The members of Third Rail Projects do not consider themselves to be a traditional dance company, but rather “a collective of artists working in a variety of media.” Their current month-long engagement at the World Financial Center, “Undercurrents & Exchange”, inserts a new dance into each weekday’s lunch-hour environment.
San Francisco-based Dreamtime Circus is a troupe of self-described “fire fairies, clowns, musicians, and all types of other magical and fantastical creatures” who not only entertain, but aim to empower and uplift youth, enrich communities, and build cross-cultural relationships through arts education and performance art.
Our first Member Profile of 2009 spotlights a band that is, at once, active in the here-and-now, having just stepped out of the recording studio, and, according to their website, “envisions an alternative musical history, one in which the dance orchestras that ruled the Swing Era never went extinct, but continued to evolve with the times.” Darcy James Argue, leader of Secret Society and Fractured Atlas member, explains what he and his “co-conspirators” (that is, band members) are up to.
Four Fractured Atlas members (three are fiscally sponsored projects!) were recently awarded the Economic Revitalization for Performing Artists (ERPA) award from The Field.
Congratulations to Rachel Chavkin (The Team), Conni Hall (Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant), Jon Stancato, and Caroline Woolard (Artist’s Community) who will each be paid $5,000 to research and develop their projects!
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The 2009 MAP Fund online application is now open for registration. Please keep in mind the following eligibility requirements:
Applications must come from organizations based in the United States that have current nonprofit federal tax status - 501(c)(3). Artists or ensembles without 501(c)(3) status may apply to MAP through a fiscal sponsor.
Organizations and artists must demonstrate [...]
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council will begin accepting online applications for the next session of its Swing Space program on December 10, 2008. In partnership with area landlords, LMCC makes vacant storefront, commercial and office space downtown available to artists, curators, and cultural organizations for periods of two to four months. The program is designed to [...]
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Nonprofit Finance Fund announced the first 10 grantees of their new program, “Leading for the Future: Innovative Support for Artistic Excellence.” These are not your typical, run-of-the-mill grants, though. Each recipient is getting $1,000,000+ over five years, combined with extensive technical assistance. This massive injection of support is [...]
A one-day workshop for non-conformist performers determined to take their vision from the page to the stage. The workshop will feature a panel discussion with notable actors and writers who have seen their work produced On or Off-Broadway, and break-out groups that will provide instrumental tools to seeing one´s work produced: development, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, [...]
Not sure how I missed this one, but last month the US Senate introduced a bill that nearly doubles the standard income tax deduction threshold for performing artists. The bill also:
Allows the $30,000 limit (which is currently $16,000) to be applied on a per-individual rather than per-return basis, which is a boon to households with [...]
I am thrilled to announce that Fractured Atlas has signed on as an official partner for the National Performing Arts Conference. The conference happens every four years and will be held this June in Denver, CO.
I am moderating two panel discussions focused on fiscal sponsorship/incubator programs and our Director of Member Services, Adam Natale, [...]
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