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Strive to Thrive
February 11, 2026
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CURTIS SPENCE
Yardley, PA
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Tell us about yourself.
My work lives at the intersection of watercolor, poetry, and sacred attention; where pigment, silence, and words meet. I’m drawn to conceptual language as a way of exploring belonging, resilience, and the quiet ways community forms and holds us. Whether in a studio, a gathering, or a shared pause, I create to invite reflection rather than resolution.
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I thrive when I...
am paying close attention; letting curiosity, stillness, and honest reflection guide both my life and my art.
Where can we find your work?
Instagram: @curtisspence2
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Ireland is becoming a global first by launching a permanent basic income for artists, paying 2,000 creatives €325 a week for three years. After a successful pilot showed strong economic returns and improved quality of life, the government says the move could transform how artists survive and thrive. Could this be a model for the rest of the world?
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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. | | | Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Amount | | Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival | North Carolina, Ceramics, Textiles, Fiber Art, Glass (other than jewelry), Jewelry, Metal, Painting, Photography, Wood, Other 2-D (includes mixed media/printmaking/pastel/etc.), Other 3-D (includes mixed media/sculpture/leather/basketry/etc.), and Tech/Digital Art | 2/12/26 | Juried Fee: $35
Prizes: $1,250 - $250 | | New Voices Filmmaker Grant | film, new works, celebrates LGBTQ+ stories and perspectives, previously directed at least one (1) short film or episodic project inclusive of LGBTQ+ content that was completed within the past 3 years, have not previously directed a completed feature-length film (over 60 mins) | 2/12/26 | $25,000 | | National Endowment for the Arts Grants LOI | nonprofits, government grant | 2/12/26 | $10,000+ | | Call for Artists: BWVA online gallery | visual artists, black identifying, woman identifying, works must be listed as less than $5,000 | 2/13/26 | Application Fee: $10 | | TopArts Grant | Topeka, KS, all artistic disciplines, individual or organizations | 2/15/26 | $500 - $5,000 | | Lower East Side Printshop -
Summer Keyholder Residency Program | printmaking artists, residency, New York metro area, individual artists only | 2/15/26 | Residency Includes:
24/7, 3-month access to a shared studio with printmaking facilities
$500 stipend | | Home 2026 Art in the Loop Project | visual artists, Kansas City, KS, streetcar wrap, streetcar shelter, mural, 3D art installation | 2/16/26 | $750 - $3,000 | | RFQ: Community Regenerative Art, Call for Artists & Artist-Culture Bearers | reside in the County of Los Angeles, the capacity and professional knowledge to oversee the design, production, and installation of a community regenerative art project while collaborating with City staff, engineers, architects, community stakeholders, general contractors, fabricators, and installers as needed | 2/17/26 | $25,000 - $250,000 | | 2026 Virginia A. Groot Artist Residency at the Center for Craft - WNC Residents | craft-based artists, residents of Western North Carolina (counties include: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey and including the Qualla Boundary), | 2/23/26 | $10,000
Application Fee: $10 | | USArtists International | in-person performances by artists from any state or territory in the U.S. at engagements at international festivals, global presenting arts markets, and other eligible engagements outside of the United States | 2/25/26 | 1:1 Matching Grant
up to $11,000 | | MSAC: Folklife Network Grant | organizations serving as regional folklife centers in Maryland | 2/27/26 | $85,000 | | The Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists | Ceramics, Textiles, Woodworking, Glass, Metalwork, Basketry, Paper Arts, less than 7 years practicing craft, 21+, emerging artist, individual artist | 3/1/26 | $10,000 | | The Ranch Residency | all visual artists over 21 years old, attend residency in Santa Fe, NM | 3/5/26 | Residency Cost: $100 | | Native Arts and Heritage Fund | Native American and Alaska Native artists, culture bearers, and cultural practitioners across the Creative West region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming) | 3/8/26 | $2,500 | | Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT) Experiences Grant | public-facing projects and events in Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia, living traditions, non-profit organizations and individual folk and traditional artists/practitioners | 3/18/26 | $1,000 - $10,000 | | MSAC: Professional Development (PD) Opportunity Grant | supports relevant professional development opportunities for artists and arts organizations throughout Maryland | 3/31/26 | $2,000 | | 2026 Vilcek Foundations Grant | nonprofit organizations that have a specific focus on supporting immigrants in the arts, sciences, education, or through the provision of social services | 4/30/26 | $100,000 | | Access: An Accommodations Programs | Creative West region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming), accessibility, ASL | Rolling
Final Deadline: 6/30/26 | Up to $500 | | The Community Foundation: Brockport Arts Fund | 501c3 organization within the 14420 zip code | Rolling | $1,000 - $5,000 | | ECRAC Resiliency Grant for Individuals | artists, culture bearers, and arts organizations, emergency funding, central Minnesota | Rolling | Up to $600 | | Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund | Professional portfolio, Video, Photography, Graphic design,
Illustration,
Product/interface design | Rolling | $10,000 | | | |
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