​CALL TO HISTORICAL / CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS: Each season, Luminarium Dance Company of Boston ventures to a new town in Massachusetts to couple with an historical and/or cultural organization for its annual Cultural Community Outreach Project—highlighting the organization through a customized, grant-funded project that integrates dance and the arts with the venue at hand. Past projects took place at key landmarks including: Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House (Concord, 2012); New England Quilt Museum (Lowell, 2013); Arlington Reservoir Water Tower (Arlington, 2014, and Gold Star Award winning event); Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (Amherst, 2015); Longfellow’s Wayside Inn (Sudbury, 2016). The company has created everything from visual art to choreographic work focused on the organization’s importance as a local landmark within the context of the town, and each project culminates with a live performance held at the institution. Each year, Artistic Director Merli V. Guerra has chosen the venue, but for its 2017 Season, Luminarium is turning to you—Massachusetts' important cultural organizations—to put your name forward as this year’s chosen venue!

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Deadline to apply

Wednesday, October 5

 

What it means to be chosen

Luminarium will announce the selection of its 2017 Cultural C.O.P. destination on Friday, October 7. At this point, the point person at the organization will chat (in person or by phone) with Merli V. Guerra to hear her thoughts on what might be created for this venue and to discuss the project as a whole. The organization will then need to supply a letter of support to Luminarium by Thursday, October 13 so that it can be included in Luminarium's grant application to the organization's local cultural council. (All funding for the project and culminating event comes directly from these LCC grants and Luminarium. The organization pays nothing, but it is understood that they will waive any fees to have Luminarium perform in their space, and that the necessary staff will be available to help as needed on the agreed upon date(s) of the event.)

 

In January 2017, funding is announced through the LCC. At this point, Guerra will reach out again to the organization to confirm exactly how the project will move forward, given the funding. January also begins Luminarium's 2017 Season, so from that point onward, the organization and the 2017 Cultural C.O.P. will be advertised on Luminarium's website, press, and season collateral.

 

It is a wonderful opportunity for an organization to be highlighted, at no cost, while offering its patrons a new look at its space through a collaboration with dance and art.

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How to apply

Please send the following in an email to to Merli V. Guerra at mguerra@luminariumdance.org (subject line: 2017 Cultural C.O.P. Application) by midnight on Wednesday, October 5:

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1. Name of organization and contact person.

2. Organization website and town.

3. A brief (100 words or less) mission statement for your organization.

4. A short statement (250 words or less) on why you would like to have Luminarium Dance Company highlight your organization through dance and art.

5. Briefly describe the space in which you envision Luminarium performing for the culminating event. IE Is it a stage, classroom, stairwell, barn, outdoor space, etc. The more creative the better! We always welcome an artistic challenge (100 words or less).

6. What makes your organization a local landmark for your town, culturally and/or historically (250 words or less).

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All applicants will be notified of decisions on Friday, October 7 by email.

Thank you for applying for our 2017 project!

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