With the mission of promoting intercultural dialogue between musical artists from Ibero America and audiences in the United States, this call is created in collaboration between Ibermúsicas and Mid Atlantic Arts to provide financial support to the circulation of Ibero American artists in the United States dedicated to music of all genres, for the season 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
The vision of culture and sustainable development of each project will be taken into account, that is, the relevance of the projects for the field of music (contribution to the development of languages, territories or musical scenes, to the development of public training, launching of artists, premieres, the development of knowledge exchange) and the ability to generate lasting work networks over time. In addition, it will be important that the projects propose linking activities that provide engagement opportunities with the communities of the cities they visit such as courses, workshops, master classes, panel discussions, etc. and carry out actions aimed at promoting a meeting with Ibero American migrant communities.
Aware of the impact that the cost of work visas has on projects that promote the circulation of artists in the United States of America, Ibermúsicas is dedicated in this call to providing assistance specifically in this area.
Musicians, groups, or ensembles of all musical genres are authorised to participate in this call that belong by nationality or by certified residence in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Portugal.
Ibermúsicas may grant a maximum of 5,000 USD or 5,000 EUR for the processing of work visas. Mid Atlantic Arts, through its Mid Atlantic Tours programme, may grant a maximum of 16,000 USD to each project selected by subsidising part of the contract agreed upon with the presenter. The United States tour may also be completed with other types of presenters, such as private venues with a contract or with a box office agreement, without the support of Mid Atlantic Arts.
