“Shine A Light” Call for Artists

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*info provided Kennita Hickman for Imagine MKE

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Light the Hoan is looking for artists to partner with participating non-profits to create one of a kind posters for Light the Hoan. 

This call is open to visual artists, graphic designers, animators, and the likes. Your design will be used on limited edition posters sold through Light the Hoan’s website. In the application process, artists will be asked to submit previous work samples (not drafts of designs for this project).

Selected artists will receive $250 stipend for work plus 10% of merch sales during first year.

Participating non-profits will be highlighted for one month each in 2021 beginning in February, and include:
88NINE Radio Milwaukee 
Imagine MKE 
Black Box Fund 
Islands of Brilliance 
Boys and Girls Club  
We Got This 
IC Stars 
Urban Underground 
Wisconsin Humane Society 
ACTS Housing
United Community Center

To apply, interested artists will need to complete our Shine a Light online application found here by Friday, December 11, 11:59 pm.

Artists will be notified by Tuesday, January 8, 2021.  

From there, artists will be matched with a participating nonprofit.

Individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, from the disability community, military veterans, and other marginalized groups strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation

Selected artists will receive $250 stipend for work plus 10% of poster sales during first year.

Imagine MKE Background

Imagine MKE is the connector, convener, and amplifier of the arts and culture community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our work is rooted in the belief that arts and culture have the power to transform Milwaukee and be the catalyst for social, economic, and civic vitality. Driven by this belief, we unite within our sector and across the city around work that sustains artists and arts organizations, positions creatives at key leadership tables, and partners with others to build a thriving and inclusive city.

Light the Hoan Background

A collective of local business and civic leaders, Light the Hoan is a committee of the Daniel Hoan Foundation. In May 2018, the group launched a public crowdsourcing campaign to help raise more than $3.5 million to illuminate the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge, the iconic tied-arch bridge spanning nearly two miles across Interstate 794.

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2020 Virtual Teen Art Contest From Milwaukee Public Library

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*information provided by Milwaukee Public Library

Does art inspire you? Do you create art that empowers others?

Enter your favorite original art piece online between November 1-30, 2020. Submissions will be displayed online for one week (December 7-11) during our Virtual Art Gallery. All eligible submissions will be voted on by “Community Choice” during that time. The three submissions with the most votes will be the winners. Winners will be announced the following week and will remain displayed on our website.

Fill out the entry form below and submit images of your art. One image per art piece. Participants can submit two art pieces total.

Community Choice Award Prizes:

  • $100 gift card to Blick Art (Awarded to three teens with the most votes)

Rules & Regulations:

  • Must be between 13 and 18 years of age to participate.

  • Limit of two entries per person.

  • Entries must be original.

  • Entries can include still-life visual art such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, graphic design, and photography.

  • One image per art piece.

  • Images must be submitted as PDF, PNG, or JPG file.

  • All submissions must be uploaded; no in-person or physical drop offs of art will be considered.

  • Participants must be Milwaukee County residents to be eligible. Individuals can win one prize only in this contest.

Deadline: December 4th, 2020 | 2nd Round of Black Talent Fund Scholarship Now Open!

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Hey Black Creatives…

Have YOU Applied Yet?

Our friends at the Black Talent Fund have reached out again in the hopes of providing a scholarship to a Black creative in Milwaukee. Read the “Talent Criteria” and Apply.

Deadline: December 4th, 2020

https://www.blacktalentfund.com/apply

why [support local] media? w/ CopyWrite Magazine

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Check out this small [campaign] slideshow on why #SupportTheLocal means so much more to us as a [local] creative media company. For the last 6+ years we have been operating with a non-profit business model in a very competitive for-profit industry. Any income we have received has been reinvested into the company so that we could expand our reach, network, and [actively] invest and serve our community. In a society were our attention is over saturated with content, at CopyWrite we try our best to create meaningful engagement that helps shift the narrative for [real] progress, in hopes for a better tomorrow. We hope that next time you are in need of any Creative Media Services, you turn to local media [like CopyWrite] and join the mission to cultivate our communities.


Learn more at: https://copywritemag.com/about

Like Us? Love Us? Want To Help Us Do More?

We accept donations through our online store!

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Love & All Things Urban,

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2nd Round of Black Talent Fund Scholarship Now Open! [Milwaukee Applicants Wanted]

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APPLY! APPLY! APPLY! APPLY!

Our friends at the Black Talent Fund have reached out again in the hopes of providing a scholarship to a Black creative in Milwaukee. Read the “Talent Criteria” and Apply.

Deadline: December 4th, 2020

https://www.blacktalentfund.com/apply

From our partners at Ex Fabula! - Win cash for sharing your story!

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* Info from Ex Fabula

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We've got 2 more public workshops you can attend at pay-what-you-can pricing. Dates: Oct 22nd, 6pm-8pm and Nov 8th 1pm-3pm. Please see details below: 

  • Join us at 1 or all of our pay-what-you-can virtual storytelling workshops and share your art inspired story! (valued at $45)

Can’t join us at our virtual workshops? That’s ok! Snap a selfie with your favorite sculpture and share your story in the caption on social media. Make sure to tag Ex Fabula and Sculpture Milwaukee and use the hashtag #sculpturestoriesmke for a chance to win up a total of $150 cash prizes!

Ready to sign up? Register HERE

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Get $5 off your Pre-order of CW issue 16: Where Do We Go From Here!

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USE PROMO CODE: CW16FAM

OFFER ENDS 10/4/20

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Issue 16 was made out of the struggle. Creating content in this multilayered social landscape has unearthed realities that the world as a whole was not prepared for. Thus, in these pages, you will find an attempt to give disenfranchised creatives room for representation. You will find political nuances that are characterized by personal interpretations of social responsibility, glamour triggered by our health crises, discussions of how tech is helping to save our current state of emergency, and content that was created through the cracks of social distancing. The question for us all is: Where do we go from here? w/ Nadiyah Johnson, Carrie’s Countdown (top spots), Afro Arts Milwaukee, Unrest w/ Imani Ortiz, and our Ex Fabula Features.

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