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Call to Artists Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Providence, RI is now accepting entries for the exhibition Curiouser. The aim of the exhibition is to bring the humanities and sciences together with the arts, offering a unique lens on the Victorian era’s obsession with natural studies and specimen collecting. Learn more.
Deadline: September 8, 2011

Choreography The Shared Choreographers’ Concert (SCC), a tradition of the Dance Complex since 1992, occurs three times a year. This educational program has seen numerous choreographers making their debut in the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre. This fall, SCC will be held on October 21-22, 2011 as part of the 20th birthday celebration of The Dance Complex. Mentors are Brian Crabtree, Kelli Edwards, and Rozann Kraus. To participate, send a dance proposal to scc.dancecomplex@gmail.com.
Deadline: September 14, 2011

Free Public Art Discussion New Media & Emerging Technologies in Public Art at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Mills Gallery, September 26, 2011; 6-9PM. The discussion will feature eight short, seven-minute presentations by New England artists who are making great strides within – or commentaries upon – the spheres of new media and emerging technologies, and whose projects are expanding the “public-ness” of public art.

Filmmakers Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival and Short Film Competition (October 21-23, 2011, Austin, TX) is now accepting entries in two categories: Emerging – Collegiate and Independent, and Scholastic – K-12.  Learn more. Questions: 512-478-3366 or ctdfilmfest@gmail.com.
Deadline: September 30, 2011

Residency Fellowships The Vermont Studio Center has announced the availability of residency fellowship awards. Learn more.
Deadline: October 3, 2011

Call to Artists Laughing Dog Bicycles in Amherst, MA has announced a call to artists. They have a new front space on South Pleasant Street (next to Collective Copies) for exhibitions. Their intention is to offer monthly installations. No charge for display; no commissions asked. Artist must take care of hanging art and managing any openings. Prospective artists just need to send samples of their work. Contact: anntwe@gmail.com or 413-367-9231.
Deadline: Ongoing

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Film and Video Artists The LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund is accepting applications for Pre-Production funding for independent documentary film and video projects. Through the Moving Image Fund, LEF provides funding across all phases of production, supporting films from the early risk-taking stage, through a film’s completion. Up to 7 grants of $5,000 for projects in the pre-production phase will be awarded. Contact: Sara Archambault.
Deadline: June 10, 2011, 5 PM

Dance Residency Boston Center for the Arts is now accepting applications for their 2011-2012 season. Read more.
Deadline: June 13, 2011

Artist-in-Residence and Assistantship Opportunity on Martha’s Vineyard Applications are now being accepted for an artist-in-residency program (September 1-14, 2011) to create temporary, site-specific works on Martha’s Vineyard. In addition, artists interested in residencies but lacking the experience to apply for more established programs are encouraged to apply as assistants to the artists-in-residence. Sculpture students or those with extensive wood-working skills preferred. Housing will be provided at the Point Way Inn (Edgartown), as well as a site for working and some supplies. Artists of all disciplines and nationalities are invited to apply. Work with wood and/or the environment is not necessary to apply for a residency. Send 6 images (6 slides or images on a CD), a resume and statement, indicating why this opportunity interests you, a possible work plan/proposal and what you hope to gain from the experience by email (msherman@transculturalexchange.org) or by mail (Mary Sherman, 516 E. 2nd Street #30, Boston, MA 02127). Artists will be notified by July 15, 2011.
Deadline: June 15, 2011 (received date, not postmarked)

Museum Lovers The ICA announces the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across the U.S. to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. See the complete list of participating Massachusetts museums.

Radio Art & Sound Art Work Radio As An Arts Space, CONA Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing is accepting submissions of contemporary sound art works. Selected works will be included in the exhibition Radio As An Arts Space which will be broadcast by radioCona and will appear at in situ locations in December 2011. The exhibition will at the same time occupy the radio frequencies and audio streams of international partners. The broadcast will be constituted as a gallery space with a curated exhibition delineated by the curators’ collection of selected works and featuring works selected through this open call. Questions: cona@cona.si.
Deadline: June 25, 2011

Calling All Poets, Writers The respected literary magazine Fence is accepting open submissions of poems and stories throughout the month of June. See the online submission system to submit, and for more information.
Deadline: June 30, 2011, 5 PM

Call for Artists: The Winchester Cultural Council is holding a juried art fair on August 6 at the Farmer’s Market on the Town Common. A jury comprised of WCC members, practicing artists, art teachers, and committee members will judge original artwork of professional quality in any medium for acceptance. A cash prize will be awarded for Best in Show. Approximately 25 booth spaces are available. Learn more.
Deadline: July 10, 2011

Flash Fiction Newport Review is now accepting submissions of original, unpublished flash fiction stories, including prose poetry and experimental forms, for the 2011 Newport Review Flash Fiction Contest. Stories should be no more than 1,000 words (no minimum). The contest has $500 in prizes, and all stories submitted will be considered for publication in Newport Review. Meg Pokrass is guest judge. Find entry fees, guidelines, and more information.
Deadline: October 1, 2011, at 11:59 PM

Call for Artists Artists are invited to apply for participation in Art at the Farm 2011, an outdoor show and sale planned for August 20, 11 AM – 5 PM during the West Barnstable Village Festival. The event takes place rain or shine, and participants may be required to bring a display tent, as well as their display equipment. Each artist is responsible for processing their own sales transactions. Meetinghouse Farm, Route 149 in West Barnstable. Questions: 508-362-3961, carbonel@cape.com, or patnickersonart@yahoo.com.

Zion National Park Artist-in-Residency Zion National Park is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence Program. Questions: 435-772-0184.
Deadline: July 22, 2011

Image credit: Photograph of wooden mannequin running by Lucky Luke.

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Here’s a bushel full of goodies the Vermont Studio Center is offering up to artists:

Vermont Studio Center Fellowships Sixteen fellowships for a 4-week residency are open to all artists and writers based on merit, as represented in the portfolio or manuscript.

Anderson/Frankel Fellowship for Chicago area/SAIC alumni One fellowship sponsored by the Marshall Frankel Foundation and Davis Anderson, this award is open to all Chicago-area artists, including faculty and alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago, for one 4-week VSC residency.

Civil Society Institute Fellowship One award for a 4-week residency open to an east coast minority artist with demonstrable financial need; preference will be given to artists from New Haven, Jersey City, and Baltimore. The $25 application fee is waived for eligible CSI applicants. Award includes a $500 travel stipend.

Cave Canem Fellowship This annual fellowship provides one 4-week residency to a poet who is a Cave Canem fellow. Home for the many voices of African American poetry, Cave Canem is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.

Pollock Krasner The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/VSC Fellowship Program for visual artists of outstanding talent will support two 4-week residencies for domestic artists.

Henry David Thoreau Fellowship This fellowship supports a poet whose work is a living extension of the literary tradition embodied in the work of Henry David Thoreau, for a 4-week residency.

Zoland Translation Fellowship Offered in conjunction with Zoland Poetry, this 4-week residency fellowship is open to translators. Applicants should submit 3 copies of the original poems/translations, along with a description of English-language rights, author bio, and translator CV.

Deadline: June 15, 2011

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The equipment truck is being loaded today in order to travel to Florida for spring training.
Hope springs eternal.

TransCultural Exchange’s 3rd Biennale Conference With over 150 speakers, the event provides information on international opportunities in the arts including exhibitions, grants, residencies and funding. The conference will take place April 7-11, 2011 at Boston’s Omni Parker House Hotel. Artists, curators, critics, and cultural administrators will be participating. Events include portfolio reviews, panels, exhibits, and workshops. Learn more.
Deadline: February 15, 2011

Call for Artists Provincetown’s Green Arts Festival seeks artists for eco-centric artworks exhibit April 15-24. Outdoor ‘green’ sculpture, installations, paintings, poetry, performance art, dance, readings, photography, short film and other media accepted. Existing works and proposed works, including those to be created on-site (represented by maquettes, sketches, etc.), will be considered if the artist also submits examples of previous work as a demonstration of professional competence. Selection will be based on submitted digital files; therefore, the quality of entry materials is of the utmost importance. Details and/or multiple views are strongly encouraged. Artists may submit up to three works represented by up to twelve digital images (up to four images per work). Short films are to be submitted on a labeled DVD. Images may be submitted on CD or via email. DVD and CD submissions will not be returned. For full submission details and information about the festival email dorothy.palanza@gmail.com.
Deadline: February 18, 2011

Furniture Artists Application are now being accepted for the 2011 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship award of $25,000. Click here for full details and application.
Deadline: March 31, 2011

Printmakers Call for Entries for THE LINE; a national juried printmaking exhibit by the Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse. They encourage submission using all forms of printmaking techniques, including Book Arts. No digital inkjet prints. Download the prospectus.
Deadline: April 1, 2011

Call for Proposals FIGMENT is now open for art project submissions for the BOSTON 2011 Weekend. FIGMENT is a free, family-friendly participatory art event held in multiple cities and attracting tens of thousands of participants each year. FIGMENT BOSTON will take place during the weekend of June 4-5. Learn more.
Deadline: April 15, 2011

Photographers Anything Goes Open Juried Exhibit for Photography is now accepting submissions for the May 25 –June 27, 2011 exhibition. Sponsored by the Photography Center of Cape Cod. The exhibition will occur at the Cotuit Center for the Arts.
Deadline: April 24, 2011

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Visual artists: ArtsWest in Seattle, WA is now accepting submissions from visual artists throughout the U.S. who wish to be considered for Neo-Kitsch: national small works showcase. With this call for artists we request small works 10″ x 10″ or smaller from 2D and 3D media, including nontraditional mediums under the fun theme of kitsch with a twist. Artists must be a resident of the US and at least 18 years of age. All works must be original artworks by the submitting artist. Fee of $10 per artwork entry, up to 5 entries. Download prospectus and entry form.
Deadline: November 8, 2010

Paper and fiber artists: Gallery5, a non-profit gallery in Richmond, VA is accepting submissions for our January show, Papier-Mâchete. This juried fine-art exhibition will focus on artwork utilizing paper and organic fiber media as the primary construction means. Submissions may be 2D or 3D but should display innovative and inventive uses of paper and associated fibers. Traditional techniques such as collage and papier-mâché are discouraged unless exemplifying a unique or transcendent approach to the craft. Deadline: November 23, 2010

Call to Artists The Freedman Gallery at Albright College, Reading, PA will present a juried exhibition Gender Matters/Matters of Gender on March 23-April 20, 2011. Open to everyone. The juror is Judith Tannenbaum, Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Art at Rhode Island School of Design. Learn more. Questions, contact Christine Kolva at 484-529-1198.
Deadline: December 1, 2010

Sculptors The Fruitlands invites artists to forward a selection of up to three existing sculptures or installations for a juried outdoor exhibition Art in Nature: A Juried Sculpture Exhibition from April 15 – November 15, 2011. Artists are encouraged to enter particularly large-scale works for installation on the grounds or suspended from trees. All works will be installed outside so durability is a major consideration. 20 selected pieces will be featured in the exhibition. Artists may offer works for sale at the end of the exhibition. Open to New England artists. Read more.
Deadline: January 15, 2011

Ballet The First Boston International Ballet Competition is an event organized by the Dance Conservatory Performance Project, scheduled for May 12-16, 2011 at John Hancock Hall in Boston, MA. This event is the creation of Valentina Kozlova, former Principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and the New York City Ballet.
Deadline: February 1, 20100

Artist in Residence The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) encourages applications for a wide range of projects, from a diversity of artists, composers, directors, choreographers, and performers of different cultural and geographic backgrounds. EMPAC is open to proposals from all phases of a project, from initial concept to full production. To apply, please include a letter of intent, a project description, a resume or CV for all major collaborators, as well as works, samples, and other supporting materials. Proposals are reviewed by EMPAC curators four times a year. Upcoming reviews will take place on October 15, January 14, April 15, and July 15. In general, residencies are scheduled six months to one year in advance. Questions, email empac_air@rpi.edu.

Image credit: Letter from Sheryl Byland to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding American Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958. ARC Identifier 594335. Item from Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration), 1953 – 1961.

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Webinar - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts is sponsoring the webinar How to Electronically Register your Copyright on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 from 12-1pm. Contact Sheri S. Mason.

Artist Residency Ucross Foundation Residency Program (February-June 2011, Ucross, WY) – Residencies of 2-8 weeks for visual artists, writers and composers. Residency provides housing, studio space and all meals. Artists responsible for travel and materials. Ucross Foundation Residency Program, 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont, WY 82835. Contact 307-737-2291 or info@ucross.org.
Deadline: October 1, 2010

Artist Residency The Millay Colony for the Arts (April-November, 2011, Austerlitz, NY) – Residencies of an average of one month for visual writers, composers and writers (including playwrights and screenwriters). Residency provides housing, food and studio. Artist responsible for travel and materials. Millay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Rd., PO Box 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017. Contact 518-392-3103 or apply@millaycolony.org.
Deadline: October 1, 2010

Multi-Arts Production Fund – Provides project-specific funding to playwrights, choreographers, directors, composers and performers. Grants range from $10,000 – $45,000, with average awards of $25,000. Projects must contain a live performance and must not have premiered anywhere in the world before September 1, 2010. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization or fiscally-sponsored project with 2 years of professional experience. The first step in the application process is an online letter of inquiry. Learn more. Contact 212-226-1677 or mapinfo@mapfund.org.
Deadline: October 15, 2010

Choreographers - Green Street Studios announces the winter 2011 cycle of its Emerging Artists Award Program. This program is designed to provide infrastructure for choreographers, to create new work with a focus on group work and to provide deep, ongoing mentorship between experienced and early-to-mid-career choreographers. Contact info@greenstreetstudios.org or 617-864-3191.
Deadline: October 22, 2010

Call to Artists - LA GALERÍA is now accepting portfolio submissions for solo and group exhibitions of contemporary art for its 2011-2012 season. Artists working in any number of mediums are eligible and encouraged to apply; suggested mediums include painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital media, video, new media and installation. Guidelines and application forms are available.
Deadline: December 31, 2010

Image credit: Photograph of the Painting of the James McCormick Family by Joshua Johnson, ca. 1805; ARC Identifier 593949 / Local Identifier DM-H-HN-JOHNST-1; Item from Collection H: Harmon Foundation Collection, 1922 – 1967.

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This just in: New England visual artists over the age of 35 may be eligible for sponsorship through the Artist’s Resource Trust (ART) for a residency fellowship at The Vermont Studio Center. Top-scoring applicants will be forwarded to ART’s fall jury.

These fellowships provide the residency fee and include a private room, all meals, and an individual studio. Vermont Studio Center residencies offer uninterrupted working time, the companionship of 50 artists and writers from across the country and around the world, and access to their Visiting Artists and Writers Program. Contact Vermont Studio Center at 802-635-2727. Oct 1. deadline.

Image credit: Photograph of Vermont by ArtSake.

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Cut the cake
I need a little piece
Just to keep me satisfied *

Classical Musicians: The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra holds open auditions each spring. If you would like to be notified when these auditions will take place, email Lisa Sheehy, Director of Concert Operations.

Berkshire County Artists: The MASS MoCA is looking for new products to offer for sale. Items should complement MASS MoCA’s industrial surroundings and reflect the pulse of the buildings including products that repurpose, re-use, and express creativity through sustainability. Contact Helena Fruscio, Director of Berkshire Creative at 413-822-8324.
Deadline: September 27, 2010

Playwrights: Astor Street Opry Company Playwriting Contest has a call out for original one-act plays and monologues. Pieces can be comedy or drama. Plays should be 25-45 minutes long; monologues should be 5 minutes long. Winners will have their shows produced by the Astor Street Opry Company in February 2011. Contact ASOC Original Script Competition, c/o Anne MacGregor, 101 Madison Ave. #2D, Astoria, Oregon 97103, 503-338-3826 or info@astorstreetoprycompany.com.
Deadline: September 30, 2010

Short Plays: Culture*Park announces a call for entries for the 9th Annual Short Plays Marathon, scheduled for November 20, 2010, in downtown New Bedford, MA. Plays should be 15 pages/minutes or fewer in length. One play submission per playwright is accepted. Contact culturepark@earthlink.net, or call 774-202-0588.
Deadline: October 1, 2010

Artist Residency: Vermont Studio Center is now accepting applications for  4-12 week residencies for writers (including screenwriters and playwrights) and visual artists (excluding filmmakers). They provide housing, meals, and studios. Artists are responsible for residency fee ($3,500 per month) and travel. Full and partial fellowships, as well as work-exchange fellowships, are available to offset residency costs; some fellowships include travel reimbursement and materials stipend. Contact info@vermontstudiocenter.org.
Deadline: October 1, 2010

Works on Paper: Gallery 263 is looking for drawings for an unframed works on paper juried exhibition scheduled for November 2010. The juror is Joe Wardwell, and the exhibition curator is Laura Francis. 2D submissions can be on surface of tracing paper to cardboard. All work must be unframed. 3D submissions are also accepted, as long as it is made with paper (cardboard included). Learn more.
Deadline: October 15, 2010

Call for Documentary Fimmakers: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is now excepting entries. The 2011 festival will take place April 14-17, 2011. Works-in-progress are not exhibited.
Deadline: October 15, 2010

Image credit: Photograph of cake by ArtSake. *Lyrics from the song “Cut the Cake” by the Average White Band

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You talkin’ to me? Well I’m the only one here.

Writers Interested in heightening your craft with your first writing workshop at Boston’s Grub Street? Consider applying for The Run for Grub Scholarship. The fund, which will cover the cost of a 10- or 6-week workshop for four different students, was founded by Grub member Catherine Elcik, who ran a marathon to raise money for it (read her blog about the experience). Read about how to apply.
Received by deadline: October 15, 2010

Crafts CraftBoston is now accepting applications for their Spring & Holiday 2011 show of New England contemporary craft.
Deadline: September 14, 2010

Filmmakers Detroit Women of Color International Film Festival (November 12-13, 2010, Detroit, MI) – Showcases intergenerational films and videos by or about African American, Continental African, Asian, Caribbean, Latina, Middle Eastern, and Native American women, with the goal of reaching communities that have little or no access to progressive and independent films and videos. Seeking films or videos in any style or genre made by or about women of color. Detroit Women of Color, c/o Yvette Newell, PO Box 20952, Ferndale, MI 48220.
Deadline: September 15, 2010

Filmmakers The San Francisco Green Film Festival (March 3-6, 2011) is seeking films in any style or genre, of any length, that feature an aspect of sustainability or of humans and their relationships to the environment. Work must be completed after January 1, 2009, and must be in English or have English subtitles. Electronic submissions encouraged as an eco-friendly alternative to DVD submissions, though they do accept DVDs by postal mail. SF Green Film Festival, 530 Divisadero St., #143, San Francisco, CA 94117, films@sfgreenfilmfest.org
Deadline: September 24, 2010 (early), October 22, 2010 (regular), November 5, 2010 (final)

Composers Competition The 2011 Truman State University/MACRO Composers Competition encourages composers to submit one or more works for concert band/wind ensemble, composed within the past three years. Works must be unpublished, and must not have previously won any award. There are no duration restrictions and no entry fee. Winner will receive $1,000 from MACRO and a $500 commission from Truman State University’s music fraternities. Find more information.
Postmark deadline: October 1, 2010

Visual Artists Residency Bernheim’s Artist in Residence Program. Bernheim is a 14,000-acre property located 25 miles south of Louisville. It is comprised of a 250 acre arboretum with over 8,000 specimens of plants, and 14,000 acres of forest. The Artist in Residence Program is available to all visual artists in any medium. Applicants may be regional, national or international. Bernheim will provide living quarters for the recipient in exchange for an exhibition and at least one work of art left to the Bernheim Foundation, and when possible, an artist-led public program.
Deadline: November 1, 2010

Call to Poets The Dylan Thomas American Poet Prize awards $1,000 and publication in Rosebud Magazine.
December 31, 2010

Image credit: Photograph of a Canadian Caterpillar Facing Front by Maggie Holtzberg.

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Call for Videos: The Americans for the Arts have a video contest called Why Arts Matter. They are looking for people to submit videos of two minutes or less on the subject of why the arts matter. Before entering, be sure to read the official rules and regulations.
Deadline: August 13, 2010

Western Mass. Performing Artists: find out about New England Foundation for the Arts‘ presenting and touring programs at their info session in North Adams on July 30, 10am-12pm.

Painting Grant: The Provincetown Art Association and Museum announces the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant. Grants will be given to painters aged 45 or older in support of the highest merit by lesser known and artists with financial need. Applications are available online. Contact Grace Ryder-O’Malley at 508-487-1750.
Deadline: August 16, 2010

Call to Boston-Based Poets & Artists: To celebrate the City of Boston’s rich literary tradition and varied visual art history, The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events is seeking artwork and poetry from Boston-based artists and poets. Their goal is to create a dialogue between the literary and visual arts. The theme for the exhibition is Impressions of Boston. Each poem chosen will be paired up with a chosen painting or photograph. Participants must either live or work in Boston. Individuals may apply for the visual arts category, the poetry category or both. Specific entry guidelines are available. Contact  John.crowley@cityofboston.gov at 617-635-2368.
Deadline: August 20, 2010

Double your Pleasure: Mobius is looking for 4×6 photographic prints (or image files in JPG format) for either their online show Signs of Our Times, or their bricks and morter exhibition of the same name.
Online Exhibition Deadline: Ongoing
Bricks and Morter Exhibition Deadline: September 5, 2010

Triple Play from apexart
1. Franchise Program 2011: An opportunity for apexart to finance your exhibition anywhere in the world. For the past two years, apexart has presented Franchise exhibitions in Los Angeles (2009) and Thailand (2010). apexart will present two Franchise exhibitions in 2011.
Deadline: October 1, 2010

2. ‘Commercial’ Art Video Call: Open call for video submissions with an opportunity to win $2,000.
Take any broadcast commercial, cut it, dub it, repeat it, or flip it and make it art for an upcoming apexart exhibition that will be on view November 10 – December 22, 2010.
Deadline: October 31, 2010

3. Unsolicited Proposal Program UP 2011: For the 14th year running, apexart accepts 600-word, idea-based proposals for exhibitions in New York City. Reviewed independently, anonymously and without support materials, submissions are evaluated solely on the strength of the idea.
Deadline: Accepting submissions January 14 – February 14, 2011.
For more on any of these apexart opportunities, contact info@apexart.org or call 212-431-5270.

Artist-In-Residency Program: This residency provides artists the opportunity to be in residence at Brandeis University while working on an artistic project in the field of Jewish women’s and gender studies, and to produce an exhibit for the Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. Application guidelines can be found on the HBI Web site. Contact Debby Olins.
Deadline: October 1, 2010

Image Credit: Video above from Youtube of entries to the Why Arts Matter Contest from the Americans for the Arts.

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