room and board | | Loghaven Artist Residency | any career stage, writing, visual arts, theater, dance, music composition, architecture, interdisciplinary work | 7/15/25 | Application Fee: $25
$850/week living stipend, travel subsidy, reimbursement materials
| | Art Labs Visual Arts Competition | Traditional Art:
Digital Art
Graphic Design
Animation & Motion Design
Photography
Mixed Media & Experimental Works
Functional Art
Best Portfolio/Series: Under the age of 21 , over 21 | 7/18/25 | Grand Prizes in each category:
$500 - $1,500
2nd and 3rd place awarded
Portfolio Excellence
Grant Prize $3,000 with 2nd & 3rd place awarded | | Jazz Road Tours | professional jazz artists, 18 year old | 7/30/25 | $5,000 - $15,000 | | | |
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