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AUGUST 2015 
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NTP AWARDS
CENTER STAGE 2016
CREATIVEGROUND WEBINARS
IDEA SWAP
GRANTS AWARDED
APPLY FOR A GRANT
NEW BOARD
         
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NTP AWARDS 6 NEW THEATER PROJECTS

National Theater Project (NTP) awards $630,000 in six new grants during its the fifth year. Modeled on NEFA's National Dance Project, NTP functions as a full system of support for devised theater, which in addition to funding animates an informed, interactive network of producing theaters, presenters, and ensembles. 
Since the first round of NTP grants in 2010, NEFA has infused over $4.3 million into the field through the program. To date, 37 new theater works have been supported; touring of those works will reach 29 different states across the U.S.  NTP projects have toured to large and small arts presenters, military bases, universities, regional theaters, and festivals. Read more at nefa.org.

Image: National Theater Project-supported Junebug Productions by Melisa Cardona.

 
ANNOUNCING CENTER STAGE 2016


For its third edition, Center Stage, the ambitious cultural exchange program initiated by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts, will bring five contemporary music and theater ensembles from two of Africa's 54 countries -- Algeria and Tanzania -- to tour in the USA between July and December 2016. Read more at centerstageUS.org.

Image: provided by Tanzanian artist Msafiri Zawose
 
CREATIVEGROUND WEBINARS


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CreativeGround helps New England cultural nonprofits, creative businesses, and artists of all disciplines promote their activities and services to a broad audience. The regional directory of 30,000 profiles also enables those listed to find collaborators in New England for program development and cross promotion, performers for booking, venues for event rehearsals, and more. To learn how to better utilize CreativeGround, sign up for our workshops below:
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$40 if registered by October 5; $50 after
 
The Idea Swap is an annual event for New England-based nonprofit cultural organizations to network and share project ideas that may qualify for funding from NEFA's Expeditions grant program. Read more about the Idea Swap and watch a highlight reel from a past Idea Swap.

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GRANTS AWARDED
NEFA recently awarded grants supporting theater, dance, and regional touring:
Image: National Dance Project-support Dance Theater of Harlem by Sharon Bradford.

APPLY FOR A GRANT
Upcoming application deadlines: 
(learn more at  www.nefa.org) 

 

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OCTOBER 13, 2015
National Dance Project Touring Award

ROLLING DEADLINE 

Image: Expeditions-supported Taylor Mac by Kevin Yartarola.

 
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Lawrence J. Simpson, board chair of the New England Foundation for the Arts, announced the appointment of five new members of NEFA's Board of Directors and recognized the six members retiring from the board in 2015. Read more at nefa.org.

Images by Ann Wicks