What to See
One of the most important aspects of the Annual Meeting is providing opportunities to see new work created by diverse contemporary performing and visual artists across the US and in the host community.
Our goals for the “Live & On Stage” performances include sharing finished work in which NPN has invested, sharing the work of local artists, and increasing opportunities for artists’ work to be seen. A panel of NPN/VAN Partners, staff, and artists selected four national artists, who have all received a Creation Fund award during the last three fiscal years.
Featured National Artists:
- Dahlak Brathwaite, San Francisco, CA
- Soomi Kim and Suzi Takahashi, New York, NY
- The Seldoms, Chicago, IL
- Meg Wolfe, Los Angeles, CA
The following Austin-based artists were selected by a committee spearheaded by NPN/VAN Partners Women & Their Work and Fusebox. They will share the stage with the featured national artists:
- Zell Miller
- Proyecto Teatro
- Graham Reynolds + Shawn Sides + Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol
- Charles Anderson/dance theatre X
Performances are held at:
Stateside Theatre
719 Congress Ave
Map
Friday, December 2 @ 8:30pm & Saturday December 3 @ 4pm
ArtBursts
5-minute performances or creative presentations, requiring no tech, that “pop-up” throughout the meeting
- Ebony Stewart, Austin, TX – Hunger (excerpt)
- Chris Schlichting, Minneapolis, MN – Inside Wrinkles Study B
- Rontherin Ratliff, New Orleans, LA
- Katie Pearl, Brooklyn, NY – OK OK OK (excerpt)
Late Night Live Art!
Hosted by Women & Their Work and Fusebox, 9:00PM – 11:00PM Museum of Human Achievement, 916 Springdale, East Austin, Shuttles available for return to hotel
Join your Austin NPN/VAN Partners at the Museum of Human Achievement – one of our favorite artist spaces in the entire city–for an eclectic and electric night of performance. Free show + cash bar + shuttles back to the Sheraton = ideal Saturday night in Austin, TX.
Featuring Performances By:
- Dancer, singer, filmmaker, and very confused boy Little Ruckus (Dom Rabalais)
- Wicked-smart percussion trio Line Upon Line
- The 2016 Funniest Person in Austin, comedian, actress, producer Lashonda Lester
- New media & electronic music collaboration Limited Hangout
- The fabulous and provocative art, dance, and Vogue collective House of Kenzo
NPN/VAN receives generous support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Louisiana Division of the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Quixote Foundation, Surdna Foundation, WESTAF, City of Austin Economic Development Department-Cultural Arts Division, the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.