Creating Higher Ground

MEET & GREETS

After applications are reviewed by the HG Festival’s Board, accepted artists will be invited to HG Meet & Greets at local venues or via Zoom.​

The Meet & Greets are designed for neighborhood artists of all disciplines to connect & network, and begin discussing potential collaborations.

Artists who already know their collaborating partner(s) must attend at least (1) Meet & Greet.

FINAL PROPOSALS

Final HG Premieres Proposals are due in April (date to be confirmed).

Each collaboration must have at least 2 lead artists of differing disciplines.​

The project must be a stage performance based.

The project must be respectful of the venue & family friendly audience.

The formal announcement of accepted HG Premieres projects will be made End of April, 2022.

HG PREMIERES

Each HG Premieres collaboration must have at least 2 Lead Artists of differing disciplines, and it must be a stage-based production.

Chosen HG Premieres will each receive HG Festival provided local workspace (if allowed under health guidelines), a $500 project stipend, non profit benefits, and artistic advisory (if requested).

​Lead Artists will have full responsibility of scheduling, maintaining project progression, disbursement of stipend and producing a polished final product.

​If a collaboration is in need of additional artists, aka actors, dancers, musicians, then Lead Artists will have access to our database of applicants who applied as “Participating Artists”. ​

HG Festival Directors will conduct check-ins of the project’s progress during the months of July and August. ​

HG Premieres must be presented August 2022.