01/26/2026
Check out this great opportunity
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The National Spiritual Alliance is deeply excited and honored to announce that the ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ has been accepted to received grant funding support from the Montague Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council!โฃ
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This supportโalong with an incredible group of sponsors and partnersโallows us to officially launch a project weโve been nurturing for a long time. With gratitude and joy, weโre ready to share it with the community.โฃ
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Rooted in Lake Pleasant, Massachusetts and based at the historic National Spiritual Alliance, the Pond Lily Project draws inspiration from the pond lily itself: ๐ข ๐ด๐บ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด. The project honors the belief that creativity flourishes when artists are held in communityโwhere music becomes shared energy, connection, and care.โฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญโฃ
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At its heart, the Pond Lily Project is about ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐. It weaves together mentorship, performance, professional development, and open community gatherings to support artists as whole peopleโcreatively, professionally, and relationally.โฃ
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Music here is not just performance; itโs shared energyโmoving between artists, audiences, mentors, and place. Through intentional listening, collaboration, and generosity, the project aims to strengthen understanding, open minds, and make the world a little better through music.โฃ
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: ๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ-๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅโฃ
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The Pond Lily Project is designed as an interconnected ecosystem with four core components:โฃ
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๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ-๐ข๐ง-๐ญ๐ก๐-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌโฃ
Intimate, listening-room concerts in our beautiful, acoustic sanctuary, featuring original music and shared storytelling, culminating in a final collective concert at the Shea Theater Performing Arts Center in September 2026.โฃ
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๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐โฃ
A supportive, intergenerational creative space for works-in-progress, conversation, reflection, and growthโled by Resident Artist Mentor ๐๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐บ.โฃ
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๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ช๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌโฃ
Three practical workshops covering marketing, recording, and navigating the music ecosystemโdesigned to support sustainable creative lives.โฃ
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๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌโฃ
A welcoming, monthly open mic hosted by Resident Artist Mentor & Community Host ๐๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ, offering accessible entry points for participation, discovery, and connection.โฃ
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๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ: ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐โฃ
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๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ด will be selected through an open application process to participate as Pond Lily Project Artists in Residence.โฃ
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Artists in Residence Receive:โฃ
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- Full participation in the Songwriter Development Circleโฃ
- Complimentary access to all Music Business & Professional Development Workshopsโฃ
- A featured performance slot at a community open mic (optional)โฃ
- Participation in the final Songwriter-in-the-Round concert at the Shea Theater (Sept 2026)โฃ
- Professional audio & video recording of one original songโฃ
- A professional promotional photo sessionโฃ
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There is no cost to participate. The residency is rooted in reciprocityโthrough engagement, collaboration, and active participation in community life.โฃ
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๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃ
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Applications are now open.โฃ
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๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐: ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐:๐๐ ๐๐โฃ
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Application link: https://bit.ly/PondLilyProject
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Full project description: https://spiritualallianceusa.org/n/17/The-Pond-Lily-Projectโฃ
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Artists are selected through a jury-based process involving project mentors, community partners, and sponsors. The review centers artistic voice, commitment, connection to community, openness to collaboration, and alignment with the spirit of the projectโnot rรฉsumรฉ prestige or genre.โฃ
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌโฃ
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The Pond Lily Project is made possible by the generous support and collaboration of:โฃ
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Montague Cultural Council
Mass Cultural Council
RiverCulture
PRIA
Shea Theater Arts Center
Simon Says Booking
Montague Community TV
Sean Byrne Memorial Music Foundation
Susan Paquet Photographyโฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌโฃ
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The Pond Lily Project exists to nurture creativity, strengthen community bonds, and create spaces where music serves as shared experience and shared energy. By bringing artists and audiences together through intention, care, and collaboration, the project allows creativity to riseโagain and againโfrom shared roots.โฃ
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๐ธ Apply, share, and help us spread the word.โฃ
This is an invitation to grow something beautiful together.โฃ
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Application link (one more time): https://bit.ly/PondLilyProject
