Meet the Pop-Up Grant Recipients for September & October

Announcing Our Newest Pop-Up Grant Recipients

We proudly announce three standout Pop-Up Grants programs for September and October.  These productions included diverse artistic endeavors, challenging us to see complexity in familiar stories and immerse ourselves in the creativity of the Dallas arts community.

Artists Sans Frontières and AT&T Performing Arts Center

HAZARDS

LEARN MORE ABOUT ARTISTS SANS FRONTIÈRES LEARN MORE ABOUT AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Unrestricted Grant: $2,500 Pop-Up Grant
Artist Bonus Funds: $5,000 Artist Bonus Funding

Audiences experience the raw power of human resilience in HAZARDS, a gripping and emotionally charged dance-theatre. HAZARDS unveiled the harrowing journeys of refugees, asylum seekers, and individuals forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, and natural disasters. Weaving filmic vignettes of compelling choreography, dynamic visual projection, and cinematic music composition, HAZARDS invited the audience to become immersed in the strength, hope, and unbreakable spirit that emerges amidst crisis.

Artists Sans Frontières is dedicated to bringing the performing arts to communities affected by war, violence, natural disasters, and economic hardship. Founded in response to the Ukrainian crisis, ASF believes that dance, music, and theater are essential to human well-being. Through free and low-cost classes, workshops, and performance opportunities, ASF serves individuals of all ages, including refugees, asylum seekers, and children from low-income schools in North Texas. By collaborating with international artists, local partners, and donors, ASF provides creative enrichment, helping to uplift and bring joy to those most in need. Keep in touch with AT&T Performing Arts Center on Facebook and Instagram.

The Elevator Project is a series of performances by Dallas-based arts groups, presented on the AT&T Performing Arts Center campus. The series provides performance space in the Dallas Arts District to local talent, while giving audiences exposure to the vibrant arts scene around them. Drawing from all genres of performing arts, the projects are chosen through an annual submission process and curated by an independent panel of arts professionals. The Elevator Project was created in 2014 by the AT&T Performing Arts Center and is presented with generous support from the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.

There is no better place to explore and experience live performing arts than the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Dallas Arts District. On its vibrant 10-acre downtown campus, the nonprofit Center operates three of the nation’s finest performance venues: the Winspear Opera House (the best stage for Broadway in North Texas), Wyly Theatre, Strauss Square and the welcoming public green space, Sammons Park. Keep in touch with AT&T Performing Arts Center on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Fair Assembly

King Lear

LEARN MORE ABOUT FAIR ASSEMBLY Unrestricted Grant: $2,500 Pop-Up Grant
Artist Bonus Funds: $5,000 Artist Bonus Funding

An aging king abdicates the throne, but clings to his authority. Betrayal, sedition, and avarice plague the kingdom, and the storm surges on, inside and out. Starring Dennis Raveneau with music by Ian Ferguson, Shakespeare’s King Lear presents the battle of a lifetime: the rage against mortality. Directed by Emily Ernst, Ian Ferguson, and Sara Romersberger.

Fair Assembly is an actor-driven theatre company based in Dallas, Texas. Founded by SMU grads Emily Ernst, Christopher Rutherford, and Joshua Peugh. They are heavily influenced by the collaborative, interdisciplinary nature of Lecoq training and Shakespeare’s own company. All productions feature live sound and original music and are directed as a team. Keep in touch with Fair Assembly on Facebook, Instagram, and Vimeo.

OutLoud Dallas

See Me

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUTLOUD DALLAS Unrestricted Grant: $2,500 Pop-Up Grant
Artist Bonus Funds: $5,000 Artist Bonus Funding

Young people from across North Texas collaborated with professional artists and Director, Ruben Carrazana, to bring their stories to life through original music, choreography, lighting, holograms and projections in OutLoud’s original production, See Me, that premiered at the Eisemann Center in September. The production was infused with real stories captured from community members across the city and challenged audiences to consider who gets to tell stories and why they matter, creating space for dialogue about identity, technology, and human connection.

OutLoud‘s mission is to amplify youth voices and value young people as capable changemakers, artists, and storytellers. OutLoud believes that youth are forces of change in the community. Youth don’t just have future potential, they are powerful right now and their voices need to be heard.  They serve youth and educators from over 30 different zip codes in the Dallas area, providing free access to arts and well-being programming at the Youth Arts Center and community sites across the city.  Keep in touch with OutLoud Dallas on Facebook and Instagram.

WHAT’S A POP-UP GRANT?
We started our Pop-Up Grant program to shine a light on arts organizations creating programming that demonstrates exceptional quality, innovation, and accessibility safely, without skimping on the creative impact. HOW DO YOU PICK THE RECIPIENTS?
Grant recipients are meticulously selected via a nomination process that incorporates 60+ anonymous volunteers. Nominations are made each month and a selection committee meets afterward to determine grantees based on our criteria above.

To learn more about Pop-Up Grants, please click here.