2013 EXCHANGE GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED!

The application period for the pilot round of NET/TEN Grants is now closed.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact us at netten@ensembletheaters.net.

After a year-long inquiry with the national ensemble field, NET designed NET/TEN to create new opportunities for reciprocal exchanges with peers and colleagues. These guidelines introduce the resulting 2012-2013 pilot round of the NET/TEN grant program, which is supported by lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

The purpose of the NET Touring & Exchange Network (NET/TEN) grant program is to share techniques, inspiration, expertise, and performances among ensembles in the United States, in order to strengthen the work of individual ensembles and the field as a whole.

In order to maximize the program’s impact, grants awarded through NET/TEN will prioritize the strengthening of existing relationships, and the initiation of new ones.

The initiative aims to:

• Build the field by making connections, sharing resources, and developing relationships;
• Formalize informal practices, bringing collaborations to scale and increasing accessibility;
• Increase ensembles’ capacity to host and travel;
• Support the artistic development of companies’ work, as well as their organizational practices; and
• Create a body of peer-based knowledge to share with the field.

By focusing on exchanges in this pilot round, the program serves ensembles that are ready to share work and practices; emphasizes mutuality, reciprocity, and human connection (artist-to-artist and artist-to-audience); and elevates participants from where they began. In future rounds, NET also expects to support more conventional, multi-city tours.