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Strive to Thrive
April 8, 2026
| | | The Artists Thrive Summit was full of learning and connection! | |
Learning
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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TAMORA ISRAEL
Ascending Phoenix Productions
Dennis Port, Massachusetts
Tell us about yourself.
Tamora Israel is a poet, interdisciplinary artist, performer, and cultural organizer, and Co-CEO of Ascending Phoenix Productions, whose work lives at the intersection of art and activism.
I thrive when I...
Collaborate! I love to make art with people, come together, learn and share!
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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 Circuit: Call for Filmmakers | emerging and established filmmakers, feature-length documentary films, 40-120 minutes in length | 4/10/26 | honorarium per screening, paid travel, per diem, marketing | | Working Artist Fund For Women 2026: Sponsored by Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation | professional development micro-grant for individual artists living and working in Bexar County | 4/10/26 | $550 | | Artist in Residence at The Latinx Project (2026-2027) | Emerging or mid-career artists based in the U.S. can apply, engage with larger contemporary or historic dialogues in Latinx Studies | 4/13/26 | $10,000 and
$5,000 production budget | | Arizona Commission on the Arts Grants | Arizona,
Lifelong Arts Engagement Grant, Youth Arts Engagement Grant, Festival Grant,
Creative Capacity Grant | 4/16/26 | Lifelong Arts Engagement Grant - $2,500 to $5,000
Youth Arts Engagement Grant - $2,500 to $5,000
Festival Grant - $1,000 to $5,000 | | Nexus Spring Grant | Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment, emerging and established artists and arts groups | 4/16/26 | $5,000 or $10,000 | | Living Cultures Grants | Projects involving any genre of traditional arts—including but not limited to music, dance, storytelling, theater, traditional cooking, and crafts, or other handmade arts | 4/27/26 | $7,500 grants to individual artists/culture bearers
$10,000 grants to nonprofits and Tribal Nations | | Mid Atlantic Presenter Initiatives | Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Native nations that share this geography, 1:1 matching | 4/30/26 | $5,000 | | CALT Emerging Traditional Artists Program | traditional artist, practitioner, or keeper of traditional knowledge, Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia | 4/30/26 | $5,000 | | 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 | | Hart Family Fund for Small Towns | preservation projects in small towns with populations of 10,000 or less | 5/1/26 | $2,500 to $15,000 | | 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 organizations within the 14420 zip code | Rolling | $1,000 - $5,000 | | | |
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