Emerging Artists Mentorship Program

Emerging Artist Showcase @7:30pm
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Celebrating Emerging Artists in our Community

Following the success of our 2024 Emerging Artist Mentorship Program, The Wisconsin Dance Council is pleased to announce its 2025 project to support Wisconsin’s emerging dance artists.

In this second year, the project will support (4) emerging artists who are beyond access to institutional structures that support their creative work and within the first five (5) years of their professional career.

Meet our 2025 Emerging Artists: (Click Artist’s name to activate webpage)

Koree Brosig

Edward Salas

Zoe Mei Glise

Lia Smith – Redmann

Meet our 2025 Emerging Artist Mentors: (Click Artist’s name to activate webpage)

Mair Culbreth

Michael Estanich

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

This project will offer the following:

  • Mentorship for the duration of the creative process.

  • One month of free rehearsal space (8 hours/week) during the months of December 2025 and January 2026.

  • A stipend of $1,000

  • The opportunity to present the resulting work at a Southeastern Wisconsin area venue.

  • The opportunity to engage in dialogue around both the dance making process and the resulting work with audience members.
  • Access to a quality video recording of the resulting work.

  • The chance to grow this project with the WDC and provide culminating knowledge, experience, and critical feedback for future project cycles.

Copyrights

Due to artistic copyrights issues, none of the selected works will be shared in any of the WDC Social Media platforms unless the music is original or public domain

Project Timeline

September 2025
  • Call for Submissions
  • September 25, 2025 Proposal Submission to the WDC
Fall 2025
  • October 20, 2025 – Announcement of Selected Artists and Mentors
  • November, 2025 – First meeting with WDC, artists (4) and mentors (2) for scheduling, project scope and goals
November 2025 – February 2026
  • Debut of the creative process with (8) hours rehearsal/week for one month
  • Photo shoot with (4) emerging artists
  • Rehearsal Intensive with 2 showings for mentors
January/February 2026
  • Public Showing with artist discussion, audience participation, audience surveys
March 2026
  • Project closure interviews with emerging artists and mentors
  • Video of the public performance shared with the (4) emerging artists

Emerging Artists Mentorship Program

Deadline Approaching
September 25, 2025
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Celebrating Emerging Artists in our Community

Emerging Artists Mentorship Program Call for Proposals

Submission Deadline September 25, 2025

Following the success of our 2024 Emerging Artist Mentorship Program, The Wisconsin Dance Council is pleased to announce its 2025 project to support Wisconsin’s emerging dance artists.

WDC is calling for dance artists of all genres to submit proposals for one subsidized choreographic cycle. In this second year, the project is designed to support (4) emerging artists who are beyond access to institutional structures that support their creative work and within the first five (5) years of their professional career.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Apply Here
This project will offer the following:

  • Mentorship for the duration of the creative process (two meetings in person or virtually, depending upon the artists’ location).

  • One month of free rehearsal space (8 hours/week) during the months of December 2025 and January 2026.

  • A stipend of $1,000

  • The opportunity to present the resulting work at a Southeastern Wisconsin area venue in late January/early February 2026.

  • The opportunity to engage in dialogue around both the dance making process and the resulting work with audience members.
  • Access to a quality video recording of the resulting work.

  • The chance to grow this project with the WDC and provide culminating knowledge, experience, and critical feedback for future project cycles.

Choreographic Guidelines

  • Proposed work must be original choreography
  • Solo or group works will be considered
  • Only one submission per artist will be accepted
  • The proposed work must be choreographed by the submitting artist
  • Works should not exceed 15 minutes in length
  • “Dance on Film” proposals are not eligible

Proposal Guidelines

To be considered for this program, applicants must complete the Emerging Artist Mentorship Program Online Application by September 25, 2025 11:59pm.

The online application requests the following information: Applicant contact information; Work experience, including a 150 word bio, video samples of the applicant’s choreographic work; Information about the proposed project, including goals and production components; Project Impact, including the rationale for the proposed project, career impact, and the role of mentorship and/or community discourse.

Written or Video Log Submission Format

Within the online application, applicants may choose to submit the requested information in writing, or they may choose to submit the requested information with password protected video log links. The online application will include Video Log submission prompts.

Proposal Evaluation and Deliberation
  1. Proposed works will be adjudicated by professional artist(s)
  2. Proposals will be evaluated using the following Evaluation Rubric
  3. Adjudicator(s) will limit their feedback on the materials submitted
Copyrights

Due to artistic copyrights issues, none of the selected works will be shared in any of the WDC Social Media platforms unless the music is original or public domain

Project Timeline

September 2025
  • Call for Submissions
  • September 25, 2025 Proposal Submission to the WDC
Fall 2025
  • October 20, 2025 – Announcement of Selected Artists and Mentors
  • November, 2025 – First meeting with WDC, artists (4) and mentors (2) for scheduling, project scope and goals
November 2025 – February 2026
  • Debut of the creative process with (8) hours rehearsal/week for one month
  • Photo shoot with (4) emerging artists
  • Rehearsal Intensive with 2 showings for mentors
January/February 2026
  • Public Showing with artist discussion, audience participation, audience surveys
March 2026
  • Project closure interviews with emerging artists and mentors
  • Video of the public performance shared with the (4) emerging artists

Emerging Artists Mentorship Program

Deadline Approaching
September 25, 2025
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Celebrating Emerging Artists in our Community

Emerging Artists Mentorship Program Call for Proposals

Submission Deadline September 25, 2025

Following the success of our 2024 Emerging Artist Mentorship Program, The Wisconsin Dance Council is pleased to announce its 2025 project to support Wisconsin’s emerging dance artists.

WDC is calling for dance artists of all genres to submit proposals for one subsidized choreographic cycle. In this second year, the project is designed to support (4) emerging artists who are beyond access to institutional structures that support their creative work and within the first five (5) years of their professional career.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Apply Here
This project will offer the following:

  • Mentorship for the duration of the creative process (two meetings in person or virtually, depending upon the artists’ location).

  • One month of free rehearsal space (8 hours/week) during the months of December 2025 and January 2026.

  • A stipend of $1,000

  • The opportunity to present the resulting work at a Southeastern Wisconsin area venue in late January/early February 2026.

  • The opportunity to engage in dialogue around both the dance making process and the resulting work with audience members.
  • Access to a quality video recording of the resulting work.

  • The chance to grow this project with the WDC and provide culminating knowledge, experience, and critical feedback for future project cycles.

Choreographic Guidelines

  • Proposed work must be original choreography
  • Solo or group works will be considered
  • Only one submission per artist will be accepted
  • The proposed work must be choreographed by the submitting artist
  • Works should not exceed 15 minutes in length
  • “Dance on Film” proposals are not eligible

Proposal Guidelines

To be considered for this program, applicants must complete the Emerging Artist Mentorship Program Online Application by September 25, 2025 11:59pm.

The online application requests the following information: Applicant contact information; Work experience, including a 150 word bio, video samples of the applicant’s choreographic work; Information about the proposed project, including goals and production components; Project Impact, including the rationale for the proposed project, career impact, and the role of mentorship and/or community discourse.

Written or Video Log Submission Format

Within the online application, applicants may choose to submit the requested information in writing, or they may choose to submit the requested information with password protected video log links. The online application will include Video Log submission prompts.

Proposal Evaluation and Deliberation
  1. Proposed works will be adjudicated by professional artist(s)
  2. Proposals will be evaluated using the following Evaluation Rubric
  3. Adjudicator(s) will limit their feedback on the materials submitted
Copyrights

Due to artistic copyrights issues, none of the selected works will be shared in any of the WDC Social Media platforms unless the music is original or public domain

Project Timeline

September 2025
  • Call for Submissions
  • September 25, 2025 Proposal Submission to the WDC
Fall 2025
  • October 20, 2025 – Announcement of Selected Artists and Mentors
  • November, 2025 – First meeting with WDC, artists (4) and mentors (2) for scheduling, project scope and goals
November 2025 – February 2026
  • Debut of the creative process with (8) hours rehearsal/week for one month
  • Photo shoot with (4) emerging artists
  • Rehearsal Intensive with 2 showings for mentors
January/February 2026
  • Public Showing with artist discussion, audience participation, audience surveys
March 2026
  • Project closure interviews with emerging artists and mentors
  • Video of the public performance shared with the (4) emerging artists
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