2026-2027 Mid Atlantic Presenter Initiatives Grantees
Delaware
- Arden Concert Gild (Wilmington) presenting Insun Park & Generals (DE)
- Christina Cultural Arts Center, Inc. (Wilmington) presenting Michael Mayo (CA)
- Freeman Arts Pavilion (Selbyville) presenting Terrance Simien and the ZydWeco Experience (LA)
- We’re Listening, Inc. (Lewes) presenting Lisa Loeb (CA)
District of Columbia
- Dance Loft On 14 presenting Gabriel Mata
- Edlavitch DCJCC presenting Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Chao Tian (MD)
- Words Beats & Life presenting Chief Adjuah (LA)
Maryland
- Carpe Diem Arts, Inc. (Silver Spring) presenting Dom Flemons (IL)
- Community College of Baltimore County (Baltimore) presenting Urban Bush Woman (NY)
- National Council for the Traditional Arts (Silver Spring) presenting Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey (OK)
- Our Joyful Noise Baltimore (Baltimore) presenting Dan + Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin (MD)
New Jersey
- Jersey City Theater Center (Jersey City) presenting TRY/STEP/TRIP (NY)
- Rowan University on Behalf of Rowan University College of the Arts (Glassboro) presenting Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap (CA)
- Temple Of Fine Arts USA (Jersey City) presenting Kalanidhi Dance & Bijayini Satpathy Dance Collective (MD)
- William Paterson University of New Jersey (Wayne) presenting Grand Pistachio Arts Corporation (NY)
New York
- Baad! The Bronx Academy of Arts And Dance (Bronx) presenting Awilda Rodriguez-Lora, Priscilla Marrero and Megan Curet (NY)
- Caffe Lena (Saratoga Springs) presenting Dom Flemons (IL)
- Dancewave (Brooklyn) presenting SLMDances (NY)
- Jazz Forum Arts (Tarrytown) presenting Steve Lands (LA)
- Liberarte, Inc. (Jackson Heights) presenting Alsarah & The Nubatones (NY)
- Sukanya Burman Dance, Inc. (Jamestown) presenting Sun Kim Dance Theater (NY)
Pennsylvania
- City Of Asylum Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) presenting Paul Thompson (PA)
- Dance Iquail! (Philadelphia) presenting Red Clay Dance Company (IL)
- FringeArts (Philadelphia) presenting LubDub Theatre Co (NY)
- Hershey Symphony Orchestra (Hershey) presenting Pianist Jeffrey Biegel (NY)
- Lafayette College (Easton) presenting Djékday (MA)
Puerto Rico
- Patria Y Cultura, Inc. (Ponce) presenting Orquesta Creación de Jorge Brown (PR)
- Urbe Apie (San Juan) presenting Helen Ceballos (PR)
United States Virgin Islands
- Caribbean Dance Company of the Virgin Islands (Christiansted) presenting Paloma McGregor | Angela’s Pulse (NY)
- St. John School of the Arts (St. John) presenting Georgia Heers (NY)
- The Forum USVI (St. Thomas) presenting The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass (PA)
- United Jazz Foundation (St. Thomas) presenting Plena Libre with Special guest Jeremy Bosch (PR)
Virginia
- China Folk House (Arlington) presenting From China to Appalachia (MD)
- George Mason University (Fairfax) presenting Che Apalache (NC)
- Shenandoah University (Winchester) presenting The Naghash Ensemble of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia)
- Supernova Alliance (Hampton) presenting Susan Cadogan (Kingston, Jamaica)
- The Shady Grove Coffeehouse (Glen Allen) presenting From China to Appalachia (MD)
West Virginia
- Carnegie Hall (Lewisburg) presenting Mystical Arts of Tibet (GA)
- Chuck Mathena Center (Princeton) presenting Broadway’s Next Hit Musical – The Phony Awards (NY)
- Pocahontas County Opera House Foundation (Marlinton) presenting Los Cumpleanos (NY)