Iber Exchange
Introduction
Iber Exchange provides fee support grants to nonprofit presenters located in the mid-Atlantic region that contract artists as part of the Iber Exchange program in collaboration with the Ibermúsicas organization. All funded engagements are required to include a public performance and a community engagement activity that creates interaction between audiences and visiting artists.
Eligibility and Schedule
Eligibility
- Be based in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Native nations that share this geography.
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a unit of state or local government or Federally recognized Indian tribal government. Units of state or local government must provide a document on official letterhead to confirm status as a government entity. Fiscal sponsorship is not permitted for this program.
- Be in good standing with Mid Atlantic Arts at the time of application, with no overdue or outstanding required reports and/or grant documents.
Schedule
This is an annual opportunity.
Guidelines and Application
The program guidelines below are for information purposes only. The 2025 Iber Exchange deadline was April 15, 2024.
HOW TO RECEIVE A GRANT AWARD
- Review the program guidelines below and the artist roster.
- Contact the artist’s tour agent and negotiate the performance and artist-involved community engagement activities.
- Send a signed offer letter to the agent by April 15, 2024 that includes the presenter’s name and contact information, public performance and community engagement date(s), negotiated inclusive fee, and recommended grant support amount as negotiated with the artist’s agent.
- Be tentatively recommended for a grant (up to 50% of negotiated fee) and complete a brief online form including details about your organization and the engagement, including planned artist-involved community engagement.
- Mid Atlantic Arts will contact you in June to verify details and confirm your grant.
ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
In order to receive fee support grants a presenting organization must:
- Enter into a contract with an Ibermúsicas-selected artist for at least one public performance and at least one community engagement activity that builds appreciation for the performance or art form and provides the public with opportunities for direct interaction with the visiting artists. Presenters will be selected on the strength of their proposed activity engagement as well as compelling outreach to their community. Community engagement activities may include, but are not limited to, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, and pre- or post-performance discussions. The activity offered must involve the featured artist(s). Presenters must discuss the community engagement activity and the artist’s involvement and include these activities in their negotiations. Presenters must provide details on community engagement plans before being confirmed for a grant award.
Guidelines and Webinar Recording
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Image: Pascuala Ilabaca. Credit: Courtesy of the artist.
See the 2024-2025 Iber Exchange Tours grantees.
Apply to be on the 2025-2026 Artist Roster
Iber Exchange is a collaborative program with Mid Atlantic Arts providing grant funding to presenting organizations in the mid-Atlantic region and Ibermúsicas providing grant funding to musicians based in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, or Uruguay. Musicians residing in these countries that are interested in applying for grant support should visit: http://ibermusicas.org/index.php/convocatorias/ to apply. The deadline is September 15, 2024.
Se encuentran habilitados a participar de esta convocatoria músicas y músicos, agrupaciones, ensambles, etc. de todos los géneros musicales que pertenezcan por nacionalidad o por residencia certificada a: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, España, México, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Portugal o Uruguay. Para descargar las bases y postular, visite: http://ibermusicas.org/index.php/convocatorias/
