AIP ARTISTS

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Artist Profiles

Showcases

Current projects and tours

The Indigenous Artists of Turtle Island (link to resource)

From 2018 to 2023, Advancing Indigenous Performance (AIP) made twenty (20) three-year fellowship awards - called Native Launchpad Awards - to Native performers nationwide. 40 additional applicants were recognized as program Associate Artists, and received professional development opportunities, such as participation in the AIP Symposium. As a result, a number of them were selected for Native Launchpad awards in subsequent years.

Artist Directory

List of Native Launchpad Artists by year + discipline + profile link

List of Associate Artists by year + discipline + profile link

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MEET THE NATIVE LAUNCHPAD ARTISTS

2018 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD

2019 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD

MEET THE ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

2023 ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

  • Brenda Atencio - G PRECIOUS

    MUSIC

  • Pele Bauch

    DANCE

  • Chantil Dukart

    MUSIC

  • Olivia Komahcheet

    MUSIC

  • Christopher Mike-Bidtah - Def-i

    MUSIC

  • Sondra Segundo

    MUSIC

2022 COHORT

2022 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD ARTISTS

2021 COHORT

2021 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD ARTISTS

2020 COHORT

2020 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD ARTISTS

2020 ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

 2019 COHORT

2019 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD ARTISTS

2019 ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

 2018 COHORT

2018 NATIVE LAUNCHPAD ARTISTS

2018 ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

Want to see their work?

Showcases

AIP Artists have performed live showcases at conferences and in venues across the United States. During the pandemic, we developed an online platform for recording 15-minute performances on video. Check them out below.

Projects and Tours

From land-based installations to multi-venue tours, AIP artists have raised the bar for domestic and international touring. Click the link below to learn more about what they’re up to now.

THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS

Native Launchpad and the Advancing Indigenous Performance (AIP) program were made possible by lead grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2018-2020, 2021-2024), with additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (2018-2023) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA, 2018-2025).