Explore Opportunities - Mid Atlantic Arts

Explore Opportunities - Mid Atlantic Arts
Accessibility Training
Mid Atlantic Arts’ accessibility convenings and training opportunities support our commitment to greater accessibility in the arts and cultural sector of the mid-Atlantic region.
Varies across program
Artist/practitioner
Performing Arts Presenter
Members of Art Agencies
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
Open to all
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
All U.S. States and Territories
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Lead Peer Session. Credit: Courtesy, National Endowment for the Arts.
ArtsCONNECT
ArtsCONNECT supports performing arts touring projects collaboratively developed by presenters working together in the mid-Atlantic region. The tours include performances as well as complementary engagement activities designed to create greater understanding or connections between artists, audiences, and communities.
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Folklife & Traditional Arts
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Presenter
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Cirque Kalabante leads a drumming workshop at Virginia Tech. Credit: Courtesy of Virginia Tech.
CALT Appalachian Foodways Practitioner Fellowships
The Appalachian Foodways Practitioner Fellowships honor, celebrate, and support foodways tradition bearers and practitioners in Central Appalachia who have made significant contributions to sustaining and supporting the foodways heritage of their communities.
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Folklife & Traditional Arts
Artist/practitioner
Appalachian Counties of OH, VA, and WV
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Image: Making pickles.
CALT Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship
The Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowships honor, celebrate, and support storytellers representing Appalachian counties of Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Closed
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Artist/practitioner
Appalachian Counties of OH, VA, and WV
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Image: The 2023 Fellows gathered at the National Association of Black Storyteller’s Conference in Salt Lake City. Credit: Courtesy Taylor Burden.
CALT Community Anchors Initiative
The CALT Folk Arts and Culture Community Anchors Initiative provides targeted support to select communities in the region, with the goal of dramatically impacting the sustainability of traditional practice and cultural knowledge in each community.
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Appalachian Counties of OH, VA, and WV
WV
VA
OH
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Image: Toni Doman, left, and KT Vandyke practice backstage at the Richmond Folk Festival. Credit: Pat Jarrett/Virginia Humanities.
CALT Emerging Traditional Artists Program
The Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT) Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP) provides Appalachian traditional artists with resources to take their practice to the next level. Artists should be in the early stages of their practice and demonstrate a strong commitment to and understanding of their traditional art form.
Open
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Folk/Traditional Crafts and Visual Arts
Folk/Traditional Dance
Folk/Traditional Music
Artist/practitioner
Appalachian Counties of OH, VA, and WV
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Image: Close up of hands using a chisel while working a lathe..
CALT Experiences Grants
Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT) Experiences grants fund public-facing projects and events in ARC-designated Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia that bring community members together around folk and traditional arts practice and cultural knowledge.
Open
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Artist/practitioner
Performing Arts Presenter
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
Appalachian Counties of OH, VA, and WV
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Credit: Excited students at The Wade Center, WV, after-school program learn West-African drumming from master djembéfola (djembe player) Adama Dembele from Ivory Coast, West Africa. Credit: Tara Wyatt.
Cultural Sustainability: Community Roots
Cultural Sustainability, a new grant program offered by the six U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, provides general operating support to arts organizations rooted in communities of color with annual operating expenses under $500,000.
Closed
Multidisciplinary
Organizations
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Artwork by Uzo Njoku.
Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships
Individual Artist Fellowships provide funding to Delaware creative artists to fulfill needs that will allow them to advance in their careers.
Closed
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Literary Arts
Multidisciplinary
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Artist/practitioner
DE
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Image: Work from four DDOA Fellows. Credit: Courtesy DDOA.
Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and traditional arts reflect the aesthetics, practices, values, and beliefs of community groups, such as families, geographic communities, occupational groups, ethnic heritage groups, faith communities, and more.
Varies across program
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Artist/practitioner
Performing Arts Presenter
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
Appalachian Counties of OH, VA, and WV
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
OH
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Image: Handmade Music School engagement. Credit: Dylan Locke.
Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants
The Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects grants fund projects designed to support the vitality of traditional arts and cultural communities in the mid-Atlantic region.
Open
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Artist/practitioner
Performing Arts Presenter
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Elvira Clayton in her studio during her residency at The Watermill Center. She is working on a textile-based sculpture for her ongoing project, Cotton and Rice. Credit: Phil Lehans.
Jazz Road
Jazz Road is an artist-centric touring and residency grants program to spread jazz throughout the country, strengthen work opportunities and compensation for jazz artists, and bolster deeper engagement between jazz musicians, presenters and communities.
Varies across program
Performing Arts
Artist/practitioner
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
All U.S. States and Territories
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Jazz Touring Network
The Jazz Touring Network (JTN) is a presenter-based membership program that supports professional development, building partnerships, and working together to curate tours that reflect the richness of the field of jazz.
Closed
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Presenter
Members of Art Agencies
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Marc Cary's Go Go Project performs at Malcolm X Park for NEXTfest 2021 with support from Jazz Touring Network member CapitalBop, DC. Credit: Viva Ventura.
Mid Atlantic Presenter Initiatives
Mid Atlantic Presenter Initiatives (MAPI), formerly Special Presenter Initiatives, supports performing arts engagements including public performance and community engagement at small and mid-size arts and community organizations, with budgets under $3 million. MAPI is open to presenters across the Mid Atlantic region.
Open
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Interdisciplinary
Multidisciplinary
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Presenter
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Ayreheart in concert at the Delmarva Folk Festival. (l to r) Ronn McFarlane, lute; Mathias Rucht, percussion; Will Morris, violin. Credit: Carlos Holmes.
Mid Atlantic Tours
Mid Atlantic Tours brings exemplary performing arts ensembles to communities across the mid-Atlantic region.
Closed
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Performing Arts
Artist/practitioner
Performing Arts Presenter
Members of Art Agencies
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Plena Libre performs as part of the Cultural Events Series at Frostburg State University. Credit: Kyle A. Ganson.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships
Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to practicing New Jersey artists through an anonymous, competitive application process to help them pursue their artistic goals.
Closed
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Interdisciplinary
Literary Arts
Multidisciplinary
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Artist/practitioner
NJ
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Image: New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellow Helen O'Leary, Safe House series, Credit: Courtesy of the Artist.
Performing Arts Global Exchange
Open to presenters nationwide, the Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE) is an annually curated roster of international performing artists selected to tour to communities across the United States.
Closed
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Presenter
Units of government
Federally-recognized Indian tribal government
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
All U.S. States and Territories
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: Luedji Luna performs at the 2024 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. Credit: Eternal Lens Media.
Philly Jazz Month
Philly Jazz Month 2025 is more than a celebration—it’s a movement. With electrifying performances, immersive workshops, and dynamic educational programs, this citywide initiative unites communities, uplifts local artists, and keeps Philadelphia’s jazz heritage alive.
Music - Jazz
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Graphics for Philly Jazz Month. A musician plays trumpet while the words Jazz Month are stacked down the left side. The right side has the words Philly Jazz Month in a stamp box.
Poetry Out Loud
Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest that encourages high school students to memorize and recite great poems. It is a joint program of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Mid Atlantic Arts produces the finals competition during which state and territorial winners from the United States compete for more than $100,000 in prizes.
Literary Arts
All U.S. States and Territories
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Image: The top three Poetry Out Loud National finalists. From left: Madison Harris, Edward Wilson Jr., and Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri. Credit: James Kegley Photography.
USArtists International
USArtists International® supports in-person performances by artists from any state or territory in the U.S. at engagements at international festivals, global presenting arts markets, and other eligible engagements outside of the United States.
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Performing Arts
Artist/practitioner
DC
DE
PR
USVI
WV
All U.S. States and Territories
NJ
NY
VA
PA
MD
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Image: A.I.M by Kyle Abraham dancers, Catherine Kirk and Donovan Reed, performing in "Cassette VOL. 1," choreographed by Kyle Abraham at The International Summer Festival in Germany. Credit: Christopher Duggan.
Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color
Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color supports folklife and traditional arts rooted in communities of color by investing in artists/practitioners and the grassroots organizations that care for them.
Closed
Folklife & Traditional Arts
Folk/Traditional Crafts and Visual Arts
Folk/Traditional Dance
Folk/Traditional Music
Open to all
All U.S. States and Territories
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