New Works Exploration Grants for Works by Women provide support for Professional Company Member staff to travel to other cities to attend performances or workshops of new American works by women.

New Works Exploration Grants for Works by Women encourage greater familiarity with new American opera and music theater works composed by women and the producers and artists who create them. Attending more performances of new works and meeting with the creative artists and producers responsible for them build the fluency and expertise of OPERA America members in an area of artistic enterprise that is still needed for company leaders.

New Works Exploration Grants are supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Grant Details

Grants totaling up to $2,000 are available per company annually (as available) to support travel expenses related to staff attendance at performances/workshops of new American works composed by women. Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until the funding is exhausted.

How to apply

Eligibility: OPERA America’s Professional Company Members based in the United States may apply.

Professional Company Member staff can log in to view grant guidelines and application timelines. To learn about becoming a Professional Company Member, visit Organizational Membership.