Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with current or past experience as a translator who has received a letter of invitation to perform at an international festival outside of the US.

Description
The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions (The Fund) is a public-private partnership established to help ensure that the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in the United States are represented at international festivals and exhibitions. The performing arts portion of The Fund is administered by Arts International, a not-for-profit organization. The Fund makes grants to individual performing artists and to organizations that have been invited to participate in international festivals outside the United States. It helps ensure that audiences around the world see the impressive range of expression and creativity of the U.S. performing arts. The Fund also helps support the creative and professional development of U.S. artists through the presentation of their work at significant international festivals worldwide.

Managing organization
U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
Headquarters Office:
Arts International for The Fund for U.S. Artists at International
Festivals and Exhibitions
251 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010


Phone number for Arts International:
212-674-9744

Web address:
http://www.artsinternational.org