Just to bolster Herb's claim of this organization's open-mindedness (especially for performers like Skip who probably often slip between granting cracks), I'll just mention that I know Arts International has not only sent chamber musicians and jazz performers to prestigious arts festivals in Europe, they also once sent an up-and-coming alt-country musician from the Chicago area to a fan-fair in New Zealand, where he had developed a small but demonstrable following via the Internet. Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com NP - The Hub, "Burn It Down," 'Live at Gugalander' (emd.pl/records) ... hats off to executive producer and label boss Artur Novak! -----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Herb Levy Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:06 PM I just got a press release announcing recent awards from Arts International for a program that supports US performing artists at International festivals and that reminds me that it's one of the simplest applications and overall process for grant support I know of. The organization's Web site is <http://www.artsinternational.org>.