OUR VALUES

At CIPA, our shared values are vital to our community. All members sign a group values statement when they join the organization.

We position the artist’s voice and needs at the center of our process, championing their role as reflectors of our collective culture and providing new infrastructure models to support their vision and ongoing practice.

We advance cultural representation in our field to honor and support voices from diverse perspectives. We resist historically oppressive institutional structures and continually work to uncover and mitigate inequities in our practices.

We believe the development and advancement of new performance are imperative and key to the health and survival of our field and our evolution as a culture. 

We advocate for artists and practitioners, ensuring best practices and codes of conduct are observed between and among presenters, funders, producers, and artists.

We support safe conditions for artists and presenters to take risks and serve their constituents, and we ensure equitable and just compensation for artists, independent producers, and all cultural workers.

We build the future by developing a diverse and inclusive community of independent and creative producers at all career stages who can create meaningful contributions to the Alliance and the field.

We uphold integrity and transparency in our relationships and systems. We maintain honest and transparent creative and financial communications with our artists and partners and the working communities they represent and impact.