2012 Space Grant Application
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2012 APPLICANTS!
STAY TUNED and STAY IN TOUCH for applications for the 2013 season.
The SPACE GRANT PROGRAM is designed to give Brooklyn based dance, theater and performance artists the opportunity to create new work in a setting that is conducive to working deeply and exploring new territory.
Only artists living in Brooklyn are eligible to apply.
Application must be submitted electronically no later than Monday, March 26, 2012 at 5:00 PM.
Notification will be on or before Friday, April 13, 2012
NOTE: Artists applying for the 2012 Space Grant are ineligible to apply for the 2012-13 Artist in Residence Program.
BAX offers two different types of Space Grants. The Summer Space Grant is a work period, the Fall Space Grant includes a performance component. Both Space Grants include 100 hours of free rehearsal space. (Please note the increase in hours for 2012.)
SUMMER SPACE GRANT
FALL SPACE GRANT
2012 APPLICATION & GUIDELINES
SUMMER SPACE GRANT
– Work Period only (June 1-August 31, 2012).
Summer Space Grant is a work period only and has no performance attached to it. The rehearsal hours for this grant take place between June 1 and August 31, 2012. It is ideal for the artist who already has a performance commitment for Fall 2012 and cannot abide by the exclusionary period BAX requires for presentation (see grant #2) OR an artist who is embarking on a research period for an upcoming work and does not wish to present.
Please note: Artists selected for the Summer Space Grant will have rehearsals scheduled at both BAX and at Union Street Dance in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Rehearsal availability in the BAX Building during the months of July-August is limited to weekday evening and weekend hours only. Union St. Dance has daytime and evening time availability.
FALL SPACE GRANT
– Work Period followed by a showcase performance (September 3-December 1, 2012)
The Fall Space Grant performance showcase is scheduled for Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2012. It allows the artist an opportunity to perform the work (or an excerpt) developed during the space grant in front of an audience at the conclusion of the rehearsal process in a showcase format with a post-performance discussion. A performance stipend is provided in addition to the awarded rehearsal space.
2011/12 GUIDELINES & APPLICATION
4 artists will be selected for the Summer Space Grant and 3 artists for the Fall Space Grant. Both grants include 100 hours of free rehearsal space to be used in any of our four rehearsal spaces located in the BAX BUILDING at 421 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope. The Summer Space Grant awardees will also use rehearsal space at Union Street Dance, located at 725 Union St. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For studio specs and amenities, please visit http://bax.org/rental/ and http://www.evadeandance.org/index.php/about-edd/union-street-dance-edds-studio
Note: there is limited to no prop storage at both rehearsal venues.
We are actively seeking artists who can demonstrate need for our space and the ability to work effectively. Artists who have received previous space grants must wait three years before reapplying. For example if you received a grant in 2008/2009 (or earlier) you may reapply in 2012.
BAX is interested in original voices and is deeply invested in work that explores new ground. We will consider only projects of original work, not re-staging of work.
Applicants must be Brooklyn residents. In the case of a collective, most members must be Brooklyn residents and have a Brooklyn base. The application should be made by the choreographer, playwright or creator of the work with the exception of a company that develops work of more than one artist and has an Artistic Director; in that case the Artistic Director may make the application. Please note, BAX does not provide producing services (i.e. playwrights must seek their own directors, actors etc.)
Visit bax.org/201112-space-grant-recipients, to view a list of this season’s Space Grant recipients and for a link to past recipients.
If you have any questions, please call (718) 832-0018 or e-mail ArtistServices@bax.org
Application must be submitted electronically no later than Monday, March 26, 2012 at 5:00 PM. Notification will be on or before Friday, April 13, 2012.
Artists applying for the 2012 Space Grant are ineligible to apply for the 2012-13 Artist in Residence Program.
