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Strive to Thrive
November 12, 2025
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Funding Transparency
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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LOIS TRADER
Lois Trader Art
Loudon, TN
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Tell us about yourself.
Lois Trader is a self-taught interpretive artist whose sculptures and mixed-media creations speak to the human experience with raw honesty and emotional depth. Her work draws upon personal stories of resilience, love, loss, and healing, transforming found objects, clay, and mixed materials into thought-provoking forms that invite reflection and contemplation. Each piece is created with intentional symbolism—fragmented faces, layered textures, and bold structures that convey vulnerability, strength, and transformation. Through her art, Lois bridges the gap between personal expression and collective understanding, offering viewers both comfort and challenge in equal measure.
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NEXT MEET-UP
Nov. 17 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.
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Since the advent of artificial intelligence and its astonishing image-generating capacities, artists the world over have been both disturbed and fascinated by it. Some fear that these new tools could render human creativity obsolete, while others see in them a chance to reexamine what art and imagination itself can be. For “Art Restart” podcast with Kenan Institute for the Arts, this conversation marks the beginning of a deeper exploration of how AI might radically reshape the act of making art and the role of the artist in society.
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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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Summit Registration opens Dec. 1, 2025 | | | | |
A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | | Grant Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Grant Amount | | Banff Centre - Theatre Directors Intensive 2026 | early career directors, Canada, international artists, | 11/12/25 | Application Fee: $65
Program Cost: $1,227.45
Scholarships Available | | Stowe Story Labs: Short Film Production Grant | narrative short film, 10 minutes or less, development to distribution | 11/15/25 | $50,000 | | Kindling Fund | Maine, Writers writing about the visual arts in Maine, artists, curators, collectives | 11/16/25 | $3,000 - 7,000 | | Collective Power Fund | King County (Washington State), new work, research & development, artist team/collective, project based | 11/16/25 | $2,000 - $10,000 | | Locust Projects - 2025 Main Gallery Open Call | local, national, and international artists, visual artists, Miami, FL | 11/16/25 | $15,000 | | 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 | | Tiny Grant NYC | New York City based artists, including visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, design, and others, | 11/28/25 | $2,000 - $3,000 | | Folger Shakespeare Library - Long-term Public Humanities Fellowships | applicants must propose and detail at least one instance of public humanities engagement to be developed and implemented in conversation with Folger Institute staff, must have PhD | 12/15/25 | $70,000 | | The Shubert Foundation - Theatre Grant | nonprofit organizations, budgets $150,000+, theatre | 12/4/25 | $15,000+ | | The Laundromat Project | multiple opportunities, fellowship, residency, New York City, over 21 | 12/15/25 | $1,500 - $30,000 | | Alexander Brest Gallery: Annual Open Call for Exhibition Proposals | Gallery at Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, 2D, 3D, installation, and video work, solo, group | 12/17/25 | Exhibition 2026-27 | | 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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