Address 3500 Lancaster Avenue Philadelphia,PA 19104 USA Phone Number (215)387-1911 Fax Number (215)387-3701 TTY Number Email [email protected] Website http://www.cecarts.org/ Executive Director Ms. Theresa Shockley Founding Year 1973 Incorporating Year 1974 Mission Statement The Community Education Center is a nonprofit performing arts center and artists incubator space. The Center offers the community opportunities to explore their creativity through classes in the performing arts as well as performance opportunities. Program Name New Edge Residency Program Program Contact Program Phone (215) 387-1911 Program Email [email protected] Year Program Founded 1985 Description of Program The New Edge Residency Program provides unique 6 month residencies that support artists in the development and presentation of new work. Three emerging artists, two in dance and one in performance, will be selected to receive rehearsal space at the CEC, a stipend, plus production and promotional services for a three evening concert of their own work in the CEC’s Meeting House Theatre. There are two residency positions for dance/dance multi-media. Dance residency positions are up to six months, 100 hours of rehearsal time and a $1,000 stipend. There is one residency position for performance/theater or multi-disciplinary projects - music, visual art and/or movement (dance may be a component, but is not considered the primary discipline of the work). Performance residencies are up to 6 months, 100 hours of rehearsal time and a $1,000 stipend. Additionally, all New Edge awardees are eligible to take part in the CEC/New Dance Alliance Exchange. Participants will be selected by the artistic directors of the two organizations to perform in New York as part of the New Dance Alliance Performance Mix series, and may also be selected to perform on the CEC side of the exchange, the New York Dance Exchange. Artists selected will receive an additional stipend of $250 per performance. Conditions/Public Service Requirements An important aspect of the residencies is community outreach. Artists are required to perform some kind of community service or public interaction in the course of the residency. Award Website Where does the program take place? Other Art in Education Organization Does this program primarily support the creation of new work? Yes Support or Services Provided as part of the Program Stipend, how much: $0.00 Studio Space Performance Space/Opportunity Technical Support/Professional Development Documentation Description of Support or Services Resident performers receive 150 hours of rehearsal space, 2 evenings of performing space, a stipend, photo shoot, and video documentation of the performance. Stipends vary with available funding. Amount Awarded by this Program (if an award) 1000.00 Related Arts Category Discipline Secondary Tertiary Multidisciplinary Music Experimental/New Music Composers Theater Experimental Performance Art/Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Performance Art/Interdisciplinary Performance Art Dance Choreographers Residency State City County Neigborhood Pennsylvania Philadelphia Any Any Gender No Requirement Age 18 and older Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? Yes W/ Restrictions Ethnicity No Requirement Career Point Emerging Special Population No Requirement Other Restrictions Applicants are accepted from artists who work in performance disciplines/genres of dance, theater, music, performance art, performance poetry, multi-disciplinary and/or multi-media, who are not full-time students or university professors, and who are not directors of incorporated arts organizations. Artists who have completed a residency must wait a year before re-applying. Total Number of Applicants (annually) 40 Total Number of Recipients (annually) 4 Total Number of Awards (annually) 4 Total Amount Awarded by this Program (annually) $3,000 Procedure Open Application Contact Requirements Call or write for application and deadline information, or visit the CEC web site. Material/Process Submit application, work samples and a letter of recommendation. See guidelines for specifications, available online. Application Fee $0 Exact Deadline Deadline2 Deadline3 Deadline4 Approximate Deadline August Rolling Deadline No Ideal Contact Month for New Application and Guidelines n/a Selection Process/Criteria The residency is juried by a panel comprised of regional professional artists, CEC board members, and community residents. The criteria are excellence, need (for support, space, exposure, etc.), and potential impact on the artist's career. Notification Process Are awardees required to submit a Final Report? False Awardee's Public Service Requirement? An important aspect of the residencies is community outreach. Artists are required to perform some kind of community service or public interaction in the course of the residency.