Mission Statement
The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation provides resources for artists, engages with community and promotes the legacy of the founding artists, Joan Beauregard and John David Ellis.
Vision Statement
The vision of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is to encourage, expand and sustain the courageous and imaginative dialogue that is fundamental to the arts. The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation celebrates the value of art to transcend cultures and engage with diverse communities. Through its programs, the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation supports the exploration of the common ground that art occupies, the way it engages people, and its ability to reveal our shared human experience.
The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation is pleased to announce a national $50,000.00 award to a contemporary choreographer. Applications are being accepted through www.submittble.com by choreographers living in the United States beginning May 1, 2026 with a deadline of June 1, 2026 or until we recieve 300 applications, whichever comes first. Awardees are required to bring a mini performance or community interface to the EllisBeauregard Campus FLEX space within a year of receiving the award.
The Choreographer Award is an effort to bolster the field, incubate new ideas and bring more dance to Maine. In its finest iteration, Contemporary Dance is transcendent and sublime, expressive and powerful beyond language. We are thrilled to join the conversation and support movement based art.
Applicants must be permanent United States Residents. Applicants must be 18 years of age, and not enrolled in an educational program.
2026 jurors are:
Jeremy Nedd, EBF 2025 Awardee, https://www.jeremynedd.com/
Meredeth Sutton, https://dance.colum.edu/meredith-sutton
Shoni Currier, https://www.batesdancefestival.org/shoshona-currier/
Vallejo Gantner, https://ps21chatham.org/press-room/ps21-announces-new-artistic-executive-director/