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Every year, TourWest makes it possible for communities across the West to open their doors to music, movement, and story.
This year, 288 organizations are doing exactly that. The 2026-27 TourWest awardees represent the full range of what arts and community look like in the West – from school gyms and rural community halls to libraries and established venues. What they share is a commitment to bringing people together around live art.
That might look like a packed room full of laughter, a poem that puts words to something people have felt but never said, or a performance a student carries with them for years.
TourWest supports arts and community organizations that present out-of-state touring performers and literary artists to their communities. Backed by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the program has strengthened the cultural fabric of the West since 1994 — connecting artists with new audiences and giving communities of every size access to live, regional work.
Congratulations to the 2026-27 TourWest awardees, and thank you for the incredible work that you do!
Meet the Awardees
CaFÉ is an online application submission system that strives to make art opportunities available to all by offering arts organizations an affordable submission platform and artists an easy way to apply.
GO Smart is an affordable grants management software that offers pre- and post-application forms, panel reviewing, and data reporting for grantmakers.
The Public Art Archive (PAA) is a free, searchable, and continually growing online database of completed public artworks throughout the U.S. and abroad, with a suite of resources and tools built for managing public art collections.
ZAPP provides art fair and festival administrators with a suite of tools to digitally collect and jury applications, manage booth payments, and communicate with applicants all in one easy-to-use digital platform. Artists can apply to hundreds of shows nationwide through a central website.