New regional Multi-Disciplinary GLBT Artists Festival announces calls for submissions and auditions
"Juried" Festival selections with auditions/portfolio reviews.
The new Philadelphia-Mid Atlantic GLBT Artists Festival seeks to promote the career advancement of Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Trans Artists that are emerging, yet professional and need career development assistance and that have a desire to be showcased in a large scale regional festival. The festival is multi-disciplinary, showcasing all areas of the Performing, Creative, and Fine Arts.
The festival is a production of TAP: Traverse Arts Project, a new non-profit, 501(c)3 organization in Philadelphia. The first annual festival is scheduled for May 28-31, 2009 in Philadelphia, and seeks to present Musical, Physical, Dramatic, Cinema, and Theater artists from PA, NJ, NY,CT, DE, MD, DC and VA. Featured and Supportive Artists will receive compensation packages. Musicans, Composers, Physical Artists, Play/Screen Writers, Actors, Short Film makers and all others that comsider themselves emerging yet professional Performing, Creative, or Fine Artists may inquire.
Also note: The final day of this festival, May 31, 2009 will be "Straight Ally Day" when supportive Non-GLBT identified Artists are honored and their works/performances featured. Thus, the festival organizers are seeking submissions from emerging, mid career Straight Ally artists that would be featured at the closing ceremonies.
Compensation packages will include cash stipends, partial underwriting of professional development opportunities, membership in the mainstream professional organization relative to your field of the Arts, membership in an Arts service organization that offers access to Health Care Plans, development and mailings of media kits, and other fantastic opportunities. The deadline for submissions is January 10, 2009.
For more information on the festival or to receive an Artists Selection Package,
please contact
Desiree Hines, Festival Coordinator at both
tdhjat@gmail.com and tdh@traversetheater.org
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The website may be visited at www.traversetheater.org.