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rEvolver Donation Drive
rEvolver, as we know it, is in trouble.
We’re asking for your help to ensure we can continue supporting emerging artists and bring you another year of daring, experimental, and unforgettable performances.
We know pretty much everyone is in the same boat right now. Like so many other arts organizations, we have been hit hard by funding loss and delays, inflation, and government budget cuts.
While we are looking into new possible funding sources, and still have the support from most of our funders, we are taking this moment to ask for donations. Our goal is to raise $10,000.
For the past 13 years, rEvolver has been a staple for the emerging artist community. Just last year, we programmed 12 mainstage shows, 6 works-in-progress, and 2 off-site special presentations. One of our biggest ventures!
rEvolver is a one-of-a-kind opportunity where emerging artists showcase their work to wide audiences, receive a guarantee AND a box office split, receive hands-on mentorship and training, and make connections with established professionals as well as their peers.
For our 14th rEvolver Festival, we received a record breaking 145 applications (!) however, due to our reduced budget, the curators may only be able to program a few of them. With your help, we will bring that number up and support those who need it most!
“the festival team not only put value-lead intention into programming a festival to launch emerging careers and elevate underrepresented voices, but followed through to sufficiently prepare, resource, and support artists facing unique barriers and diverse needs approaching the festival performances…I’m grateful to the rEvolver festival for the unique and important role they play in the ecology of the Vancouver experimental performance scene.”
– Jami Reimer, Soft Tongues: a bioacoustic opera, rEvolver 2024
Please consider getting involved with a one-time donation or by becoming a Monthly donor to support our mission long term.
rEvolver Festival is one of the only festivals in Canada for emerging artists to showcase their work to a wide audience. Their stories are vital to our community. rEvolver is vital to their development.
Get involved as a cash supporter or by donating your expertise.
Show your support for emerging and equity deserving artists we assist and the creative work we do to uncover and illuminate the contemporary issues we face today. The government funding we receive keeps the floor lights focused, sets the stage and provides paid jobs to Canadian artists, but it only covers a portion of our operating, marketing and development costs.
Your monthly or single gift is imperative to our future planning, the number of artists we help, how much income we pay them, and the size and depth of our programming each year. If you prefer to assist us by donating your time and knowledge to the organization, your help will not be refused. We love our volunteers! Whether you want to join the team part time to gain experience in your new career path or have a lifetime of information to share, we need help.
Upintheair Theatre has always been a nimble organization with a small team of dedicated staff and volunteers that believe in the artists of the future. If you see a future that is populated with performance by artists from all communities, you see the future we manifest every day. Help us provide the vital support performance that makers from Vancouver, BC and across Canada need to not only survive but thrive.