Emergency Financial Relief Program The Craft Emergency Relief Fund provides grants up to $6,000 and interest-free loans up to $9,000 to artists working in craft disciplines who are facing a career threatening emergency or disaster. CERF+ staff is available during the week from 8:30 am-5:30pm EST at 802.229.2306 and info@cerfplus.org to provide counseling and referrals to … [Read more...]
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Hold that pose. ArtSake readers look fabulous. Are you in need health insurance? The good news is that the open enrollment period is happening right now in MA. Learn more from the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition about Massachusetts health insurance coverage. Call for Cape Cod Artists The Artist Cottages at Orleans Market Square, a sales and studio venue located in … [Read more...]
Fake It Til You Make It Artist Opportunities
Fiction Leapfrog Press is currently accepting entries for their Fiction Award. A prize of $1,150 and publication by Leapfrog Press is given annually for a short story collection, a novel, or a novella. Sara Pritchard and the editors will judge. Learn more. Deadline: May 1, 2016 Call for Art Entries are now being accepted for the Brookline Arts Center exhibition Gravity … [Read more...]
Artist Travel and Mobility
Observations and resources from the 2016 TransCultural Exchange Conference in Boston. The TransCultural Exchange Conference (TCE) took place February 25-27, 2016, the fifth such event since 2007. TCE focuses on international opportunities for artists in all disciplines. At the 2016 conference, I moderated a panel discussion called "Funding Artists Mobility." We talked … [Read more...]
TransCultural Exchange 2016
Artists are natural explorers. The good news for local creators is that one of the leading conferences on international travel and residencies for artists takes place in Boston: the TransCultural Exchange Conference. Through panels, events, and discussions, the event focuses on international opportunities for artists of all disciplines. Mary Sherman, founder/director of the … [Read more...]