Deadline: February 8, 2013
Grant Proposals Invited for Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America
Administered by the
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation,
Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America supports projects
in which arts presenters from different cities or states work
collaboratively to bring exemplary performing artists from Latin America
to audiences in the United States that have little access to this work.
The initiative supports the presentation of dance, music, and theater
artists and ensembles and encourages arts presenters to reach new
audiences, including communities with origins in Latin America that
reflect the demographic changes that have taken place in the U.S. over
recent decades.
The program funds projects that are developed collaboratively by
presenter consortia based in the U.S. and its territories and ensure
that engagements take place in at least three (and a maximum of five)
different cities or towns. In addition to public performances, all
projects will include complementary community activities intended to
build appreciation for the visiting artists' work and cultures.
Each consortium must consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of
five presenting organizations. Priority will be given to consortia that
include at least one organization with little to no experience of
presenting artists from outside the U.S. Consortium partners must be
based either in different states and/or federal jurisdictions or, at a
minimum, outside of a fifty-mile radius from one another. Each presenter
in a consortium must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a unit of
state or local government and have a minimum of three continuous years
of experience offering multiple presentations by professional touring
performing artists in a given season
Grants will not exceed $25,000. No presenter request for less than
$5,000 will be considered for support. Grants will be made directly to
each presenter in a consortium whose project has been approved for
support. Grants must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Matches may be achieved
through cash and/or in-kind contributions.
The application deadline is February 8, 2013, for projects taking place between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014.
Visit the MAAF Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.
