Almasi Alliance Fellowships and Grants
Almasi Alliance Fellowships and Grants are designed to facilitate cultural exchange between dramatic artists in Zimbabwe and the United States. These grants provide support for artists and exchanges that allow recipients to develop both professionally and artistically, honing their craft, focusing on their art form, and releasing their unique artistic voice into the global community with skill.
Grants and fellowships are awarded on a discretionary basis to artists connected to Almasi's programs. There are no fixed amounts or open application cycles. Almasi identifies eligible artists through its programs and extends invitations to apply when a grant opportunity is relevant to an artist's stage of development and needs.
CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM FACILITATOR GRANT
This grant facilitates educational programs in which American artists visit Zimbabwe to teach and mentor Zimbabwean dramatic artists. It covers the costs associated with travel to Zimbabwe and the conducting of an educational artistic exchange, including airfare, accommodation, ground transport, per diem, and a stipend.
Recipients are identified and selected by the Almasi Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director based on professional achievement and the ability to teach the dramatic arts.
Applications available when grant period is active.
Walter Muparutsa Fellowship — Artist of Excellence
This fellowship supports African dramatic artists of exceptional ability and promise who have economic need. It is designed to ease the financial pressures of everyday life and give the artist the freedom to develop their craft and focus on their creative output over the course of a grant period.
Fellows participate in Almasi programs and productions, gaining direct exposure to American teaching mentors and facilitators. The fellowship may also support exceptional Zimbabwean artists in accessing educational opportunities in the United States.
Recipients are identified through Almasi's programs and selected by the Artistic Director alongside an Advisory Board of Zimbabwean artists, who assess each candidate's body of work, recommendations, and artistic trajectory.
Applications available when grant period is active.
Cultural Exchange Program Artist Grant
This grant supports promising African artists in traveling to the United States for educational or artistic exchange purposes in the dramatic arts. It may be used to facilitate auditions for American dramatic arts programs, supplement scholarships already received, or support an artistic exchange between an African artist and an American institution.
Recipients are identified through Almasi's programs and selected by the Artistic Director and an Advisory Board of Zimbabwean artists based on the artist's body of work, recommendations, and readiness for international exchange.
Applications for this grant accepted year around. Grant applications must be complete by three months to the date of proposed commencement of cultural exchange.
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