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Strive to Thrive
May 13, 2026
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Ability to Prioritize Creating
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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ELLA PROJECT: The Art of Contacts and Negotiation
May 19th - In Person & Virtual
You’ve often heard the phrase “We’ve got a contract,” but what does that mean? On Tuesday May 19 at 5:30 p.m. CT join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Foundation for a free Elevation Series workshop featuring attorney Mark J. Davis as he covers topics including:
· What makes a contract and how to negotiate better deals for yourself.
· How to think about offers, acceptances, considerations and performance.
· What happens when things go wrong and how to best plan for unforeseen issues.
This workshop is available both in person and virtually. For those joining in person, this workshop also features a live negotiation simulation where participants will pair up and practice negotiation from either side, knowing factors that the other side does not know!
The Art of Contracts and Negotiation
An Elevation Series Workshop With Mark J Davis
Tuesday May 19 5:30 to 7:30pm CT
New Orleans Jazz Museum
3rd floor performance venue, 400 Esplanade Ave. in New Orleans
Two RSVP Links! For in person with contract negotiation exercise, please click here.
For virtual only, please click here.
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NGOC-TRAN VU
1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial
Boston, MA
Tell us about yourself.
Ngoc-Tran Vu (she/her) is a Vietnamese American multimedia artist, cultural organizer, and strategist whose work bridges art, memory, and community healing. She leads the 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial, a community-driven public art initiative rooted in Dorchester that honors the resilience, stories, and intergenerational journeys of the Vietnamese diaspora. Through her practice, she creates spaces for remembrance, belonging, and collective reflection.
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One Hundred Days of Joy is a collaborative/cross-country/virtual performance series bringing together 100 artists of all disciplines to create original work inspired by the theme: Joy as Resistance. In early 2027, one video will air per day for 100 consecutive days online. The process should spark joy for the artists involved and not feel draining or burdensome. It's a living, breathing counter-narrative to fear. If you make art and you believe joy matters right now!
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In this episode of Design Matters, Rick Rubin reflects on creativity as more than making art. The conversation explores intuition, burnout, perfectionism, discipline, and what it means to create meaningful work over time. Rather than focusing on fame or success, Rubin talks about creativity as a way of paying attention to the world and yourself. It’s the kind of episode that makes you reconsider your relationship with creating and why it matters in the first place.
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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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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | |
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Monthly Meet-up
3rd Tuesday of each month
3:00-4:00pm ET
First 30-minutes: prof. development
Second 30-minutes: sharing/networking
next meet-up: May 19th 3:00-4:00pm ET
topic: Connecting the Dots: Making the most of the Artists Thrive survey & resources
Register to get the Zoom link
| | | | | Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Amount | | IDA Emergency Assistance | documentary filmmakers, emergency funding | Rolling | $500 - $5,000 | | Brockport Arts Fund | nonprofits, zip code 14420 | Rolling | $1,000 - $5,000 | | Illinois Art Council - Creative Project Grants | Illinois, artists, nonprofits, municipal entities, or colleges and universities, professional development okay, art projects | Rolling | Up to $12,000 | | EMPLOYMENT Nevada County Arts & Culture - CEO | in person, Nevada county, nonprofit experience | 5/25/26 | $90,000 - $110,000 | | Working Assumptions Grant | photography, individuals or collaborations | 6/1/26 | $10,000 | | 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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