USArtists International® (USAI) supports U.S. artists’ engagements abroad with matching grants of up to $11,000 toward eligible travel expenses. The program funds individuals and ensembles based anywhere in the U.S. across all performing arts practices and disciplines. To apply, artists must have at least one invitation to perform at an international festival where the artist/artists are...Read More
Artists working in all mediums are welcome to apply to the NES Artist Residency. All accepted artists are given an individual workspace within an open, shared studio. Writers-in-residence are given the opportunity to work in the Research Library, and dancers, performers are allotted the BioPol Dance Studio for their practice and musicians can access the local music school....Read More
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Charlotte Street offers a two-year studio residency program for exceptional artists of various disciplines. Charlotte Street’s Studio Residency Program provides free studio and rehearsal spaces to a mixed disciplinary cohort of exceptional artists for 2 year-long terms. Through the program’s offerings—which include free studio space, advisors, public programs, monthly cohort meetings...Read More
Applications for the 2024 cycle of the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) Showcase program are open! PAD Showcase introduces international presenters to U.S.-based performing artists, with the goal of generating overseas touring opportunities. If you are a U.S.-based performing artist/ensemble ready to tour your work, this may be the opportunity for you’ve been waiting for; if selected for...Read More
The USArtists International® (USAI) application is now open and updated guidelines are available. There are two deadlines for the FY24 program: September 29, 2023 and March 27, 2024. If you have an eligible international engagement happening between January 15, 2024 and June 30, 2025, you can apply at the September 29 deadline. Read the program guidelines to confirm eligibility before applying. Learn More and...Read More
The Art in the Loop Foundation (AILF) is in search of performing artists to bring their creativity to Downtown Kansas City for the 2023 Art in the Loop Performance Series. Through a competitive, open-call process, AILF selects local artists to perform along and near the KC Streetcar route as well as at other sites in Downtown...Read More
Center for Performance Research offers year-long residency in New York City to support artists working within various perspectives of contemporary dance and performance, and time-based forms. Residents receive 150 subsidized rehearsal hours in the facility studios, curatorial support, access to equipment and production resources, a $1,000 stipend, and more. Up to 10 AiRs will be...Read More
Since 1989, MAP has invested in artistic production as the critical foundation of imagining, and co-creating a more equitable and vibrant society. In partnership with other philanthropies, MAP provides project funding, general operating support, and coaching services to artists. This year, 85 grantees will receive a $25,000 grant for the creation and development of new, live performance projects and...Read More
USArtists International® (USAI) supports in-person and virtual performances by American artists at international festivals and global presenting arts marketplaces outside of the United States with grants of up to $18,000. The program funds individuals and ensembles across all performing arts practices and disciplines. Since 2006, USAI has helped fund more than 960 companies’ performances in...Read More
