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Strive to Thrive
April 22, 2026
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Work-Life Recharge/Change
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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LOREN BRAY DUKES
Atlanta, GA
Tell us about yourself.
Loren Bray Dukes is an actor and fiber artist living in Atlanta who believes that making art is the right of every human being. She is currently building a YouTube series focused on discussing the highs and lows of building a career in the arts. When she’s not filming, knitting, or working on embroidery, she can be found spoiling her dog Black Widow with her husband Jeremy.
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I thrive when I...
have space to be creative!
Where can we find your work?
Instagram: @iamlorenbray
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What if burnout is not only about fixing systems but also about changing what people experience at work? One health system is bringing art directly into hospitals, using creativity to reduce stress, sharpen observation, and help physicians reconnect with meaning. Backed by research and real results, it raises a bigger question about what happens when healing environments are designed on purpose.
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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.
Sign Up for a Session
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Monthly Meet-up
3rd Tuesday of each month
3:00-4:00pm ET
First 30-minutes: guest presenter
Second 30-minutes: sharing/networking
next meet-up: May 19th 3:00-4:00pm ET
topic TBA
Register to get the Zoom link
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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | | Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Amount | | SNAAP: Research Assistant - Career Lab | part time, PhD students preferred, data analysis | 4/27/26 | $20-$25/hr. | | 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 | | Submit Film: Torchfire Film Festival | To qualify for INDIANA category: Filmmaker must be living in Indiana, from Indiana, or shot in Indiana. | 5/1/26 |
| | 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 | | Tulsa Artists Fellowship | for 3 years. Must have at least five years of arts field experience, reside and work in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the three-year award term, be at least 25 years old | 5/7/26 | $150,000 project development and artistic practice stipend (over 3 years)
$36,000 housing support (over 3 years)
$1,500 studio move-in stipend
$3,600 studio assistant support (over 3 years)
$3,600 health and wellness support (over 3 years) | | Indy Arts Council and Indianapolis Airport Authority Seek Proposals for Airport Exhibitions and Video | located in central Indiana (defined as Marion and adjacent counties, plus other counties and towns served by Indianapolis International Airport) at the time of display | Rolling | $500 | | 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 | | | |
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