Say this 5x fast, “Arkansas Activators Activating Art Activations.”
Fayetteville, AR
Call for Art Activations
The City of Fayetteville’s Arts and Culture Division is seeking proposals from artists and performers to implement a variety of art activations during October, November and December 2022 within the Lower Ramble—a recently completed section of the cultural arts corridor project.
Artists will be awarded $500 for each activation + up to $350 to cover materials.
Submissions are being accepted from all disciplines, but there is a particular interest in funding projects in the following categories:
- Performance/Music (Music, theatre, dance, storytelling, soundscapes, pop-up performances, happenings, etc.)
- Education (Interactive or participatory projects)
- Visual Art (Painting, sculpture, collage, digital. fabric arts, kinetic, etc.)
- Wellness/Fitness (Yoga, meditation, tai chi, etc.)
Applications will be reviewed after 12PM on Oct. 15 and Nov. 1
NW Arkansas
Community Activators
Artists 360 recently awarded $214,000 in grants to twenty-six artists located across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. This included the selection of five artists chosen to receive Community Activator grants of $15,000 each. Lakisha Bradley, Karen Castleman, Brody Parrish Craig, Tomoko Kashiwagi, and Blake Worthey were selected to launch the following projects focused on community engagement:
- Bradley’s project, The Hope Station, will transform a bus stop into safe space in collaboration with Ozark Regional Transit and local art partners.
- Castleman’s project, Dance Chance NWA Season 2, gives emerging and established choreographers in Northwest Arkansas a platform to present new works.
- Craig’s project, Trans Joy IS: An Arkansas Community Zine, is produced in partnership with Maxmiliano Oliver Calabotta and centers the Arkansas TGNC community to create a zine publication responding to the prompt “Trans Joy IS”.
- Kashiwagi’s project, Chamber Music Society of Northwest Arkansas, brings people of all ages and musical backgrounds together to experience chamber music.
- Worthey’s project, “The Porch in Springdale,” is a community-based gathering around food and art.
Artists 360 has directed $770,000 to 112 artists across Northwest Arkansas over the past five years thanks to philanthropic support from Steuart Walton and Tom Walton through the Walton Family Foundation.
NW Arkansas
Jobs Board Activated
Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) in partnership with the Northwest Arkansas Council recently launched a community job board for Northwest Arkansas Arts + Culture nonprofits and creative businesses. The board currently features over 50 open positions across the region, check it out!
