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Metcalf Foundation now accepting applications for the 2024 Booster Fund for Toronto artists and art workers

Charity Village

The Metcalf Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2024 Booster Fund, which targets artists and arts workers grappling with the high cost of living and fragmented access to opportunity. Grants of up to $30,000 to boost projects or activities planned for 2025 are available.

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What Are Foundation Models?

NVIDIA AI Blog

According to the 2024 AI Index report from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, 149 foundation models were published in 2023, more than double the number released in 2022. In a 2021 paper, researchers reported that foundation models are finding a wide array of uses. See chart below.)

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SOCAN Foundation and CBC launch Indigenous music residency

Charity Village

CBC and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) Foundation launched the CBC Indigenous Music Residency, a songwriting program for six Indigenous musicians supporting their growth and artistry. Six participants — two First Nations, two Inuit and two Métis artists — will be selected.

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The Artists’ Foundation launches the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund

Charity Village

The ArtistsFoundation is a non-profit organization which was established over 35 years ago to provide one-time financial assistance to Quebec artists who are going through a difficult period. The Government of Canada has granted $10,655,000 to the ArtistsFoundation through […].

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Guest Post by Rebecca Krause: How Can Artists Inspire Service in Community?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts for 12 years on a range of arts and technology programs, including a network for artists called Arts Wire.   There were artists who had studio spaces in the buildings - lives were lost as well as complete life's work. Three Things Artists Can Do.

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How great leaders use curiosity to drive innovation

Fast Company Tech

A novel approach that solved the immediate challenge and laid a foundation for long-term innovation. Adopt an artists lenstaking the time to truly see your team, customers, and market dynamics. Empathy is the foundation for uncovering unmet needs and fostering trust. The result? Practice Empathetic Observation.

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

There are all sorts of obstacles that are thrown up in front of artists’ Matt Buchholz’s artwork is usually a hit during the holidays. It’s been a little like whack-a-mole,” says Aaron Reynolds, the artist behind Effin’ Birds, a comic series of swearing birds. then complain to the original artist. And that’s just Facebook.

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