1. STRIDES COLLECTIVE
DEADLINE: September 1, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.stridescollective.com/
The Strides Collective, a nonprofit queer theatre company based in Philadelphia, is currently accepting full-length script submissions from emerging queer playwrights for consideration for a fully staged production in the 2025 Season.
Founded in 2020, The Strides Collective produces and develops theatrical work by emerging playwrights that embraces the queer experience through authentic, modern, and innovative storytelling. Our work prioritizes the goal of normalizing the conversation about queer identity, creating a safe haven in which emerging artists can tell their stories without fear of judgment.
Each season, we fully produce a world premiere queer play at a venue in Philadelphia, PA. Previous venues have included Arden Theatre Company’s Studio Theatre and The Christ Church Neighborhood House. In addition to our productions, we produce a new play development program each year. Our playwrights and directors have gone on to work with such places as the National Theater Institute at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College, The Dramatist Guild Foundation, and Primary Stages.
For more information, please visit our website at stridescollective.com.
We are looking for playwrights and plays that fit the following criteria:
-Playwright self-identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
-Playwright is 18 years or older and resides in the Greater Philadelphia Area*
*We will also consider submissions from playwrights who do not live in the Greater Philadelphia Area but are willing and able to travel to Philadelphia to attend some in-person rehearsals and the production itself. All travel and accommodation costs would be the sole responsibility of the playwright.
-Playwright is emerging
-Play has NOT been published/produced previously (workshops & readings are OK)
-Play requires no more than 5 actors
-Play is full length (at least 60 minutes) and is completed. Note that this does not need to be a final draft, but it should be a completed one you feel is ready for a potential production next year after general edits, etc.
-Play is modern in language, perspective, and theme.
Some of the things we are NOT looking for at this time:
-Period pieces and/or works of historical fiction
-One Act plays
-Plays for Young Audiences
-Musicals
If you believe you have a play that fits the above criteria, we would love to hear from you! Please fill out this short Google Form to upload your play.
2. TRUE/ FALSE FILM FEST ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
DEADLINE: September 1, 2024
WEBSITE: https://truefalse.org/submit/art/
3. SUNDOWN THEATRE SCENES FROM THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY
DEADLINE: September 6, 2024
WEBSITE: https://sundogtheatre.org/opportunities/
This is Sundog Theatre’s 23nd presentation of new and original, one-act plays about our favorite boats. This year’s theme: SECRETS EXPOSED. Plays can be comedies or dramas. However, humor is always appreciated.
Writing Guidelines:
-Original plays not previously produced or published, with a signed note affirming that.
-10-25 minutes in length and set on the Staten Island Ferry.
-Set in a contemporary time period. Strong priority will be given to plays with 2 characters, however, 3-character plays will be considered. No special set pieces other than benches or railings found on the Ferry, as well as limited and easily accessible props/costumes, and no unusual sound or lighting effects.
-Avoid overt and unnecessary sexual/violence situations and language since we cater to a broad audience.
-No musicals, long monologues, poetry, rants or verse
Submission Guidelines:
Please send two hard copies, bound or stapled, blind submission (removable cover page with title, author and all contact information) with page numbers and the name of the play on each page to: Sundog Theatre, “Scenes 2024”, PO Box 10183, Staten Island, NY 10301.
-Submissions should include a brief play synopsis (2-3 sentences at most), a 70-word bio, and a full resume of the writer.
-We are not accepting plays electronically. Reasons: hard copies are easier to pass around/make notes on; protects your work; can’t get lost in email chains; and…easier on reading eyes. We will let you know by email that we have received it.
-Questions: info@sundogtheatre.org/Susan Fenley, Producer.
6 plays are chosen by a reading team; writers each receive $200 and plays are produced in five October/November 2024 performances in Staten Island, NY. Plays are cast in NYC, rehearsed, and performed on stage. Playwrights of selected plays will be contacted in September and their names/play titles listed on Sundog’s website in Autumn 2024.
DEADLINE: September 10, 2024
WEBSITE: https://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/princeton-arts-fellowship/
Princeton Arts Fellowships, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David E. Kelley Society of Fellows in the Arts, and the Maurice R. Greenberg Scholarship Fund, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. Applicants should be early career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists—this list is not meant to be exhaustive—who would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.
Princeton Arts Fellows spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University and formal teaching is expected. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Although the teaching load is light, our expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of our community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year.
A $92,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.
DEADLINE: September 10, 2024
WEBSITE: https://arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/hodder-fellowship/
The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers, translators, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the “studious leisure” to undertake significant new work.
Hodder Fellows spend an academic year with Princeton, but no formal teaching is involved. A $92,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Previous recipients of the Princeton Arts Fellowship are not eligible to apply.
6. LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL
DEADLINE: September 10, 2024
WEBSITE: https://lmcc.net/rsvp/
LMCC awards public and private funding to Manhattan-based individual artists, collectives, and nonprofit organizations for the presentation of arts programming in any discipline in Manhattan. Apply for up to $16,000 for a single project in any discipline in 2025. Read more about guidelines and applications for Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement.
Embodying healthy aging through the arts, SU-CASA is LMCC’s annual program placing teaching artists at Manhattan senior centers. Through this open call, LMCC selects individual artists and small collectives of two to carry out unique arts participatory projects they propose and lead from January to June 2025. Artists comfortable facilitating in Cantonese, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese are highly encouraged to apply.
7. MACDOWELL RESIDENCY
DEADLINE:: September 10, 2024
https://www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship
This spring and summer residency offers a studio, accommodations, and three meals a day for up to six weeks. There are no residency fees, and financial assistance is offered to reimburse the costs of travel, rent, lost income, and childcare. The residency is open to artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theater, and visual arts.
8. THIRD ANNUAL DISTILLERY NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: September 15, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.seattlepublictheater.org/distillery
The festival this season will take place at Seattle Public Theater June 12-15th, 2025.
Before you submit, please review the following information, then fill out the form to submit your play. Plays MUST be submitted through the form, not via email. If you have any questions, please contact literary@seattlepublictheater.org for assistance. The Distillery New Works Festival is a celebration of emerging theater and an opportunity for playwrights to gain valuable feedback on new work. Each play in the festival receives a live reading by a cast of professional actors, allowing it to live and breathe off the page. The readings conclude with a discussion of the play with the playwright, giving writers the chance to receive feedback from Seattle audiences and providing a platform for audiences to help shape new works in process.
Before submitting, please make sure your play meets the following criteria:
Full-length plays. We are currently only accepting submissions for full-length scripts of any genre. Shorts and one-acts will not be considered.
One play per playwright. We will only consider one script per playwright for this year's Distillery Festival.
New works, development mindset. The Distillery Festival is intended to promote new works and help playwrights who want to actively update and improve their scripts. Selected playwrights are expected to approach the festival with a development mindset, and to attend/participate in the festival to the best of their ability. If you are completely finished with your script, the Distillery process is not for you.
Festival attendance. Festival attendance is expected for those in the Seattle area. If you are from out of the area, every effort will be made to provide you with a travel stipend and accommodations so you may join in person as well. If in-person attendance is not possible, Zoom attendance is expected for all playwrights.
Feminism - your play passes the Macha Test. This year Distillery is being produced by Seattle Public Theater in association with Macha Theatre Works, and we are excited to use the festival to help lift up feminist works. Please review the Macha Test and make sure your play passes before submitting. We will not consider plays that do not pass the Macha Test.
We will review all scripts submitted to us during the open submission period, then select a group to move on to the next round of review. This first review can take some time, so we thank you in advance for your patience. As we narrow down our play selection, we will announce which plays have made it to the next round both via email and publicly on our social media. Here is the timeline we followed last year. While we may diverge this year, it will hopefully give you a framework for setting expectations about this process for 2024-2025:
December: Release of the LONG LIST (last year, 31 plays)
End of December: Release of the SHORT LIST (last year, 22 plays)
January: Playwright Interviews: Short-listed playwrights are expected to participate in a virtual interview with members of the Seattle Public Distillery team. After interviews, release of the FINALISTS LIST (last year, 11 plays)
February: Final review/director matching process. Release of the OFFICIAL SELECTIONS.
In the end, we expect to select 5 or 6 plays from the selection process to participate in Distillery, along with one play from a Seattle Public Theater resident playwright. Last year we received ~350 Distillery submissions and included 7 plays in the final festival. We will be looking for an eclectic group of feminist plays to round out this exciting new works festival. We will prioritize playwrights local to the Pacific Northwest and those from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in theater.
After our script selection process, we enjoy connecting with talented directors and actors to help bring these new scripts to life. If you're interested in getting involved, feel free to contact us at literary@seattlepublictheater.org to learn what openings are available this year.
9. PLAYWRIGHTS FIRST
DEADLINE: September 30th, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.playwrights-first.com/how-to-submit.html
Playwrights First has recognized, rewarded and advanced playwrights of unusual promise since 1993 Annual - Best New Play Award in the amount of $1,000, and, when feasible, a professional reading before a New York audience.
10. THE WOMEN’S WORK LAB
DEADLINE: September 30th, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.newperspectivestheatre.org/ww-project-index
The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights while maintaining a rigorous feedback process that leads to production within six months.
Six playwright members are selected each year, along with a similar number of directors. The LAB meets monthly (Sundays) from February through June, allowing for time in between sessions for writers to continue to develop and revise their work in response to specific feedback from the dramaturgical team. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play BASED UPON AN ASSIGNED THEME.
Monthly feedback from the dramaturgs focuses on the nuts and bolts of creating a 15-30 minute script ready for production. In a process unique to NPTC, feedback is given in a unified manner so playwrights do not have conflicting advice about what to work on, and so that the script moves forward according to NPTC's instructions as the producing entity. This approach creates a collaborative group from which members can draw inspiration and energy while modeling professional standards. Scripts are then produced in our ANNUAL WOMEN'S WORK SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL.
Note: those still enrolled in a degree-seeking program are ineligible for applying.
Playwrights should apply by MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 by sending the following as email attachments, with the email Subject Line “Women’s Work Application”
to SP-APPS@newperspectivestheatre.org:
**Please include: **
a full resume, including specific information on your training as a writer (i.e. degree program, workshops, etc.) and website URL if applicable
a 10-15 page writing sample from a playscript
a personal statement explaining your understanding of the purpose of the LAB and why you wish to be a member, including goals for your own growth and development if selected. Please include in this statement how you choose to be identified re: ethnicity and gender (she/they).
(Please note that ALL 3 items are required to be considered.)
11. NEW HARMONY WRITERS RESIDENCE
DEADLINE: October 7, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.newharmonyproject.org/apply
For nearly four decades, The New Harmony Project has gathered world-class writers and artists
along the banks of the Wabash River for an intensive, creative residency and retreat in the spring of each year. Throughout that time, Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning artists have worked alongside early and mid-career writers, students, and the local community to create a one-of-a-kind experience in Utopia. With a unique focus on people over product, The New Harmony Project clears space and provides a supportive environment for each writer and artist to build their own experience.
OUR MISSION
The New Harmony Project is a national arts organization whose mission is to nurture writers in the development of scripts and new works that interrogate the complexity of hope. Through artist-centered programming, we care for writers so they can change the world.
THE 2025 WRITERS’ RESIDENCY
This year, through our open selection process, we're seeking storytellers who are interested in an artist-centered residency that will provide a creative and nurturing environment, supportive artistic community, and dramaturgical resources in a bucolic setting. These residencies will not include a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but there will be opportunities to hear your work out loud in informal settings.
At the 2025 residency, we will also be supporting 3 Productions in Residence selected in collaboration with partner organizations outside of the open selection process. These projects will be receiving a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but will be shorter in duration. Writers cannot apply for the Productions in Residence program.
WHEN IS THE 2025 RESIDENCY?
May 21 - June 1, 2025 in New Harmony, IN
WHAT IS THE PROJECT LOOKING FOR IN A COMPANY MEMBER?
We are looking for artists who will be active participants in creating a welcoming, supportive and engaged artistic community over the course of the conference.
We support stories and storytellers interrogating the complexity of hope. If you’ve read our mission statement and you’re still not sure you're a good fit for the conference, you can gain a fuller sense of our aesthetic and philosophical interests by perusing our roster of writers and scripts that have recently found an artistic home at NHP.
We are actively working to dismantle racism within our organization, and are committed to supporting artists who honor a multiplicity of perspectives.
WHAT DOES THE PROJECT PROVIDE?
There is no out of pocket expense to apply or attend, and we pay a modest honorarium to each participant.
Additionally, we provide:
A creative community and an unparalleled level of artistic support, including dramaturgical meetings, informal salons to hear work, collaborators willing to read pages, student interns to provide support, etc.
Roundtrip air and ground transportation to/from Southern Indiana
Three meals daily
A private room at the New Harmony Inn
For parent artists, childcare support is available in a myriad of ways based on your artistic needs
If you have any questions, please email applications@newharmonyproject.org (please, no phone calls). We look forward to reviewing your applications, and thank you for taking the time to apply!
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR’S APPLICATION PROCESS? CHECK OUT THE FAQ PAGE, OR EMAIL US AT APPLICATIONS@NEWHARMONYPROJECT.ORG
12. THE LANFORD WILSON NEW AMERICAN PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: October 1, 2024
WEBSITE: https://semo.edu/colleges-departments/arts-media/conservatory/lanford-wilson
The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival honors new American plays that provide dynamic performance opportunities for college-aged actors. The festival endeavors both to recognize playwrights for their outstanding work and to provide a resource for universities across the country to identify dynamic plays with robust roles for college-aged actors for production at their institutions. The festival features both a full-length and short play division.
The 2025 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival will be held in person at the Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University from May 25 to May 31, 2025.
The festival will feature staged readings of five Official Selection full-length plays and ten Official Selection short plays, as well as workshops and seminars on playwriting and new play development.
After the festival, one full-length play will be selected for the festival’s top prize and will receive its world premiere in the 2025-2026 Dobbins Conservatory Mainstage Season and will be considered for publication by Concord Theatricals, the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.
FULL-LENGTH SUBMISSIONS
Seeking non-musical plays that have:
A cast with all or nearly all characters between the ages of 15-25 (with no more than two characters outside of that age range).
A mid to large-sized cast (i.e., at least five actors, preferably at least ten).
A running time of at least 80 minutes.
Significant representation (in both number and quality) of roles for female-identifying actors.
Dynamic, fully-drawn roles to challenge student actors.
Thematic values that will speak to college-aged artists and audience members.
The festival also places a value on plays that have the potential to provide performance
opportunities to actors from under-represented groups. Please note: The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival is specifically seeking plays in which the characters are in their teens and early twenties, not simply characters that could be played by actors in their teens and early twenties. The festival is not seeking plays with characters that are “ageless” or “any age.” Plays should be about characters who are experiencing late adolescence and early adulthood.
Full-length plays should not have had a previous full production. Workshops and readings are fine.
SHORT PLAY SUBMISSIONS
Finalists for the festival’s top prize will receive airfare and housing to participate in the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival on the campus of the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University in May of 2025. Staged readings of the finalists’ plays will be presented as part of the festival, and the winner of the prize will be announced at the end of the week-long event.
The winning full-length play will receive:
A world premiere production in the 2025-2026 Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance theatre season.
Consideration of the play for publication by Concord Theatricals, the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of RandH Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.
A meeting for the playwright with new play acquisition staff at Concord Theatricals.
Seeking non-musical plays that have:
A cast of characters exclusively in their teens and twenties.
Dynamic, fully-drawn roles to challenge student actors.
A running time of 10-25 minutes.
Thematic values that will speak to college-aged artists and audience members.
The festival also places a value on plays that have the potential to provide performance opportunities to female-identifying actors and actors from under-represented groups.
Plays should not have had a previous production under an Actors Equity agreement. Non-union productions, workshops, and readings are fine.
The ten Official Selection short plays will receive:
A staged reading at the 2025 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival.
Publication in the anthology Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival 2025: The Short Plays, which will be distributed nationwide through online and retail outlets.
13. ART OMI 2025 RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: October 15th, 2023
WEBSITE: https://artomi.org/residencies/writers
Art Omi: Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Guests may select a residency of one week to two months; about ten writers at a time gather to live and work in a rural setting overlooking the Catskill Mountains. Daytime is reserved for writing and quiet activities, while evenings are more communal. A program of weekly visits bring guests from the New York publishing community. Noted editors, agents and book scouts are invited to share dinner and conversation on both creative and practical subjects, offering insight into the workings of the publishing industry, and introductions to some of its key professionals. Readings throughout the year invite the public to experience finished and in-process work by writers and translators in residence.
Art Omi: Writers welcomes published writers and translators of every type of literature. All text-based projects—fiction, nonfiction, theater, film, poetry, etc.—are eligible. International, cultural and creative exchange is a foundation of our mission, and a wide distribution of national background is an important part of our selection process.
All residencies are fully funded with accommodations, food, local transport and public programming provided. However, please note that Art Omi: Writers does not provide travel funds. Selected residents are responsible for funding their own travel or securing travel funds from a third party.
14. NES Artist Residency (in Skagaströnd, Iceland)
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://neslist.is/apply/
As one of the largest residencies in Iceland, NES currently hosts between 90–120 artists per year. NES provides artists with a workspace and living quarters within Skagaströnd, and the freedom to create as they wish. Artists receive a $175 stipend/week, with housing accommodations.
15. WOODWARD/NEWMAN AWARD
DEADLINE: ROLLING
WEBSITE: https://seeconstellation.org/get-involved/submit-play/
The Woodward/Newman Award is an exclusive honor offered by Constellation Stage & Screen, started through the support of Joanne Woodward, Newman’s Own Foundation, and the Newman family, celebrating Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward’s tremendous history of work on stage and screen. It presents the best unpublished play of the year with a cash prize of $3,000 and a full production as part of Constellation’s Mainstage season.
We are currently accepting submissions for the 2025-26 Woodward/Newman Award. The award recipient will be announced by May 15, 2025. The winner will be awarded $3,000 and a full production.
“Full-length” plays should have a complete running time of between 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) to 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes). TYA shows should have a complete running time of over 40 minutes.
Plays submitted must be unpublished at the time of submission (independently published is acceptable).
Each play should be individually submitted at the following link: CONSTELLATION STAGE & SCREEN PLAY SUBMISSION.
You will be asked to submit your play as an attachment and all other information (bio, history, synopsis, character breakdown) will be entered into a form. Musical submissions may upload demos as an attachment or include a link to a shared folder.
Limit of 2 play submissions per year.
$3,000 cash prize is in lieu of royalties for the full production. Housing & transportation will also be provided.
Any unpublished play submitted to Constellation regardless of method (e.g. online form, agent submission, direct contact) may be considered for the Woodward/Newman Award.
Please note that we are moving away from a “finalists” model in lieu of keeping all plays under consideration for extended periods (2yrs). In 2025-26 we will no longer announce finalists and only announce a winner.
If you have any questions, please email literary@seeconstellation.org.
16. NATIVE VOICES PRODUCTION SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: theautry.org/events/signature-programs/native-voices-annual-call-for-scripts
Native Voices is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations playwrights.
2025 OPEN Submission for Production Consideration
We accept scripts all year long. Do you have a full-length script that has been developed and produced that you would like us to consider for a future Native Voices production in Los Angeles? Please follow the Checklist for All Submissions below and in the Native Voices Script Submission form, check the box for 2025 General Production Consideration.
How to Submit
Checklist for All Submission Types
❏ Please label script attachment as follows: PlayTitle_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: MyNewPlay_Doe, J.doc).
❏ All submissions must conform to a standard play-script format (one-inch margins, #12 Times or Courier font, all pages numbered).
❏ Include a title page with full contact information (mailing address, phone numbers, e-mail address) and a draft or revision date.
❏ Include a character breakdown at the beginning of your script.
❏ Provide a biography of 75–100 words. Please label attachment as follows: Bio_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: Bio_Doe, J.doc).
❏ Provide a press ready photo of at least 300dpi. Please label attachment as follows: Photo_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: Photo_Doe, J.doc).
❏ Provide development history for the play. Label attachment as follows: DevHistory_PlayTitle_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: DevHistory_MyNewPlay_Doe, J.doc).
❏ To submit, fill out our online form(s) linked below
Where to Send Submissions
We only accept electronic submissions (preferably PDF format).
To submit, make sure you have everything on the checklist above, click on the link below to fill out the form and upload your materials:
- Short Plays: coming soon!
- Full Length Plays: https://bit.ly/2024NVScriptCall
- General Production Consideration: https://bit.ly/2024NVScriptCallGP
A Note About the Native Voices Distance Dramaturgy Process
Months prior to residencies, selected playwrights participate in dramaturgical conversations with an assigned director and dramaturg. Workshops with these creative teams and a cast of professional actors commence once the playwright arrives on-site. It is important to note that these conversations and workshops are playwright driven, allowing the writer to shape their own developmental path. Selected playwrights should be prepared to dedicate adequate time to this process prior to arriving on-site. For More Information or Questions: nvliteraryassociate@gmail.com
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To support creative freedom for engineers and scientists outside of traditional institutional frameworks
To thoughtfully enable the creative ventures, inquiries, and expressions that will shape our technology-driven future
To build an interdisciplinary community of artists, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs to collaborate in meaningful and unpredictable ways
Since we opened our doors in 2014, Stochastic Labs has helped pioneer exceptional 20th/21st-century creative ventures including Lynn Hershman Leeson and NASA scientist Josiah Zayner’s epic transmedia artwork The Infinity Engine; JD Beltran and Scott Minneman’s Cinema Snowglobe; Alexander Reben’s film-making robot BlabDroid; Graham Plumb and Karen Marcelo’s volumetric Open Cube; street artist KATSU’s AI Criminals; and Lauren Lee Mccarthy’s interactive performance piece Follower, among others.
17. THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS – EMERGENCY GRANTS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900. We recommend that artists review all of our eligibility guidelines and FAQs before applying.
18. WILD CULTURE, WILD PROJECT
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: http://www.thewildproject.org/programs/wild-culture/
Wild Culture is a program where wild project partners with a cross-section of independent, downtown performance artists to help both professional and emerging theater performers nurture, broaden and advance projects that are in various stages of development.
Wild Culture gives artists free or subsidized space at wild project’s 89-seat eco-friendly theater, a stipend, box-office split, tech staff, marketing and community outreach to sustain the innovative creativity of downtown performance and unburden independent artists from prohibitive production costs. The program generally grants each project limited engagements of one to three performances. Projects that wish to submit to Wild Culture should align with wild project’s mission to enrich and educate the community, explore issues relating to female, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ artist communities, and demonstrate a clear performance aesthetic.
Wild Culture adapts each partnership to the specific needs and artistic vision of the project. Wild Culture is an ongoing program throughout the year.
If you have a project that might be suitable for a Wild Culture partnership, please submit your work to get the conversation going to partner with us.
