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| | | SIGN UP FOR NEXT ARTIST WORKLAB WED. AUGUST 2 |
| | | 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 August 2 from 5:30 to 7 PM. The topic for August is Setting Up E-Commerce for Success and Sales. Speakers include artists Russell Miyaki (Saatchi), Phil Post (Shopify) and Nicky Serrano (Etsy). And we'll also be looking for input from you! 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!
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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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| | | | 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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| | | | If you know a U.S.-based* visual artist ages 16-25 with disabilities+ encourage them to apply for our 2023-2024 VSA Emerging Young Artist Program before applications close on Friday, August 18. Fifteen winning artists will each receive a $5,000 award, have one of their submitted pieces travel in a year-long national exhibition, and engage in an all-expenses-paid professional development workshop at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. February 26-29, 2024. This year we're asking artists to consider the theme: "Interchange". Explore the connection of different ideas and pathways to each other. How does your art interact with your disability identity and the world? How are you initiating dialogue with others? Learn more about the program on our website.
+Disability is a broad umbrella that covers a variety of lived experiences. Eligible artists have visible, physical, and/or sensory conditions as well as less visible conditions like anxiety, ADHD, depression, chronic illness/pain, PTSD, OCD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, neurodivergence, and more.
Entry Deadline: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MT |
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