Houston Is Inspired 2027-2028 Application

Welcome to the registration form

Thank you for applying for the Houston Is Inspired 2027-2028 season! At the bottom of this form is a button to save and continue your work. We recommend taking the time to craft your application in a word processing document and pasting your answers here for submission. For any questions, please contact Joseph Blanchard, Programming & Events Coordinator at [email protected].

Houston Is Inspired 2027-2028 Application

Applicant Name(Required)

Arts Organization Name(Required)

If you are submitting this application as an independent artist, please add your name here.

Your Role in Organization

If you are submitting as an independent artist, please leave this field blank.

Applicant Email(Required)

Applicant Phone(Required)

Website / Social Media

Artistic Identity

This section separates questions for single artists and arts organizations. If you are applying as a single artist, please only fill fields for single artists. If you are applying on behalf of an arts organization, please only fill fields for arts organizations.

Single Artist: Artist Statement

Arts Organization: Organization Mission

Single Artist: How long have you been creating work in the Houston Arts Community?

Arts Organization: Organization History

Single Artist: Approximate Annual Budget for Artistic Work

Arts Organization: Annual Operating Budget

Where do you typically present your work?(Required)

(MATCH, Public Parks, The Hobby Center, etc.)

Please list an artistic reference; someone who has seen your work develop, collaborated with you, or mentored you through your artistic growth.(Required)

Please only include name, title, institution, email.

Please provide a recent example of previous artistic projects that represent the work of your application.

Name of Example Project(Required)

Brief Description of Example Project(Required)

Photo / Video Link

Please make sure the link is viewable by anyone. If file sharing permissions do not allow our reviewers to view, they will skip this section.

If a video example is submitted, please let us know the best 5-10 minutes to watch.

Project Information

Project Name(Required)

Project Description(Required)

Project History(Required)

If this is existing work, please tell us about the project’s history and successes. If this is a new work, please tell us about the development process for this project— past, present, and future.

What technical elements do you vision using in your production?(Required)

How could the Houston Is Inspired residency elevate the production value of your work?(Required)

Examples: growth from location, professional crew, tech time, marketing, artistic capacity.

What do you hope for the future of this work beyond the HII Residency?(Required)

The Hobby Center partners with Houston Is Inspired participants to bring in audiences to the series performances. Which communities, community organizations, affinity groups, schools, businesses, or other partners do you anticipate engaging to help build audiences for your performance? How do you plan to work with these groups through community engagement and outreach to increase awareness and encourage attendance?

Application Certification

By submitting this application, the applicant verifies that they are a Houston-based artist or arts organization, that all information provided in this form is truthful and accurate to the best of their knowledge, and that they will work in good faith with the Hobby Center to schedule and hold their residency and performance week in accordance with Hobby Center availability.