Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding, or incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates.

New York City is changing drastically during this pandemic and racial justice reckoning. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and playwright Cusi Cram invite artist investigators - playwrights, performers, designers, directors, dramaturgs, and other theatremakers - to artistically investigate a block in NYC. This is designed to be a block you have a connection to - it can be where you live, or just a block you love. It can be in your neighborhood or not. 5 artists will be selected to receive a mini-grant of $250 to produce any sort of artistic material that addresses one or more of the...

“Me and Black Lives Matter” mini-grant is supported in part by Horace Barker and The Battin Foundation. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater recognizes how important it is for young theater-makers to actively create theatrical works in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. To inspire and support this creative process, Rattlestick invites young writers up to 21 years old to submit a piece of theatrical writing of 3 to 5 minutes duration (if read out loud). The piece should have the theme “Me and Black Lives Matter” and address issues of racism in America and/or the World. Submissions...

Pride Plays' Youth Write Now is a two-week free virtual playwriting intensive for LGBTQ youth ages 14-18, in a supportive and creative environment, that provides writers with tools and techniques to build upon work they’ve started prior to the workshop.

The Van Lier New Voices Fellowship, formerly at The Lark, supports playwrights of color, age 30 or under, who demonstrate financial need. During a year-long residency, Fellows will work on multiple artistic projects through an individually-tailored program of Lark play development programs, and form relationships with other theatermakers at various career stages from all parts of the world. The Fellowship includes a cash award of $15,000, plus an Opportunity Fund of $3,000 for the purposes of travel, research, autonomous workshops, or other work-related expenses, along with access to a wide...

The Terrence McNally New Works Incubator is a fellowship program created by the Terrence McNally Foundation in partnership with Tom Kirdahy Productions (TKP) and Rattlestick Theater. As a continuation of Terrence McNally’s singular legacy of fostering bold new voices in the American theatre, the incubator will support the development of new plays by offering resources and professional mentorship to three early-career playwrights and creating an opportunity for them to develop their work with the support of both a nonprofit theater and a commercial theatrical production company. McNally...

Cherry Lane’s marquee program is our Obie Award-winning Mentor Project. Every year we pair three early-career playwrights in season-long, 1-on-1 mentoring relatonships with experienced dramatists. Mentors guide their fellows through an intensive developmental process consisting of readings and rehearsals, while serving as a trusted source of career advice and professional support. The program culminates in fully-staged productions that remain critic-free to avoid commercial concerns that would inhibit the creative process. Each fellow receives a $5,000 stipend.

CEC ArtsLink promotes international communication and understanding through collaborative, innovative arts projects for mutual benefit. We support and produce programs that encourage the exchange of visual and performing artists and cultural managers in the United States and 37 countries overseas.

Founded in 1970, OPERA America has an international membership that includes nearly 150 Professional Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and over 16,000 subscribers to its electronic news service. The Campbell Opera Librettist Prize is awarded annually to an American librettist who demonstrates exceptional talent and the potential to make a substantial contribution to the opera literature. Conceived and funded by acclaimed librettist and lyricist Mark Campbell, the Prize is the first award in the history of American opera that specifically...

Founded in 1970, OPERA America has an international membership that includes nearly 150 Professional Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and over 16,000 subscribers to its electronic news service. The Campbell Opera Librettist Prize is awarded annually to an American librettist who demonstrates exceptional talent and the potential to make a substantial contribution to the opera literature. Conceived and funded by acclaimed librettist and lyricist Mark Campbell, the Prize is the first award in the history of American opera that specifically...

Opera Grants for Women Composers: Commissioning Grants support Professional Company Members in commissioning new operatic works by women composers to produce as part of their upcoming seasons. OPERA America believes that American audiences benefit from the creative perspectives, experiences, and stories of women presented on stages nationwide. Commissioning Grants advance gender parity in the field by incentivizing opera companies to program new works by women composers in their seasons. Opera Grants for Women Composers are supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Co-production is time-tested strategy to leverage the resources of several opera companies around the presentation of a single opera. It distributes production expenses across partner companies and ensures the work will have audiences in multiple cities. Nevertheless, not all companies have the financial strength or liquidity to make advance payments on a production that won’t be presented for several seasons. The Co-Production Loan Fund offers more companies the financial flexibility to take advantage of the benefits of co-producing. The Co-Production Loan Fund is made possible by the...