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Strive to Thrive
March 11, 2026
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  ARTISTS THRIVE SUMMIT REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! |    
 
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LANNY SMITH
Planet Earth Project
Nashville, Tennessee

Tell us about yourself.
I am an award-winning songwriter focused on teaching environmental and peace education through music and the arts.
I thrive when I...
create programming that has the potential to speak with adults, teens, and children about caring for life on our Earth, and the humans who live on it.
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Why can a simple painting move someone to tears or change how they see the world? Scientists studying neuroaesthetics are discovering that meaningful encounters with art activate the brain’s introspection networks, sparking reflection, empathy, and creativity. These moments can improve well being, strengthen social connection, and even shift perspectives in ways that linger long after the artwork is gone.
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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 | | Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts | Artists living in the South Arts region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee | 3/18/26 | 1st Prize: $25,000
2nd Place: $10,000
Fellowship: $5,000 | | 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 | | RFQ: City of Denver: Buchtel Boulevard | Artists or artist teams residing in the United States, project must take place in Denver | 3/19/26 | $120,000 | | Innovate Grant | Painting, Printmaking, Drawing, Sculpture, Film / Video, Mixed Media, Installation, New Media, Portrait, Conceptual, Still Life, Black + White, Documentary, Street, Composite, Collage | 3/19/26 | $1,800 | | Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona - 2026 Artist Grant | Artists living in southern Arizona, grant funds are intended to help support Artists and Culture Bearers to provide arts services to Clients like: arts programming, workshops, facilitation, mentorship, provide artistic services, artwork or consultations. | 3/19/26 | up to $10,000 | | MSAC: Folklife Apprenticeship | Resident of Maryland, demonstrate some prior experience, a basic level of skill, and a commitment to long-term learning in a particular traditional art | 3/20/26 | $5,000 | | LA County Arts & Culture - Call for Consultants: Meeting and Event Production Services | Individual or Organization that can provide meeting and event production services for the LA County Arts Ed Collective | 3/25/26 | Budget based | | Charlotte Street:
2026-2028 Studio Residency | Must reside in the Greater Kansas City Metro area (Clay, Douglas, Jackson, Johnson, Platte, Wyandotte) throughout the two-year residency term | 3/27/26 | 24-hour accessible free studio workspace for two years in Kansas City, MO & much more! | | 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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