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AUTUMN 2018 NEWSLETTER
New England's autumnal foliage and seasonal offerings inspire envy across the world, but CreativeGround digs our creative economy all year round!
a view down a country road with the forest in the distance beginning to change colors with the season
A view of Fruitlands Museum in the fall
CreativeGround is excited to launch our strategic planning phase. We're partnering with Verge Arts Group , a multi-faceted team from Connecticut, to bring your online New England creative community to the next level.

Your voice matters: Update your CreativeGround profile , then fill out the short feedback form below to share the value you've received and the areas of opportunity for you as a user.
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IN THIS ISSUE

  • What's New
  • Featured Profiles
  • Helpful HInt
  • Opportunities
  • NEFA News
WHAT'S NEW
CreativeGround on the Road
CreativeGround staff are visiting five out of six New England states this fall. We hope to see you out and about!

September 27 – 28, 2018 ME

September 27 – 28, 2018 RI
*invite only
September 27 – 28, 2018 NH
Kera Washington of Zili Misik and Adrienne Petrillo - NEFA's Program Director, New England Presenting & Touring and Center Stage - discuss CreativeGround and NEST grants at an event in Roxbury, MA in August 2018.
Markets & Marketing : Native Arts Workshop
Join CreativeGround staff for a free workshop for Native American Artists on marketing strategies, finding Indian Markets, and tips for a stellar artist booth set up. The artists panel will include Margaret Jacobs (St. Regis Mohawk).

10.13.2018 | 10:00am to 3:00pm
130 Pound Road | Westerly, RI 02891
Hawk Henries ' flutes on display at the inaugural Abbe Museum Indian Market
Artist Tax Help
Hannah Cole ( Sunlight Tax) and  DELVE have created a flexible  online resource designed to help artists better understand how to approach taxes!  Preview  the first  three sections of the curriculum to see the variety of helpful videos, downloads and worksheets.

To finish the course for free , email creativeground@nefa.org  to request an access code.*
*First come, first served.
*Limited quantity and must enroll by 12/31/2018
hands in muddy clay with text that reads: art should be messy, but taxes shouldn't.
FEATURED PROFILES
New England's deciduous canopy isn't the only thing making us fall in love this season. There's a fresh round of CreativeGround featured profiles on our Home and About pages!
eight children and adults gather around a potter at his wheel.
members of a large orchestra pose onstage with their instruments
a performer in white is curled into the corner of the bottom side of a table while another performer in white rotates the table, suspending the "tabled" performer off the ground.
lush tree blooms in front of a brick building library
a woman sits on the stones of a small creek's waterfalls writing in a notebook.
crowds pass by a yellow brick wall covered in large fantastical blue and green fish made out of tape.
a large audience sits comfortably in a lofty, wooded barn watching a string quartet perform.
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HELPFUL HINT
Have you added your professional associations to your CreativeGround profile ?
  1. Login to your account
  2. Click on EDIT PROFILE next to the name of the profile you want to edit.
  3. Scroll down past "Geographic Reach"
  4. Open the accordion menu titled Affiliations and Accomplishments
  5. List the organization names of the professional associations to which you belong
  6. Don't forget to scroll to the bottom and SAVE!
PRO TIP: While updating this section, list any awards you've received, or relevant education and professional development workshops in which you've participated!
OPPORTUNITIES
New England Opportunities


National Opportunities


Find more opportunities for creative work on NEFA's monthly opportunities blogpost .
NEFA NEWS
text that reads: 17th Annual Idea Swap October 20, 2018
The 17th Annual Idea Swap is an annual event for New England-based organizations that provide cultural programming to network and share touring project ideas, including those that may qualify for funding from NEFA’s  Expeditions grant  program.

10.30.18 | Mechanics Hall 321 Maine St., Worcester, MA
Early bird registration ends on 10.9.18
performers in yellow overalls, glasses, and knit hats play the bass, accordion, and keytar trumpet
Center Stage is on tour! Find out when our performing artists from Egypt and Ukraine will be touring to a city near you.




Teatr-Pralnia with CCA Dakh's TseSho?/What's That? photo by A.Mantach
Test that reads Creative Communities Exchange
Mark your calendars for the 6th biennial Creative Communities Exchange (CCX)

June 6-7, 2019 | Montpelier, VT
Local host: Montpelier Alive.
Contact
Morganna Becker, CreativeGround Program Associate
New England Foundation for the Arts
creativeground@nefa.org | 617.951.0010 x535
CREATIVEGROUND is brought to you by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and its ongoing partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Maine Arts Commission, Massachusetts Cultural Council, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and Vermont Arts Council. LEARN MORE