June 11, 2026
June 11-14, 2026 |

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Applications to the 2026 Festival have closed – thanks for applying!

 

Now we’ve got the hard work of reading all these amazing proposals. We’ll be notifying artists by mid-March, and announcing our amazing line-up in April. Stay tuned!

 

More Info:

Risk/Reward’s 2026 Festival of New Performance will feature 4 to 6 pieces as part of the Festival Mainstage in PICA’s Annex Theater in Portland, Oregon, the weekend of June 11th. In addition, we’re excited to feature site-specific pieces, interactive installations, and other interesting performance works in PICA’s open warehouse space. We are interested in pieces of any genre that push the boundaries of performance.

 

Risk/Reward has supported hundreds of artists from the Pacific Northwest over the last 18 years.

 

Our Festival of New Performance gives performance artists:

  • a stipend (up to $1,500)
  • no-cost rehearsal space
  • direct production support

 

And the festival itself is a riot of art, enthusiastic audiences, and good vibes. Our goal is that artists come out of it armed with experience, archival footage, and a plan to take the next step in their artistic journey, whatever that may be.