curaTors iN cOmmUnity fuNd
Are you an independent dance Curator looking for micro-grant support?
Do you want to be paid for the curatorial work you’re contributing to a dance project?
Our Curators in Community Fund assists independent dance Curators with a micro-grant to pay Curator fees for their independent projects.
The process:
This fund is currently closed (but is set to re-open in late fall 2025)
Curators can receive a micro-grant between $1500-$5000 (depending on the project’s scope).
Dancemakers staff select Curators in Community recipients.
Other things to note:
- The Curators in Community Fund is based on fluctuations in the Dancemakers budget from year-to-year which determines how much we can give and how many Curators we can support.
- This fund operates with a Proportional Reciprocity Model which means we ask for a contribution from the proejct’s box office to be put back into the Fund. For example, if Dancemakers contributes 25% of the overall project budget, we ask that the Curator contribute 25% of their box office back into the Fund for others to access in the future.
- The Fund is intended to pay for Curator fees (not other costs associated with the project).
Questions & Access:
If you have questions or experience any barriers in accessing or completing this application, please contact producer@dancemakers.org. We are open to other formats and paces and want to learn how to make these kinds of processes easier for applicants.
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For more information reach out to:
producer@dancemakers.org
quEstiOns?
What if I’ve never curated anything before?
We are interested in supporting a wide range of voices, experience levels and approaches to dance Curation. If you are thinking deeply about dance and curious about the process of curation, those are the only requirements!
Do dance projects need to be locally based?
We are interested in following the Curator’s lead in what they think audiences need.
If a Curator wants to bring a work from elsewhere, we will work with the Curator to try our very best make this happen!
Can I curate my own choreography?
Curation is a different role than self-presenting your own choreography.
We interested in Dance Curators who select, support and contextualize the Dancemakers programming for public sharing. ‘
Dance Curation offers an opportunity to step outside of the inner-workings of a project and locate a work/project in a bigger conversation.