New Works project will provide funding for three original creations
The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel has opened the application process for a new initiative that will award financial and technical support to three Central Indiana performing artists or groups to participate in a public premiere event in June 2022.
New Works: An Arts Commission Project is designed to promote and sustain the area’s working artists and artistic communities in an inclusive way by supporting the creation of new works across all performing arts disciplines, including but not limited to music, dance and theater.
In this pilot year, the project will involve commissions for live performances to be presented onstage June 4, 2022, at the Center’s Tarkington theater for an on-site and online audience. The proposed works should be 10 to 20 minutes in length and cannot have been created or performed prior to December 2021. The theme of the proposed works must align with one or more of the Center’s organizational core values of integrity, excellence, innovation, collaboration and inclusion.
Applications must be received by Nov. 30, 2021. The three winning proposals, selected by a judging panel, will be announced in February 2022.
Support for each winning artist includes a $2,500 cash award, technical support in adapting the performance for the stage, and onstage rehearsal time prior to the performance. Winning artists also will participate in related discussions and public engagement opportunities.
Artists of color, artists in the LGBTQ+ community, artists with disabilities, women artists and indigenous artists are strongly encouraged to apply. There is no application fee.
More information and application forms are available at TheCenterPresents.org/NewWorks. Questions may be emailed to NewWorks@TheCenterPresents.org.
New Works is supported by Doug and Jayne Ann Wilson.