CANE Newsletter #5: Slow But Steady (6/26/2025)
Summary
In this newsletter, you can expect to learn about:
What We’ve been Up To;
Our New Board Members;
Our New Crowdfunder;
Coming Soon;
(Outside) June News;
And how you can help us!
What We’ve Been Up To…
Here’s a list of everything we have accomplished since the last newsletter:
Submitted the Articles of Agreement to the Secretary of State in New Hampshire to begin our establishment as a nonprofit;
Bought a registered agent (NH and Maine states legal requirements);
Completed pre-registration with the New Hampshire CTU;
Bought a website domain;
Began building our website (Coming Soon!);
Hired FIVE new board members;
Started narrowing down duties and responsibilities for each board member;
Started event planning for the end of the year;
And began building on a Crowdfunder (See below!).
Our New Board Members
Secretary (#2): Ty Delong, @ty.swagna on instagram
HR Officer: Sophia Asbury. @creations.by.soap on instagram
Treasurer: Siobhan Tessnow, @zo_cola on instagram (joining in late july/early august)
Board Member: Emily Wiener, @emilybirdie.design on instagram
Board Member: Lori Morales, @iiitsjoeyyy on instagram
Our CrowdFunder on Patronicity!
Launching July 1st, we are asking you to donate to our cause. Like our rejected Kickstarter, we have tiers with rewards as incentives to help us fund this project. The tiers will be as follows:
Food for Ca -$10. Includes: One Year Membership, A Printable Certificate and A Personalized Digital Thank You.
The Starving Artist - $20. Includes: One Year Membership, A cardstock Membership certificate, A Personalized Digital Thank You, and Two Mystery Ca Stickers, and shipping.
Eating Ink for Breaky- $30. Includes: Two Year CANE Membership, Cardstock Membership Certificate, Four Mystery Ca Stickers, and shipping.
Trippin’ Over an Easel- $57. Includes: Two Year Membership, Physical Membership Cards, Six Ca Stickers, Ca Key Chain, and shipping.
Huffin’ Paint Fumes- $75. Includes: Two Year CANE Membership, Physical Membership Card, Eight Mystery Ca stickers, Ca Keychain, Ca Tote Bag, Artist Shout Out, A Limited Run Ca Print, and free shipping.
I’m not crying, you’re crying! - $100. Includes: Five Year Membership, Physical Membership Card, Ten Mystery Ca Stickers, Ca Keychain, CANE Tote Bag, Artist Shout Out, A Limited Run Ca Print, Swear Jar Ca Water Bottle, and free shipping.
Honorary Board - $200. Includes: Five Year CANE Membership, Physical Membership Card, Ten Mystery Ca Stickers, Ca Keychain, Ca Hype Train Tote Bag, CANE Tote Bag, Artist Shout Out, Limited Run Ca Print, A Ca Swear Jar Water Bottle, A Space on the Honorary Board and free shipping.
Coming Soon!
June 29th @ 6:30pm (est)- Instagram Live Stream, come ask us questions!
July 1st- NEW crowdfunding on Patronicity!
End of July - website launch!
July 31st- Newsletter #6
Beginning of September - FULL schedule for the the rest of the year
September 30th- Patronicity closes
(Outside) June Art News
(AKA not written by CANE)
June 2025 Jobs & Opportunities by Jeffrey Lyons Filiault
Here are opportunities for this month; check them out and pass them along to your colleagues…READ MORE.
Holocaust Museum and Three Synagogues Vandalized with Green Paint in Paris by Harrison Jacobs
On Friday and Saturday, several Jewish sites in Paris were vandalized with green paint, including the Mémorial de la Shoah, the Tournelles synagogue, and the Agoudas Hakehilos synagogue—all in city’s Jewish quarter—as well as a third synagogue in a different part of the city…READ MORE.
Judge Rules Cuts at Institute of Museum and Library Services Allowed as Lawsuits Proceed by Francesca Aton
A federal judge will not stop the Trump administration from continuing to slash the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as determined in a Friday ruling, according to the American Library Association (ALA)...READ MORE.
Archaeologists Uncover Dozens of 2,000-Year-Old Tombs in China by Karen K. Ho
Archaeologists have discovered a group of 75 ancient tombs in eastern China, some of them 2,000-years-old from the Han Dynasty…READ MORE.
The Louvre Closed Monday Due to an Impromptu Staff Strike Over ‘Untenable’ Working Conditions by Harrison Jacobs
The Louvre in Paris closed on Monday, leaving visitors and tourists frustrated and confused during the start of the city’s busiest tourist season…READ MORE.
Smithsonian Institution Subtly Announces It Will Challenge Trump’s ‘Firing’ of National Portrait Gallery Director by Harrison Jacobs
On Monday evening, the Smithsonian Institution released its first statement since President Donald Trump said he fired National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet…READ MORE.
Meme made by Assistant Social Media and Marketing Manager, Isabella Gaby
How You Can Help Us:
Share our social media with anyone you think might benefit from this.
Encourage artists to fill out our membership interest form and join this newsletter (link)
Engage with us on social media.
Join our upcoming Twitch streams.
Tell us what you’d like from us and how we can improve.
Got suggestions or think we’ve missed something important?? Email us at infocreateartnewengland@gmail.com
Thanks for reading friends! Until next time,
Your Friends at the CANE Executive Board.
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Creative Artists of New England (CANE) is a (prospective) non-profit dedicated to building a community of artists within the states of New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). We are also dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to upcoming and current artists, as well as give opportunities for growth, artistically, financially, and environmentally.
