Roster Artist Benefits
PennPAT roster artists are eligible for a variety of benefits and support related to touring. These include:
Grants to Presenters for Touring Engagements
PennPAT provides two types of grants to support the presentation of roster artists. Grants are awarded to presenters throughout the eligible region (including DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
PennPAT Fee-Support Grants may fund up to 50% of the artist fees for an engagement outside the artist’s home community. Fees covered in the grant request may include costs for performances, residency activities, travel and lodging expenses, and on rare occasions, extraordinary technical production costs.
New Directions Grants are available for long-term projects that develop deeper relationships among artists, presenters and community members through collaborative activities while presenting at least one public performance. These projects must seek to address specific creative development and audience development goals benefiting the roster artist and may include the creation of new artistic work.
Presenter Travel Grants
Presenter Travel Grants may support up to 100% of travel costs (maximum $500) for a presenter from anywhere in the U.S. to see a performance by a PennPAT roster artist, either at home or on tour. (Currently suspended due to budget cuts)
Artist Technical Assistance Grants
PennPAT awards Technical Assistance Grants to artists on the PennPAT roster. Roster Artists may apply at any time for funds to support projects that advance tour readiness and improve marketing and other tour management capabilities. Projects may include (but are not limited to) the creation of new marketing materials, short-term consultations, and participation in conferences and showcases. Grants will range up to $5,000 and are generally awarded for 40% of the project costs.
Artist Strategic Opportunity Grants
PennPAT supports roster artists' travel costs for international touring engagements that represent a strategic opportunity for the artist to expand his/her future touring ability. Strategic Opportunity Grants will range up to $5,000 and are generally awarded for 50% of the travel/lodging costs. (Currently suspended due to budget cuts)
Professional Development
PennPAT provides professional development workshops for all Pennsylvania artists in the areas of touring preparation, marketing and making connections with presenters. Professional development opportunities and networking are augmented for roster artists with a Roster Artists’ Retreat (Currently suspended due to budget cuts) and one-on-one consultations with PennPAT staff.
Marketing Support
PennPAT promotes roster artists through broad distribution of print materials, the PennPAT website, and representation at various booking conferences. Roster artists also receive materials that help them to promote themselves to presenters, including a PennPAT brochure and PennPAT labels for their printed materials.
Showcases
PennPAT provides showcase opportunities for roster artists each year, at various state and regional conferences.