Links Hall: Opportunities

Each year, Links Hall will select four independent performers to participate in a six-month residency that supports in-depth creative process. The performers receive rehearsal space and free admission to performances, a mentor help facilitate their process, a stipend to support their endeavors, informal show opportunities, and a fully produced public performance of their work at the end of the cycle. In exchange, these performers assist Links Hall with volunteer projects."

Charged Bodies –
A Mentorship Program With Tim Miller
Deadline: Tuesday May 27, 2008

Queer identified performing artists and artists addressing queer themes in their work are invited to apply to Links Hall for the Charged Bodies Mentorship Program. This program is focused on the development and presentation of original solo performance, under the mentorship of critically acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller, and is an investment in cultivating and supporting queer perspectives in innovative performance practice within Chicago.

Charged Bodies Call for Proposals

Tim Miller’s July 21-27 Intensive Solo Performance Workshop

Tim Miller's July 25 & 26 performance "Us"

CROSSCUT:

New Collaborations in Sound/Movement
The Deadline for Proposals has passed.

Links Hall and Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) join their energies in an effort to precipitate new collaborations between Chicago-based sound artists and Chicago-based movement artists. Joint proposals are invited annually, from which pairs of newly collaborating artistic partners are selected for support with a monetary grant of $5,000 per pair.

2008-2009 Crosscut grants:
Asimina Chremos and Fred Lonberg-Holm Karen
Christopher and Mark Booth
Rachel Damon and Dan Mohr
Jessi T Walsh and Patrick Scott

2007-2008 Crosscut grants:
Joan Dickinson and Mildred Hood
Josh Berman and Art Union Humanscape (Ayako Kato and Jason Roebke)

Links Hall’s Artistic Associates (AAs) each curate a month-long (four-weekends, Fridays-Sundays) performance series for the Links Hall space, for which they receive a budget, along with marketing and technical support. AA projects have taken place annually since 2005, which have enhanced the quality of our artistic programs, generated significant press coverage, and expanded audiences for new work at Links Hall.

The AA program format allows for welcome shifts in artistic perspective each year, keeping programming fresh and interesting. Many AAs have had limited or no curatorial experience before, and the opportunity to curate a month-long program has been experienced as an opportunity for new creative and professional development.

The Chicago Dancemakers Forum is led by Links Hall, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, and two independent choreographers. The Forum was conceived both as a catalyst for innovation and as a means to increase dynamic interaction among Chicago’s dancemakers. CDF annually provides $15,000 support to four dance artists.