Opportunities (updated regularly):

• Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference is calling all Artists

  The organizers of the Northwest Lakes Conference would like to offer artists the opportunity to feature their art as part of this year’s regional conference. Your work may also be included in marketing materials promoting the event to be held in person on June 23, 2023 in Spooner, WI. If selected, your creations with subjects that reflect the beauty of our lakes and wildlife in the region could reach a broad audience of thousands. Attendees at the in-person conference cherish these waters and places; art has the ability to capture what our attendees most revere. 

  The Northwest Lakes Conference, celebrating our 25th year, focuses on raising awareness about lakes and related issues ranging from land use, water quality, and wildlife, to invasive species and other topics. The keynote speaker will focus on wildlife near the water’s edge. We are looking for original artwork that could be in any 2D medium, focused on subjects related to lakes and people, water, wildlife, or other similar subjects.                           

  Our team is a group with wide experience and a variety of skills from lake science to land and water conservation, including many partners active in protecting water resources in our region. If you are interested in sharing your art through our forum or have questions, please email Diane Daulton before March 3rd to learn more. Use “NW Lakes Conference Art” in the subject line. 

  Key dates for Interested Artists:

  • March 3, 2023: Respond via email to express your interest.

  • March 15, 2023: Deadline to submit original, digital artwork. 

  Artist benefits:

  • Additional promotional materials

  • Event website with the 2023 launch on May 1st

  • Regional press releases regionally, will include artist info

  • ½ page bio in print/online program for featured artist

• Dane Arts Buy Local Business of Art Conference, March 30-April 1, Madison. Creatives, Small business owners, Arts Administrators - this conference was designed for you! This three day conference is a unique opportunity to learn about business competencies not addressed in a traditional arts education. There will be workshops on a wide range of subjects, and plenty of opportunities to network. Registration is $100 until March 3, then increases to $125 until the day of, so don’t wait!

• Artdose Magazine and NWTC Artisan & Business Center have partnered to organize a business of art symposium slated for October 14, 2023, in Green Bay, WI.  Click here for the call for presenters (RFQ).

• Check out these upcoming webinars from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, to gain practical guidance on how to welcome more travelers to a destination and increase visitor spending by growing and improving diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion (DEAI) practices. 

  • Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion; More than the Basics – February 16 at 10 a.m.

    Presented by: Kimberly Casey, Consultant, P3 Development Group   

  • Approaching Inclusion: Accessibility and Ableism - February 23 at 10 a.m. 

    Presented by: Damian Buchman and Courtney Rogaczewski, The Ability Center  

  • Small Changes, Big Impact for More Accessible Outdoors – March 2 at 12 p.m. 

    Presented by: The Office of Outdoor Recreation 

• New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has two cycles of its national emergency grant programs for artists open. Both of these programs are open to artists living anywhere in the U.S, its territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. Artists with disabilities, artists of color, and artists living outside of New York are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information, email emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or call 212/366-6900 x 239.

  • Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants: These are one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers who have experienced dire financial emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, including lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. Cycle 6 has a deadline of December 9, for emergency expenses between July 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023. Cycle 7 will open on January 10, 2023 with a deadline of February 17, 2023. Program guidelines, an informational video, and the online application are here: https://www.nyfa.org/rdeg.

  • Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants: These grants of up to $5,000 support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental or mental health emergencies that occurred April 1, 2022 or later; the deadline is January 13, 2023. Choreographers, those creating in the visual arts, and those creating in the film/video/electronic/digital arts are eligible. Cycle 17 will be open February 14 through March 17, 2023, for emergencies occurring July 1, 2022 and later. Guidelines, an informational video and the online application are here: https://www.nyfa.org/rmeg.

• Every two years, the National Endowment for the Arts seeks rural communities of 50,000 people or less to apply for the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program. With over 30 years of leadership in rural design, CIRD is perfect for creative, community-oriented rural leaders. The next opportunity to apply is early 2023. Learn more and sign up for the newsletter to keep in touch until then.