The Puffin Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from emerging artists in the fields of music, theater, and photography whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired.
Who they fund:
The Foundation does not have the means to fund large film/documentary proposals, grants for travel, continuing education, or the writing or [...]
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The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is accepting applications for USArtists International.
Who they fund:
Through USAI, grants are available to American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at international festivals and for performance engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States.
Geographic [...]
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Tags: dance, fiscal sponsorship, funding, funding opportunity, grant, grant applications, music, theater
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The theatrical collective Little Lord offers a new spin on old classics. Their proudly low-budget, high-energy productions are a unique experience in New York theater. With source material like the tale of Queen Esther, Little Lord’s imaginative shows have inspired a strong fan base. Artistic Director Michael Levinton spoke with us about nostalgia, spectaculars, and [...]
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Tags: collaboration, fiscal sponsorship, member profile, musical theatre, spectaculars, theater
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The MAP Fund has announced their 2012 application schedule. The MAP Fund grant review cycle includes the submission of a mandatory online Letter of Inquiry that precedes the full application. Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) will be reviewed by outside evaluators and MAP staff. Based on that [...]
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Tags: dance, film, fiscal sponsorship, funding, funding opportunity, fundraising, grant applications, grants, MAP fund, music, performing arts, san francisco, theater, women
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Moving across cultures, the Scandinavian American Theater Company brings a unique point of view to New York’s artistic community. Producing the plays of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, SATC is a true home for Scandinavian performing artists. We spoke with company member Anette Norgaard about their history and upcoming work…
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Tags: cultural heritage, fiscal sponsorship, member profile, scandinavia, theater
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Two abundantly creative and curious beings who are open to working in all kinds of media, Meryl & Marina have grown by working together as artists. After deciding to embark on a working relationship together on a seemingly aimless, but fateful bike ride in Red Hook in the late summer of 2009, the duo have [...]
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Check out these national, Chicago, Minnesota, and New York grant opportunities!
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The Jerome Foundation operates a production grant program for individual film and video artists in Minnesota. This program’s focus is strictly on directors.
Who they fund:
This program serves artists who work in the genres of experimental, narrative, animation, and documentary production. It [...]
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Tags: Chicago, dance, film, fiscal sponsorship, funding, funding opportunity, grants, minnesota, music, New York City, theater, video
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Made up of representatives from six arts organizations, the ATHENA Tix Design Steering Group poured over copious notes taken from our Community Design Sessions and evaluated what made sense to include in version 1.0 of our software.
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Tags: ATHENA, ATHENA Tix, community, community design, Minneapolis, New York, New York City, open source, performing arts, san francisco, software, technology, theater, theatre
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Member Sheila Kerrigan has been performing and teaching for decades. Her work is an unforgettable blend of mime and theater that tackles “big ideas” like success and failure (in a non-scary way.) Sheila shares some of her wisdom with us, and talks about her latest productions!
How you define yourself as an artist?
I’m a mime, a [...]
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Tags: creative writing, liability insurance, member profile, mime, performance, teaching artists, theater
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I had the great fortune to be in Dallas this past weekend attending the National Performance Network’s Annual Meeting and there was a lot of great stuff going on down here. I wanted to get the word out that NPN, with the help of our friends at Arena Stage in DC, live streamed all of [...]
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Tags: conferences, national performance network, Open Arts Network, theater
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