West Wave Festival 35
Approximately ten groups or soloists will be selected to participate in West.Wave_35 in the fall of 2026. Programs are a combination of solo shows and mixed bills. Technical rehearsals TBD.
Works can be a range of 40 minutes for solo shows, 20 minutes for double bills and less than 15 minutes for triple bills.
There will be two mandatory production meetings on zoom TBD Each group or soloist is required to contribute three hours volunteer time. Volunteering can include house managing, creating printed programs or organizing social media materials.
Artists that do not attend the mandatory meetings will not be able to participate in West.Wave_32 and will instead, be offered a spot in an upcoming RAW showcase (see RAW showcases for more info).
Groups that complete their volunteer hours will share 50% of the box office income (50% for solo shows, 25% for double bills and 20% for triple bills). SAFEhouse Arts retains 50% of the box office income to cover festival expenses.
RAW (resident artist workshop)
- The artist will perform material that is their original work.
- The artist is free from the control and direction of SHA. The artist is in total control of their creative process and their performance.
- The artist retains the rights to their intellectual property that was created in connection with the performance.
- SHA reserves the right to document the performance and may use that documentation for archival and marketing purposes.
- SHA reserves the right to use any photos/videos submitted by the artist for promotional purposes.
- The artist waves their right to approve the final product of photos/videos used.
Artists can volunteer for any of the following tasks:
- House managing for a show(s)
- Writing the program for a show
- Working on a special project