The legendary music icon Prince and his former wife Mayte’ Garcia created a nonprofit Live 4Love-Live 4Dance. She has continued working it and is bringing it to Texas! She is giving all dancers male and female ages 8-21, Full Free scholarships to experience Master Classes and Forum taught by some of the top award winning guest choreographers from Hollywood and L.A.! All they have to do is register online and accept the scholarships! This is such an amazing opportunity for our young people. A youth program rooted in creativity, connection, and confidence.Live 4 Dance is a workshop experience from Live 4 Love Charities, created to uplift young dancers through professional instruction, artistic mentorship, and a celebration of self-expression. Launched in Minneapolis during Celebration Week honoring Prince’s birthday, the program empowers teens and pre-teens to grow—on and off the dance floor.Join us for an unforgettable two-day dance workshop designed to inspire, challenge, and empower young dancers! Live4Dance brings together three dynamic instructors specializing in Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, and Contemporary for an immersive training experience.Sign-in begins at 9:00 AM, and the program runs until 4:00 PM each day. Dancers will rotate in groups and work closely with all three choreographers throughout the weekend, training in both dance styles and performance technique.The experience will culminate in a final performance on Day Two, where dancers will showcase everything they’ve learned.Spots are limited — to secure your place and be part of the Live4Dance movement!

Art Center Waco invites emerging and established artists across the state of Texas, over the age of 18, to submit original works for its inaugural Annual Art for All juried exhibition—marking the beginning of a new annual traditionExhibition Focus: Rooted in Art Center Waco’s mission that Art is for Everyone, Annual Art for All celebrates the breadth of artistic practice across all media. This exhibition seeks to establish an enduring platform for artists to share their work and for the community to engage with the evolving landscape of contemporary artDeadline: Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 11:59 pm CSTExhibit dates: 7/1/2026 – 8/22/2026

Heartland Craft Guilds: Capacity Support Grants is a grant program that supports craft guilds and cultural organizations rooted in preserving and sustaining craft traditions, community-based knowledge, and hands-on making across America’s heartland.Through unrestricted funding and shared learning with other guild leaders, Heartland Craft Guilds builds organizational capacity by supporting the leadership and operational systems that help organizations serve members, deepen practice, and maintain long-term stability and organizational health.Heartland Craft Guilds is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), developed with support from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation. The program reflects a shared commitment to hands-on engagement with materials, mastery of technique, and the preservation, innovation, and evolution of heritage work, particularly within under-resourced and historically overlooked communities.M-AAA expects to grant a total of $180,000 in the region, through 15 unrestricted, non-matching organizational grants of $12,000 each.Applications open March 24, 2026, and close May 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CT. Read the application announcement.Program at a glanceGrant amount: $12,000Number of awards: 15Total funding: $180,000Funding type: Unrestricted operating supportEligible region: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Native Nations in this geographyProgram length: One yearParticipants will also engage in more than 50 hours of learning opportunities over the one-year program period.