#ThinkLiveCreative!
Newsletter for the GraphicDesignNY Collective of MeetUp Groups. Events, Activities and Resources for Creatives in and Around NYC.
Greetings NYC Creative
You are receiving this email because you are a part of the NYC creative scene. You may have joined one of our groups on MeetUp or registered for one of our events on Eventbrite. By whatever means we crossed paths, we certainly share an appreciation for art, creativity, technology, and community.
If you are looking to meet others in the exciting NYC creative world, learn new techniques, share and promote your projects, and do some meaningful networking, you are in the right place!
Let’s Connect, Network & Promote
It has been quite some time since we have done this. We are back now, and here to stay! But we need your active participation. We are open to questions, comments, suggestions, and event ideas. If you are (or know) a designer, developer, artist, or, someone seeking to kickstart similar projects and you are interested in doing interviews, let’s talk. We are also actively looking for sponsors and collaborators to work with. All of this moves forward with your support.
Please sign up for our main contact list so we can reach out with new events, job opportunities, creative news, and exclusive invitations.
Below is a short list of activities that you may find interesting. Let us know what you think!
NYFW - Launch Party: Fashion & Design Diplomacy,
The Canvas x Estonian Design House
The Canvas is excited to invite our community and beyond to the launch of a special collaboration: we're bringing Estonian fashion and design to New York thanks to a new partnership with the Estonian Design House (EDH), the Embassy of Estonia in Washington, D.C., and the Mission of Estonia to the United Nations.
Join us on Thursday, 12 September at 6:00 PM to discover collections and meet select designers from the thriving design scene in Estonia. Refreshments available, along with advanced access to the collections before they're available in-store and online.
Register (FREE) soon because space is limited!
Free, Community Day at the National Arts Club
Experience the NAC like never before as we welcome visitors for a day of free fun! Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Tilden Mansion, a National Historic Landmark, and enjoy live music, kids' activities, and more. Plus, see our newest exhibition, Jazz Greats | Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection, on view to the public September 5, 2024, through November 27, 2024.
Schedule of activities:
All day - Galleries open for viewing
All day - Tours of the historic NAC's Tilden Mansion parlors (with registration)
10 AM - 2 PM - Join Curated Care for expressive arts & crafts activities. Curated Care will provide little ones with all the necessary supplies to create one-of-a-kind art projects. Perfect for all ages
12 - 1 PM - Live music performance in our Parlors with multi-instrumentalist Dennis Lichtman and his band
Founded in 1898, The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts.
Ticket Price: Free
The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South
Sep 21, 2024 - 10 am Until 4 pm
For more info please visit nationalartsclub.org or here.
Apply Now: Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program for Visual and Multidisciplinary Artists 2025 (Grant)
The deadline to apply to this competitive NYC-based program is Monday, October 21, 11:59 PM ET.
Are you an immigrant artist working in the Visual or Multidisciplinary Arts? Do you live in New York City or within commuting distance of the New York City Metropolitan area?
If yes, consider joining New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA) growing immigrant artist community and apply to be part of the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program.
This competitive program, made possible by the generous support of Deutsche Bank, is open to visual and multidisciplinary artists from all disciplines (Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video, Film, Photography, New Media, Multidisciplinary, Socially-Engaged Practices, Folk and Traditional Art) and is provided free of charge to accepted participants. Many of the mentors are immigrant artists themselves and understand the challenges of sustaining one’s art practice while navigating different cultural perspectives in the art world.
The program runs from December 2023 to April 2024. The application will open on this page on Tuesday, August 27 at 8:00 AM ET, with a deadline of Monday, October 21, 11:59 PM ET.
Digital Designers: Get a six-month free trial of Affinity!
No strings attached.
For most digital designers Photoshop is the boss of bosses. It is an industry standard and provides a virtual endless array of features. However, some find it’s cost hard to justify and others may not need all that it can do. As an alternative, the Affinity suite of creative programs is often brought into the conversation. The good news for those interested is that Affinity has some very good offers going on right now. People can sign up to use any of their products for free for six months.
Check their site for more info.
How to Have a More Creative Lifestyle (Video)
B&H Photo, well known for it’s massive NYC media production superstore, has always been very supportive and proactive at developing and fostering the local creative community. This video is a good reminder for people that are always looking for ways to invest in their own personal creative growth.
Thank you for making it this far!
We are always open to comments, questions and suggestions. And if you have any collaboration or sponsorship ideas we would love to hear them.
Open Call for Rhizome Microgrants Program (Grant)
Now through September 15, Rhizome is accepting submissions for our 2024 Microgrants (ranging from $500-$1500), offering support for new artworks on the web!
Artists, thinker/tinkerers, game-makers, creative hackers, digital archaeologists, code poets and dreamers: Rhizome gives small annual grants to people like you, to support new online projects. No experience is necessary – just review the guidelines, submit an idea, and we will review it in collaboration with guest jurors (Mindy Seu, Chia Amisola, and Tega Brain).
It's been 10 years since we began offering microgrants as a part of our Commissions program. When the program first began, 'microgrants' was described as “a commitment to browser-based art at a moment when art contextualized within the frame of digital culture fill(ed) galleries worldwide.” Ten years on, we've seen many new waves of communities that develop around an interest in art on the web. Rhizome wants to make it feel possible for anyone to host their own website or learn to use the web to tell their own stories.