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Articles tagged: Creative Arts
Create your online portfolio with Wix!
A few months ago, Wix facilitated a session to learn about creating your online portfolio website. They covered how to plan a website, how to use the Wix platform, and explore professional design features. And… a one-year FREE Wix premium plan to the first 25 attendees! Below you will find the zoom recording link and password.
Middlebury College – Wix Workshop – 10/18/22
Passcode: Ukj0^4HE
If you would like Midd alumni to review your portfolio and provide feedback, please schedule an advising appointment in handshake with Alicia Gomez.
Developing Arts Administrators and Technicians of the Future – Deadline date: Monday, February 6
Jacob’s Pillow Interns receive on-the-job training to develop professional skills and gain practical experience while working in a team-oriented environment. Internships specialize in performing arts administration, technical production, education, community programming, and more. |
2023 Summer Festival Internships will run May 30 through September 1.
SUMMER INTERNS RECEIVE -A stipend of $2,100. -On-campus housing. -3 meals per day. -Access to performances, talks, and dance classes. -Staff-led career talks and seminars. |
Additional Special Opportunities: Candidates may be eligible for an additional stipend and other support through The Barbara and Amos Hostetter Internship Program. Read the full details of this sponsored program here.
Deadline date: Monday, February 6
Click here to learn more and to apply!
“Ask the Artists” Part 4: What is the Most Valuable Career Advice You’ve Ever Received?
In the “Ask the Artists” series, New York Foundation for the Arts asked NYFA-affiliated literary, performing, and visual artists a series of questions about the creative life. In the post, they are sharing the best career advice that the artists ever received. Click here to read the article.
Virtual How-To: Create Your Own Yes!
Tired of Hearing No?
Create Your Own Yes!
Gain insight on strategically managing career rejection.
Learn how to pivot a no towards a positive outcome.
Rejection is something that everyone experiences, especially in our careers. Join us for the final Virtual How-To of 2022! This event will help provide you with innovative strategies to break through personal and career barriers.
We will be raffling ten copies of Angela Hutchinson’s book, “Create Your Yes!” at the end of this event.
About our Speaker:
Angela Marie Hutchinson is a television and film producer, author, TV commentator and former social media professor. Recognized as a media and arts trailblazer by the U.S. Congress, Los Angeles mayor and Los Angeles city council, Angela has over fifteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has worked for MGM, Warner Bros. Television and the GRAMMY’s. In 2005, Angela founded BReaKiNG iNTo HoLLyWooD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps creative and business professionals pursue their careers.
Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022
Workshop Hours: 2–3:30 pm ET
Click here to register for the event!
Adobe Max – The Creativity Conference (free virtual event) Tuesday, October 26- Thursday, October 28!
Inspiration is their superpower. Be inspired by expert speakers in more than 400 sessions. Join the conference for an extraordinary virtual experience to find inspiration, connect with creatives from around the world, and learn the best ways to bring your best ideas to life. Click here to register!
Monumental Conversations: What the Andrew Mellon Foundation found when they analyzed America’s monuments
As part of The Mellon Foundation’s unprecedented new Monuments Project, Philadelphia-based nonprofit art and history studio Monument Lab undertook a comprehensive audit of our country’s commemorative landscape, scouring almost half a million records of historic properties to better understand the dynamics and trends that have shaped our nation’s monuments.
Join Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Dr. Paul Farber, Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab, for a discussion that will dive into Monument Lab’s findings and explore what they mean for the future of our commemorative landscape.
Date: Wednesday, September 29
Time: 4pm EST
Click here to register for the event!
You Don’t Need to Sacrifice Creativity for Business: An Interview With Jodie King
Artist Jodie King mentors artists who want to monetize their art. She explains how to approach the business and find their most authentic voice. Click here to read the complete article.
Adapting in Crisis: Case Studies of Resilience in the Arts
Priya Sircar, Director/Arts, Knight Foundation
In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, “pivot” has been the word of the day—every day. The word has become so (over)used that it has begun to lose its meaning. What does it really mean to “pivot” successfully? To what, and how?
For many arts and culture organizations, choosing a new direction felt a bit scattershot, as if they were trying anything and everything just to keep functioning, earning income and keeping artists employed. Certainly, organizations of all types found themselves suddenly changing plans . . . some nimbly, some not. But amid evolving public health protocols and uncertainty about how long such conditions would last, decision making was understandably difficult.
As a supporter of arts organizations, we have been engaging with grantees in our communities throughout the pandemic. We’ve often asked: How are organizations figuring out which direction to go in? And have certain skills or traits helped them to weather the storm?
Organizations in Detroit and Philadelphia entered the pandemic fresh off of a training program in adaptive capacity, provided by EmcArts and supported by Knight Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan (in Detroit). To understand the short- and medium-term impacts of the four-month training program, Knight enlisted WolfBrown to conduct a study with participants in each cohort. While we do not yet know the long-term effects of the training, this initial follow-up gave us some insight into how the training was impacting the organizations. For some, the pandemic accelerated the application of what they had learned. Some were still internalizing the concepts and tools they had gained, while others found ways to use newfound skills to identify a way forward. In some cases, additional guidance beyond the introductory training would have been helpful, especially given the severity of the conditions in which organizations have been trying to apply the new information. Clearly, the ability to adapt is a critical skill for organizations, now more than ever.
For many of us, this last year has been a crucible in which we have been tested, have clarified our purpose and, in some ways, come through stronger. These organizations also tested, honed and applied the lessons of their training, in ways both conscious and unconscious. Here we share a few of their stories that have inspired us and helped us understand how we might not just pivot, but also adapt intentionally and effectively to an ever-changing and unpredictable world. We hope they might do the same for you.
Click here to read the four stories.
Mellon Announces $125 Million “Creatives Rebuild New York” Initiative to Reactivate the State’s Creative Economy and Provide Artists with the Critical Support They Need
(NEW YORK, NY — June 3, 2021) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced details for Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), a three-year, $125 million initiative to reactivate New York State’s creative economy and secure the future of its artists. Part of the state-led recovery plan for New York, CRNY is a two-part workforce initiative that will provide artists with either full-time employment opportunities or guaranteed income to remedy the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read the press release!