AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Via Nomadic Wax: http://www.nextlevel-usa.org/apply

Next Level, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is looking for hip-hop artist-educators to participate in an international exchange program.

In collaboration with the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Teams and U.S. Embassies abroad, Next Level offers workshops and presents performances aimed at reaching underserved groups and addressing pressing social policy concerns.

In 2015–16, Next Level will take teams of artists to five countries—in East Africa, Central America, and Southeast Asia—to use hip-hop as a means of promoting musical and cultural exchange and fostering conflict resolution. Each team will spend between two and three weeks teaching and performing in the host countries.

Participants are paid a per diem and an honorarium; travel and lodging expenses are covered.

from Franklin Furnace