PROJECTS & INITIATIVES: National Programs

USArtists International (Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation)

USArtists International ("USAI"), the only national initiative solely dedicated to ensuring that the impressive range of expression of the performing arts in the United States is represented abroad. The program works to strengthen the creative and professional development of American dance, music and theatre artists by providing grants to support their performances around the world at significant international festivals and engagements that represent extraordinary career opportunities.

Since its inception in 2005, USAI has provided over $1,290,000 in grant support. Over 160 artists/ensembles have traveled to 197 festivals in 46 countries worldwide.

Jazz.NEXT (Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation)

Jazz.NEXT is a new national jazz initiative designed to encourage the application of technology in substantive and innovative approaches to developing audiences; communicating with the public; marketing, distributing, and selling the work of jazz artists; and building a more robust jazz infrastructure better positioned to meet current and future challenges.

Jazz.NEXT supports project planning and the implementation of fully developed plans that incorporate innovative uses of new technologies towards audience development, communications, distribution, marketing, and network building. The program also convenes annual meetings among grant recipients to share information on planning and project development. Findings will be disseminated through case studies to a broad array of jazz stakeholders.

First round grantees included: National Federation of Community Broadcasters (“NFCB”), Oakland, CA, Planning Grant: $32,800; Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, Implementation Grant: $98,300; National Public Radio (“NPR”), Washington, DC, Implementation Grant: $98,300; Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, GA, Implementation Grant: $97,600; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, Implementation Grant: $97,900.

The Jazz.NEXT program is made possible through a $1 million grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Shakespeare in American Communities

The National Endowment for the Arts presents Shakespeare in American Communities, the largest tour of Shakespeare in American history. Shakespeare in American Communities will bring professional Shakespeare productions and related educational activities to 100 small and mid-sized communities in all 50 states.

Look for a performance coming to a town near you, learn about the participating theater companies, or discover why Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the English language – all on the official Web site of Shakespeare in American Communities.

Shakespeare in American Communities is a national theater touring initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Sallie Mae Fund in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

ExhibitsUSA

Founded in 1988, ExhibitsUSA, Mid-America Arts Alliance's national museum service division, offers more than 50 diverse visual arts and humanities exhibitions in its annual catalog. Its mission is to create access to an array of arts and humanities experiences, nurture the understanding of diverse cultures and art forms, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities.

During 2000-01, ExhibitsUSA toured 30 exhibitions to 141 communities in 42 states across America . These exhibitions were presented in major cultural institutional as well as small rural communities and represented a full range of art forms and cultural explorations. They also inspired over 1,000 associated community events such as lectures, workshops, and performances.

National Dance Project

The National Dance Project (NDP) provides a system of support for the living, growing discipline of contemporary dance, by supporting the production and distribution of dance in the United States . NDP views touring as central to the vitality of dance as an art form, and structures its granting process to link the creation and touring of new work. Through the dedicated efforts of dance presenters across the country, NDP helps audiences connect with the rich and varied talents of choreographers and their companies.  

ArtJob

Whether you're looking for a new job, or just want to understand what's happening in the arts field, ArtJob is the place to find comprehensive, up-to-date national listings of jobs, internships, fellowships and other employment opportunities in the arts.

ArtJob opportunities are updated as they arrive, providing you with daily access to exciting, dynamic, nationwide opportunities in the arts. Our listers find in ArtJob an exceptional, targeted pool of artists and arts professionals, and tell us that the applicants they receive from ArtJob subscribers are of the highest quality.

ArtJob is the source for professional opportunities and career information in all areas of the arts, including: visual arts, arts nonprofits, performing arts, commercial art and design firms, film, public arts agencies, academic arts positions, galleries, internships, fellowships, conferences, commissions and more.

ArtistsRegister.com

ArtistsRegister.com showcases visual art by artists who are US residents represented through many disciplines. The Web site serves to connect the artists and their work with private collectors, gallery owners, interior designers, corporate art buyers, public art administrators, and art enthusiasts in general.

Selected artists, including Fellowship Winners or other state-level fellowship-equivalent award-winning artists throughout the West are also featured.

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