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Welcome Spring 2026 Artists!

Founded in 2000 as the Hip-Hop Theater Festival and re-emerging as Hi-ARTS in 2011, we have been supporting artists for over twenty years. Hi-ARTS nurtures the space for Artists, Audiences and Arts Administrators of the Global Majority to engage in creative process, through developmental residencies, civic engagement, education, and artistic programming.

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Current Artists

Upcoming Events

Events
WORK IN PROCESS: America is in the Heart
Apr 30
WORK IN PROCESS: America is in the Heart
WORK IN PROCESS: SWEETFISH!
May 28
WORK IN PROCESS: SWEETFISH!

Backstage Buzz

Backstage Buzz
SEEKING: STAGE MANAGER for Luz Lorenzana Twigg’s CRITICAL BREAKS RESIDENCY
SEEKING: STAGE MANAGER for Luz Lorenzana Twigg’s CRITICAL BREAKS RESIDENCY
SEEKING: ACTORS for Luz Lorenzana Twigg’s CRITICAL BREAKS [WIP]
SEEKING: ACTORS for Luz Lorenzana Twigg’s CRITICAL BREAKS [WIP]
FILLED: Bucket Drummer for Maleek Rae’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Bucket Drummer for Maleek Rae’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Photographer for Maleek Rae’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Photographer for Maleek Rae’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Actors for Maleek Rae’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Actors for Maleek Rae’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Stage Manager for JOURNAL 2 JOURNEY
FILLED: Stage Manager for JOURNAL 2 JOURNEY
FILLED: Echoes of the Future Production Assistant
FILLED: Echoes of the Future Production Assistant
FILLED: Echoes of the Future Line Producer
FILLED: Echoes of the Future Line Producer
FILLED: Actor for Alle Mim’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Actor for Alle Mim’s CRITICAL BREAKS Staged Reading
FILLED: Stage Manager for Jeffrey Rashad
FILLED: Stage Manager for Jeffrey Rashad
FILLED: SINGERS FOR JAY ST. FLONO’S “SPIRIT IN THE VINE”
FILLED: SINGERS FOR JAY ST. FLONO’S “SPIRIT IN THE VINE”
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Composer/Musician
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Composer/Musician
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Costume Designer
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Costume Designer
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Residency Assistant to Evelyn Tejeda
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Residency Assistant to Evelyn Tejeda
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Stage Hand to Reynaldo Piniella
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Stage Hand to Reynaldo Piniella
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Stage Manager to Reynaldo Piniella
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Stage Manager to Reynaldo Piniella
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Residency Videographer for Reynaldo Piniella
FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Residency Videographer for Reynaldo Piniella
POSITION FILLED — SKY LAB Residency Assistant to Yang Sun
POSITION FILLED — SKY LAB Residency Assistant to Yang Sun
FILLED: The Stranger Project Participants
FILLED: The Stranger Project Participants
POSITION FILLED — Seeking: Stage Manager
POSITION FILLED — Seeking: Stage Manager
POSITION FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Residency Videographer for Cheri L. Stokes
POSITION FILLED: CRITICAL BREAKS Residency Videographer for Cheri L. Stokes
POSITION FILLED: Residency Assistant to Najee Omar
POSITION FILLED: Residency Assistant to Najee Omar
POSITION FILLED: Seeking: 5 Actors for Staged Reading
POSITION FILLED: Seeking: 5 Actors for Staged Reading
Casting Call: Jupiter Performance Studio
Casting Call: Jupiter Performance Studio

In the News

Press — Blog (Internal)
HI-ARTS CONTINUES 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH 2026 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
HI-ARTS CONTINUES 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH 2026 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Hi-ARTS Welcomes 2024-25 Artists in Residence
Hi-ARTS Welcomes 2024-25 Artists in Residence
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Spring 2024 Season Recap
Hi-ARTS Announces 2024 Resident Recipients
Hi-ARTS Announces 2024 Resident Recipients
Hi-ARTS awarded $148,500 by the New York State Council on the Arts
Hi-ARTS awarded $148,500 by the New York State Council on the Arts