This October, MAAF is pleased to be partnering with PECO to support to the jazz community by sponsoring the 3^rd Annual Jazz Philadelphia Summit, taking place October 9 &10. On a virtual platform, the conference will reach jazz musicians, educators, presenters, and jazz fans from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Centering on the theme of Resilience, the 2020 Summit will include workshops, panel discussions, presentations, networking opportunities, and great jazz performances.

MAAF is disappointed to take a year’s hiatus from our annual October Living Legacy Jazz Award event at the Kimmel Center, but we believe in the work of Jazz Philadelphia and look forward to meeting with old and new friends at the Summit. See you in virtual Philly!

In need of some space away from home for your creative practice? Apply now for May, June, and July 2021 residencies at the Millay Colony for the Arts. Following strict health and safety protocols, Millay Colony residencies offer private studios, room, and board for intensive, self-guided creative exploration and development in a tranquil rural setting. Read more about Millay Colony’s response to the pandemic on their website.

Residency support at Millay Colony is currently available for writers, visual artists, and composers residing in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or the U.S. Virgin Islands through MAAF's Creative Fellowships program. Creative Fellows also receive a travel subsidy. Artists should apply directly to Millay Colony through their regular application process. A limited number of applicants selected for residencies will be recommended for Creative Fellowship support.  

The next deadline is  Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Apply here: https://millaycolony.submittable.com/submit

The first of two annual deadlines for USArtists International (USAI) is approaching—applications will be accepted through October 1, 2020. USArtists International supports performances by U.S. dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists invited to perform at important cultural festivals and performing arts marketplaces anywhere in the world outside the United States and its territories.

Please review the guidelines for more details.

Image: Island Moving Company of Rhode Island received a 2020 USAI grant to for an engagement at the International Dance Festival San Nicola in Italy. Credit: Courtesy of the artist.

MAAF recently announced over $64,000 to support eight artists and 22 members through the 2020-2021 Jazz Touring Network program. Grants will support 33 engagements across the mid-Atlantic region. Collaboratively developed by members of the network, the tours include: 

Image: Dayramir Gonzalez. Credit: Rob Klein.

MAAF is providing $15,540 to support four projects through the 2020-2021 Folk and Traditional Arts Touring Network (FTAN) program. FTAN is a presenter based membership network designed to increase the public presentation of folk and traditional arts in the region. Through its members, the program aims to provide audiences and communities with direct access to folk and traditional arts and artists, increasing their community’s appreciation and understanding of cultural practice and identity. FTAN engages artists and tradition bearers that represent the breadth and diversity of folk and traditional arts across the United States and beyond, exhibit artistic excellence in their practice, and demonstrate the desire to develop and expand their public presentation expertise.

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The 2020-2021 FTAN projects were developed by individual members with support from their peer network and guidance from MAAF staff. Engagements include public performances or demonstrations, cultural presentations, and collaboratively planned residency activities.

Image: Las Cafeteras. Credit: Rafael Cardenas.