Tamizdat

Tamizdat prepares for Autumn 2024 Engagements
2024-06-24 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Tamizdat is finalizing details for autumn conferences including Reeperbahn, Ireland Music Week, Amsterdam Dance Event, and WOMEX. Stay tuned for more information and dates, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Tamizdat at On The Move's Annual Cultural Mobility Forum 2024
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-26 | Caernarfon, Wales, United Kingdom
Tamizdat is excited to join our partner organization On The Move’s third annual Cultural Mobility Forum 2024 in Caernarfon, Wales and live streamed by HowlRound.
As part of its multiannual programme co-funded by the European Union, each year On the Move proposes a Cultural Mobility Forum to collectively investigate international artistic and cultural mobility trends. As a unique knowledge platform, the network works together with its members and partners to design thematic panel discussions and contextualize global mobility issues addressed in On the Move’s annual Cultural Mobility Yearbook.

Tamizdat at SXSW - U.S. Artist Visas: Lived Experience & Expert Strategies
2024-03-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Austin Convention Ceter, Austin, Texas
U.S. musicians’ visas are notoriously hard and expensive to get. This panel will bring together the combined wisdom and experience of booker Paula Abreu (McCarter Theatre Center), immigration attorney Will Spitz (CoveyLaw), singer-songwriter Sui Zhen, and moderated by a leading expert in international artist mobility Matthew Covey (Tamizdat), and will present a session rich in lived experience, practical strategy, and on-the-ground legal advice.
Join us at SXSW, Austin Convention Center, Room 15, at 10-11AM CT!

Tamizdat at APAP | NYC 2024: Visa Mobility Panel
2024-01-15 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St., New York, NY, 10019, United States
Tamizdat at APAP | NYC 2024
Visa Mobility Panel: Monday January 15th 12:30-1:30

Presenting international artists in the U.S. is complex and costly, and the legal barriers caused visa laws and procedures is a perennial barrier that can feel almost insurmountable for artists, agents, managers, and presenters. This panel brings together professionals with expertise and lived experience, to discuss strategies for facing the challenges of keeping the U.S. open to international culture.

The Visa Mobility Panel features:
Paula Abreu, Director of Special Programming, McCarter Theatre Center

Matthew Covey, Executive Director, Tamizdat (moderator)

Juli Ronderos, Artist, Salt Cathedral

Mahmood Shaikh, Agent, Concerted Efforts

Tamizdat at APAP | NYC 2024: Legislative Briefing
2024-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St., New York, NY, 10019, United States
Tamizdat at APAP | NYC 2024

Legislative Briefing: Sunday January 14th 4:00-5:00 PM
Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Description forthcoming

WOMEX Conference, A Coruña, Spain
2023-10-25 - 2023-10-29
October 28: Matthew Covey and Ashley Tucker of Artistic Freedom Initiative present, Supporting Artists At-Risk Networking Session
October 28: Tamizdat and On The Move present The Policy of Progress: The State of Advocacy for a More Diverse Cultural Sector

Circostrada, Paris, France
2023-09-22
Shelley Pinker will speak about U.S. visa issues for performing artists, Day 3: About Sustainability

Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany
2023-09-20 - 2023-09-24
Matthew Covey will be at the Reeperbahn Festival:
September 20, 2:30-4:00, Wunderkind Q&A
September 22: 1:30-2:30, Legal Mentoring Sessions

Being Ready for SXSW, Berlin, Germany
2023-09-19 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Initiative-Musik presents this crucial session for artists considering performing at Austin’s legendary South By Southwest conference. Presenting will be James Minor, head of SXSW Music Festival, and Mathew Covey, Executive Director of Tamizdat.
