We know it isn’t over. If you are a fire-impacted artist in need of resourcing, LAPP is here for you.
Los Angeles Performance Practice announces BRIDGE THE GAPS, an emergency initiative supporting artists and arts workers impacted by the devastating January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. Designed with feedback from nearly 200 local artists through LAPP’s “Are You Okay?” survey, this initiative directly addresses the critical needs and funding gaps experienced by our creative community, with special consideration for performing artists.
BRIDGE THE GAPS (BtG) consists of two complementary components:
To Apply
Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis until June 6. Applying early is highly encouraged.
INFORMATION + APPLICATION SUPPORT
LAPP will host a Virtual Information Session on Zoom, Thursday May 22nd 2025, from 6PM-7PM PST. This session will include an application overview, eligibility criteria, Q+A opportunities, and personalized application support.
Community Fundraising
Want to support? BRIDGE THE GAPS was made possible thanks to an initial $50,000 grant from one of our generous partners, and we are now actively raising additional community contributions to expand the reach of this critical relief. Your support directly enables us to provide urgent financial assistance to more L.A.-based artists, with an emphasis on artists that larger relief programs might overlook. To donate, give here.
Contact Information for Artists
For questions or assistance related to BRIDGE THE GAPS:
We encourage all eligible artists to apply, and for everyone in our network to share this opportunity widely, and contribute toward strengthening and revitalizing L.A.’s vibrant artistic community.
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BRIDGE THE GAPS: Wildfire Relief for L.A. Artists is an initiative of Los Angeles Performance Practice. BTG_FUND provides micro-grants to fire-impacted artists and is made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor with additional support from individual contributors. Donate here. BtG_NEST is a residency program made possible in part with support from Art of Recovery, an initiative of the city of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. This residency offers subsidized creative space, mentorship, and technical support at the Miles Memorial Playhouse.
Join us for three Tuesday working sessions, March 1, 8, and 15, led by Los Angeles Performance Practice’s founder and executive director, Miranda Wright and Development and Communications Manager, Deborah Reed. Our three session grant writing workshop is designed to leave you with a fully prepared proposal for your next grant application or project proposal.
INTEREST FORMS NOW CLOSED
Los Angeles Performance Practice is excited to announce the next round of Research + Development (R+D), designed to support the creation of new work by Los Angeles-based performance makers in the early stages of a project’s process. Through R+D, we aim to provide seed support to artists who are committed to live performance, and who are looking to develop their work locally. Our mission continues to be anchored by a devotion to the production and presentation of contemporary performance by artists whose work advances and challenges multi-disciplinary artistic practices.
The program will support an early development process for two invited projects. Each invited project will receive a $1,600 stipend, plus additional support that will be tailored to best meet individual needs.
JUST ADDED: ALEX SLOANE FROM MOCA, LA FOR ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
Adding to our December return of FREE ADVICE, we are excited to announce additional dates for upcoming offerings.
We are back! Offered since 2015, FREE ADVICE is an open and free consultation service with our staff. We make consultation sessions available throughout the year, and any artist in the region can sign up at no cost. Artists are encouraged to seek advice for a wide range of topics related to their work, from identifying grant and residency opportunities to locating creative communities and collaborators.
INTEREST FORMS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Los Angeles Performance Practice is excited to launch CONCENTRATE, a six-month workspace residency which provides two arts workers with round-the-clock access to a shared office space with LAPP staff including a rotating desk shared with their fellow resident partner, business services, meeting spaces, and larger opportunities to engage with the WeWork community.
Dorian Wood is distinguished for their profoundly inspiring and moving performances in their work to confront the systems that uphold the marginalization of communities. For Wood, their claimed identities are inseparable from their multidisciplinary portfolio of art.