ARCOS is invested in the power of relational, rather than transactional, creative practices of sharing resources, knowledge, and care. ARCOS Presents is a production mentorship and laboratory designed to prepare artists to be nimble, courageous, and willing to take creative risks by tackling difficult ideas in new ways. We aim to support Austin-based “emerging-into-self-producing” dance artists at any stage of their choreographic practices.
Awardees receive financial support, including an artist stipend, production budget, studio rehearsal space, technical inventory access, and performance venue rental. Mentorship also serves awardees with creative thought partnering, production and technical support, and audience and press outreach.
The next round of ARCOS Presents will take place in 2025.
![Kelly Goetz: Menstruator / Ciceley Fullylove: Rhythm & Grooves (2024)]()
![Angelica Monteiro: Narratives of the Migrant Body (2023)]()
![Michael J. Love: Dope Fit! (2019)]()
![anxious 20yr olds: This Isn't New (2017)]()
Awardees receive financial support, including an artist stipend, production budget, studio rehearsal space, technical inventory access, and performance venue rental. Mentorship also serves awardees with creative thought partnering, production and technical support, and audience and press outreach.
The next round of ARCOS Presents will take place in 2025.
Past ARCOS Presents awarded artists include:
- Kelly Goetz for Menstruator and Ciceley Fullylove for Rhythm & Grooves (2024) at CRASHBOX
- Angelica Monteiro for Narratives of the Migrant Body (2023) at Motion Media Arts Center
- Interdisciplinary tap artist Michael J. Love for The Auralvisual Mixtape Collection, Part II: Dope Fit! (2019) at Carver Museum and Cultural Center
- University of Texas at Austin alums anxious 20yr olds (Gianina Casale, D’Launa Lawson, Oluwaseun Samuel Olayiwola, Lizzette Chapa, Hunter Sturgis) for This Isn’t New (2017) at Museum of Human Achievement
This project has been financed in part by the City of Austin’s Elevate Grant Program.