News and Program Updates
Emergency Mental Health Grant Program: January 2026 Update
We share an important update on our Emergency Mental Health Grant Program, including a brief pause beginning January 21 as we thoughtfully strengthen and improve the program.
This post outlines what the pause means for 2025 and 2026 applicants and reaffirms our continued commitment to supporting artists’ mental health through this grant.
West Village Rehearsal Co-Op – Availability in January
Information about the West Village Rehearsal Space's availability in January.
IndieSpace and Caborca Team Up to Launch One More Equity Health Week Players
Caborca will join forces with IndieSpace to create the One More Equity Health Week Players, a play-reading series designed to fulfill the dual purposes of exploring new plays and securing health insurance coverage for actors and stage managers who are represented by Actors’ Equity Association.
IndieSpace Together – November 18
Join us for our next IndieSpace Together event!
We’ll be together at the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op on Tuesday, November 18, from 4pm to 8pm.
This is a special Friendsgiving edition of IndieSpace Together.
Join us for The Builders Series on November 3 for Existential Fundraiser Fatigue
Join us for the next meeting of The Builders Series, our quarterly gathering of artists, cultural workers, and nonprofit leaders running independent or small-scale organizations.
Dawn Heuff from Aurore Fundraising Consultancy will lead a discussion, “Existential Fundraiser Fatigue”.
West Village Rehearsal Co-Op – Availability in November
Information about the West Village Rehearsal Space's availability in November.
IndieSpace Together – September 16
Join us for our next IndieSpace Together event!
We’ll be together at the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op on Tuesday, September 16, from 1pm to 6pm.
Come to get some work done or to network and connect with other artists, producers, writers, and collectives.
Join us for The Builders Series on September 2 for “1099 vs. W-2 – Understanding Worker Classification”
Join us for the next meeting of The Builders Series, our quarterly gathering of artists, cultural workers, and nonprofit leaders running independent or small-scale organizations.
Andrea Scala Nellis from Arts FMS will lead a discussion, “1099 vs. W-2 — Understanding Worker Classification”.
IndieSpace Together - June 17
Join us for our next IndieSpace Together event!
We’ll be together at the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op on Tuesday, June 17, from 1pm – 7:30pm
Come to get some work done or to network and connect with other artists, producers, writers, and collectives.
Join us for The Builders Series on June 3
The Builders Series is a quarterly virtual gathering for artists and leaders of small arts organizations to connect, share strategies, and build skills together.
Learn more about our June 3 for our session with Sarah Benvenuti of Benvenuti Arts, featuring practical tools for navigating uncertainty and a chance to connect with peers.
2025 Community Resource Lottery
IndieSpace is excited to open our 2025 Community Resource Lottery!
This will be one application for 15 lotteries! You are welcome to apply using the same application on behalf of yourself or an entity you represent. Apply for one, two, or ALL of these amazing offerings in ONE application.
West Village Rehearsal Co-Op – Summer Availability
Information about the West Village Rehearsal Space's application. We are currently accepting applications to use the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op between June 16 and August 24.
Introducing: The Builders Series
The Builders Series is a quarterly gathering for artists, cultural workers, and nonprofit leaders building meaningful work with limited resources, offering expert-led sessions on practical topics like fundraising, operations, and care-centered leadership.
West Village Rehearsal Co-Op – Spring Availability
Information about the West Village Rehearsal Space's application to use the space in April and May.
The First Recipient of IndieSpace’s Itty Bitty Mini Guaranteed Income Program
IndieSpace is excited to announce the first recipient of our Itty Bitty Mini Guaranteed Income Program, a groundbreaking 3-year pilot program designed to provide guaranteed income to NYC indie theater artists.
West Village Rehearsal Co-Op Lottery for February 2025
Information about the West Village Rehearsal Space's application to use the space in February.
IndieSpace To Host Digital Give & Gain Market In October
A press release sharing that IndieSpace will host a virtual Give & Gain Market on Tuesday, October 29 at 6pm on Zoom.
The IndieSpace Give & Gain Market is a welcoming, two-hour guided space where indie artists and creatives come together to exchange their passions, skills, knowledge, resources, and opportunities.
West Village Rehearsal Co-Op – Fall Availability
Information about the West Village Rehearsal Space's application to use the space for specific dates this fall.
Guaranteed Income for Indie Theater Artists? YES, PLEASE!
Join IndieSpace, in collaboration with Creatives Rebuild NY, to learn more about Guaranteed Income and to help IndieSpace think through the nuts and bolts of an itty bitty mini GI pilot program that will launch in the fall.
2024 MEGA Community Resource Lottery
IndieSpace is excited to open our MEGA 2024 Community Resource Lottery!
This will be one application for 8 lotteries! You are welcome to apply using the same application on behalf of yourself or an entity you represent. Apply for one, two, or ALL of these amazing offerings in ONE application.
