Press Room

We serve as a national voice for the performing arts industry and often are called to comment publicly on arts related issues garnering attention from lawmakers, influencers and tastemakers.

APAP produces a monthly e-newsletter for members with industry news, government affairs updates, advocacy alerts, grant opportunities, member news, events and much more. In addition to this newsletter, APAP also publishes a quarterly magazine called Inside Arts for its nearly 2,000 members. Within its pages, issues critical to the performing arts, presenting and touring field are explored. Each issue introduces readers to work of both new and well-known artists, details case studies of successful programs, and features targeted nuts-and-bolts organizational development articles. Presenters, artists and managers count on Inside Arts to help in booking their seasons, educating their patrons, planning operations and managing facilities.

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), based in Washington, D.C., is the national service and advocacy organization with nearly 2,000 members worldwide, dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting field and the professionals who work within it. Our members represent the nation’s leading performing arts centers, municipal and university performance facilities, nonprofit performing arts centers, culturally specific organizations, foreign governments, as well as artist agencies, managers, touring companies, and national consulting practices that serve the field, and a growing roster of self-presenting artists. As a leader in the field, APAP works to effect change through advocacy, professional development, resource sharing, and civic engagement.