The Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship program supports the professional development of young artists demonstrating the following:
An interest in dance-making and the progressive, movement-based arts community;
Commitment to the field, and to establishing a professional career;
Between 22 and 30 years of age;
Identifies as an artist of color from a community underrepresented in the professional New York dance community, such as, but not limited to, Immigrant, Black, Indigenous, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latine/Latinx, Afro-Caribbean and African-American cultures;
Will not be enrolled in an academic, conservatory, college, or degree-granting program during the Fellowship period.
This program is funded by organizations that specifically support artists who are residents of New York City. Resident means that your primary residence is in one of the 5 Boroughs of New York City;
Artists must apply as individuals, and only one individual artist will be granted each residency.
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