Whether you are an individual
artist or an arts
organization, you can become a member of Fresh Arts and enjoy:
+ Discounts on workshops
+Ability to apply for Fiscal Sponsorship
+ Discounts from local partner businesses like Copy.com and Skyline Art Services
+ Discounted entry to our special events
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A
fiscal sponsor
is a nonprofit organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other professional development and administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects.
In other words, they
help you to fundraise like a non-profit without the administrative burden.
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FRESH ARTS
FUNDERS
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS!
Art Colony Association
BB&T Bank
The Brown Foundation
Frost Bank
The City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance
Houston Endowment, Inc.
Houston First Corporation
Mid-America Arts Alliance
National Endowment for the Arts
Silver Street Studios
Texas Commission on the Arts
The Deal Company
The Fairbanks Family Fund
The Richard M Fairbanks Foundation
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Our professional development curriculum for artists and arts organizations is
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National Endowment
for the Arts.
Learn about our past and upcoming professional development workshops
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Volunteer with Fresh Arts at BCAF & WHAM!
by Fresh Arts
Deadline: BCAF - October 4 // WHAM - November 12
Bayou City Arts Festival Downtown
As the nation's premier outdoor fine art event, the three-day festival will feature music, food trucks, beverages, entertainment, a Children's Creative Zone and much more.
Volunteers will be entered into a raffle and have the chance to win a prize at the end of their shift! Additionally, volunteers receive complimentary entrance to the festival and discounted parking.
Plus, we are giving all of our BCAF volunteers a free 3-month Fresh Arts membership, which includes a free ticket to the WHAM preview party on November 16, 2018.
Fresh Arts Winter Holiday Art Market
It's that time of year again where we host our annual Winter Holiday Art Market (Nov 16-18, 2018), affectionately known as WHAM! If you haven't heard, this year is our final year of WHAM, so we'd like to go out with a bang!
*But we can't do it without volunteers like YOU!*
Volunteers will help with various shifts & tasks, before, during, and after the WHAM festivities (November 16-18).
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M-AAA FY20 Artistic Innovations - Letter of Intent
by Mid-America Arts Alliance
Deadline: October 15, 2018 // 11:59 PM
Artistic Innovations grants support the creation of innovative new work by artists working in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
With generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, M-AAA distributes grants of up to $15,000 to underwrite the direct expenses related to the art-making process and the public premiere of work. Designed to encourage experimentation and collaboration, Artistic Innovations grants are available to artists and nonprofits working in all disciplines.
FY20 grants will be for projects taking place between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The application process begins with a Letter of Intent which is due close October 15, 2018.
Letter of Intent deadline: October 15, 2018 // 11:59 PM
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HAA - City Initiative's Grant
by Houston Arts Alliance
Deadline: October 26, 2018 // 5:30 PM
City's Initiative (CI) grants provides one-time funding to City of Houston 501(c)3 arts/cultural nonprofits for new opportunities that (1) are not part of the applicant's annual budget or regular programming/annual events, and (2) promote cultural tourism. Examples include the opportunity to present an artist or performance that was not included in an annual season or an unanticipated invitation to perform or exhibit (as part of a conference or meeting being held in Houston). Awards are restricted to artistic and marketing costs with $10,000 as the maximum amount awarded.
A preliminary meeting is required-at least 48 hours from a City's Initiative deadline-for organizations looking to make application.
Application deadline: October 26, 2018 // 5:30 PM
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The Idea Fund
Funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Deadline: October 29, 2018
The Idea Fund provides cash rewards at three distinct levels: Spark ($1,000), Catalyst ($4,000) and Stimulus ($7,000). Every grant recipient will be required to hold one public event or outreach activity in the Greater Houston Area and to submit a final report by the end of the year. The Idea fund is a competitive process. Grant recipients are chosen by a panel of arts professionals and past Idea Fund grant recipients.
Interested in applying? Consider attending the final workshop on October 17, 2018 at 6:30PM at the Galveston Artist Residency.
Application deadline: October 29, 2018
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Ready & Resilient Emergency Preparedness for Arts & Cultural Organizations & Independent Artists
by Houston Arts Alliance
Date: Multiple // See below
During these free workshops led by national experts from Performing Arts Readiness and CERF+, you will learn about the disaster planning process, contents of a disaster plan, managing risk, insurance coverage, business continuity issues, and receive information about resources to help with planning for the next disaster.
For Arts/Cultural/Historical Organizations
Galveston, Chambers, & Brazoria Counties
October 9 // 1:00 PM //
UH - Clear Lake
Fort Bend, Austin, & Waller Counties
October 10 // 10:00 AM //
Sugar Land City Hall, Cane Room, First Floor
Harris County
October 11 // 10:00 AM
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Houston Arts Alliance Gallery
For Independent Artists
Montgomery, Liberty, & San Jacinto Counties
October 23// 4:30 PM // Splendora Gardens
Harris, Galveston & Fort Bend Counties
October 24 // 11:00 AM // Houston Arts Alliance Gallery
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GRANTS
JOBS
Deadline
| Theatre Under the Stars |
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Oct. 10
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Houston Arts Alliance
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Director of Advancement
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Oct. 10
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Houston Arts Alliance
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Oct. 10
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Houston Center for the Performing Arts Medicine
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Oct. 30
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Houston Methodist
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Oct. 31
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Stages Repertory Theatre
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Oct. 31
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Houston Cinema Arts Society
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Oct. 31
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RESIDENCIES
Deadline
| The New Orleans Writers' Residency |
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Nov. 26
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Fresh Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that champions local artists and creative entrepreneurs to succeed in the business of art. www.FRESHARTS.org
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