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Strive to Thrive
December 11, 2025
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Regrounding in the Body
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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LUKE HARBUR
musicbyskippy
Kansas City, MO
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Tell us about yourself.
Luke “Skippy” Harbur is a performer, producer, and educator whose business, musicbyskippy, creates arts experiences for multigenerational audiences. Through beatboxing and other artistic skills, his work celebrates authenticity and combats social isolation. 74 published songs, over 1,400 sold tickets, and surviving two major surgeries keeps Harbur living a prosperous life.
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I thrive when I...
surround myself with other innovative, inspiring creative individuals and organizations. In this day and age it’s getting harder to keep going in the arts . . . but ask yourself: who is ready to still show up? Be that answer, make your difference!
Where can we find your work?
Website: https://www.musicbyskippy.com/
Instagram: @musicbyskippy
Youtube: @musicbyskippy
Facebook: @musicbyskippy
TikTok: @musicbyskippy
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NEXT MEET-UP
Dec. 15 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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The Associated Press’ 2025 “Joy” photo gallery gathers striking images from around the world that reveal how people continue to find moments of happiness, connection, and celebration even in difficult or unpredictable circumstances. From everyday scenes to extraordinary events, the photos highlight the resilience of the human spirit and the countless ways joy shows up in our lives.
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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 | | Public Art Across Maryland:
New Artwork Planning & Project Grants | independent artists or organizations, Maryland, | 12/12/25 | $10,000
and up to
$30,000 | | 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 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 | | Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation Grant Program | visual artists working in any medium or approach
(painting, sculpture, installation, digital and new media, performance, community/social practice, craft, interdisciplinary practices, and more) | 12/30/25 | $50,000
emerging - $8,000 | | Creativity Grants for General Operating Support | Maryland based nonprofit, produce or present arts programs, services or projects that are relevant to its community and are available to the public | 12/31/25 | Up to $4,000 | | Artists & Mothers - Childcare Support | NYC artists who identify as mothers at an inflection point in their careers, with children under 3 | 1/2/26 | $25,000 | | Lenfest News Creator Collaborative Grant | news organizations collaborating with local creatives | 1/12/26 | up to $100,000 | | New America Fellows | book, film, podcast, longform article, or multimedia project | 2/5/26 | $15,000 - $30,000 | | 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 | | | |
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