Welcome to your Creative Connection. We hope you're all hanging in there and are tapping into your creativity when the mood strikes; the world really needs it! If you have questions regarding grants, funding or your arts business, just shoot us an
email
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and we will do our best to provide an answer for you!
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grants
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funding
creators & organizations
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We know you are all looking for resources to support your arts business and organizations during this unsure time, and we are actively seeking out funding and other opportunities to help you. We have created a
page on our website
to assist you, and hope you will explore it. Please note that some of the resources are lists that have been curated by numerous organizations and institutions; as a result, there may be some overlap and some options may have expired as things are changing so quickly. We will continue to add to the page as we find more opportunities for you. Please email us if you have questions or concerns or just need a listening ear.
We've got you!
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With galleries closing, festivals canceled and performance spaces closing, the arts and culture landscape is a little shaky right now; this can be scary and even paralyzing for some. We want you to take care of yourself in the ways that you need to, but we also want you to keep creating when you can. Creativity matters, so please keep making art, seeking out calls and submitting those applications.
calls to artists
Friends of Durant Park
in Lansing, Mich.
is seeking an experienced artist or team to give new life to a dying tree in the park by turning it into an art work. This project idea was inspired by Chicago Tree Project artist Samantha Rausch. Application deadline is April 30, 2020.
Learn more.
Cracked Pot Studio
announ
ces a call to artists for their fourth annual Cracked Pot Studio Tour which takes place Sept. 19-20, 2020. Artists must be juried and be from, or living in, Michigan. Application fee is $25 and deadline for submissions is April 30, 2020.
Learn more.
South Haven Center for the Arts
is seeking submissions of self-portraits that ask the artist to share not just a likeness but also their narrative. This national juried exhibition will run in conjunction with "Frida Kahlo’s Garden"- a National Endowment for the Humanities traveling exhibit that presents an intimate look at how nature and culture nourished her creativity and informed the narrative in her art. Deadline for submissions is April 18, 2020.
Learn more.
"Citizens Coping: artists respond to the last four years." As this exhibit lands smack dab during the month of the 2020 election, the gallery invites artists of all mediums to examine how the last four years have changed them personally (or not), and express how the actions of this administration have affected them.
Learn more.
competitions
Film Pipeline
announces 2020 Short Film Competition. The third Annual Film Pipeline Shorts Competition seeks remarkable directors and diverse, engaging content--the type of work defined by forward-thinking perspectives and unconventional yet universally appealing stories. Cash prizes and more. Early deadline is May 31, 2020.
Learn more.
AT&T Shape
announces the seventh edition of the AT&T Film Awards, offering $60,000 in cash and prizes. Maximum film length is 10 minutes. Submissions will be accepted through April 30, 2020.
Learn more.
Arizona State University
announces its third annual Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest. Submissions must be 5,000 words or less. All short fiction genres are welcome. First place winner will be awarded $1,000, and nine finalists will receive prizes of $100. All winners will be published in the third "Everything Change" digital anthology. Submission deadline is April 15, 2020.
Learn more.
Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition
wants to honor your most outstanding work. If your art is deserving of being celebrated in the pages of Artists Magazine, this competition is for you! $24,000 in cash prizes plus publication in Artists Magazine. Submission deadline is May 1, 2020.
Learn more.
additional resources
virtual workshops
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So many of our area artists, musicians, poets, actors, dancers, fine crafters, arts organizations and other local businesses are finding ways to share the arts with our region. Here are a few that have come to our attention that we hope will inspire you to create your own. Please
contact us
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f you are taking your creativity online!
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read these articles and get inspired
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take the survey
Americans for the Arts
is collecting impact stories to see how COVID-19 affects arts and culture. The survey will capture the effects of the outbreak on operations through cancelled events, lost wages and additional expenses. So much important information could come out of this collection! Please take a few minutes to
fill out the survey.
And...
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ee data results so far
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help artists mobilize
Mid-America Arts Alliance
wants to hear from individual artists about the specifics of how the disruption caused by COVID-19 is affecting you. Please help them by taking 5–10 minutes to complete
this survey
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If you have any questions, contact
maaa.org.
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take a break
need more?
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send us your creative opportunities
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If you are developing online video classes, webinars, holding art sales etc., please let us know. Email the Arts Council at
[email protected]
to list your opportunity in our next Creative Connection.
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photo opp! share your creative connections
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Now more than ever, we would love you to send us photos of you. Whether it's earlier pics of you or your organization connecting with others or photos of what you're doing now to keep busy and make the best of these quarantined times! We want to keep our communications fresh, fun and full of our members doing what they do best! Send photos to
[email protected].
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