Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (US)

They hope to enrich creative development, expand access to the art of other cultures and deepen mutual understanding across cultures.

The program seeks applications from dedicated artists who create work of exceptional quality and whose work and career is at a level to benefit from international exchange with peers.

The Lighton International Artist Exchange Program (LIAEP) works to make the world a smaller place by giving artists of different cultures the opportunity to work together, in the hope that lasting friendship and understanding will develop.

The program provides support for mid-career visual artists and arts professionals to travel to international residencies and artist communities and for foreign visual artists to travel to and work in the United States.

Priorities

• The program is especially interested in funding mid-career artists who have not yet worked in a foreign country and in funding travel and residencies to countries that are less Westernized.
• LIAEP’s goal is to break boundaries and will award funds to a foreign artist traveling to the United States or a U.S. citizen to a foreign country.

Funding Information

• LIAEP award requests are limited to a maximum of $7,000 US currency per applicant.

Eligible Expenses

• The grant program supports most direct costs associated with proposed travel and residency related expenses. These costs include, but are not limited to:
  • airfare
  • transportation
  • meals
  • artist supplies
  • residency costs
  • living expenses

Ineligible Expenses

• reimbursement for prior travel
• student travel
• shipping of art
• equipment purchases
• exhibition costs

Eligibility Criteria

• LIAEP supports travel by serious visual artists (and occasionally individual performance and dance artists) to professional & established residencies and will consider high-quality independent projects if in support of the program goals.

For more information, visit Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City.