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May 27, 2026

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ARTISTS THRIVE SUMMIT 2026

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Integrating Artists' Issues

How deeply does your organization center artists in its advocacy work? This reflection explores whether artists’ voices are absent, occasionally considered, intentionally included, or fully embedded in the way your organization shapes priorities and pushes for change. It asks you to examine not only whether artists’ concerns are heard, but how consistently those perspectives influence decisions, strategies, and public action. Organizations that grow in this area often find that stronger relationships with artists can lead to more informed advocacy and a clearer understanding of community needs.

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Integrating Artists' Issues

If you are SILENCED....

Consider this one pager, 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2025

If you are STRUGGLING...

Check out this toolkit, A Values Guide to Evaluating Arts & Social Change Work

If you are SURVIVING...

Consider this video, The Art of Relevance

ARTISTS THRIVE COMMUNITY

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

FLORENCE FONT

Kansas City, MO

Tell us about yourself.

Florence Font is a Venezuelan poet and mixed media artist whose work delves into themes of immigration, symbolism, and spirituality.

With over half a decade of stage performances from festivals to local functions, Florence favorite thing is combining poetry and visual arts for a holistic experience for audiences and community engagement.

I thrive when I...

I am able to work with local organizations that are interested in bringing interdisciplinary performances or visual art exhibits to their audiences. It's the best when I get to meet people from all over the country through art.

Where can we find your work?

Instagram: @florenceisnotapoet

WANT TO BE FEATURED IN OUR NEWSLETTER LIKE THIS ARTIST?

We are spotlighting artists and arts organizations 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.

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MONTHLY ZOOM 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: June 16th 3:00-4:00pm ET

Topic: Understanding Your Value as an Artist and Creative

This presentation will focus on questioning strategies, and understanding the importance of budget and pricing in client discussions. A review of these key areas should provide attendees with more confidence, and next step strategies to create better business relationships with their clients.

Presenter: Scott Rempe

Scott is an illustrator and coach for artists and creatives. His work includes corporate clients and non-profits. Client projects includes Graphic Recording (visual summaries for conferences and keynote speakers), corporate illustration, beer label art, and requested commissions.

Scott spent over thirty years in sales and marketing in the Direct Marketing industry. During this time, he worked in both Corporate America and with small businesses, including advertising agencies and non-profits.

His coaching includes in person workshops, online webinars, Lunch and Learns and One on One coaching. Topics include: Understanding Business for Artists and Creatives, Sales and Marketing, Pricing Strategies, Networking, and Social Media/Websites.

SELF-CARE CORNER

Read: Creativity in project management

This article highlights how creativity in project management strengthens outcomes, improves team wellbeing and supports more responsive, human-centred delivery. Using the Good Grief Project as a case study, it shows how creative processes and reflective practice acted as a North Star to guide decision-making, alignment and impact. It demonstrates why embedding creativity at every stage of project management leads to more effective and meaningful results.

Mindfulness Activities

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.

SELECT OPPORTUNITIES

A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more.

Opportunity	Eligibility	Deadline	Amount
IDA Emergency Assistance	documentary filmmakers, emergency funding	Rolling	$500 - $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
Working Assumptions Grant	photography, individuals or collaborations	6/1/26	$10,000
Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists	must be self-identified Black trans women and trans femmes working in visual art and based in the United States	7/2/26	$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