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How to save a desert oasis—before it vanishes completely

Tristan McConnell

May 06, 2025 |

National Geographic |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Morocco

In Morocco's desert oasis, combining traditional ecological knowledge (communal groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, sustainable agriculture) and cultural renewal (a music school and festival) helps combat desertification, encourages youth retention, and strengthens community resilience, although evidence of long-term ecological restoration is still limited.

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How musicians are helping western North Carolinians replace instruments lost in Helene

Paul Albani-Burgio

November 19, 2024 |

Citizen-Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

Restring Appalachia matches people who lost their instruments to Hurricane Helene with donors offering up instruments of similar quality. So far, roughly 175 people have signed up to donate about 400 instruments, with about 20 delivered to Asheville so far, though the need still outpaces the supply.

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Nonprofits fill a gap for offering arts and culture in local schools and beyond. They rely on philanthropic support.

Agata Popęda

November 14, 2024 |

Monterey County Now |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seaside, California

California nonprofits are stepping up to provide young people with arts education opportunities in light of the lack of arts funding and programming at schools. In Seaside, the multicultural organization Palenke Arts offers classes in a variety of dance, visual arts, and a Spanish book club that are accessible to many ages.

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South Asian arts group shines light on queer, neurodiverse stories

Myah Goff

August 21, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Minnesota-based South Asian Arts and Theater House is a safe space for the South Asian artist community to get together and create performance art that raises awareness of social justice issues within the South Asian diaspora.

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How Chicago's DanceChance is reimagining the artist grant

Makeda Easter

July 31, 2024 |

The Art Rebellion |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A bi-monthly gathering in Chicago called DanceChance showcases local choreographers and provides a $4,500 grant to an audience member by random draw to fund their work and perform at the next session. It’s part of a push to democratize funding in the arts and reach more artists.

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Songs for saving

Tanka Dhakal

June 28, 2024 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal

A nonprofit conservation organization, Greenhod Nepal, works with local musicians to create songs inspired by traditional Nepali music about the consequences of poaching. The songs tell stories of real-life events or use the imagined perspectives of animals to educate the public in an accessible way.

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'It's about the process': Art therapy provides creative outlet as mental health care

Mila Mascenik, Sophia Melin

March 19, 2024 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Art therapy is a growing practice that helps people access and assess their emotions through visual and performing arts like painting and dancing.

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Young Migrants Build New Lives Through Theater

Galina Abakunchyk

December 14, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

The Kupalinka theater school is a space for adult and children refugees from Belarus and Ukraine to gather to learn how to run a theater and perform for the community. Theater classes help keep the culture and native languages of their homelands alive. The theater also provides a safe space for fun, creativity and connection, helping refugees manage the stress and grief of fleeing home.

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A Carnegie Hall Concert Series Designed for Mental Health

Michaela Haas

November 28, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The iconic New York City theater Carnegie Hall recently premiered a Well-Being Concerts series designed to maximize the health benefits concert attendees receive, such as reduced loneliness, anxiety, and stress. At these events, the audience is encouraged to get to know one another while they sit on floor cushions on the same level as the performers.

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Cree kids become recording artists talking about mental health, friendship and culture

Samantha Schwientek

November 10, 2023 |

CBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Cree youth in Calgary, Alberta, are expressing their views and experiences by writing, recording, and performing original music. The program, called Nikamo, is part of a collaboration between a local theater and a nonprofit focused on supporting youth mental health.

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