Art Starts

Dear E-news subscribers:

Welcome to the August 2, 2021 edition of Art Starts

2021 Governor’s Arts Awards announced; celebration takes place Oct. 26

Request for Artist Proposals - NH Army National Guard Readiness Center, Pembroke
Deadline: August 20, 2021

Upcoming NHSCA Grant Deadlines:
August 6- Artist Entrepreneurial Grant
Rolling- Juried Artist Rosters: Arts Education, Arts in Health, Traditional Arts & Folklife

Round 4 of CERF+'s COVID-19 Relief Grant Program Opens on August 10
The $1,000 grants are for artists working in craft disciplines who are facing dire circumstances due to food, housing, and/or medical insecurities as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

Arts practitioners and artists who have been experiencing housing instability, or are having trouble making rent or mortgage payments as a result of the coronavirus:  Federal, state, and local governments are offering help with housing expenses and avoiding eviction. Information is available at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s mortgage and housing assistance site on available resources.