Performing Americas Program Creative Exchange will be funding a new round of projects occurring between August 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. 

If you are an artist that would like to travel to Latin America to conduct a 3-5 week residency with a host you know, or if you are a U.S. based arts organization that would like to host an artist from Latin America or the Caribbean, then the Creative Exchange is for YOU!

The NPN will fund extended creative residencies by Latin American and Caribbean performing artists and arts professionals conducting residencies at NPN sites, and U.S. performing artists and U.S. based arts professionals conducting residencies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Creative Exchange Program is flexible by design, allowing participating organizations to exercise their creativity in structuring projects. Residencies can support, for example, intensive technique workshops and master classes, arts administration and technical theater seminars, and/or the setting of a work by the residency artist on a host company or a group of local artists. Activities such as master classes, lecture demonstrations, and workshops are considered standard practices. Projects may also involve collaborations with other arts and community-based organizations that have parallel institutional purposes.

Successful proposals will demonstrate:

1. Logistical, administrative, financial and organizational capacity of host organization (as based on past history of hosting extended residencies, press and marketing materials provided, etc.)
2. A clear articulation of project means and goals
3. The cultural, geographic, and artistic discipline diversity of the organization submitting the proposal
4. Evidence that the skills and interests of the artist correspond with the intention of the project
5. Explanation and support of the artistic quality and impact the project will have on the target community or organization

NOTE:  NPN encourages applications from organizations and artists based in Los Angeles, California.  The PAP partnerships with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs provides for additional funding for these projects.

Performing Americas Creative Exchange Calendar 2012-2013

Download Guidelines and Application:

• 2012-13 PAP Creative Exchange Guidelines: English or Español
• 2012-13 PAP Creative Exchange Application: English or Español

For questions, contact Elizabeth Doud at edoud@npnweb.org