Fall 2023 Community Resource Lottery
Please note: The application deadline was Monday, October 9 at 11:59pm.
Eligible applicants will then be entered into the lottery drawings, which will occur on Friday, October 13.
IndieSpace is excited to open our Fall 2023 Community Resource Lottery! This will be one application for nine lotteries!
You are welcome to apply on behalf of yourself AND/OR an entity you represent using the same application. Apply for one, two, or ALL of these amazing offerings in ONE application.
These offerings are in collaboration with Benvenuti Arts, J. Stephan Brantley, Inclusive Communication Services, Theatre Advocacy Project, Joseph O’Malley Photography, Forge NYC, and Chauvet Bishop Massage Therapy.
Be sure to read instructions around each offering AND be sure that you can commit to the opportunity BEFORE submitting an application for it.
You may apply to AS MANY offerings as you would like and you are eligible for.
If you enter multiple lotteries, you will only be eligible to win a max of ONE OFFERING. If you win a lottery, your name will be pulled from the pot for the subsequent lottery pulls. HOWEVER, depending on the interest in the LMS certification and Restorative Justice workshop, because they allow for multiple attendees, we may allow all applicants to win EITHER of those offerings IN ADDITION to one of the other 6 offerings. Applicants will be notified of the lottery results no later than October 17.
LOTTERY OFFERINGS
Offering #1: ASL Services for a production from Inclusive Communication Services
For Two Applicants
For Companies, Venues, or Productions
Inclusive Communication Services is a woman-owned accessibility agency providing accommodation services for the Deaf, Blind, and non-English speaking. Their mission is to improve inclusion in local communities through affordable, quality accommodations. For this lottery, ICS is offering ASL interpreting services for two companies, one production each (up to 3 hours) at no cost to the participant.
Valued at $500 each - FREE FOR YOU
More information about Inclusive Communication Services can be found here.
Offering #2: A one-time Grant Writing Service from Benvenuti Arts
For Two Applicants
For Companies or Venues
Benvenuti Arts will work with you to write one grant of your choosing. Includes one 30-minute call to strategize! Services to be rendered for grant with deadlines of November 20, 2023 - March 2024.
Up to $500 value each, depending on grant you choose to have them work on - FREE FOR YOU
More information about Benvenuti Arts can be found here.
Offering #3: A spot in an in-person Restorative Justice Workshop led by J.Stephen Brantley
For Ten Applicants
For Individual Artists
J.Stephen Brantley’s Restorative Practices For Theatre Production workshop shows theatremakers how to use Restorative tools to build more supportive, collaborative, productive working environments. During a three-hour interactive session, participants experience three kinds of talking circles designed to help us Check In, Build Community, and Address Harm. Circle Practice creates unity, builds trust, and deepens our connection to our work. It is also used to address and process harm and, most importantly, prevent harm from happening in the first place.
Valued at $650/workshop — FREE FOR YOU
Date of Workshop: December 16
Location of Worksop: The Brick Aux
**Please be sure you can attend this workshop during this time frame and put a tentative hold in your calendar now to avoid conflicts if your name is chosen in the lottery.**
To learn more about the Restorative Justice Workshop, click here.
Offering #4: A Rehearsal Package from Theatre Advocacy Project
For Two Applicants
For Companies or Productions
Theatre Advocacy Project (TAP) is a women-founded theatre HR & DEI nonprofit whose vision is to help create a future where all theatre professionals are safe from discrimination, harassment, and abuse, allowing for the advancement of braver, more collaborative, and exploratory art-making. They offer HR services, DEI training, and accountability partnership to arts organizations.
They are offering a rehearsal package for two productions. The Rehearsal Package creates a framework for artists working on a production to establish a culture of belonging and provide tools to have courageous conversations. The Rehearsal Package includes three sessions and a tailored survey. During the pre-show session they will work with your team to understand context for the production, any details that should be included within the production survey, and cultural goals for the show. During the First Rehearsal Community Agreement Session they will work with the full cast and creative team to set rehearsal expectations and establish a set of guiding principles for safety and equity throughout the rehearsal process. They will bring in an appropriate framework to the show, and help scaffold the rehearsal process. Finally, during the post-mortem, they will discuss survey results, areas for improvement, and successes from the production process.
These sessions take place via Zoom, unless otherwise arranged and approved with TAP.
Valued at $450/production - FREE FOR YOU
For more information on TAP, click here.
Offering #5: LMS Certification from Theatre Advocacy Project
For Five Applicants
For Individual Artists
The online LMS course is titled EDIT: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre, named after TAP’s live training of the same name. It comes with interactive modules and provides a certificate in Advocacy, Anti-oppression, and Bystander intervention competencies. While dependent upon the individual, the course takes approximately one hour to complete. However, participants may exit and come back to the training at any point and it will save their progress. Once an individual registers for the course, the TAP team will approve them and they will then have open access. The course provides competencies in advocacy, anti-oppression, and bystander intervention training.
Valued at $150/participant - FREE for you
For more information on TAP, click here.
Offering #6: A 90-minute headshot session from Joseph O’Malley Arts
For Two Applicants
For Individual Artists
Joseph O'Malley (they/she) is a photographer and filmmaker from New York. They started their career as a theater photographer and video producer for several major non-profits, and now work primarily as an independent artist. They've shot projects with Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe winning artists, and her photography has been featured in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and numerous other publications. For headshot & portrait photography, Joseph works with clients to create a comfortable space where they can be their authentic selves. Joseph aims for all her clients to feel confident that their headshots represent them truthfully and at their best.
Valued at $600/session- FREE for you
For more information on Joseph’s work, click here.
Offering #7: A spot at the ForgeFuel Artist Retreat for Writers
For Five Applicants
For Individual Artists
Facilitated by Co-Founder + Partner Greg Taubman, FORGE Fuel retreats offer an escape from the rhythms of city life and a chance to spend a weekend working in the company of like-minded creators. Set at a quiet country farmhouse in a pastoral corner of Connecticut, with plenty of opportunities for feedback and collaboration, FORGE Fuel provides the ideal conditions for lighting a fire from your creative spark.
Valued at $200/person - FREE for you
FORGE FUEL participants receive:
A dedicated weekend for creative work, with optional share-back sessions.
A cohort of like-minded artists.
Opportunities for producorial and dramaturgical feedback from FORGE.
Space to eat, sleep, and work in comfort for the duration of the weekend in Danbury, CT.
Meals curated by FORGE and prepared communally.
Logistical support to and from the Retreat.
10 acres of stunning property to muse, roam, and explore; Perfect for jumpstarting any process, just 90 minutes outside of NYC.
Participants are responsible for:
Commitment to treat the space and makers who share it with me with a generosity that reflects their wholeness, makes space for experiences and communication styles that I may not share, and holds me accountable to my creative process. Read the code of conduct here.
Travel to and from Danbury, CT (By car or by rail to Brewster Station off the Metro-North Harlem Line).
Their own alcohol or specialty snacks (if desired).
The retreat takes place November 3-5.
**Please be sure you can attend the retreat during this time frame and put a tentative hold on your calendar now to avoid conflicts if your name is chosen in the lottery.**
For more information on Forge Fuel, click here.
Offering #8: A 6-month SKETCH Arts and Development Consulting Package from Forge NYC
For One Applicant
For Companies, Venues, Productions, or Individual Artists
Forge NYC is offering a 6-month SKETCH Arts and Development Consulting package: 6-monthly 60 minute sessions, 5 asynchronous reviews of generated materials plus bonus check-ins at twice monthly *Fast Fuel sessions. Forge NYC will be guided by the recipient as to what work is most urgent/important to them — they won't delimit the areas they’re willing to cover in advance. Forge NYC could help you target Strategic Planning & Administration, Resources & Development, or Process & Dramaturgy. Valued at $1900 - FREE for you
*Fast Fuel is a full-day pop-up workspace for makers to mix, mingle, and create, hosted free of charge by FORGE NYC and its partner organizations. FORGE is on hand to offer on-the-spot feedback, consulting advice, and organized workflow guidance.
For more information on Forge NYC click here.
Offering #9: A 3-session package of Massage and Reiki from Chauvet Bishop Massage Therapy
For Two Applicants
For Individual Artists
Chauvet Bishop is offering a package of three 60-minute sessions of Massage and Reiki. Chauvet Bishop is a Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner, Organizer with Justice Committee, Poet and Host of Open Room at Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
She received her massage therapy training Swedish Institute in Swedish, Shiatsu and Sports techniques. She began practicing in 2011. Since graduating from the Swedish Institute, Chauvet gained experience in Spas, Wellness Centers, and Gyms. Her style has been described as intuitive massage, blending physical and energetic work in each session. She has also brought her massage skills to businesses, parties and backstage for various performances around NYC. Chauvet is currently practicing from her Healing Space in Crown Heights BK, in-home massage, reiki (in person as well as distance) and organizing wellness spaces for community events with the Audre Lorde Project and NYCPOC Healing Circle.
Valued at $450/person - FREE for you
For more information on Chauvet Bishop click here.