A Letter from Santa Myk
The network we needed didn’t exist. So we’re building it.
As a professional Santa Claus, I was amazed at the sparse number of diverse Christmas performers in the United States — and how much demand there is for us. The number of requests for diversity in our field is only increasing.
What’s been missing is a network. A place where performers can find touchstones of experience, mentorship, and support. Organizations of Christmas performers have existed for years, but none of them have the focus or vision that’s inspiring us to create this one.
Every child has seen Santa, Mrs. Claus, and elves on TV, in film, and in books for decades — and every one of them deserves to look up and see the magic of the season reflected back in someone who looks like them.
That’s the promise we’re making. And we’d love for you to help us keep it.
Myk Price — “Santa Myk”nta Myk”
President, International Alliance of Christmas Performers and Artists
Our Mission
Learn from the Past.
Engage with the Present.
Invest in the Future.
The IAOCPA is a nonprofit membership organization of diverse seasonal artists, with an emphasis on performers of color and diversity. We’re building a community of performers, merchants, and professionals — to promote consistency, education, and resources that elevate the Holiday season for all.
“Every home. Every hearth.
Every child deserves the magic of the season.”
The Promise of the Alliance
Our Vision
A world of professionally
educated Holiday performers — regardless of race, creed, color, or orientation — who deliver a consistent presentation of characters that enriches and elevates the joy and magic of the Holiday Season for this generation, and the generations to follow.
A world of professionally educated Holiday performers — regardless of race, creed, color, or orientation — who deliver a consistent presentation of characters that enriches and elevates the joy and magic of the Holiday Season for this generation, and the generations to follow.
Our Goals
Four promises we make to every Holiday.
— Performers Who Inspire Us —
The Holiday looks like all of us.
Across the country — and around the world — diverse
Holiday performers are already bringing joy, wonder, and
magic to families every season.
We’re building the network that connects them,
and we’d love for you to be part of it.
An alliance of performers
Shared Traditions
Mrs. Claus arrives
Grace & Warmth
A joyful elf in costume
Every Role
santa-elf
Mr. & Mrs. Claus
A Festive Welcome
christmas
✦ Every performer. Every tradition. Every child. ✦
GET INVOLVED
Find your place in the Alliance.
You don’t have to be a performer to be part of what we’re building. We’re looking for people who share the vision — and who want to help shape what comes next.
