Mitu’s Hybrid Arts Lab supports women, trans, and non-binary artists working at the intersection of performance and technology.
Donor Name: Theatre Mitu
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 03/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
With a focus on early career BIPOC artists, this program offers studio and creation space, technical resources, training, and mentorship to a small cohort for the exploration, development, and expansion of their practice. The program culminates in a series of studio visits that invites the community to engage in the fellows’ arts practice and join a conversation about art and innovation.
2025 marks the sixth annual Hybrid Arts Lab. Mitu will convene a cohort of three artists for eight months. Each artist will receive support to develop their practice bridging performance and technology. This support includes: a $3,000 award; five weeks of studio space, equipment, and technology at MITU580; mentorship and workshops with Founding Artistic Director; training and classes with guest artists modeling creative uses of hardware and software tools in art-making; and a materials budget to support a series of public studio visits.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists are required to be local in New York City and prepared for all in-person activities. Virtual or remote participation will not be an option.
- This program is focused on supporting BIPOC women, trans, and non-binary artists working at the intersection of performance and technology. They welcome applications from everyone interested in the program or the organization, however they will be prioritizing BIPOC women, trans, and non-binary artists for acceptance.
- This program is dedicated to emerging and early career artists who are not currently enrolled in a degree granting program.
- As an arts practice fellowship, a commitment to work at the intersection of performance and technology, a commitment to acquire new skills, and a willingness to publicly share in-process aspects of your work are required to participate in the program.
Program Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change based on participant needs and organizational capacity but reflects the overall time commitment required to participate in the Hybrid Arts Lab.
- The Hybrid Arts Lab begins in April and ends all in-person activities by November 30th 2025.
- During most of the fellowship, participants will generally between one and four times per month for meetings, classes, or guest artist sessions. Additionally artists will be granted five weeks of studio space where fellows will be expected to maintain a schedule of in-person working hours developing work and exploring new elements of their practice. Fellows will be expected to maintain a minimum of 20 hours of work time each studio week.
- Each participant will receive five exploratory weeks with shared use of MITU580 and shared access to the venue’s lighting, audio, video equipment, and software. The first two-week period will be held in July. The second three-week period will be held in November.
- The cohort will culminate the second period of studio weeks in November by presenting a series of in-process studio visits with the community. Fellows must be available for this time in order to participate in the program.
For more information, visit Theatre Mitu.
