[NEohioPAL] Grant Programs: both early (up to 75K) & mid career (up to $6K) for Theatre Practitioners

[Bluestein, Martin]

FYI to the NeoPAL community:

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=360400015
<http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=360400015> 

http://www.tcg.org/grants/leadershipu/index.cfm

http://www.tcg.org/pdfs/press/LeadershipU_PressRelease.pdf

 

 

Theatre Communications Group Announces 

New Grant Program for Theatre Practitioners: 

Leadership U[niversity] 

New York, NY -Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has received $1 million
from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch Leadership U[niversity],
a grant program to support the development of theatre leaders at various
points in their career. The overall intent of this program is to
strengthen the field by developing the individuals who are the core and
the future of theatre. 

"Our long-standing partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
allows us to meet such a crucial need for our field-leadership
development opportunities for practitioners from all areas of the
theatre," said Teresa Eyring, executive director of TCG. "Having
thoughtful and hands-on mentorships as well as opportunities to observe
professionals at the top of their craft, continues to shape the
trajectory of theatre leaders for the better." 

For many early-career theatre professionals and recent graduates of
advanced training programs, the combination of limited job openings in
theatres, low compensation and student loan debt make a career in the
not-for-profit theatre a questionable future. Leadership U[niversity] is
not only designed to provide financial support for early-career leaders,
but will also prepare recipients with greater leadership skills to
enable a stable and a long-term career in the theatre. 

Learning opportunities are also extended to mid-career professionals who
could benefit from a short-term immersion outside of their organization
and in their area of expertise. Observing the work of critical thinkers
inside and outside the theatre field can help veteran leaders gain new
perspectives on the opportunities and challenges within their own
organizations as well as the field. Leadership U[niversity] provides
practitioners with the rare time for reflection and inspiration to
continue onward. 

Leadership U[niversity] will award grants in two initiatives: One-on-One
for early-career leaders and Continuing Ed for mid-career and veteran
professionals. 

                One-on-One grants of $75,000 will be awarded to six
exceptionally talented early-career leaders from all areas of the
theatre for professional development via mentorships at a TCG Member
Theatre, with an additional $5,000 honorarium for their mentor. Up to an
additional $14,500 in supplemental funds may be used for student loan
repayment, professional development or life needs (i.e. health care,
child or elder care, or other medical expenses). 

 

                Continuing Ed grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded to
eight mid-career to veteran professionals at TCG Member Theatres for
learning opportunities to advance their leadership skills in areas that
include artistic, administrative, educational and production. Grants
will be awarded to the applicant's home theatre on behalf of the theatre
practitioner. 

 

Online registration, applications and guidelines will be available in
mid-October. One-on-One preliminary applications are due December 12,
2011. Continuing Ed applications are due April 9, 2012. For more
information about the program, visit: http://www.tcg.org/grants. 

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is a private philanthropic institution
that makes grants on a selective basis in five core program areas:
higher education and scholarship; scholarly communications and
information technology; museums and art conservation; conservation and
the environment; and performing arts. The 

Foundation's Performing Arts program focuses on achieving long-term
results by providing multi-year grants to leading organizations in the
disciplines of music, theater, and dance. Annual giving in the area of
the performing arts has averaged approximately $30 million per year
since 2005. In 2004 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was awarded a
National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts
patrons by the United States government. www.mellon.org 

For 50 years, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national
organization for the American theatre, has existed to strengthen,
nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre.
TCG's constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres
to nearly 700 member theatres and affiliate organizations and more than
13,000 individuals nationwide. TCG offers its members networking and
knowledge-building opportunities through conferences, events, research
and communications; awards grants, approximately $2 million per year, to
theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal
level; and serves as the US Center of the International Theatre
Institute, connecting its constituents to the global theatre community.
TCG is North America's largest independent publisher of dramatic
literature, with 11 Pulitzer Prizes for Best Play on the TCG booklist.
It also publishes the award-winning AMERICAN THEATRE magazine and
ARTSEARCH(r), the essential source for a career in the arts. In all of
its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of
its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and
achievements of the field and promote a larger public understanding of,
and appreciation for, the theatre. For more information visit
www.tcg.org 

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