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| | | NATIONAL ARTIST CONVENINGS |
| | Americans for the Arts is hosting four convenings this coming fall to assist local arts agencies to become better players in support of individual artists. The first two meetings will be for artists to express their thoughts on the following subjects:
Moving from Surviving to Thriving: Fulfilling artists' basic needs by addressing barriers to a high quality of life. Sustaining Artists' Businesses: Discuss how to continuously support artists as creative economy drivers.
These will be followed by two convenings in November for local arts agencies (arts councils and commissions) to respond to insights gathered from the September artist-focused sessions.
The convenings will be hosted by Dr. Melissa Crum, an artist, author, researcher, and founder of the consulting company, Mosaic Education Network, LLC, who infuses the arts, research, storytelling, and critical thinking into professional development, community building, and curriculum development (see below for full bio). . |
| | Dr. Melissa Crum is an artist, author, researcher, and founder of the consulting company, Mosaic Education Network, LLC. Mosaic infuses the arts, research, storytelling, and critical thinking into professional development, community building, and curriculum development. Dr. Crum has facilitated training sessions across the U.S., creating a non-judgmental and refreshingly honest look at privileges and privately held beliefs. Her workshops focus on workplace culture development, equip educators, leadership, staff, and board members with the skills to implement inclusive and equitable practices.
By creating a brave space, Dr. Crum’s workshops allow organizations to critically investigate policies, workplace and learning culture, and relationship dynamics. Together, she empowers teams to positively dismantle systemic patterns, build authentic communication, and instigate radical growth company-wide. Dr. Crum has earned degrees from The University of Florida and The Ohio State University. She is an Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) qualified trainer and SHRM provider. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio.
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| | | | We continue our series of FREE professional development workshops and panels for artists with our partner Metro Art Studios.
Registration is open for the next Artist WorkLab on Wednesday September 6 from 5:30 to 7 PM. The topic for September is Creating Professional Videos & Reels With Your Cell Phone. Speakers include Daniel Recinos and Gary Judkins. This series is free and open to any artist working in any medium. Produced in collaboration with Metro Art Studios and with the support of Connecticut Humanities, Artist WorkLab brings you panels and discussions to help your art career thrive!
VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE: Videos are now available of the first three Artist WorkLabs:
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| | | | NEXT FUNDING BOOSTER SESSION Wed. Sep. 6, 10am
The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County’s Funding Booster program is free and open to all members, including artists. The program is designed to help all grant writers, including artists, from beginners to seasoned veterans, learn new skills, and burnish old ones, in order to be as successful as possible in all their grant writing ambitions.
1. First register for the overall program here. (Please don't re-register if you have done so already)
2. When you have registered for the program then you can register for our next meeting, Wednesday Sept. 6 at 10am on Zoom here.
Our Development consultant Penny Cook will answer your questions and tackle any grant writing issues you currently have. This is an informal drop-in program. You can also book one-on-one consultations with Penny. Find out more at: https://culturalalliancefc.org/programs/funding-booster/. |
| | | | NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Artists Respond grant program awards funds to Connecticut artists for community-based art projects.
Connecticut artists may apply for a grant of $3,000 to support artist fees and project related expenses.
Artists Respond Projects: - should thoughtfully engage the community where the project takes place.
- should consider social issues and current events that are significant to this community.
- serve as a Call to Action and be responsive to the social issue identified by the artist/applicant.
- use the arts to advance community conversations.
- must occur in Connecticut and be initiatives led by the artist/applicant. Artists may partner with organizations (nonprofits, business, etc), but the project may not be an extension of the organization's work
The Artists Respond program will invest in wide range of community-based projects from large audience events to small group activities.
TIMELINE
Deadline: October 25, 2023 at 11:59pm
Review: November 1 - December 15, 2023 Notification: mid-January 2024 Funding Period: February 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
CONTACT: For information or if you have questions, contact Tamara Dimitri via email at tamara.dimitri@ct.gov.
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| | | | The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) is seeking at least ten (10) emerging teaching artists who will participate in a paid ($1,000) professional development training program that serves older adults (55+)
COA will provide best practice strategies for working in the field of creative aging. The emerging teaching artists will shadow mentor teaching artists in 8 session programs which will deliver sequential learning and active engagement for older adults.
Teaching artists are individual practicing artists who specialize in teaching both in the classroom and in the community. The passion and commitment, experience, knowledge and skills that teaching artists bring to the classroom and to the community help to engage students (of all ages) in authentic arts and arts integrated learning, and to advance creative and critical thinking. While teaching artists are teaching partners, there is no requirement for teaching artists to be certified teachers.
Eligibility Applicants must be a Connecticut artist and: o 18 years or older o able to provide proof of primary residency in Connecticut o lawfully permitted to work in the United States o available to travel and participate in the in-person 8 session program. Programs will take place between September 15 and December 15, 2023.
How to Apply Interested Emerging Teaching Artists must complete an online application. Application Deadline: September 6, 2023
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