by gpafest2019 | Sep 30, 2022
We’re pleased to announce that storytellers Black & Silver Productions, playwright Peter Sonenstein and violinist Ilana Zaks will receive 2020 Artists’ Awards. All three will create or complete original, new work and premiere it at the next festival,...
by gpafest2019 | May 20, 2022
Applications are being accepted until July 31 for the Guilford Performing Arts Festival’s (GPAF) third round of Artists’ Awards, which commission new works by Connecticut artists in dance, drama and music. As many as six $2,500 grants will be awarded for the creation...
by gpafest2019 | May 20, 2022
(Note: the link to the online application is at the bottom of this page. Please read the criteria and rules in their entirety before applying) Overview The Guilford Performing Arts Festival Artists’ Awards were created to support the development of new work by...
by gpafest2019 | May 11, 2022
We’re excited to announce the election of two new members to the festival board of directors: Sheri Cote and Susan Rollins. Their presence increases the size of our board to 12 and brings valuable skills in business and marketing to our all-volunteer organization....
by gpafest2019 | May 10, 2022
Skyler Hagner, recipient of the festival’s Donn Trenner 2020 Artists’ Award in Music, recently performed his composition Invisible Cities, commissioned by the festival, in Philadelphia. Skyler premiered the work, a suite for jazz nonet, at the 2021 festival and has...