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ACA is offering FULL scholarships to all accepted artists. The Board of Trustees and staff feel protecting our core mission is paramount, and are grateful to the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation and 3×23 Campaign Donors for allowing us to make this commitment to funding exceptional artists. All residency fees, room, and board are waived; this does not include travel, transportation, and artist materials The three-week Residency Program brings together three “Mentoring Artists” from different disciplines, such as the visual arts (painting,…

South Arts recognizes that an invitation to participate in a major, milestone opportunity is not always enough. Even with stipends or payments, overall expenses can make such an opportunity inaccessible. In order to ensure that artists from our region can take full advantage of major opportunities, South Arts offers Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grants. The Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant supports a milestone opportunity in an individual artist’s career that is likely to lead to substantial and significant career advancement. Grants of…

Mid Atlantic Arts Creative Fellowships provide artists with the time and space to create. Hosted in partnership with Millay Arts and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, writers, composers, and visual artists can apply for two-week or one-month residencies underwritten by Mid Atlantic. Creative Fellows receive $3,500 or $1,750 (depending on the length of stay) in support of their residency.  The grant is paid to the respective residency program directly on behalf of the artist. In addition, Fellows receive up to $250 in…

The Creation & Development Fund supports the creation, development, and mobility of new artistic work that advances racial and cultural justice and results in live experiential exchange between artists and community. Artists apply for the Creation Fund with a team consisting of at least two arts organizations (co-commissioners) led by a NPN National Partner. Each commissioner contributes a $2,000–$3,000 cash match and agrees to present the work once it has been created. NPN matches these funds so that every Creation Fund…

The MAP Fund invests in performing artists and their work as the critical foundation of imagining and co-creating a more equitable and vibrant society. This year, MAP will make a significant $2.6M+ dollar investment in the performance sector. 85 grantees will receive a $25,000 grant for the creation and development of new, live performance projects and a $5,000 unrestricted general operating grant.  Artists living in the U.S. for the past two years who intend to use the funds on a performance project are eligible.  DEADLINE: May 27, 2022

NDP Production Grants are made to projects led by professional choreographers or companies to support the creation and U.S. touring and/or sharing of a new dance project. Production Grants are awarded to 20 dance projects annually through a competitive two-stage application process. Artists/choreographers and/or companies apply to receive a package of support that includes: $45,000 for creation of new work, $10,000 in general operating support, $11,500 for production residency and/or community engagement plans, up to $35,000 to support a U.S. tour.…

The New York Choreographic Institute (NYCI) provides time, space, and resources for artists to advance both the process and practice of ballet today. The following benefits are provided for Fall and Spring Session participants: Travel to and from New York, housing accommodation during the two-week session, and per diem Approximately three hours per day of rehearsal time in New York City Ballet’s rehearsal studios with either New York City Ballet dancers (October) or advanced students from the School of American…