Performing Arts Global Exchange
Forecasted
Performing Arts Global Exchange supports U.S. presenters with artist fee funding for international performances and community activities that expand arts access and foster cultural understanding.
Funder: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Presenter booking and offer letters) | October 2027 (Agent artist nominations)
Funding Amounts: 2026–2027 guidelines: generally $1,500–$8,000 per engagement, up to 50% of the negotiated inclusive artist fee; 1:1 match required
Summary: PAGE provides artist fee support to U.S. presenters hosting international roster artists for public performances and community engagements.
Key Information: Funded engagements must include both a public performance and an artist-involved community engagement activity.
Description
Performing Arts Global Exchange (PAGE), administered by Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, helps presenters bring international performing artists to communities across the United States and its territories. An annually curated roster features artists across multiple disciplines from a selected country or region. The 2027–2028 performance season will focus on Poland and Ukraine.
PAGE aims to increase access to international performing arts and foster cultural exchange and understanding. Fee support helps reduce booking costs associated with presenting international artists, including barriers involving travel, visas, and routing. Public performances are paired with activities that allow audiences to interact directly with visiting artists. The program emphasizes communities underserved by the arts and places with limited access to live performances by international artists.
