Creative Capital is offering a free online workshop that will share concrete examples and tools to show artists how their work can inspire people to vote and give them the information they need to participate.
The workshop takes place on Tuesday, September 22 at 4 p.m.
ASL interpretation and Live-Captioning will be available
This year, ArtPlace America culminates a decade of work as part of an extraordinary community of artists, community developers, culture bearers, designers, government officials, philanthropists and researchers who have come together from rural, suburban, Tribal and urban communities across the United States.
To help celebrate all we have done collectively, ArtPlace will host a free virtual summit the week of October 26-30. Each day that week, we will offer a wide variety of programming online with over 50 sessions informed by the past, grounded in the present – and planning for the future of our communities.
Topics include
- The Arts and Public Health
- Storytelling to Inspire Change
- Placemaking on the Front Lines of Political Conflict
- Small Business as an Agent of Transformation
- Artists Helping Elders Face Covid-19 Fears
- The Artist as First Responder to a Climate Crisis
- Arts, Culture and Food
- New Spaces to Heal Trauma
- Applying Creative Placemaking to Covid-19
- Crisis Resiliency for Artists
While the summit is free to attend, registration is required. By registering, you’ll have access to as much or as little of the summit as you like and with our new virtual space there’s no need to sign up for individual sessions in advance.
To register visit ArtPlaceSummit.org
Find a detailed event schedule here
YouTube, Facebook and Instagram are tools you can use to grow and thrive. In this session, we’ll look at the enormous potential of YouTube. Two billion people use it – but what are the simple ingredients and steps to start off your media exposure?
In this free online workshop, you will learn
- How to grow your presence brand online with YouTube
- Three free things you can use to leverage product sales or brand awareness
- How to leverage social media as a business
Our presenter Joey Lowery shows you the “how-to’s” using a real-time example with an ArtWalk studio-gallery, Zen Glass, owned by artist Dave Walker. He’s joined by St. Pete Arts Alliance board member Kelly Lee McFrederick.
Joey Lowery is a seasoned digital marketing expert. He’s worked with companies ranging from small businesses and startups to Fortune 500 corporations. Recently he was on the Digital Summit speaking tour which traveled to more than 20 different cities helping business owners, marketers and digital experts expand their knowledge on digital marketing. Now living in St. Petersburg he’s directing his passion toward helping his local community grow with the help of digital marketing.
FIND MORE FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VIDEOS
ON THE ST PETE ARTS ALLIANCE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Thousands of individuals and local business owners have already received emergency financial relief through the Pinellas CARES program, but more help is available.
For individuals, families and workforce: Financial assistance for overdue rent, mortgage and utility bills up to $5,000 per household for those who lost a job or significant income due to COVID-19. Learn more
Help for nonprofits and child care providers: Nonprofits that have seen a rise in demand for services and programs due to COVID-19 can apply for assistance through the Pinellas Community Foundation, while licensed child care providers can receive a one-time grant up to $10,000 through the Early Learning Coalition. Learn more
For businesses: New emergency grants now available for Pinellas-based businesses most impacted by the pandemic. Learn more
Qualifying business owners who apply online will be considered for one of the following grants
Sliding Scale Grants: $2,500 to $10,000 grants for businesses making between $17,000 and $3 million in gross annual revenue.
Health & Safety Matching Grants: up to $10,000 to assist Target Industry businesses in implementing COVID-19-related upgrades and safety precautions.
Business Diversity and Arts Micro-Grants: business owners with barriers to participation in other grant programs may be eligible for direct financial assistance and professional services, including business planning and document prep for grant applications.
Find Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) here: www.pced.org/caresfaq
CARES Funds can only be used to reimburse losses caused by COVID-19 that are not paid by insurance or by another federal grant or program. These costs may include employee wages, vendors, rent or other business expenses.
Businesses that have already applied for or received funding from local city grant programs are still eligible for this program, and businesses that apply for this program may also apply for current or future local city grants.
Review details and apply online
Here’s how community organizations can help get this information and assistance to more people: surveymonkey.com/r/biznav
Muralist and graphic designer Daniel “R5” Barojas was awarded a 2020 Individual Artist Grant by the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. The project he’s creating is a mural at Daystar Life Center, a nonprofit providing a range of assistance to those in need – and sharing organic produce with south St. Pete residents living in a food desert.
Barojas began the project this week. His mural will feature an interpretation of Pachamama (the Mother Earth of indigenous Andean people). The mural will include an integrated planter for vegetables, herbs and flowers.
Pachamama will capture the spirit of Daystar’s organic community garden, planted in 2019. The garden supports Daystar’s commitment to improve the health outcomes of its neighbors forced to live in a food desert. The garden supplements fresh produce from Daystar’s food pantry and introduces neighbors to new herbs and vegetables they may not have tried before.
You can follow the mural’s progress on Facebook and Instagram.
Daniel Barojas is a skilled visual artist who draws inspiration from indigenous communities and his own Mexican heritage, and experiments with Op Art-style patterns and illusions. He created a mural for SHINE 2017 of the Aztec god of rain and water, Tlaloc – as an ofrenda to keep our city safe from too much rain, or too little.
You can explore Daniel Barojas’ work at r5imaging.com.
You can hear Barojas talk about his work with host Barbara St. Clair on the Creative Pinellas podcast.
