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Theatre Funding News, Volume #40 Dear Theatre Artist, Welcome to Theatre Funding News, Volume #40. This free bi-monthly newsletter is a service provided by The Fund for Women Artists, a community of artists and allies dedicated to celebrating and supporting art that tells the truth about women's lives. For more information about us, please see the About Us section of this web site. Share This Newsletter - Please feel free to disseminate this information to other artists, but please credit The Fund for Women Artists. If you know of good sources for this kind of information that you want to recommend, or you have a listing you would like to add, please send it to me at grabo@WomenArts.org. Contents - This newsletter is organized into three sections:
Highlighted entries - Entries highlighted in orange are specifically seeking works by women. Best of luck in all your good work, Carrie Grabo |
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Banned in Warick Productions – Seeking a full-length play for three 30-something women for 2008 production in New York City. Additional male characters okay but story should focus on the women; no more than 6 characters total. NO FEE. Lori Kee, Banned in Warick Productions, 514 W. 50th St. 3 rw, New York, NY 10019, ilikelorikee@gmail.com. Deadline: Immediate Rasaka Theatre Company / thinkTank Project (March 2008, Chicago, IL) – In collaboration with Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, the thinkTank series will focus on the tension between national security and individual liberties and be presented at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Greenhouse. Pieces should be 40 minutes or shorter. Rasaka is a South Asian American ensemble based in Chicago that seeks to increase diversity among artists and audience by engaging and illuminating the South Asian American experience. NO FEE. Lavina Jadhwani, lavina@lavinajadhwani.com, www.rasakatheatre.org. Deadline: Immediate Acme Theater’s New Works Winter Festival (January 2008, Maynard, MA) – Seeking short plays (10 pp. max), comedy or drama, for festival that will be run in two tracks: one night for female playwrights, one night for male playwrights. NOTE: Please no overuse of strong language. Limit play to hand props and use of any/all of the following set pieces: 6 standard wooden chairs, 1 dining room table, 1 coffee table, 1 tall table/desk, 1 end table, 1 podium, 1 small love seat. No published plays, but previously produced OK. Submission is via email. NO FEE. Tom Berry, Director, Acme Theater Productions, 11 Old Mill Rd., Maynard, MA 01754, tom.berry@comcast.net, www.acmetheater.com/nwwf2008.asp. Deadline: October 15, 2007 Outworks 2008 (January 22-27, 2008, Baton Rouge, LA) – A festival of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or queer (LGBTQ) –themed one-act plays, presented by the Louisiana State University (LSU) Department of Theatre. Scripts must be original, free from copyright restrictions, 10-20 minutes long. Each play selected receives 3 staged performances; playwright receives honorarium and video of production. Playwrights wishing to attend festival responsible for own travel expenses. NOTE: Submit via email only, in Word or PDF format. Contact curator for details. NO FEE. John Fletcher, PhD, Outworks Festival Curator, outworksfestival@gmail.com, www.theatre.lsu.edu. Deadline: October 15, 2007 The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center / National Playwrights Conference (Waterford, CT) – The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center supports playwrights during the creation and development of new theatre projects at the National Playwrights Conference each summer. The authors of selected works will be awarded a residency, rehearsal process, and a script-in-hand public reading during July and August of 2008. A stipend, room, board and transportation are provided for each writer selected. FEE: $35. Martin Kettling, Literary Manager, National Playwrights Conference, 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford, CT 06385, T: (860) 443-5378 ext. 227, litoffice@theoneill.org, www.theoneill.org/prog/plays/playapp.htm, www.theoneill.org. Deadline: October 15, 2007 World AIDS Day: A Day with Art (December 1, 2007, Santa Fe, NM) – A contest for poems, plays, and short stories relating to AIDS. Plays may be 7 pp. max. Winning plays will be read by actors at December 1 event. All proceeds from event go to support AIDS charities. FEE: $5. Deborah Finkelstein, World AIDS Day: A Day with Art, 2844 Pueblo Bonito, Santa Fe, NM 87507-2533, T: (505) 577-8686, begin@18cards.com, www.literaryprojectmanagement.com. Deadline: October 15, 2007 Soho Think Tank’s 6th Floor Reading Series – New York City opportunity, providing nurturing space for playwrights and directors to explore original dynamic new works in short workshop process. Held once a month, groups are given 10 hours of rehearsal time in the space, a 7 pm reading usually held on a Monday, and an opportunity to invite friends, peers, potential funders, producers, anyone they like for an evening of new theatre. Currently accepting one-page applications (with preferred dates) for the October 26th, November 19th, December 17th and January 28th slots. NO FEE. Soho Think Tank, The Ohio Theatre, 66 Wooster St., New York, NY 10012, T: (212) 966-4844, Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (Eureka Springs, AR) - A residential colony established in 2000, for writers in all genres including play and script writing. Provides uninterrupted time, creative environment, writing space, room and board for writers for 2 weeks to 3 months for a minimum donation of $35/day. Fellowships available in some genres. Jane Tucker, Colony Coordinator, 515 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632, T: (479) 253-7444, director@writerscolony.org, www.writerscolony.org. Deadline: October 15, 2007 The Performance Project @ University Settlement (New York, NY) – Seeking performing artists to present in Speyer Hall, a performance space at the Settlement’s headquarters on Lower East Side of Manhattan. Project will provide innovative artists and diverse audiences with a range of opportunities to connect and enrich their lives, and Project will present contemporary and traditional forms of music, dance, film/video, storytelling, theatre, and performance art for all generations. No phone calls. NO FEE. Alison Fleminger, Curator, The Performance Project @ University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St., New York, NY 10002, www.universitysettlement.org. Deadline: October 22, 2007 Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival (Philadelphia, PA) – Seeking full-length plays, musicals, one-acts, one-person shows, young audience plays, monologues, and cabarets. Previously un-produced pieces encouraged. [NOTE: Organizers are in process of creating new website – keep checking.] NO FEE. Matthew Cloran, Artistic Producing Director, OR Bill Esher, Managing Director, Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, P.O. Box 1164, Philadelphia, PA 19105, GLTFpa@aol.com. Deadline: October 31, 2007 Mildred and Albert Panowski Playwriting Award (Marquette, MI) – Presented with the Forest Roberts Theatre at Northern Michigan University. Open to original, full-length plays by any playwright, all themes or genres. No previously produced or published plays, and no musicals, one-acts, or works previously entered in Northern Michigan University’s playwriting competitions. Winning playwright receives $2,000 cash award and fully-mounted production during 2008-2009 Forest Roberts Theatre Season, plus travel, room, and board to come to university as Artist-in-Residence week of show. (Winner may also be asked to participate in Script Development Workshop during summer, working with professional dramaturge, director, and assembled cast – transportation, room, and board provided.) NO FEE. Matt Hudson, Panowski Playwriting Competition, Forest Roberts Theatre, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855, T: (906) 227-2559, www.nmu.edu/theatre/award2.html. Receipt deadline: October 31, 2007 Marin Theatre Company Prizes (Mill Valley, CA) – Two new awards for full-length plays by U.S. citizens: The Sky Cooper/Marin Theatre Company New American Play Prize awards $10,000 and full premiere production in MTC’s season; David Calicchio/Marin Theatre Company Emerging American Playwright Prize awards $2,500 and inclusion in MTC’s Nu Werkz staged reading series. No musicals, translations, adaptations, or individual one-acts. Collaborations welcome. Submitted play may not have received full-scale, professional production. Playwrights submitting to David Calicchio Prize may not have received a full-scale, professional production of ANY work. Both prizes: Plays and playwrights that have had workshop, reading, or non-professional productions are eligible. NO FEE. Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize OR The David Calicchio/Marin Theatre Company Emerging American Playwright Prize, Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941, T: (415) 388-5200, FAX: (415) 388-0768, skycooper@marintheatre.org OR davidcalicchio@marintheatre.org, www.marintheatre.org. Deadline: October 31, 2007 National Ten-Minute Play Contest – Co-sponsored by the Actors Theatre of Louisville and Miami’s City Theatre, seeking scripts no more than 10 pp. long by citizens or permanent residents of the U.S., for consideration for Heiderman Award ($1,000), Humana Festival of New American Plays, City Theatre’s Summer shorts Festival, and Short Cuts Tour. Plays meeting following criteria also considered for Actors Theatre Apprentice Showcase: age range 18-28; minimal set, props, and costume requirements. NO FEE. Marc Masterson, Artistic Director, National Ten-Minute Play Contest, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202-4218, T: (502) 584-1265, FAX: (502) 561-3300, mmasterson@actorstheatre.org, www.actorstheatre.org/humana_contest.htm. Deadline: November 1, 2007 Tennesee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival One Act Play Contest (New Orleans, LA) – Winner receives $1000 cash prize, staged reading at following festival, full production at festival after that, and publication in New Orleans literary and historical journals. Plays should run 1 hour or less, be never previously produced or published, require minimal technical support for 60-seat theatre, and have small cast with age range of 20-40. Play content NOT limited to Williams- or New Orleans-related themes. FEE: $25. Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival, One Act Play Contest, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514, New Orleans, LA 70113, info@tennesseewilliams.net, www.tennesseewilliams.net/article.php/1ap.guidelines. Deadline: November 1, 2007 Over Our Head Players / 2008 Snowdance 10 Minute Comedy Festival (February 1-24, 2008, Racine, WI) – For original, unpublished, 10-minute or shorter comedy scripts for festival production. Cash prizes: $100-$300. Selected plays will be produced without playwright involvement. NO FEE. Rich Smith, Artistic Director, Snowdance, Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth St., Racine, WI 53403, T: (262) 632-6802, snowdance318@gmail.com, www.overourheadplayers.org. Deadline: November 1, 2007 The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Contest (February, 2008, Twin Cities area, MN) – For original, unproduced works, in all styles and genres – 10-minute plays, one-acts, musicals, full-length dramas, theatre for youth, etc. Winning plays will be showcased in concert-format festival and all shows submitted are automatically placed under consideration for Chameleon’s 2008/09 season. Cash prizes of $25-$100. All plays submitted after Nov. 12 will be considered for next year’s contest. Plays that have had workshops and other readings are acceptable. NO FEE. 9th Annual New Play Contest, The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 819 E. 145th St., Burnsville, MN 55337, T: (952) 937-5645, chameleon@seetheatre.org, www.chameleontheatre.org/newplay/index.html. Receipt Deadline: November 12, 2007 (and rolling) Sundog Theatre’s “Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry, 2008” Series – Six short plays (10-20 minutes max) set on Staten Island Ferry will be staged with professional directors and actors. $100 award. Plays should be contemporary, involve 2-3 characters, require no set pieces, use limited props, and have no sound or lighting requirements. Stage will be designed to look like ferry; costumes will be from directors/actors limited closets, so avoid costumes out of ordinary. Avoid adult themes – series presents to family audience. No musicals. No email submissions. Queries may be emailed with “Scenes from Staten Island Ferry” in subject heading. NO FEE. Sundog Theatre, Scenes ’08, P.O. Box 10183, Staten Island, NY 10301, T: (718) 816-5453, info@sundogtheatre.org, www.sundogtheatre.org. Deadline: November 13, 2007 **Mae West Fest** (May 2008, Seattle, WA) – For performances and plays of 10-60 minutes written and directed by women. Playwright can be from any time or place. If you have a team already put together, director (or other suitable representative, approved by MWF) must be local to Seattle area. Directors also needed; will be briefly interviewed and matched with an appropriate play. MWF also offers mentoring for first-time and novice directors. In lieu of entry fee, and to promote community among festival participants, each show required to sell 2 All-Fest passes (or equivalent) in advance of Fest and to contribute 4 hours of volunteer assistance during Fest. NOTE: No email submissions. NO FEE. Mae West Fest 2008 Submittals, Mae West Fest, 320 Summit Ave. E #1, Seattle, WA 98102, T: (206) 498-3126, zardypants@aol.com, www.maewestfest.org/rules.html. Receipt deadline: November 15, 2007 Raymond J. Flores Short Play Series / Around The Block (Spring 2008, New York, NY) – Seeking short plays in English, Spanish, Chinese, or some combination of these, relating to series’ theme – life and aspirations in New York City – for one or more public readings during Around The Block’s New York Urban Arts festival. All applicants invited to participate in Around The Block (ATB) workgroups. Winning playwright in each language receives $50 prize. 15 minutes max. No children’s plays. FEE: $5 (free to ATB members). Around the Block, 5 East 22nd St., #9k, New York, NY 10010, T: (212) 673-9187, info@aroundtheblock.org, www.aroundtheblock.org. Receipt deadline: November 30, 2007 MadLab’s Theatre Roulette (Spring 2008, Columbus, OH) – MadLab’s juried festival of theatre produced for its Columbus Fringe Festival, Theatre Roulette seeks scripts 5-45 minutes long. Ideal play will have minimal set and technical requirements, though this does not mean work must be “minimalist.” NOTE: All submissions must be emailed; if you do not have email, telephone to make alternative arrangements. NO FEE. Andy Batt, Managing Director, MadLab, 105 N. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215, T: (614) 470-2333, andy@madlab.net, www.madlab.net. Receipt deadline: November 30, 2007 Tennessee Chapbook Prize – Manuscripts of poetry and/or short plays eligible. Winning entry will be included as interior chapbook in Poems & Plays #15, to be published March 2008. Author receives 50 copies. Send 20-24 pp. manuscript with acknowledgments, SASE, and fee (for copy of winning issue). FEE: $10. Gaylord Brewer, Editor, Poems & Plays, English Department, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, www.mtsu.edu/~english2/Journals/poemsandplays/index.html. Receipt deadline: November 30, 2007 Pavement Productions’ “UBU LIVES!” (Portland, OR) – Pavement Productions, an independent theatre company dedicated to the development and staging of new, wild, and semi-dangerous scripts, seeks 10-minute plays for anthology production of works inspired by Ubu Roi, the monstrous character created by surrealist/dada playwright Alfred Jarry (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubu_Roi). Plays should be in English, with 6 characters max, and require minimal staging. Plays will be initially presented as staged or concert reading, with possible full production at later date. No pay, but if show goes to full production, playwright receives percentage of box office. Send submission as Word or PDF file. NO FEE. Steve Patterson, splatterson@mindspring.com, http://www.mindspring.com/~splatterson/, http://www.mindspring.com/~splatterson/pattersons%20productions/producer.html. Deadline: December 1, 2007 **Mae West Fest’s Female Protagonist Project Playwriting Competition** (February 2008, Seattle, WA) – Seeking theatre and performance pieces featuring the ultimate female protagonist – plays by living female playwrights that portray heroic acts/moments/emotions by heroines of any age, race, religious/social preference, or economic strata. Winner receives $1,000 award and public reading. Plays may be biographical, historical, or fictional; constructed as comedies, dramas, satires, or farces; any style. Must be one hour or longer, previously unpublished; plays that have received staged readings or developmental workshops OK but not professional productions. NOTE: No email submissions. FEE: $10. Ellen Graham, Artistic Director, Mae West Fest, Female Protagonist Project, 320 Summit Ave E, #1, Seattle, WA 98102, zardypants@aol.com, www.maewestfest.org/ffp.html. Receipt deadline: December 15, 2007 Native Voices at The Autry 2008–2009 (Los Angeles, CA) - Devoted to development and production of new works for the stage by Native American writers. All work will be considered for the 2008 Playwrights Retreat and Festival of New Plays; the 2008 New Play Commission; the 2008-2009 First Look Series; and the 2009 Equity Productions. All emerging or experienced playwrights writing from the indigenous experience in North America are encouraged to submit their work. NO FEE. Randy Reinholz, Artistic Director, Native Voices at the Autry, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462, T: (323) 667-2000, ext. 299, nativevoices@autrynationalcenter.org, www.myspace.com/nativevoices. Deadline: December 15, 2007 **6 Women's Playwriting Festival** (April 17 - 27, Manitou Springs, Colorado) - The second annual 6 Women’s Playwriting Festival is accepting submissions of un-produced, ten- minute plays written by women exploring the topic of “changes and transitions.” Scripts must not exceed ten pages. Sponsored by The Pikes Peak Arts Council, The Pikes Peak Library and the Manitou Art Theatre, the festival will be held for two consecutive weekends April 17-22nd and April 24-27th, 2008 at the Manitou Art Theatre in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Each of the six winning playwrights will receive an honorarium of $100.00 and a travel stipend to attend the festival. NO FEE. 6 Women Play Festival, c/o Pikes Peak Arts Council, PO Box 1073, Colorado Springs, CO 80901. Contest rules can be found on the website: www.sixwomenplayfestival.com Deadline: Entries accepted from September 1, 2007 until December 31, 2007.
**20% Theatre Company, Twin Cities** (Minneapolis, MN) – 20% Twin Cities strives to properly reflect the female majority in the theatre by focusing on voices of contemporary female playwrights while simultaneously tapping into under-represented population of female theatre artists. Always seeking play submissions, any length, by female (biologically, female-identified, transsexual, transgender, or gender-queer) playwrights. NOTE: No email submissions. NO FEE. Claire Avitabile, Artistic Director, 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities, 2530 Dupont Ave S #204, Minneapolis, MN 55405, Claire@tctwentypercent.org, www.tctwentypercent.org/submissions.html. **Looking Glass Theatre Forum** (New York, NY) – This twice-yearly festival in which up-and-coming female directors present their interpretations of new and classic short works seeks new short plays (15-40 minutes) by women. Plays should include at least 2 good roles (no monologues), of which at least one should be female. Bear in mind it is easier for Looking Glass to cast roles in 17-35 age range. Submissions from all over English-speaking world welcome, but playwrights local to New York area may receive slight preference because they are better able to participate actively in development of their plays. NOTE: Deadline for December Forum is September 1, but later submissions may be considered for subsequent Forum. NO FEE. Erica Nilson, Literary Manager, Looking Glass Theatre and Forum, 422 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 307-9467, lglit@yahoo.com, www.lookingglasstheatrenyc.com. City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh, PA) - Interested in new, innovative, theatrical plays of substance and ideas that engage the intellect as well as the emotions and that challenge preconceptions about both life and theatre – works of unconventional form, content, and/or use of language; compelling stories; and plays by under-represented voices (e.g., women, writers of color, writers with disabilities). Always seeking unproduced work: full-length original plays, adaptations, translations, musicals, and solo plays. No one-acts or children’s plays at this time. Do not submit an unsolicited script: submit query letter and other materials specified on City Theatre’s website. No phone calls. NO FEE. Carlyn Ann Aquiline, Literary Manager & Dramaturg, City Theatre Company, 1300 Bingham St., Pittsburgh, PA 15203, caquiline@citytheatrecompany.org, www.citytheatrecompany.org/about/script.html. **Potluck Productions** (Kansas City, MO) - Always looking for original short scripts from women playwrights for inclusion in upcoming festivals. Playwrights worldwide welcome, but submission must be in English. Plays or monologues should be 10-20 minutes long and unpublished. Selected plays receive fully staged festival production. NOTE: Deadline for 2008 Festival was October 1, but later entries will be held for consideration for 2009 festival. NO FEE. Potluck Productions, 7338 Belleview, Kansas City, MO 64114, talk_to_us@kcpotluckproductions.com, www.kcpotluckproductions.com. LeapFest (Chicago, IL) – Stage Left Theatre’s annual festival of new, socially-charged plays. Three- to four-week workshop intensive is capped by publicly staged performances and a concerted marketing effort to let other theatres know about the work. Playwright should not submit an unsolicited script: submit query letter and other materials specified on Stage Left’s website. (Unsolicited scripts submitted by literary agents are acceptable.) NOTE: Website also has details about Stage Left’s new play development program, “Down Stage Left.” NO FEE. LaRonika Thomas, Literary Manager, Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60657, scripts@stagelefttheatre.com, www.stagelefttheatre.com/script_submissions.html. Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (San Antonio, TX) – For finished full-length and one-act works that confront, challenge, and entertain from both new and established Latino/a writers. (Works-in-progress may be considered for Lo Nuevo: Play Reading Series, produced 2-3 times annually.) Adaptations, translations, bilingual plays, solo pieces, and plays for youth among those welcome. Submit query and play synopsis; expect 3-month wait for reply. NO FEE. Vincent Toro, Theatre Arts Program Director, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, 1300 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207, T: (210) 271-3151, vincentt@guadalupeculturalarts.org, www.guadalupeculturalarts.org. |
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Theatre Communications Group (TCG) New Generations Program – Two initiatives still open:
Applicant theatre need not be TCG member but must meet all of program’s eligibility requirements. New Generations is designed to serve producing theatre organizations and not other organizations whose primary mission is audience development, advocacy, or other service-related goals. However, in Future Leaders objective, panel considers applications from non-producing organizations actively engaged in development of new theatrical work and new artists. Michael Francis, Artistic Programs Associate, New Generations Program, Theatre Communications Group, 520 8th Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10018-4156, T: (212) 609-5900, ext. 252, mfrancis@tcg.org, www.tcg.org. Receipt deadline: October 9, 2007, midnight (online intent to apply) Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation's Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies –$3,000 grants encouraging original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Previous fellows have explored such topics as transnational religious education for Muslim women, the complex gender dynamics of voluntary marriage migration, women’s role in African-American adult literacy, women’s sports, militarism and the education of American women, and the relationship between family commitments and women’s work mobility. Funds may be used for expenses connected with dissertation, e.g. travel, books, microfilming, taping, computer services. Students in doctoral programs in any field at U.S. graduate schools eligible. Must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements, including approval of dissertation proposal, and expect to complete dissertation by Summer 2009. (Candidates within a few months of completing work should not apply.) International students may apply if they meet the other eligibility requirements. Online submission process. Shelia Walker, Program Associate, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, P.O. Box 5281, WS Department, Princeton, NJ 08543, T: (609) 452-7007 ext. 131, ws@woodrow.org, www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/index.php. Receipt deadline: October 9, 2007 Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York – For nonprofits working in the New York metropolitan area. One-year grants of up to $35,000 will be awarded for innovative projects that create systemic change for women and girls in the Jewish community, including in the category of Education and the Arts. Project must take place within the 5 boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and/or Westchester County. Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York, 130 East 59th St., Suite #563, New York, NY 10022, T: (212) 836-1478, FAX: (212) 836.1831, http://jewishwomenny.org. Receipt deadline: October 9, 2007, 5:00 p.m. (concept letter) National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships – Private, nonprofit, North Carolina-based center will provide 40 residential fellowships of up to $60,000 for advanced study in the humanities during the 2008-09 academic year; Center provides travel expenses for Fellows and dependents to and from NC. Scholars of any age and from any nation encouraged, but must hold doctorate or equivalent and have record of publication. In addition to scholars from all fields of humanities, the NHC accepts individuals, including from the arts, who are engaged in humanistic projects. This year, individual fellowships available in art history or visual culture, French history or culture, Asian Studies, theology, American art history, and environmental history. Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, P.O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2256, T: (919) 549-0661, nhc@nationalhumanitiescenter.org, www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/fellowships/appltoc.htm. Deadline: October 15, 2007 Theatre Communications Group / International Theatre Institute Travel Grants – Fostering cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in U.S. and counterparts in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. TCG/ITI grants of $3,000 support travel in either direction between theatre artists, administrators, and educators. Recipients may be either a U.S. not-for-profit theatre applying on behalf of a theatre professional, or an individual theatre professional who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Two grant cycles; for Fall 2007, travel must occur between January 21, 2008 - July 31, 2008. Sheela Kangal, Senior Artistic Programs Associate, TCG/ITI Travel Grants, Theatre Communications Group, 520 Eighth Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10018-4156, T: (212) 609-5900 ext. 214, skangal@tcg.org, www.tcg.org/grants/iti/iti_index.cfm. Deadline: October 26, 2007 Japan Foundation NY Performing Arts Japan (PAJ) Program – Offering 2 programs of grants for nonprofits, both aimed at promoting Japanese performing arts in U.S. : PAJ Touring Grants, to help present Japanese performing arts at multiple locations in U.S. and Canada, with emphasis on locations outside major metropolitan areas; and PAJ Collaboration Grants, to help American and Japanese artists develop new work which will further appreciation of Japanese culture when presented to an American audience. PAJ funds up to 50% of project costs (not to include overhead and/or administrative costs of applicant organization). Projects must fall between April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009. May not be used for religious or political purposes. The Japan Foundation - New York, PAJ Program, 152 West 57th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10019, T: (212) 489-0299, FAX: (212) 489-0409, info@jfny.org, www.jfny.org. Receipt deadline: October 29, 2007, 5:00 p.m. EST Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Scholarship Program – Awards scholarships to young professionals in private, public, not-for-profit, cultural, and academic sectors who demonstrate potential to strengthen ties between Germany and their own country through their profession or studies; includes stay of 1 year in Germany for professional development, study, or research. Applicants in fields including the humanities and the arts design individual projects specific to Germany and decide at which institutions to pursue them. 12-month program begins September 1, preceded by language classes for 1-2 months in Germany. Monthly stipends from 2,000-3,500 EUR; allowances available for accompanying family members, travel expenses, and German language instruction. Must be citizen of U.S. or of the Russian Federation, possess bachelor’s degree, and be under 35 years old by start of award. Prior knowledge of German language not a prerequisite. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Jean-Paul Str. 12, D – 53173 Bonn, GERMANY, T: +49 (0) 228-833-0, FAX: +49 (0) 228-833-212, chancellor-usa.select@avh.de, www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/. Receipt deadline: October 31, 2007 **Ann Bancroft Foundation Dare to Dream Mini-Grants to Minnesota Girls** – Grants of $100-$500 to benefit Minnesota girls age 10 through grade 10 who need financial help to realize their potential. Girls need to describe clearly a special interest that has sparked their imagination, creativity, or a dream they may not have thought possible. Mini-grants have been awarded for classes, camps, lessons to improve a skill, outdoor adventures and camps, honors programs, travel with approved schools or other groups, choir trips or school activities, and more. Grant checks (written by December 15, 2007) are made payable to organization providing activity. Each girl must have adult mentor other than immediate family member who will help guide her through process. Dare to Dream Mini-Grants, 4719 Narvik Dr., Eagen, MN 55122, T: (612) 676-9410, anne@yourexpedition.com, www.annbancroftfoundation.org. Deadline: November 1, 2007 The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music – Individuals and nonprofit performing and educational organizations may apply for funding of projects related to perpetuation of Weill’s artistic legacy. Categories include: Research and Travel Grants, Symposia, Publication Assistance, Dissertation Fellowships, College/University Performance and Production Grants ($3,000-$5,000), Recording Projects, Broadcasts, and Professional Performance and Production Grants (up to $5,000). (Applications for professional performance grants over $5,000 are accepted at any time, and have their own evaluation procedures – contact Foundation staff at earliest stages of project.) Carolyn Weber, Director, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, 7 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003-1106, T: (212) 505-5240, FAX: (212) 353-9663, cweber@kwf.org, www.kwf.org. Receipt deadline: November 1, 2007 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Arts Program / National Projects Fund – Grants ranging from $60,000-$200,000 to nonprofit organizations and consortia in support of key national projects in the dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theatre fields. Grant cannot exceed 40% of project’s total cost. National projects are defined as engaging a broad national constituency, occurring once (or periodically) rather than annually, and having potential to significantly impact a field. Pilot programs that aspire to be a national model are not eligible to apply, nor are national dance, jazz, or theatre commissions, productions, or tours. Arts Program, Fund for National Projects, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, 650 Fifth Ave., 19th Fl., New York, NY 10019, www.ddcf.org. Deadline: Rolling (next deadline for letter of inquiry review is November 1) Howard Foundation Fellowships – One-year stipends of $25,000 for persons working on independent projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. This year’s eligible fields are Music (Composition, Performance, Musicology), Playwriting (excluding TV and film scripts), and Theatre Studies. Howard Fellowships may not be used for producing, directing, and staging performances and exhibits. Candidates must be professionally based in U.S., either by affiliation with an institution or by residence. Nominees generally should have rank of associate (or advanced assistant) professor or the non-academic equivalent. Independent artists and scholars who have significant record of accomplishments encouraged to apply. Professor William C. Crossgrove, Administrative Director, Susan M. Clifford, Coordinator, The Howard Foundation, Brown University, Box 1945, Providence, RI 02912, T: (401) 863-2640, FAX: (401) 863-6280, Howard_Foundation@brown.edu, www.brown.edu/Howard_Foundation. Deadline: November 15, 2007 (nomination form) Rockefeller Archive Center’s Research Support Programs (Sleepy Hollow, New York) – Center’s collections include agriculture, the arts, African-American history, education, international relations and economic development, labor, medicine, philanthropy, politics, population, religion, science, the social sciences, social welfare, and women's history. Annual Grant-in-Aid Program supports scholars in any discipline engaged in research requiring extensive use of archival collections with award of up to $5,000. NOTE: Potential grant applicants must contact the Archive Center's staff by email or fax well in advance of application deadline and provide preliminary information. Camilla Harris, Grant Program Administrator, Rockefeller Archive Center, 15 Dayton Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, T: (914) 366-6311, FAX: (914) 631-6017, archive@rockefeller.edu, http://archive.Rockefeller.edu/grants/. Deadline: November 15, 2007 **The Josephine Abady Award** – Presented by the League of Professional Theatre Women to an emerging director and/or producer, inclusive of all women of color, or to the creative director and/or producer of a work of cultural diversity who has worked professionally in theatre for at least 5 years. Applicant may have worked under AEA jurisdiction, regional, off-Broadway, Broadway, and LORT theatres. Submission consists of resume, press materials, and 2 letters of reference from professional mentors or advisors. [NOTE: Website does not indicate whether or not there is money attached to this award.] Elsa Rael, 400 W. 43rd St. #3-A, New York, NY 10036, www.theatrewomen.org/awards/abady. Deadline: November 15, 2007 Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program – Awards of up to $5,000 to support artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in specialized public arts high schools. Fellows design individualized courses of study that provide both immersion in their own creative work and interaction with other professional artists in their fields; fellow’s school receives $1,500 to support post-fellowship activities. Eligible: All permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in specialized public arts high schools, teaching in the fields of visual arts (including film, video, and other media), theatre arts, music, dance, or creative writing, who have been teaching arts in high school for 5+ years and plan to continue at specialized school in 2008-09. Award may be used to defray costs of tuition and other fees, room and board, travel, purchase of materials and/or equipment for personal art-making, childcare, and other relevant expenses. Kimberly Bartosik, Program Director, Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Ave., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10017, T: (212) 557-0010 ext. 256, artsfellowship@surdna.org, www.surdna.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=326426&attrib_id=12040. Deadline: November 16, 2007 (letter of intent) Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Artists & Communities Program – Providing 1:1 matching grants of $5,000-$20,000 to professional artists who are residents of DC, NJ, NY, and PA to collaborate with nonprofit organizations in long-term residencies (1-6 months) that result in the creation of new work and actively involve members of the host community in the artistic process. Filmmakers and playwrights are among the artists eligible. Organizations must be located in DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, the U.S. Virgin Islands, VA, or WV. Grant may be used for artist’s stipend, travel, accommodation, supplies and materials used in project, and documentation (e.g., photography, video). Projects must take place between April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009. Heidi Warren, Artists & Communities, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, 201 N. Charles St., Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21202, T: (215) 339-0606, heidi@midatlanticarts.org, www.midatlanticarts.org, http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/communities/AC% 202008%20Guidelines%20FINAL.pdf. Receipt deadline: December 3, 2007, 5:00 p.m. **Astraea US Fund Panel Grants** – For Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including film, video, media, and cultural projects) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities. Maximum grant: $10,000; most fall in $4,000-$10,000 range. Eligible organizations may have annual organizational budget of $750,000 or less; must have active participation and leadership of communities most affected; and must demonstrate commitment to feminist principles. Film, video, media, and cultural projects must represent the depth and complexity of lesbian and/or trans experiences, contradict stereotypes, and reflect diversity within lesbian, trans, and/or intersex communities. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003, T: (212) 529-8021, grants@astraeafoundation.org, www.astraeafoundation.org/PHP/Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4. Receipt deadline: December 3, 2007, 6:00 p.m. EDT Shubert Foundation – Awarding unrestricted grants of $5,000-$275,000 to not-for-profit professional U.S. theatre companies, for general operating support. The Foundation factors in artistic achievement, administrative strength, and fiscal stability in its evaluation. No grants to individuals; no funds for project support, audience development, direct subsidy of reduced-price admissions, conduit organizations, renovation projects, loans, or capital or endowment campaigns. No emailed queries or applications. [NOTE: Check website carefully before applying – not all information was current at time of this newsletter.] Schubert Foundation, Executive Director, 234 W. 44th St., New York, NY 10036, T: (212) 944-3777, FAX: (212) 944-3767, www.shubertfoundation.org/grantprograms/theatre.asp. Receipt deadline: December 6, 2007, 6:00 p.m. VSA arts / MetLife Foundation's Arts Connect All Grant Program – Seeking to enable more students with disabilities to experience social, cognitive, and cultural skills development through arts learning; create educational access in the arts for students with disabilities by acting as a catalyst; and document the contributions that arts organizations make to inclusive education in public schools. Grants of up to $15,000 awarded to arts organizations partnering with public schools in the following metropolitan areas: Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Hartford, Tampa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Kansas City (MO), St. Louis, Charlotte (NC), Tulsa, Portland (OR), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence (RI), Nashville, Houston, and Seattle. Applicants must be nonprofit performing and/or exhibiting arts organizations (including museums, theatres, and multi-disciplinary arts presenters) that are creating or have established an educational program. Funds must be used for program activities between April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009. Arts Connect All, c/o VSA arts, 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006, T: (800) 933-8721 (voice), (202) 737-0645 (TTY), FAX: (202) 429-0868, artsconnectall@vsarts.org, www.vsarts.org. Receipt deadline: December 7, 2007 Funding Arts Network (FAN) Grants for Miami Arts Groups – Local nonprofit Florida groups whose primary mission is presenting visual arts (including film) or performing arts to the public may request funding ($5,000 - $25,000) for programs to be presented in Miami-Dade County between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009. NOTE: To be eligible, organization must have its principal office in Miami-Dade County or have its principal office in South Florida and an office in Miami-Dade. Terry Schechter, Vice President, Grants, Funding Arts Network, P.O. Box 331864, Miami, FL 33233-1864, T: (303) 756-6848, FAX: (305) 757-2288, www.fundingartsnetwork.org, http://fundingartsnetwork.org/Pages/Grants/Documents/GrantInformationBook.pdf. Deadline: December 7, 2007 |
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**2008 Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Call for Proposals** (March 28-30, 2008, Cambridge, MA) – At WAM! 2008, facts and ideas will be shared, skills will be developed, collaborations will be built, and action plans to amplify progressive women’s public voices in society will be executed. Seeking proposals for sessions in a wide-range of presentation formats, including video and guerrilla theatre. Preference given to sessions that involve as presenters or leaders low-income women, women under 25 and/or women over 65, and women of color, and that have a goal of fostering post-conference action or activism by participants. Proposal length: 250-500 words. Session length: 90 minutes. Presenters receive free registration to entire conference for self and up to 3 co-presenters; accepted presenters may be eligible for travel and accommodation expense assistance. Center for New Words, 7 Temple St., Cambridge, MA 02139, T: (617) 876-5310, wam2008@centerfornewwords.org, www.centerfornewwords.org/wam/call_for_proposals.php. Deadline: October 12, 2007 Event: “Paths for Women Making Change,” A Conversation with the International Museum of Women’s Global Council (October 15, 2007, New York, NY) – Moderated by Carol Jenkins, president of the Women’s Media Center, this evening with IMOW’s distinguished international Global Panel will take place at the Harvard Club of New York City (reception from 5:00-6:00 p.m., program from 6:00-7:30). For more details, visit www.imow.org or call (415) 487-6447. KadmusArts Website – A popular vertical search engine and open community space for performing arts festivals throughout the world. In addition to linking audiences and the arts online, KadmusArts maintains an extensive database of information on artists, performances, and arts organizations around the world. KadmusArts provides a platform for multi-faceted content and features on festivals and artists. Everyone in the community — festivals, artists, audiences, and cultural travelers — contributes to the site by sharing information, making connections, and exchanging ideas. Everything on the website is open — and free. KadmusArts welcomes — in fact relies on — expansion of their content (festival updates, artist news, published news, podcasts, their blog on culture, links, and research) and the community Forum from their users. Explore the site at www.kadmusarts.com. |
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