Submissions are now open for the 2025 Emergence Artist Residency program.
Culture Lab LIC’s Emergence Artist Residency is a developmental performing arts program geared toward the support and creation of new work. It offers artists & companies free rehearsal and performance space to develop and produce new performance based work.
Developed in 2021 by Culture Lab LIC Co-Founder and former Director of Performing Arts, Tana Sirois, works created at Culture Lab LIC will be showcased on one of Culture Lab’s stages and presented and promoted as a part of the Culture Lab LIC’s Emergence Artist New Works Festival in November. Artists retain creative rights to the work created.
Be sure to check out our 2024 New Works Festival this November (tickets on sale soon!)
Or grab a 2024 Gala ticket to catch a sneak peak into this years EAR artists.
Always wanted to find the space and time to write your tech-hybrid dance show? Well, this is the residency for you!
Artists should submit a new preforming arts project to be developed over the course of their residency at Culture Lab LIC. Each project will be showcased on one of our stages and presented and promoted as a part of Culture Lab LIC’s “New Works Festival” in November.
Artists retain creative rights to the work created.
Program Timeline
February-October
Artists are encouraged to experiment, write, sing, dance and develop their project. A part of this process will be 5 monthly check-ins with their fellow Emergence peers and with Culture Lab LIC’s Artistic Director, Tess Howsam.
Please note meeting dates are as follows:
February – Monday 17, 6-8pm
April – Monday 21 , 6-8pm
June – Monday 23, 6-8pm
August – Monday 18, 6-8pm
October – Monday 13, 6-8pm
November – December
“New Works Festival”
Artists will be presented as a part of Culture Lab LIC’s “New Works Festival.” This festival presents each selected artist/company (4 selected) each weekend in November and the first weekend in December.
Presentation Dates are as follows:
Artist/Company One: November 6-9
Artist/Company Two: November 13-16
Artist/Company Three: November 20-23
Artist/Company Four: December 4-7
Applicants must be able to present work during one of the four weekends listed above.
We accept proposals from all genres (theater, music, dance, performance art, puppetry, etc.), as long as the work is performed live. This residency is not open to previous participants.
Submission Timeline
Opens September 18, 2024
Closes December 20, 2024
Select applicants will be contacted for an interview mid-January
2025 Emergence Artists selected and announced February 1, 2025
Apply link: https://form.jotform.com/242235879678171
Website link: https://www.culturelablic.org/
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