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USArtists International Deadline Fast Approaching
 | | USAI grant recipient Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company |
The first of three application deadlines for USArtists International 2012 is Tuesday, September 6, 2011 for engagements taking place between November 1, 2011 and October 31, 2012. The program provides support to American dance, music and theater ensembles and solo performers that have been invited to perform at significant international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities anywhere in the world outside of the United States. Guidelines and the eGrant application for the USArtists International program can be found here. Questions should be directed to Sara Nash, Program Associate, International at saran@midatlanticarts.org. |
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Mid Atlantic Tours Schedule Announced
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MAT artist Bettye LaVette. |
The Foundation will support tours by chamber ensemble Imani Winds, the Keigwin+Company dance group, blues singer Bettye LaVette, and the Aquila Theater through its Mid Atlantic Tours program during the 2011-2012 season. The program will support 39 engagements in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. A complete list of Mid Atlantic Tours engagements, including presenter venues can be found here. For specific performance dates and times, please contact the respective presenting organization.
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On Screen/In Person Films Announced
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Still from Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives. Photo Amy Braswell, © Albany Theater Project 2009. |
On Screen/In Person has announced the 12 films selected for its inaugural season. For film synopses, please click here. The program will support two tours screening new, independent American films, accompanied by their filmmakers, in 14 communities across the mid-Atlantic region during fall 2011 and spring 2012. To find a host site near you, please click here.
Tour A: What's "Organic" About Organic directed by Shelly Rogers; Beatboxing: The Fifth Element of Hip-Hop produced by Angela Viscido; Out in the Silence directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson; Concrete, Steel and Paint directed by Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza; Proceed and Be Bold! directed by Laura Zinger; and Milking the Rhino directed by David E. Simpson.
Tour B: Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives directed by Nancy Kelly; Little Town of Bethlehem directed by Jim Hanon; In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland directed by Huey; Money Matters directed by Ryan Richmond; Fambul Tok directed by Sara Terry; and BLAST! directed by Paul Devlin.
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Impending Deadlines for Artist Residencies
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The Foundation provides support for individual artist residencies at the Millay Colony for the Arts and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts through its Creative Fellowships program. Residencies provide artists with a private studio, room and board, and the company of other artists from around the nation for an intensive period of self-guided creative exploration and development. The next application deadline for both sites is September 15, 2011.
Creative Fellowships at the Millay Colony support one-month residencies for composers, literary and visual artists from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. For more information and application instructions, please visit http://www.millaycolony.org. Creative Fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts support two-week or one-month residencies for composers, literary and visual artists from Delaware, Maryland, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. For more information and application instructions, please visit http://www.vcca.com/. A modest travel subsidy is awarded to the artists selected for residencies at either organization.
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PennPAT Grants
Artist Grants
Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour announced that it awarded 52 grants totaling $100,485 to performing artists on the PennPAT Artist Roster during fiscal year 2011 (July 2010-June 2011). Thirty-eight (38) grants were for Technical Assistance projects and 14 grants supported artist travel to conferences. Read the press release for details.
Presenter Grants
The next presenter grant deadline is October 17, 2011, for projects scheduled between February 1, 2012 and May 31, 2014. Visit our website for application guidelines.
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Performing Arts Exchange Announcement 
Join your colleagues in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on September 21-24, 2011 for the next edition of the Performing Arts Exchange! The conference offers opportunities to attend artist showcases, network with agent and presenters, and take advantage of valuable professional development activities.
This year, the conference is offering several services to make your experience even more enjoyable and affordable, including hotel rates at $129 and $99 per night, $20 (one-way) shuttles from New Orleans to Baton Rouge should you wish to fly directly into the Big Easy, a helpful tip sheet on cost-effective attendance, and a Frequently Asked Questions resource page. Visit us at Booth # 414. To register or learn more about the conference, click here.
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