Chontadelia | photo by Cash Lion

Cultural Exchange Program, Center Stage, Announces Ensembles from Colombia and Peru to Tour U.S.

Center Stage will host five contemporary ensembles from Colombia and Peru in the U.S. Musicians and multimedia artists will make independent month-long tours across the country from June-November 2021, promoting global ties and engaging with audiences on stage, off stage, and online. Each will make their U.S. debut with the program.

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Whose Public? Planning and Placemaking for Welcoming Public Spaces

August 25 | 2:00 PM ET: Part 2: Making It Public: Activating Public Spaces for Creativity, Connection, and Celebration September 1 | 2:00 PM ET: Part 3: Public Works: Planning and Designing Public Spaces for Spatial Justice Learn more about spatial justice and how to activate spaces and plan with spatial justice in mind through this series with our partners Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and Design Studio for Social Intervention (ds4si). Part 1: What is Spatial Justice? was recorded on August 18. All three of these sessions will be available to stream afterwards.

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Watch a Recent Webinar Recording Inclusive Creativity Webinar: Creating Access to the Arts for People with Disabilities New Work New England Grant Webinar Spatial Justice Grants FAQs

Idea Swap 2020 is cancelled. We look forward to convening in the future.

What Cheer? Brigade of Providence, RI; courtesy the artists.

Apply for a Grant Among our upcoming deadlines are three new grant opportunities: two new public art opportunities - Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice and Public Art for Spatial Justice - that aim to help artists create a more just "public;" and New Work New England, for artists living and creating work in New England. Upcoming Deadlines August 24, 2020: Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice August 24, 2020: Public Art for Spatial Justice September 3, 2020: New Work New England September 29, 2020: New England Dance Fund November 16, 2020: New England States Touring (NEST) Grant November 16, 2020: Public Art Learning Fund Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice and Public Art for Spatial Justice will also have deadlines on September 21 and October 19. Rolling Deadlines South Arts' Jazz Road Tours National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant By Invitation Only Rolling: National Theater Project Presentation Grant Grant deadlines are at 11:59 PM ET. During the summer, NEFA staff are available Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET, and Friday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

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