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Resources and Opportunities
The Cultural Council is committed to promoting opportunities for artists, arts professionals, and cultural organizations. In an effort to provide useful information we strive to keep an updated list professional development opportunities that are open to the
art and culture community.
art and culture community.
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2020 Florida Alliance for Arts Education Summit
June 25-27
Florida's premier arts education conference
More info HERE
June 25-27
Florida's premier arts education conference
More info HERE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Social Networks
DeviantART - Review the world's largest online art community HERE
Professional Development
Open Calls, Residencies, and Fellowships
Americans for the Arts - Review national public art opportunities HERE
Alliance of Artists Communities - Review national and international artist residencies HERE
CaFÉ (Call for Entry) - Register, upload your portfolio, and review open calls HERE
Art Deadline - Review opportunities ranging from competitions, grants, public art, and exhibitions HERE
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) - Review national and international open calls HERE
ResArtis - Review national and international artist residencies HERE
Burnaway - Review national and international opportunities HERE
Alliance of Artists Communities - Review national and international artist residencies HERE
CaFÉ (Call for Entry) - Register, upload your portfolio, and review open calls HERE
Art Deadline - Review opportunities ranging from competitions, grants, public art, and exhibitions HERE
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) - Review national and international open calls HERE
ResArtis - Review national and international artist residencies HERE
Burnaway - Review national and international opportunities HERE
Funding, Grants, and financial opportunities
Career Opportunities
Are you interested in a career in the non-profit sector? Please visit the Nonprofit Center's Job Bank for a complete list of job listings and instructions on how to apply.
Planning and goal setting
How To Go From Passively Talking About Something To Actively Doing Something (In 11 Simple Steps), by Patrick Fisher
This worksheet was designed to transition you from talking about your goals to taking intention-driven actions to achieve your goals.
This worksheet was designed to transition you from talking about your goals to taking intention-driven actions to achieve your goals.
Business Plan Summary, by Creative Capital
This document was designed to provide you with an understanding of what information you should include when you're writing a basic business plan.
This document was designed to provide you with an understanding of what information you should include when you're writing a basic business plan.
Stepping It Up: Goal Setting For Creatives Workbook, by Dr. Nadia Ramoutar
This workbook was deigned to assist you in better defining your goals and dismantle barriers that prevent you from achieving your goals.
This workbook was deigned to assist you in better defining your goals and dismantle barriers that prevent you from achieving your goals.
Marketing and branding
This Is A Planning Document, by Autumn Berrang of Adjective & Co.
This worksheet was designed to get you thinking more about your brand and how you communicate that brand to your audience.
This worksheet was designed to get you thinking more about your brand and how you communicate that brand to your audience.
Apps and Online Tools
Grammarly, a free grammar checker that eliminates grammatical errors and enhances your writing.
Asana, a free web interface used to manage time and tasks whether your work independently or collaborate as a group.
Evernote, a free app used to collect, develop, and share notes, images, and audio across desktop and mobile platforms
Recommended reading
ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career, by Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber
The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for All Artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts, by Artspire (New York Foundation for the Arts)
I'd Rather Be in the Studio: The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion, by Alyson Stanfield
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life, by Susan David, PhD
Art Thinking: How to Care Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses, by Amy Whitaker
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William Zinsser
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, by Austin Kleon
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, by Tad Crawford
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles, by Steven Pressfield
1,000 True Fans, by Kevin Kelly
Artists' Rights: A Guide to Copyright, Moral Rights and Other Legal Issues in the Visual Art Sphere, by Molly Torsen Stech
Field Notes From Creative Exchange: Stores of Artists with Impact From Communities Across America, by Springboard for the Arts
A Beautiful Constraint, How to Transform Your Limitations Into Advantages, and Why It's Everyone's Business, by Adam Morgan and Mark Barden
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The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is sponsored in part by the City of Jacksonville and by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the State of Florida.
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