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VISITING ARTIST SERIES Scheduling
​for Community Sites

Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series is so excited to present six artists from across the U.S. for in-person outreach activities at your community site! Feel free to share this information with your colleagues to help our mission of enriching the quality of life in the Quad Cities region through the arts.
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​Steps for scheduling

  • Visiting artist engagements are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Scroll down to see the roster of artists for the 2022-2023 season, their residency dates, a brief description, and link to their website for more information.
  • Then scroll further to review and complete the scheduling form. Read the entire scheduling form carefully, and ensure you understand all instructions before submitting.
  • You may request visits from multiple artists to your site during the season.
  • After the scheduling form is submitted, the “Preferred Scheduling Contact” will be emailed with a confirmation for the performance.
  • Prior to the scheduled performance, the contact person will receive a final confirmation email with details of the visit and how to prepare for the performance.
  • We will send a post-performance survey afterward to gather details like attendance, artist preparation and quality, plus comments about the artist.
  • Invoices will be sent following the engagement. Payment is due 30 days from the receipt of invoice.
  • If you have questions about invoicing, payment, or the fee, contact Performing Arts Director Margot Day at mday@quadcityarts.com to discuss options. We try to make these visits as accessible as we can.

​Information about our performances

  • We do charge a subsidized fee of $350 for each performance; we work very hard to keep this cost as low as possible.
  • Artists are generally flexible and able to collaborate with you on the best outreach for your site, whether that’s an informal performance, a workshop, a masterclass, or a Q&A session.
  • Artists can perform in a variety of settings, such as a meeting room, a classroom, or an auditorium.
  • Performances last about 45 minutes to an hour.
  • Artists will travel to your site and may require equipment (chairs, music stands, microphone and a PA system, etc). We ask that you provide a volunteer to greet them and help them set up.
See below for a list of our artists for Fall 2022-Spring 2023, listed in order of residency dates.
The Scheduling Request Form can be found below the artist listings.

2022/2023 Visiting Artist Series Line-up

​Son monarcas

Latin-folk fusion ensemble 
IN RESIDENCE SEP. 19-23 
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Son Monarcas is committed to providing quality arts programming for students of all ages with a focus on cultural education through the arts. They inspire the next generation through cultural arts. They teach and perform for all ages, unfolding a world of experience for students of all backgrounds to learn about world cultures, language, geography, history, math, and more through the arts, with a specialty in Latin traditional music and dance.
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sonmonarcas.com

The reminders  

Hip-hop duo (FULLY BOOKED)
IN RESIDENCE OCT. 3-7  
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The Reminders student show includes Big Samir and Aja Black on vocals, rapping and singing (including some lyrics in French). Come expecting a lively performance that will have you on your feet, dancing to the beats and moving to the lyrics. Using hip hop, soul, roots, and folk music, the group will speak about life experiences and use music as a form of soulful expression.
 
theremindersmusic.com

Ladama​

Latin-alternative band 
IN RESIDENCE OCT. 24-28 
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LADAMA is a group of four women, virtuosic musicians, and educators— Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas— from different countries and cultures of the Americas, who are sisters in song, rhythm and spirit. Harnessing music from their respective countries of origin, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and the United States, the group utilizes traditional and non-traditional instruments from across the Americas, but with a modern twist to produce Latin Alternative music.

ladamaproject.org

Sky Consort
​and Emma bj
Örling  ​

Trans-Atlantic band 
IN RESIDENCE JAN. 23-27 
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Skye Consort & Emma Björling perform trans-Atlantic arrangements of songs & tunes from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, the USA, as well as original compositions. Each musician brings their own individual interpretation to these traditions to create this extraordinary collaboration, consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, banjo, and percussion. Their music is an assortment of whirling polskas, groovy reels, passionate love songs, breathtaking hymns, and original compositions.
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skyconsort.org

Broken Box
​Mime Theater
  

Physical theater company  
IN RESIDENCE FEB. 6-10 
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Broken Box Mime Theater, or BKBX, is a contemporary physical theater company that tells original stories beyond language barrier. Their narratives range from realistic to metaphorical, heart-wrenching to hilarious, held together by a dedication to the empowered imagination and the collective artistic voice of our diverse company. Based in NYC and founded in 2011, BKBX is reimagining the medium for contemporary audiences, redefining mime through the lens of American theater.
  
brokenboxmime.com

Alla
​Boara​

Modern Italian folk 
IN RESIDENCE FEB. 27-MARCH 3 
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Alla Boara seeks to bring recognition and new life to Italy's diverse history of regional folk music. Their modern arrangements of near-extinct folk songs are variously surprising, playful, mournful, tender, and bewitching. Alla Boara’s dynamic work aims to inspire audiences of all ethnic heritages to treasure their musical roots and consider historical songs’ contemporary cultural relevance.
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allaboara.com

Eisenhower
​Dance Detroit 

Contemporary dance
IN RESIDENCE MAR. 20-24 
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A professional repertory company that, through outstanding performances and educational services, strives to deepen the understanding and appreciation of contemporary dance regionally, nationally, and internationally and to reflect on and explore issues of social significance. The company’s concert schedule has included tours across the United States, as well as Israel, Europe and Russia. Eisenhower Dance Detroit has received support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kresge Foundation, and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
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eisenhowerdance.org


​Dessa ​​

Singer, rapper, and writer 
IN RESIDENCE APRIL 10-14 ​
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Singer, rapper, and writer Dessa has made a career of bucking genres and defying expectations—her résumé as a musician includes performances at Lollapalooza and Glastonbury, co-compositions for 100-voice choir, performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, and top-200 entries on the Billboard charts. She contributed to the #1 album The Hamilton Mixtape: her track, “Congratulations,” has notched over 16 million streams. As a speaker, Dessa has delivered keynote speeches and presentations on art, science, and entrepreneurship; guest lectures at universities and colleges across the US; and a TED Talk about her science experiment on how to fall out of love.

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dessawander.com

Martha
​Redbone 

Native American and African American vocalist/song writer 
IN RESIDENCE MAY 8-12  
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Native and African-American vocalist/songwriter/composer/educator, Martha Redbone, is known for her unique gumbo of folk, blues, and gospel from her childhood in Harlan County, Kentucky infused with the eclectic grit of pre-gentrified Brooklyn. Inheriting the powerful vocal range of her gospel-singing African American father and the resilient spirit of her mother’s Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw culture. With songs and storytelling that share her life experience as a Native and Black woman and mother in the new millennium, Redbone gives voice to issues of social justice, bridging traditions from past to present. 
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martharedbone.com

FUNDING Partners

Significant support for the Visiting Artist Series is provided by: Scott County Regional Authority, National Endowment for the Arts, Bechtel Charitable Trust, Regional Development Authority, Iowa Arts Council, Arts Midwest Touring Fund, U.S. Bank Foundation, Rock Island Community Foundation, Doris & Victor Day Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, Melvin McKay Trust, Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Trust, Rauch Family Foundation I, Bettendorf Rotary, Moline Rotary and Kiwanis Club of Davenport
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Quad City Art's Visiting Artist Series is the winner of the 1999 William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence awarded by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. For over 45 years, this nationally recognized performing arts residency program has brought distinguished artists and ensembles to Scott, Clinton, and Muscatine counties in Iowa, and Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island county in Illinois. 
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Questions? Contact us!

Interested in learning more about our Visiting Artist Series residency activities? Contact us. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for artists and collaborations.  ​
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margot g. day

Performing Arts Director
309.793.1213 ext. 106
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