Native Launchpad: Informational Webinar

Tuesday, December 6 2022 | Noon - 1pm PT

Join us on December 6 for an informational webinar about the Native Launchpad program, which provides Indigenous artists with tools and resources needed to further their careers and deepen their connection to the world of arts presenting and management.

AIP Program Manager, Ed Bourgeois, and AIP Committee Chair, Qacung Stephen Blanchett, will share application guidance and tips, and 2019 Native Launchpad awardee Delbert Anderson — jazz trumpeter and D'DAT front man — will share his perspective on the program and how it has generated some incredible opportunities and helped raise his profile.  

Delbert Anderson; image credit: Maurice Johnson

Since 2019, the AIP program has helped me launch a career in music. After participating the Native Launchpad program, our band and projects are reaching national and international levels of achievement.

- Delbert Anderson, Native Launchpad 2019

Native Launchpad artists receive direct financial and travel support, mentoring and coaching, career development, and promotional benefits, valued at $40,000, over three years. Applications for the 2023 cycle of the program open on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 and close on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.