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[News] Viborg UNESCO Creative City Artist Residency Programme (Denmark)

On the Move — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:06:43 +0000

The city of Viborg, a member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for Media Arts, is promoting an Artist Residency Programme for artists in the field of digital art.

Organised by PLASTIC Collective and The Animation Workshop - VIA University College (TAW), the new Artist Residency Programme of Viborg, Denmark, aims to welcome artists from all over the world to create digital art prototypes accessible to the public, spreading them throughout the most diverse locations in the city.

Starting 1 March 2024 and running over three to four months, the programme will see artists invited to join a network of international creative cities, where they will be able to explore the various fields of digital art, including animation, video mapping, apps, games and XR fields. This network will give the artists-in-residence the opportunity to work with a range of local people, and consultants and professionals from the digital arts sphere.

The artists selected to join the residency programme will be offered accommodation, financial support of 25,000 Danish kroner (around 3350€), travel support, consultancy, and a workspace within PLASTIC Collective.

Deadline: 5 January 2024

More info and apply: https://unesco.viborg.dk/media/mduhlsuz/viborgunesco_artres_opencall_20231212.p…

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/viborg-unesco-creative-city-artist-residency-programme-denmark

[News] EU West Africa: Arts Fusion Residency & Expo 2024 (Ghana)

On the Move — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:22:38 +0000

The EU – West Africa Arts Fusion Residency & Expo 2024 is designed to illuminate the world with the power of artistic fusion in the heart of West Africa, where numerous cultures merge.

This event will gather artists and creatives from Ghana, Togo, Benin, and EU Member States together to stimulate cross-continental collaboration and cultural interaction.

Selected artists will embark on a residency project in Ghana (near Accra, on the coast) culminating in a closing event at the residence of the EU Ambassador in Ghana, H.E. Irchad Razaaly in Accra. The artist residency is scheduled to take place from 10-19 February 2024.

Eligibility:

There are three categories for applications: fashion, music and visual arts.
Artists need to be of the following nationalities: Ghanaian, Togolese, Beninoise, national of one of the 27 EU Member States.
In addition, nationals of Ghana, Togo and Benin should be able to prove they reside in one of these three countries: Ghana, Togo and Benin.
Nationals of the EU Member States need to reside either in one of the 27 EU Member States, or in Ghana, Togo or Benin.

Costs covered:

For the EU nationals, eligible transportation costs will include the cost of return flight fare and visa from an EU Member State (excluding overseas territories, only travel costs from the European territory of the EU is eligible) or overland fare from Benin, Togo and Ghana.
For the Ghanaian, Togolese and Beninoise artists, eligible transportation costs will be from either Benin, or Togo or Ghana to the place of the residency in Ghana and back.
Artists will be provided GHC 800 (~60 EUR) per diem for each day of the 9-day programme, to sustain their basic needs and pay for meals.

Deadline: 3 January 2024

More info and apply: https://eu-fusion.org

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/eu-west-africa-arts-fusion-residency-expo-2024-ghana

[News] Urbane Künste Ruhr: Artist Residency, 'Healing Complex' (Germany)

On the Move — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Urbane Künste Ruhr in Bochum invites artists who are interested in working with local networks and public meeting places to take part in a three-month residency (April – June 2024) for its upcoming 2024 season. The residency is part of the Healing Complex project. Two positions will be allocated for the residency. Interested artists can apply individually or jointly; applications from collectives are also very welcome.

Since 3 June 2022, Urbane Künste Ruhr has been running the project Healing Complex (2018–ongoing) in Gelsenkirchen, which was initiated by the artist Irena Haiduk based on the model of antique building complexes that combined art and healing. Irena Haiduk’s artistic practice links the symbolic capital of the art field with real economies, which is particularly relevant in a post-industrial region such as the Ruhr area.

The residency at the Healing Complex offers the opportunity to intensively explore the project, the existing networks and the urban-social context in Gelsenkirchen Erle over a period of twelve weeks. The stay is divided into two phases: the first six weeks lend themselves to an examination of the location and offer the opportunity to use the Healing Complex for research and as a studio in order to develop a situation-specific project. This conception phase is followed by a six-week implementation period, during which the previously conceived project is to be realised on-site and addressed to a broad public.

Based on the results of the first two exhibition phases at the Healing Complex in 2022 and 2023, the guest artist residency offers the option of exploring forms of networks and testing the opening and activation of artistic institutions and urban spaces. However, the Healing Complex is just as well suited for an examination of the architecture of the modern church building, which was erected in 1963, as well as the history of the Erle district, whose origins are shaped by mining.

The guest artist residency is aimed at professionally working international and national artists and collectives who are interested in social, situational and site-specific contexts in their artistic work.

The residency offers:

A work and production residency from 2 April – 30 June 2024 with content supervision and close ties to Urbane Künste Ruhr.
A guest artist’s fee of €4500 gross.
Accommodation in Gelsenkirchen will be provided.
Costs for arrival and departure will be covered once.
Travel by public transport for research purposes can be reimbursed.
Shared use of the office space on site (Cranger Straße 338, 45891 Gelsenkirchen).

Deadline: 5 January 2024

More info and apply: https://www.urbanekuensteruhr.de/en/news/open-call-zu-gast-im-healing-complex

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/urbane-kunste-ruhr-artist-residency-healing-complex-germany

[News] Nordic-Baltic Assitej Network: Open Call for Nordic-Baltic Artists for NBAN-Pitch at BIBU 2024 (Sweden)

On the Move — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

The Nordic-Baltic ASSITEJ Network (NBAN) invite performing artists/companies from the Nordic-Baltic region to present their works in a vibrant pitching-event for international programmers and potential collaborators at the Swedish Performing Arts Festival BIBU in May 2024.

NBAN pitching event:

8 artists/companies - One from each Nordic-Baltic country.
Each pitch 5 minutes, with a 1-minute turnover.
You can pitch using a presentation format of your own choice.
Followed by a mingle and networking session.

NBAN speed pitch:

8 artists/companies - one from each Nordic-Baltic country.
Each pitch 5 minutes, with a 1-minute turnover.
The format is more conversational. You can show photos and video using your own devise.

Each selected company/artist will receive a grant to cover travel, accommodation, and per diems. Only 1 person representing the company/artist will be sponsored.

Deadline: 4 January 2024

More info and apply: https://www.assitej.no/nordic-baltic-assitej-network#NBAN-open-cal

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/nordic-baltic-assitej-network-open-call-nordic-baltic-artists-nban-pitch-bibu-2024-sweden

[News] ENCC: Lights On, ‘Unlocking Sustainability: A Transformative Training for Accessible Cultural Centres’ (Poland)

On the Move — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Lights On is ENCC - European Network of Cultural Centres’ flagship training and work exchange programme for culture professionals under 35. It involves a five-day immersive training followed by a period of work exchange in a partner organisation.

The 2024 edition will look at the vital role cultural operators play in fostering environmental consciousness and weaving sustainability into the very essence of cultural institutions. By integrating ecological principles, not only can cultural centres contribute to a healthier planet, but also strengthen the social and cultural fabric of their neighbourhoods.

The training will take place in Warsaw, hosted by ENCC member Ośrodek Kultury Ochoty (OKO), a cultural institution under the patronage of the municipality. OKO is dedicated to deepening social bonds and enriching the cultural capital of the local community through a diverse range of grassroots artistic, civic, and social activities. As the host of the training, OKO embodies the fusion of culture, community and sustainability. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with an institution deeply rooted in local heritage, committed to fostering artistic expression, and dedicated to the principles of a sustainable and an eco-conscious future.

Activities calendar:

24 April 2024: Online preparatory meeting.
April 2024: Preparatory work before the training (a maximum of 4 hours in total).
13-17 May 2024: Lights On training in Warsaw, Poland.
June-October 2024: A minimum of 7 days for exchanges.
Before end November: Report and evaluation.

ENCC covers international travel only for members for the training in Warsaw, and international travel for both members and non-members for the staff exchange. Where travel is covered the standard budget is 150 – 200 EUR, rising to 300 EUR for sustainable travel.

Deadline: 31 December 2023

More info and apply: https://encc.eu/activities/events/lights-2024

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/encc-lights-unlocking-sustainability-transformative-training-accessible-cultural-centres

[News] European Commission: Experts to Support Peer-leaning Visits for Living Spaces Project

On the Move — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Are you an expert in quality, sustainable and inclusive built environment with experience working for local and regional authorities? Join the Living Spaces project as an expert on the peer learning visits on architecture and the built environment.

The European Commission and the Living Spaces consortium (Eurocities and the Architects’ Council of Europe) are looking for experts to help prepare, facilitate and report on 12 peer-learning visits in the context of the Living Spaces project.

Motivated professionals with at least 5 years of working experience in the field of architecture and/or the built environment should apply.

Selected experts should have experience in:

Architectural policies, and/or urban planning and urban/regional development.
Coaching, facilitation, moderation and audience engagement methods.

Experts are entitled to a payment of a fixed price of 750 EUR (VAT excluded) in the form of a lump sum for each full working day spent assisting the Living Spaces project, i.e., for attending the meetings or taking part in the visits or for the preparatory work.

Travel and accommodation for peer learning visits shall be arranged by Living Spaces.

Deadline: 18 December 2023

More info and apply: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/news/living-spaces-is-looking-for-experts-to-suppo…

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/european-commission-experts-support-peer-leaning-visits-living-spaces-project

[News] Roberto Cimetta Fund: Ready Steady Go! (Italy, Greece / Online)

On the Move — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:38:17 +0000

Ready Steady Go! is a 10-month learning expedition/journey welcoming 14 artists and cultural professionals from the Mediterranean.

Through immersive workshops, online capacity building sessions and international gatherings, Ready Steady Go! aims to support artists and cultural professionals to identify and apply for mobility funding and support schemes and to increase their access to the international scene.

Ready Steady Go! includes a series of activities to increase participants’ access to the international scene in order to develop their career:

3 online capacity development sessions.
A 4-day workshop in Italy.
A 4-day final meeting in Greece.

Aiming at promoting inclusive mobility, this call for applications is dedicated to artists and cultural professionals interested in developing a project that includes an international mobility within and outside their region, offering a space for debate and practical tools.

Eligibility criteria:

The application must be submitted by individuals (not by organisations) under 30 years old who have a good command of English.
The call is addressed to artists (performers, creators, trainers) or professionals in the cultural sector (organisers, administrators, project managers). The call is open to professionals in independent organisations, as freelancers, or in the public sector.
Applicants, regardless of their nationality, must be based in Mediterranean countries. It includes European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Croatia, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia), and North Africa and the Middle East countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Syria).
Applicants must be based in ‘remote areas’, that is areas that are not well integrated in international circuits. For the Ready, Steady, Go! project, ‘remote areas’ refer to:
- For EU countries: islands, rural areas, and cities with less than 80 000 inhabitants.
- In this call, all the other countries (Balkans, North Africa and Middle East) are defined as ‘remote areas’.

Applicants must present an artistic / cultural project taking place in their territory on which they will be working during the programme that involves an international mobility from/ to their territory. Their mobility project could be:

The preparation of an artistic / cultural project (a festival, a co-production, a project that involves an international partnership…).
The participation in a research or in a residency.
The participation in a meeting with artists or professionals with the objective of networking with cultural, artistic and development actors.
An artistic and professional training / education project (internships, masterclasses, exchanges, study trips).

All the expenses related to the participation in the programme will be covered, including travel, visa, accommodation (in single or double rooms, hotels or apartments) and meals for the onsite workshops and meetings in Italy and Greece.

Deadline: 5 January 2024

More info and apply: https://www.cimettafund.org/bourses/

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/roberto-cimetta-fund-ready-steady-go-italy-greece-online

[News] Supergau: Open Call for Artistic projects for Outdoor Space (Austria)

On the Move — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Supergau festival in Salzburg in Austria is calling for artistic projects in outdoor space.

Supergau is an imaginary landscape, a culturally primeval landscape. It is temporary, and during the festival it lies like a second layer over the existing topography of one of the five Salzburg regions [Gaue] (Flachgau, Lungau, Pinzgau, Pongau, Tennengau).

Supergau is freed from the supposed dominance of the city with its programmed cultural spaces, freed from municipal museums, theatres, cabaret stages, that need to be filled by a target audience. Freed from the concept of the public space because Supergau knows only landscape. Supergau is surface and depth at the same time. Supergau has forest - and meadowscapes, mountainscapes, housescapes, asphalt- and concrete-scapes. All these and other landscapes can become a stage at Supergau, an artistic field of action. Supergau is a festival that takes place exclusively outdoors.

The biennial festival celebrated its premiere in Flachgau in 2021 and transformed Lungau into a Supergau for contemporary arts in 2023. The festival will continue in Pinzgau in 2025.

Supergau invites artists to take time for the festival, so it facilitates residencies which offer the opportunity of working on site, researching and exchanging ideas. The whole institution, the development of a dramaturgy and the planning of content in collaboration with participants is an essential component of the festival.

This open call marks the beginning of Supergau, which culminates in the 10-day festival in late May / early June 2025.

The festival is looking for:

Artistic contributions outdoors.
Artists from various disciplines who will join them in exploring the question of what the countryside can do as an art- and as production-space, what the city cannot do and what new forms of encounter and dialogue we can create here.
Artists engaged with the questions, problems and potentials of this region.
Spatial art that can cover entire meadows, forests, lakes, squares or motorways, for example.
Cross-disciplinary works that enter into collaborations with visitors, residents, local initiatives or associations.
Mixed teams with participants from fields other than art are possible (e.g. from science, agriculture, health, education, crafts).

The total budget for the open call amounts to 220,000 Euro. The artistic directors, together with a panel of experts, will select projects from within two categories:

A: up to € 15,000.
B: up to € 30,000.

These two categories are simply a rough guide, with no details concerning quality or importance of the individual works. The above-mentioned flat-rate contributions are gross amounts, and must include fees, production and implementation costs, and travel expenses.

Supergau will also provide board and lodgings for the duration of the residencies, and invites the participating artists to stay overnight in the Lungau during the entire festival (in May/June 2024).

Deadline: 12 February 2024

More info and apply: https://www.supergau.org/en/open-call/

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/supergau-open-call-artistic-projects-outdoor-space-austria-0

[News] La Nature Festival: Call for Projects (Belgium)

On the Move — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In 2022, La Nature Festival entered a three-year thematic cycle called ‘Immersio’. Its aim is to follow the flow of nature and its impact on the evolution of organic matter, the biological phenomena, from photosynthesis to decomposition and all the steps in between.

This year, the festival will tackle the final stage of the cycle, named Mycelium. It has two calls – one for projects that respond to this theme and another open call for projects that are not thematically connected to it.

In both cases they are looking for projects that are particularly relevant to the following disciplines:

Artistic Performance
- of which purpose is not only musical (dance, happenings, improvisation, body art, theatre… this list is not exhaustive);
- the intervention can happen on- or off-stage, spatially fixed or mobile;
- cannot be hosted inside a building;
- has to be adapted to the Belgian weather.
Artistic Installation
- contemplative and/or conceptual and/or interactive.

The festival offers:

Several budget packages ranging from 250 EUR to 3000 EUR will be granted and should include all costs (travel, material, production, wages).
Accommodation on the festival site (tent, dormitory) if needed.

Deadline: 1 March 2024

More info and apply: https://www.lanature.be/call-for-projects/

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/la-nature-festival-call-projects-belgium

[News] MGLC Švicarija / Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory: Open Call for Critic in Residence (Slovenia)

On the Move — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000

MGLC Švicarija, a creative and residential centre, in collaboration with the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, both based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, invites art critics and cultural journalists to apply for a fully funded, one-month residency in Ljubljana during October 2024.

The overall aim of the international residency programme is to support the exploration and reflection on contemporary visual art. The organisers welcome art writers who wish to engage with and reflect on the local art scene and will focus their interest on either (applicant has to choose one option):

Ljubljana’s vibrant art scene (artists and art communities, art and cultural institutions, art events).
70 years of the Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts (research of the various aspects of the Biennale from its beginning in 1955 to nowadays).

The aim is to host an art historian, art critic or cultural journalist active in writing and publishing reviews and/or other forms of art writing in the international context. Applications are invited from art critics and cultural journalist from international milieu (applicants from Slovenia are not eligible).

The organisers offer:

Free accommodation in a fully equipped studio apartment at the MGLC Švicarija creative and residential centre.
Reimbursement of travel expenses to and from Ljubljana (up to €500 from European countries, up to €900 from non-European countries).
Stipend for living expenses (approx. €1350 per month gross / €45 gross per day).
Support in getting to know the local art scene.

Deadline: 15 January 2024

More info and apply: https://mglc.si/en/behind-the-scenes/news/32/mglc-svicarija-open-call-for-criti…

Original post on the website of On the Move: https://on-the-move.org/news/mglc-svicarija-igor-zabel-association-culture-and-theory-open-call-critic-residence-slovenia-1