Mid Atlantic Tours
Introduction
2026-2027 Mid Atlantic Tours Update
A roster of two international music ensembles (selected through an application process run by Ibermúsicas) will be announced in fall 2025 for tours happening between September 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027. Contact Program Director, International, Andrew Alness Olson with any questions: andrew@midatlanticarts.org.
Mid Atlantic Arts will not offer a regional Mid Atlantic Tours roster for 2026-2027. As such, there will not be a Roster Artist Interest Form offered for this season. Presenters and artists are asked to stay tuned for future grant opportunities that will bolster our investment in the performing arts field in our region. Contact Program Director, Performing Arts Sarah Lewitus with any questions: slewitus@midatlanticarts.org.
Please see below for information about the 2025-2026 Mid Atlantic Tours program.
Presenters select from a curated roster of artists that changes annually. Presenters work directly with agents and eligible organizations receive support for their project.
Presenters located in the mid-Atlantic region who engage a Mid Atlantic Tours Roster Artist during the project period receive up to 50% subsidy for the Roster Artist’s compensation as well as presenter capacity support. Presenters work directly with the Roster Artist’s Tour Manager to negotiate terms, including engagement dates and compensation. Once terms are confirmed between Presenter and Tour Manager, the Presenter completes a short application to Mid Atlantic Arts.
Grant support range: Engagement support of up to 50% of artists fees. Minimum of $1,000. Other eligible expenses of up to $2,000 to support direct project expenses may be available in FY26.
Eligibility and Schedule
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Mid Atlantic Tours grant award, presenters must:
- Be based in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Native nations that share this geography;
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a unit of state or local government or Federally recognized Indian tribal government;
- Demonstrate organizational administrative capacity to complete all required project components;
- Be in good standing with Mid Atlantic Arts at the time of application, with no overdue or outstanding required reports and/or grant documents
Review full program guidelines for more details on program structure and eligibility.
Schedule
- TBD: Presenter Information Webinar
- TBD: Roster Artist Share
- Spring 2026: Booking deadline for Mid Atlantic region presenters to contract a Mid Atlantic Tours artist
- September 1, 2026-December 31, 2027: Project period for Mid Atlantic Tours subsidy awards to presenters (presentations of Mid Atlantic Tours Roster Artists must take place during this period)
Guidelines and Application
The Mid Atlantic Tours application will be available to presenters recommended by Tour Managers for funding in Spring 2026. Updated guidelines will be released later in fall 2025. Documents below are for informational purposes only.
Guidelines and Webinar Recordings
Display caption
Image: The Paza Experience. Credit: Courtesy of the Artist.. A man dressed in traditional regalia plays a wooden flute at a stand mic.
