Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit arts organizations for innovative activities in the performing arts disciplines. Funding is intended to support festivals, events, and projects that have regional relevance, addressing local history, culture, or character. The current cycle will support activities presented in the disciplines of theater and dance.
Priorities:
Proposed projects must comply with the applicant’s established mission and vision, be a featured project in the organization’s season, and demonstrate detailed planning. The Foundation is interested in projects that encourage artists to produce their best work, enthrall audiences, and provoke important discussions. Projects should represent a unique regional perspective, meaning that they should address a location’s culture, history, aesthetic, or character.
Organizations may submit proposals for projects that address sensitive topics, controversial politics, and uncomfortable subjects. Grantees must make their programs open and accessible to all members of the public, regardless of sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual preference, or gender expression.
Grant funds may be used for the following activities:
- Development and presentation of new works
- Development and presentation of new performing arts mediums
- Regional premieres of new works
- Presentation of works for new audiences
- Performances related to performing arts research (e.g. producing and performing ancient music with reconstructed authentic instruments)
- Touring/traveling/housing expenses for artists and performing arts technicians
- Travel expenses for artists and technicians to attend and present works at art festivals
- Scenic and properties design and construction
- Project-specific marketing expenses
- Hosting performing arts festivals — Funds may support either a single element of the event or be redistributed as a sub-grant to individual artists or arts companies to participate in the festival. Single elements of the festival include performance space rental, technical production (lights, sound, etc.), artist stipends or awards, or the design and production of sets or properties.
To ensure an equitable distribution of funds, the Program only awards grants to specific disciplines every other year. In 2023 - 2024, grants will be awarded in the areas of Theater and Dance.
