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Strive to Thrive
October 14, 2026
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Physical Wellness
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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EMILY CAVENDER
Ominous Outlooks
Denton, TX
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Tell us about yourself.
My current creative focus is blending textiles, fashion, and metal work in order to highlight the experience of living with invisible disabilities. My goal with this work is to reclaim identity through fashion, which has always been such a major part of my life. When viewers look at my work, I want them to see beauty in the visceral. I want them to see the unfortunate truths of what it can feel like to have to endure long term pain or illness, especially when others don’t understand because they can’t see it. This body of work is a love letter to myself and to others who share my story as well. Using fashion has been the perfect way to express this. Historically, disabled people have been denied access to fashion- adaptive clothing is either nonexistent or much more expensive. We are out here everyday creating the change we want to by refusing to give up that part of our lives.
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I thrive when I...
Create the change that is yet to exist.
What is helping you move toward thriving in your creative life right now?
Finding other disabled creators who understand how to make their own practice more accessible.
Where can we find your work?
Instagram: @ominousoutlooks
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MONTHLY ZOOM MEET-UP
3rd Tuesday of each month 3:00-4:00pm ET
A mix of professional development and sharing/networking
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Next Meet-up
October 20th 3:00-4:00pm ET
Topic
Artfully Boost your Bookings & Fulfillment
Discovering Your Personal Human Design
This session will highlight the five types in the school of Human Design. Knowing your design chart can help you be more in the flow with what is most perfect for you in terms of marketing and booking yourself. Each type is to focus on specific steps as far as attracting new clients and fulfilling your destiny as an artist.
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Presenter: Colleen Mallette
Touring Artist and Vocal Prof Colleen Mallette has been tweaking opera and causing composers to turn ove rin their graves for more than 30 years. Ms Mallette is a classcially trained soprano who found her funny bone and the rest is history with her Lamaze School of Singing Presents: How to Birth a Song! She was introduced to HUMAN DESIGN which transformed how she got the word out to get more bookings and has performed more than 500 shows internationally. She loves equipping other artists to make it easier and more fun. Highcdiva.colleen@gmail.com
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Read: 5 things to do instead of doomscrolling
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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | | Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Amount | | Ursa Major Fund | Alaska artists and artist collectives to foster the development and presentation of artist-led, risk-taking, public-facing projects | 10/15/26 | $6,000 | | Pedantic Arts Residency | Creatives from outside of Pittsburgh | 10/15/26
No Application Fee Before 9/28/26 | $2,000 + free housing | | Simons Foundation: Open Interval | Trios of artists, scientists and arts organizers who will explore the theme of “turbulence” | 10/21/26 | $30,000 | | ArtFields Festival: 2027 Visual Arts Competition | Artists must reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia for at least 6 months and be over 18 years of age. | 11/1/26 | Grand Prize – $50,000
Second Place- $25,000
Application Fee: $25 | | Asian Cultural Council | Artists, scholars, arts professionals, and organizations, strictly limited to supporting activities related to cultural exchange and immersive experiences | 11/10/26 | $35,000 - $50,000 | | The Hopper Prize | Artists in all mediums (may lean toward visual arts) | 11/17/26 | $4,500 first place
Application fee: $40 | | Foundation for Contemporary Arts - Emergency Grants | Individual artists, 8-10 weeks (no earlier than 10 weeks) before their project’s public presentation date | Rolling | $500 - $3,000 | | Money for Women | Writers in the early and middle stages of their artistic development | Rolling | $500 - $2000 | | Creativity Grants for Projects | Maryland, independent artists and arts organizations | Rolling | $4,000 | | | |
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