Description:

Made possible with generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, APAP’S ArtsForward program will support the presenting and touring field’s safe, vibrant, and equitable reopening and recovery as presenters, artists and audiences reconnect, tours resume, and venues reopen.

ArtsForward will provide grants to APAP presenting members and partner artists/ensembles and offer services and resources to the field at large. Inspired by working groups in the performing arts, including APAP’s Ethical and Equitable Partnership Working Group, ArtsForward supports the field in resuming programming and touring in a manner that supports presenters and artists. It intends to advance field conversations and build on learning and protocols that support the safety of artists, audiences, and worker