Advocate for Your Local Parks with These Strategies

Advocate for Your Local Parks with These Strategies

Public parks are invaluable additions to many communities across the U.S., but unfortunately, they are often underfunded or aren’t maintained the way they should be due to a lack of city or state employees. That’s why so many citizens have become public park advocates, ensuring that their local spaces are safe spots for people from all walks of life. If you’re interested in becoming a park advocate, it’s important to keep a few things in mind, such as how to volunteer your time or recruit members of your community to help keep things looking nice. You might even start a public project at your favorite local park, such as a community garden.

6 Email Marketing Strategies for Artists

6 Email Marketing Strategies for Artists

If you’re a working artist running your own small business, you know that promoting your work is essential if you want to draw in customers. Networking through Arts Alive programs, meetups, workshops, and field trips is a great way to meet other artists and learn from their marketing strategies. You may want to experiment with email marketing to drive more sales. Here’s how to write a compelling subject line, spruce up your newsletters with PDFs, and more.

ArtLovers connecting at Arts Ambassador Meetups

ArtLovers connecting at Arts Ambassador Meetups

Arts Alive is finding more regularity with our Arts Ambassador meetups and we encourage art lovers and supporters to join us, and sign up for the Arts Ambassador program!

Announcing Arts Field Trips in 2023!

Announcing Arts Field Trips in 2023!

Arts Alive presents a monthly field trip series for artists, musicians, and creatives to meet, connect, and explore nearby resources - from makerspaces to performance venues. There will be four field trips, each on the last Friday or Saturday of the month, from January to April.

Arts Spotlight: Emily Sodders

Arts Spotlight: Emily Sodders

Emily Sodders, artist and owner of Bird House Studio in Gilsum, has spent nearly her entire life creating commissioned works. Her media includes graphic design, custom portraiture and interior/exterior murals. A self-taught artist raised in Texas, she began her professional career at the tender age of 12, always working to meet the diverse needs of her clientele. These days, Sodders, wife to Vinny and mother to Evelyn, has been carving out more time for original works, a place where her love of art began. We’re proud to share Emily’s story, in her own words.

Arts Alive! Announces recipients of its first ever “Mini-Grants” program

Arts Alive! Announces recipients of its first ever “Mini-Grants” program

Arts Alive! announces the seven recipients of its first ever mini-grants program. Announced at the end of August, the mini-grants program was Arts Alive!’s attempt to connect with and learn more about the individual artists across the Monadnock region. The result of the application process, was almost 30 project proposals of community arts initiatives, creative independent projects, and ideas to invest in creative businesses. In November, a jury met to determine which of the almost 30 projects that applied would receive funding. The following projects were selected to receive a modest amount of funding to support projects and programs that increase access to the arts across the Monadnock region.