Inter-grant Festival
An annual platform at Arts On Site celebrating the voices of international artists who have successfully navigated the US immigration process.
2025
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2025 Docuseries mentors
2025 Docuseries Filmmakers
2025
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2025
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2025
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Inter-grant Fest is…
a platform that supports international and immigrant freelance artists in creating and sharing work without burdensome or exclusionary application processes.
Founded by Taiwanese dancemaker Ching-I Chang, after navigating seven visa applications and two decades of dance-making in the U.S., the festival centers the lived experiences of immigrant artists. Co-supported by Penelope J. Armstead, creator of Peachkrayz Presents, the festival nurtures authentic performance and community care.
Inter-grant Fest’s mission is multi-fold: to build a culture of mutual support within the arts; to invest in healing through sustained relationships; and to create a sacred space that celebrates artists who navigate the complex membranes of the U.S. socio-political landscape, enriching both dialogue and creative practice.
We prioritize work by artists from the Caribbean, Middle East, Latinx America, Indigenous communities, and Asia. Each festival offers audiences a rare chance to witness multidimensional perspectives, honor shared histories, and expand understanding across cultures.
As future grant support grows, Inter-grant Fest will continue to be a space where immigrant-centered art can grow, breathe, and flourish.
2024 Artists
2024 Community Supports
Highlights
Huiwang Zhang on his process for the festival in 2024, "As the lead tank maneuvered to pass by the man, he repeatedly shifted his position in order to obstruct the tank's attempted path around him, and forced the tanks to halt to avoid running him over." – “The repeated shifting of positions and obstructing the impossible is the metaphor I am grappling with for the performance with Ching-I at Arts on Site. I want this work to heal generational political trauma caused by unforeseen historical forces.”