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The performing arts field is a highly rhizomatic ecosystem supporting a wide array of convenings for presenters, artists, agents, managers, producers, and more. Each year, a high concentration of professionals (nearing 45,000, if not more) intersect in New York City for a wide array of convenings, independently sprouting around the anchor of the APAP (Association of Performing Arts Professionals) conference in Midtown New York City.
The recent government shutdown and current continuing resolution (funding the government only through year-end) have created significant uncertainty around our Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) Program funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
TICKETS: free
January 9, 2026
11:30am - 12:30pm ET
12:30 - 1:30pm ET
Ray’s Pizza
831 Seventh Avenue, New York, 10019
Space is limited, RSVP required
WAA’s Board of Directors plays a vital role in our capacity to serve you — our members. Our board supports us in fulfilling our mission to advance excellence in the performing arts, through innovative thinking and ground-breaking initiatives, by anticipating the future needs of the field, and through sound governance and stewardship.
6-10:30pm, September 2 at The Novo
7:30-10:30pm, September 3 at USC
7-10pm, September 4 at Grand Performances
U.S. artists on the rise and ready to tour internationally. Catch some of their showcase performances at the WAA conference in LA!