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USCIS Promises Major Visa Improvements

Processing times for regularly-filed artist visa petitions will not exceed 14 days, according to senior officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 

In a meeting with public stakeholders on July 20, the agency also promised that significant improvements to the quality of artist visa processing will soon be underway as the agency undergoes a major effort to revise its policy and training programs for the two service centers that process the O and P visas used by artists travelling to the United States for performances. Learn more and read the final policy memo here.

Net Neutrality 101 Briefing Call

Thank you for joining us on July 19 to discuss what you need to know about net neutrality and how this issue could affect the business of performing arts professionals online. A portion of the recording with transcript will be available later this week.

NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR APAP MEMBERS FROM THE NEA AND HUD

For the first time, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD co-convened the arts and creative sector on a national level around funding opportunities. Both agencies hosted a webinar on Wednesday, July 7 to explain the eligibility and application process. Read the full announcement here.

 

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(1) The chance to actively participate in presenting worldwide by joining, updating, and commanding a dynamic presence in the “networks of networks”

(2) The ever-changing virtual opportunity to interact with the nation’s leading performing arts centers, municipal and university performance facilities, nonprofit performing arts centers, culturally specific organizations, as well as artist agencies, managers, touring companies, and national consulting practices that serve the field, and a growing roster of self-presenting artists

(3) A community of likeminded creative people who…won’t you help us fill in the blanks (and the content)? After all, APAP|365 is YOU.

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Fiscal Year is Over - Still Time to Renew

Even if your organization has just ended its fiscal year, there's still time to renew. Do you have funds left in your budget? Did you know you can renew your membership now, even if it's early? Renew now!

Call for Nominations: Young Performers Career Advancement Program

The Young Performers Career Advancement (YPCA) Program. YPCA, part of the Arts Presenters Classical Connections initiative, is a program designed to assist classical musicians in the formative stages of their careers by offering opportunities to meet and work with established presenters, managers, agents and artists.

Read the guidelines and apply


APAP National Call-in on Performing Arts Presenting and Education

This national call-in provided an opportunity for an exchange of information, ideas and strategies that focus on how presenters can best improve and expand educational programs and services related to such areas as partnerships, technology, professional development, funding, quality and impact.

 The Call-in recording is now available here.

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