Parent Artist Space Grant At BAX
Company:
BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exhange
BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange
is excited to announce
2014 Parent/Artist Space Grant For Choreographers And Theater/Performance Artists
Residency timeline: April 1 through June 30, 2014
(for NYC residents only, all 5 boroughs)
Application deadline: Friday, February 14th at 5:00pm
This is our third year offering this special space grant and we are delighted to open it up to Theater/Performance artists this year. The grant is designed to address some of the needs of artists who are trying to meet the challenges of being an artist and a parent to preschool age children. As an organization that has entered its third decade, BAX is intimately familiar with the joys and the difficulties of raising a family and creating and producing work.
Funding is provided, part by, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
The 2014 Parent/Artist Space Grant will be awarded to a total of two artists who are parents of preschool age (0-4) children, and are trying to meet the challenges of being an artist and a parent. One grant will be awarded to a choreographer and another to a Theater/Performance artist. In addition to a supportive environment to work in, BAX will provide 40 hours of free rehearsal space and a $300 childcare stipend. Rehearsal hours can be used at any time of the day, seven days a week, but please note there is more available space Monday - Friday 9am -3pm. Awarded rehearsal space will be used in any of our four rehearsal spaces located in the BAX BUILDING at 421 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Participants will be asked to work closely with BAX staff to document the effectiveness of the grant, keep a diary and provide feedback to the program.
For more information or to fill out the application, visit artistservices.bax.org/2014-parent-artist-space-grant-application.
ABOUT BAX
Founded in 1991, BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange, is a community based performing arts center dedicated to developing artists of all ages, from children to professionals. The organization offers community access to arts and culture, supporting the creation of new work by emerging artists, engaging diverse audiences and providing arts education to youth and families. BAX has intentionally constructed an environment where children study and professional artists create under the same roof. Students are mentored by professional directors and choreographers. The organization's distinct focus on developmental process makes it a nurturing incubator for experimental dance and theater artists and is an important advocate for under-represented voices in the New York City performing arts community.
For more information about BAX and its programs please call 718-832-0018, email press@bax.org or visit us on the web at www.bax.org.
ABOUT ARTIST SERVICES
BAX's Artist Services Programs receives generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Jerome Foundation, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, and the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation.
