Application Deadline: January 4, 2021
We are excited to announce the next round of Research + Development Residencies, designed to act as a catalyst for the development of new work by Los Angeles-based performance makers.
The fire poppy is a rare wildflower that grows in burn scars.
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:
- BtG_FUND (Immediate Financial Relief): BtG_FUND distributes $1,250 microgrants biweekly to provide rapid financial assistance directly to impacted artists. These grants help cover essential costs including housing, rent, medical expenses, childcare, lost wages, replacement of lost or damaged equipment, instruments, supplies, and artistic materials. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all funds are allocated, and early application is strongly encouraged.
- BtG_NEST (Fully Subsidized Creative Residencies): 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. BtG_NEST offers flexible use of the space and professional development opportunities, tailored to support fire-impacted artists as they rebuild their creative practices and develop new work. Residencies will be scheduled between May and July 2025.
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:
- Email: relief@performancepractice.org
- Text: (909) 242-8453 (Se ofrece ayuda en español)
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.
Tuesday, December 8 // 1pm + 5pm
We are looking forward to an experimental revamping of our FREE ADVICE platform in December. What used to take place as in-person one-on-one advice sessions Upstairs at the Ace Hotel D.T.L.A. will now return in digital form, and in small groups.
Tuesday, October 20 // 5pm
Los Angeles Performance Practice hosts Cordelia Istel, Director of Organizing – Arts for LA, for an informal voter education event! This digital gathering will equip our community with crucial information about how to be an effective arts voter in 2020. Join us to learn about issues likely to impact the creative sector, including local elections and city, county, and statewide ballot initiatives.
Saturday, October 3 // 4:00pm
Performance artist, comedian, and elected representative Kristina Wong is taking her raucous campaign online to arouse civic engagement and counter-hijack our democracy. Is she more effective as a performance artist or a politician? Is there actually a difference between performance art and politics?
This fall On the Boards will present the newest iteration of Andrew Schneider’s ACTING STRANGER, re-developed in partnership with Seattle-based artists Minna Lee and Fox Whitney, director and curator Raelle Myrick-Hodges, and produced in partnership with Los Angeles Performance Practice. The project will then embark on a national tour over the next two years, generating a living archive of our post-pandemic world.
Join us virtually on July 29, 2020 for a conversation with 8 Los Angeles-based artists as they share their current creative needs and curiosities, which may or may not include: using technology to decolonize theatre and escape the Western canon, question leadership and accountability in our major institutions, artists as social workers, resiliency, our changing isolated bodies, nature and spirituality, systems, time, roots, funghi, repetition, and the microfauna growing on all of us.