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Strive to Thrive
October 15, 2025
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SAVE THE DATE
2026 ARTISTS THRIVE SUMMIT
| Visit the Artists Thrive Summit page to learn more about the new expansion with synchronous gatherings at six locations around the country! | |
Compassionate Action
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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NEXT MEET-UP
Oct. 20 at 4pm EST
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Join Our Monthly Community Meet-Up!
Looking to connect with fellow artists & administrators? Join us for our monthly informal meet-up, held every 3rd Monday of the month!
This is your chance to share your questions, celebrate successes, and discuss challenges with like-minded individuals in a supportive environment. It’s a fantastic opportunity to build your network, gain new perspectives, and find solutions.
Sign-up Here
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DENNIS PORTER
Happy Faces Entertainment
Kansas City, MO
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Tell us about yourself.
I am blessed to be living my passion of creating smiles and laughter. I provide something that everyone needs and improves the world at the same time. From a few moments in a parade to a few hours during a show, however long I get to spend with someone, it lets them forget about life (good or bad) and find some joy in that time. It can be easy to forget how important it is to take a breath/break/nap/vacation between all that we do in life. I may not be solving the world’s problems; however, I may be giving a person the chance to give their mind the laugh it needed to have the good energy to create a solution.
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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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Every fall, an abundance of museum exhibitions and gallery shows opens across the United States — and this season is no exception. A number of those shows will transport audiences to France and Italy. This curated list from the New York Times will help you find some art offerings near you.
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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.
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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | | Grant Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Grant Amount | | Call for Artists: MTA Long Island Rail Road | Painting, Design Arts, Sculpture, Printmaking, All Visual Arts | 10/15/25 | $1,250 | | The LearningTimes Emerging Educational Filmmaker Grant | emerging filmmakers pre-production stages of filming making films about education | 10/15/25 | $10,000 | | Forecast: Mid-Career Project Grants | mid-career, early-career, public art, public art-related activities, Minnesota | 10/15/25 | $10,000 | | Jazz Road Tours | professional jazz artists tours, 3-6 stop tour, ensemble 2-10 people | 10/15/25 | $5,000 - $15,000 | | PhotoWork Junior Fellowship | support early career photographers, post-documentary tradition | 10/15/25 | $1,000
Application Fee: $35 | | Los Angeles Artists-In-Residence Program | emerging and mid-career artists, Los Angeles area, artists of all mediums | 10/16/25 | $20,000
($5,000 per month) | | Center for Craft: 2026 Research Fund | interdisciplinary research about craft in United States, NOT for project creation | 10/17/25 | $15,000 | | Alex J. Ettl Grant | figurative or realist sculptor | 10/20/25 | $7,500 | | SphinxConnect Fellowships | emerging artists, creators, and entrepreneurs interested in sharing innovative projects or creative ideas through a dynamic, 20-minute presentation at SphinxConnect | 10/20/25 | Conference cost covered | | Rough Gems | Denver-area students, emerging curators, artists, writers, historians, producers, and those interested in art practices or exhibition-organizing | 10/27/25 | Curators - $1,000
Artist - $300 | | Tallgrass Artist Residency | individual artists/artist teams, must live in an ecological "prairie" | 10/31/25 | $650 | | Next Jazz Legacy | emerging jazz improvisers, 21-35 years old | 10/31/25 | $10,000 | | A.I.R. Fellowship Program | a woman or non-binary visual artist working in any media, resident of New York City, adjoining counties, or the Hudson Valley, | 11/7/25 | $3,000 | | The Kennedy Center 2026: We Hold These Truths | 16 to 25 years old, artist must have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act | 11/16/25 | $3,000 | | South Arts: Artist Creative Practice | South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee), individual professional-caliber working artist | Rolling | $500 - $3,000 | | Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund | Professional portfolio, Video, Photography, Graphic design,
Illustration,
Product/interface design | Rolling | $10,000 | | Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds | Disciplines of dance, music, sound, performance art, theater, poetry, and/or visual arts, individual artists, or an artist representing a collective, ensemble, or group, US tax ID | Rolling | $3,000 | | Emergency Relief Grants | Craft artists, US based artists, recent emergency or disaster | Rolling | $3,000 | | | |
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