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Resources for Artists, Art Professionals,
and Cultural Arts Organizations
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The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) is pleased to announce the 2022 Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar in partnership with
Rustle Lab, Center for Cultural Innovation, Californians for the Arts, and the League of American Orchestras.
The seminar will feature a series of interactive discussions with speakers and field experts who will share their knowledge of the current federal arts advocacy and cultural policy landscape, discuss Western regional policy trends, advise on effective messaging
for arts and culture across the political spectrum, and share successful approaches of other sectors in advocacy and lobbying. Don’t miss your chance to attend: Register today at: https://bit.ly/alas2022
Seminar Dates: May 23 and May 24, 2022
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The
Vilcek
Foundation currently seeks young foreign-born musicians to apply for the 2023
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Music.
Immigrant composers, conductors, DJs, instrumentalists, producers, and singers are encouraged to apply in a number of genres. Applicants should have been born outside of the United States and be 38 years of age or younger, but limited exceptions to the age
requirement will be granted to those who have taken time off for caregiving, medical, military, or parental leave.
Three winners will each receive a $50,000 unrestricted cash prize and be honored at an awards ceremony in New York City in April 2023.
Deadline: June 10, 2022, at 5pm ET |
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Learn the business side of creative work in The
Accelerator, a nine-week cohort program led through interactive seminars and deep-dive labs. This course is centered around the Center for Cultural Innovation publication: Business
of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment (3rd Edition). You will work in cohort sessions and small group coaching circles to develop your own Business
Model Canvas. All of these approaches will help you to develop various aspects of business modeling for an arts practice, project, or venture.
Interested in learning more? Join our free info session and get introduced to the Business Model Canvas.
Accelerator Program:
WED, MAY 4 - JUNE 29, 2022, 10 - 1PM PST | $150 - $400 | ENROLL
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CALI
Catalyst awards $5,000 unrestricted grants to individuals and teams of individuals whose bold actions are challenging-and upending-oppressive, unfair, or untenable circumstances in the arts and culture sector.
2022 Open Application Cycles:
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May 3 - June 30 (Notification on August 3)
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July 6 - August 31 (Notification on October 5)
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Open Call for Grant Review Panelists:
The California Arts Council seeks arts and cultural practitioners from disparate communities statewide to volunteer for our upcoming grant review panels. Panelists play a critical role in the grant application process as field representatives. They work both
independently and virtually alongside staff Programs Specialists and other panelists to evaluate grant applications, ensuring an equitable, honest, and thorough review and ranking process. Applications submitted may be considered for either Grant Cycle A or
Grant Cycle B review panels in 2022. Panelists selected to serve during the 2022 grant season will be contacted by CAC staff between March and July.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Applications submitted may be considered for either Grant Cycle A or Grant Cycle B review panels in 2022. Panelists selected to serve during the 2022 grant season will be contacted by CAC staff between
March and July.
For more details, go here.
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USArtists International Announces Round Two Grants
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In March, Mid Atlantic Arts announced grants totaling $381,510 to 29 solo performing artists and ensembles in support of the second round of USArtists
International (USAI). The artists represent 10 states and will travel to 35 different festivals and arts markets around the globe.
USAI grantees are selected through a panel process. For a complete list of Round Two USAI grantees and their festival engagements, please
click here.
The next USAI deadline will be in September 2022. |
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Covid Relief & Emergency Prepping
There are also a range of updated Covid
Relief resources here, including funds, foods, loans, and reopening guidelines listed from Dancer's Group page.
The Performing
Arts Readiness Project offers free webinars, on-site training, and presentations at professional conferences on various topics related to emergency preparedness. From fire to pandemic safety, they cover so many topics.
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Please make a tax-deductible contribution to World Arts West this holiday season.
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Help us continue to create opportunities for those incredible artists so they may further their work to advance cultural understanding through dance.
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World Arts West and its programs are generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Association of Performing Arts
Professionals, Bernard Osher Foundation, California Arts Council, Calle 24, Center for Cultural Innovation, Dance Mission Theater, Dancers' Group, Dance/USA, Eastside Arts Alliance, Grants for the Arts, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, LYRASIS, NAKA Dance Theater,
National Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Foundation, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Women's Audio Mission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, and individual donors.
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