Arts Midwest is partnering with the other United States Regional Arts Organizations on the 2024–25 National Leaders of Color Fellowship program. Applications are due on October 13, 2024.
On the 50th anniversary of the Western States Arts Federation, the organization has rebranded as Creative West and launched a new website.
The Woody Guthrie Center announces the call for proposals for the 2024 Phil Ochs Fellowship. This research fellowship awards up to $5,000 for creative, educational, or scholarly projects about the life and work of Phil Ochs, and his lasting legacy and influence on popular culture, politics and music. Applications are due November 15, 2024.
Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities is the first book to engage with the many narratives, rituals, folk-speech, customs, art, and handicraft encompassed by gunlore. It is edited by Robert Glenn Howard and Eric A. Eliason and published by the University Press of Mississippi.
Southern writer and folklorist Kelly Kazek tells ten Alabama ghost stories in her new book, Some Nightmares Are Real: The Haunting Truth Behind Alabama’s Supernatural Tales, published by the University of Alabama Press.
Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for Cultural Sustainability: Equity-Based Operating Grants, a pilot program that offers grants of up to $67,000 to small arts and culture organizations that are rooted in communities of color. Applications close at 11:59 pm CT on October 15, 2024. Grants will be made in January 2025. An informational webinar will be held at 1pm CT, September 19, 2024.
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is seeking a Historic Sites Director (application deadline September 30, 2024) and Executive Directors for the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum (application deadline September 26, 2024) and the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (open until filled).
The City of Jackson, in partnership with the NCTA, is seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to serve as the Local Festival Manager for the National Folk Festival. Applications must be submitted by 4:00 PM CST on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
The National Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) application will open on Monday, September 16. The LoCF is a transformative leadership development experience curated by WESTAF in order to establish multicultural leadership in the creative and cultural sector. Register for an upcoming applicant information session on September 26 at 5 p.m. MDT.
Join the AFS Independent Folklore Section on September 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET for A Guide to RFPs From a State Arts Agency Folklorist. Nevada Folklife Specialist Brad McMullen will provide tips for preparing proposals for state arts agencies.
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