Ready to tour Asia? Apply by May 29!

Join WAA in Hong Kong and Busan, Korea

The delegation will travel to the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (HKPAX), October 9 - 13. With an optional extension, delegates can also attend the Busan Performing Arts Market (BPAM) in South Korea, September 29 – October 7.

Applications are NOW OPEN for Discovery and Peer Learning

Applications are NOW OPEN for WAA OAK 2026!

We're doing what the performing arts community does best: gathering close, sharing resources, and building collective solutions together. Whether you're an artist ready to showcase your work, a producer wanting to provide more opportunities onsite, or an industry professional with insights to share, this is your moment!

Starts October 2025

100% Online

Monthly sessions through June 2026

$250 for the full series 

Space is limited. Register by Sept 24, 2025! 

Volunteering on a committee is one of the most rewarding experiences at WAA. Not only can you contribute your time and expertise to a worthy cause, but you make new connects and forge lasting friendships with folks with colleagues across the Western United States and beyond. 

Join us as a PADX Fellow at WOMEX - World Music Expo Congress in Manchester, UK | October 23 - October 27

Ten artists/ensembles will be selected to perform at the showcase – part of the 2024 WAA Annual Conference — for an audience of presenters, agents, and other performing arts professionals from the West and beyond. The deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on March 4; applicants will be notified at the end of April. Learn more & apply

Join us as a PADX Fellow or a PADX Colleague at the ISPA — International Society for the Performing Arts Congress in Perth, Australia on April 30 - May 3