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Strive to Thrive
August 26, 2026
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Legacy
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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Tell us about yourself.
Joe Nolan an intermedia artist based in Nashville, TN. His diverse practice includes photography, painting, poetry, live performances, musical releases, public projects, video, and his critical writing about art and film. Nolan is the author of NOWVILLE: The Untold History of Nashville's Contemporary Art Scene from Vanderbilt University Press. He writes about the creative process at Chief Creative Officer on Substack.
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I thrive when I...
match my talents to challenging opportunities.
What is helping you move toward thriving in your creative life right now?
My art writing projects always help me to clarify and understand my own creative work.
Where can we find your work?
Website: https://mightyjoenolan.substack.com/
Instagram: @mightyjoenolan
| | WANT TO BE FEATURED IN OUR NEWSLETTER LIKE THIS ARTIST? | | We are spotlighting artists and arts administrators making meaningful work happen. If you would like to share your story, your impact, or what you are building next, we would love to feature you. | |
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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Attend: Mental Health First Aid Virtual Training
This fall, Behind the Scenes is offering three virtual Mental Health First Aid trainings: 9/24, 10/18, and 11/15. The course gives participants practical, evidence-based tools to recognize when someone may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge, offer initial support, and help connect them with appropriate resources, through an entertainment industry lens. The more of us who know what to look for and how to respond, the more we can normalize mental health as a critical component of safety in the workplace.
Register Here
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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | | Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Amount | | Spruill Gallery: AMPLIFY Mural Competition | Mural arts competition, USA artists | 8/28/26 | $10,000 | | Brightwork Grants | North Carolina based visual artists, 21+ years of age | 8/28/26 | $2,000 - $3,000 | | Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation | 18-41 years old, student or emerging artist in the process of launching your career, painting, sculpture, printmaking, or drawing | 8/28/26 | $17,000 | | Current Art Fund | Tennessee-based contemporary visual artists and artist collectives | 8/31/26 | $7,500 | | Durham Arts Council: Artist Support Grants | Durham, Orange, Alamance or Person Counties (North Carolina), all art forms | 8/31/26 | $1,500 | | International Public Art Short Film Festival | Filmmakers, artists, and creative practitioners to submit short works (between 2–20 minutes each) | 9/10/26 | Feature in Film Festival | | Innovate Grant | visual artist, photographer, USA, $35 entry fee | 9/17/26 | $1,800 | | The Bennett Prize | women figurative realist painters, USA | 9/19/26 | 1st Place: $75,000
2nd Place: $10,000 | | Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions: Lightning Fund Artist Grant | LA County residents, artists and artist-driven organizations, projects, and publications | 9/23/26 | $6,000 | | Foundwork Artist Prize | emerging and mid-career artists working in any media | 9/26/26 | $10,000 | | 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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