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Please note that the information on this page only applies to funding opportunities through our programme line 1 "Temporary relocation to Germany: Artists and cultural actors at risk have the possibility to temporarily stay and work in Germany with the assistance of a host cultural institution.".
Loops for Ukraine is a musical fundraising project. Donate what you can.
One charitable donation provides ongoing access to a bank of loops specially created by artists and will help to support the people in Ukraine in the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Featuring original sound loops by VTSS, Laraaji, Coby Sey, Mount Kimbie, Object Blue, umru, Laurel Halo and more.
All proceeds go to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Deadline: 11.4. 2023 // In 2023, the district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, represented by its Office for Further Education and Culture, will
for the first time award two scholarships to art and cultural mediators who have fled Ukraine.
The scholarships aim to provide direct support to artists and cultural workers among the refugees who have fled
Ukraine, to facilitate their access to the district’s institutions and structures that are relevant to their
professional fields, and to organize associated administrative duties and hurdles in a manageable and
comprehensive way.
Please note that the information on this page only applies to additional scholarship opportunities specifically for Afghan artists and cultural actors. As of now, the Martin Roth-Initiative offers support for Afghan artists and cultural actors at risk who have been issued with a residence permit according to section 22 sentence 2 of Germany’s Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz, AufenthG) since August 2021.
Deadline: Ongoing /
A self-directed, open-source artist residency to empower and inspire artists who are also mothers.
Deadline: ACCEPTING URGENT APPLICATIONS AT ANY TIME
Deadline rolling
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The Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism (ECFJ) is an experimental grant-making program that supports artists and artist-journalist teams producing innovative and revelatory journalistic work for major media outlets.
Deadline 21. July 2024 // 'TEIAS CRIATIVAS' is an artistic residency program for Portuguese and international designers to take place at NEW HAND LAB (NHL). The program aims at cross-referencing the industrial textile heritage found in the facilities where
the residencies will take place, to create unique design artworks.The artistic residencies are organized into three types, each in an open call format so that
designers can submit their projects: mentorship (open now), community and digital.
Deadline: 30.7.2024 // 10 grants of $10,000 will be awarded in four categories: Artists, Art and Social Engagement, Organizations, and Publications. Grants are intended for artists, artistic collectives, non-profit organizations, institutions and foundations that have a significant connection with Latin America, either by nationality, cultural heritage and/or the site where the project will be carried out.
Deadline: 1.8.2024 // Residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following disciplines: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board and a studio. There is no fee to come to Yaddo, and we have modest access grants to help offset the costs of attending a residency. Artists working at the professional level in their fields or are emerging artists whose work shows great professional promise.
Deadline: 15.8.2024 // Each residency is for two collaborating working partners: One artist and one researcher / specialist.
The interdisciplinary collaboration between artist and researcher should address the theme of multispecies relations and the more-than-human. The more-than-human is the focus of the two Curious Encounters at Earthwise, because we think that more interdisciplinary work is needed in this fast-growing and important field. We believe that the climate emergency is caused by the industrialized societies having forgotten that Planet Earth is not just ‘resources’ for humans to utilize and grab, but a shared home, with no alternatives. We are looking for performing artists and visual artists with an interest in time-based work and performance who already have an initial contact to or an ongoing collaboration with a researcher. Applicants must have a genuine interest in interdisciplinary approaches – and their innate challenges – and preferably some experience of working with the-more-than-human.
Multiple deadlines // For emerging artists in the field of performing arts, for example arts student or a recent graduate. Each residency will work on a co-production that can manifest itself in many ways. It can be an artwork, play, script, happening, recorded performance, making of video, text, drawings etc. The only requirement is that it has to be shareable online.
The residencies will take place in 12 different countries during different times in 2024. Residency theme will be one of these, or a combination of these: Social impact, General equality, Environmental sustainability.
Deadline: 30.7.2024 // Applications are open for the second cycle of The Young Climate Prize award and mentorship program! The prize was conceived by New York-based nonprofit organization The World Around to support the generation of designers and activists who were born into the climate crisis and uniquely positioned to address it. The prize pairs young change-makers with mentors in the international design community who can accelerate the impact of their work and connect them with a global network of like-minded people.
Deadline: 30.7.2024 // Each year the Aerowaves network selects 20 of the most promising emerging choreographers in Europe. Aerowaves promotes their work for a year, creating opportunities to perform with their partners. Choreographers apply to the programme with a short, finished work.
Deadline: 1.8.2024 / 6 September 2024 / 15 September 2024 // Embark on a journey of creative discovery with La Maison Baldwin’s residency fellowships, in partnership with residencies located in the vibrant heartlands of France, the eclectic landscapes of the American South, and the urban energy of Harlem and Paris.
Deadline: 28.7.2024 // International artists over the age of 18 with a proven track record in ceramics from other UNESCO Creative Cities outside Portugal. The residency will take place in the city of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal and last six weeks. The successful applicant will receive a grant of €3,000 and have access to accommodation and a studio. Studio visits, open studios and collaboration with local ceramic artists are possible.
Deadline: 31.7.2024 // The call is open to an individual or a group. We will support one residency, which will take place in the first half of October 2024. We are now looking for an artist or a group of artists who will create in cooperation with Divadlo na cucky Theatre and Charity organisation Šternberk, with a group of about 5 unhoused people from the city of Šternberk. You will work with a group of people without previous artistic experience. The outcome of the residency should be a public event, in a form that you choose (presentation, public performance, exhibition, happening, etc.).
Deadline: 11.8.2024 //The General Cultural Services of the City of Oulu opens a residency call for artists of the CreArt network as part of the program production of the Lumo Light Festival and the Urban Neighbourhood Culture of Cultural Centre Valve. A special theme at Lumo Light Festival 2024 is interaction. We encourage artists to contemplate how to promote and encourage open and respectful dialogue between different points of view and showcase this in their installation proposals. As the installations of the Lumo Light Festival are traditionally concentrated in the Oulu city centre, the CreArt residency wants to take visual art to new, surprising locations on the borders of Oulu and create art pieces in our peri-urban and rural communities with the CreArt AiR Program 2024.
Deadline: 21.8.2024 // Program for 6 LGBTQIA+ spoken word artists and poets from India and the UK. The program will connect emerging and mid-career poets with seasoned UK and Indian experts, a focus will be on the use of poetry to create and transform communities. The cohort will meet online and in person in India. Selected poets will each receive an honorarium of 500 GBP to create and showcase new artistic work exploring the link between language, queerness and identity as well as to engage local people of different ages and backgrounds in creative cultural activity. All expenses related to participation in the programme, including international travel, accommodation and daily per diems will be covered.
Deadline: 12.9.2024 // The Arab Documentary Photography Program provides up to 8 photographers with a $7.000 grant to work on their projects in their country of residence over a period of 10 months. The grant may be used to begin a new project or to complete work on an existing project.
In addition, ADPP grantees will benefit from mentorship provided by distinguished program mentors and will be required to attend three specialized workshops (Two in-person and one virtual) to help them develop and produce their projects and consider avenues for distribution.
Deadline: 4.8.2024 // The project MODINA (Movement, Digital Intelligence and Interactive Audience) aims to expand the creative possibilities for contemporary dance performances, and augment the experience for the audience, using digital technology – with an emphasis on exploring artificial intelligence (AI) and audience interaction. MODINA is a 3-year Creative Europe cooperation project, co-financed by the European Union.
Deadline: 8.8.2024 // K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg provides three paid eight-month residencies to choreographers who are at the beginning of their career and have produced multiple choreographic works of their own. The residency begins in August 2025 and runs until April 2026. It includes a scholarship, the use of the k3 studios, a production budget, as well as dramaturgical, technical, and production related support. Over the course of the residency, the three choreographers research their own projects and develop a full-length piece that is presented on the stages of Kampnagel.
Deadline: 15.8.2024 // Artists from all arts disciplines were invited to apply for the 2024 fellowship, which includes a two-month residency in Athens and a two-month residency in Zutphen, both in fully equipped studio-apartments.
Art Futures Research Fellow Georgios Papadopoulos ensures the residency is well embedded in the local context, providing ongoing research into the discourse around artist residencies involving inclusive, socially engaged practice, and contributing to the sustainability of the project, in Zutphen Artistic Director of Dat Bolwerck Marlise van der Jagt provides the local context.
MOBILITY FUND : Deadline: 30.9.2024 // Zad is a support framework designed to promote mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe. Its main objective is to develop their artistic and professional path in collaboration with their peers and across various artistic spaces and platforms. Additionally, Zad assists artists in reaching and engaging with different types of audiences, all while enhancing their contributions to public life within the cities and countries in which they reside and work.
ONGOING / Artists, creatives and arts practitioners are one of the most instantly impacted groups of people in this unprecedented crisis that we find ourselves. In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the artist community, many arts organisations, foundations and governments are creating additional immediate support to meet artists needs.
To help you in this emerging situation, we have prepared the list of available grants and funds. We will continue to update it over the next few weeks. We hope you will find it helpful. Stay tuned!
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Deadline 31 December 2024 // UNESCO, the British Council and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) are jointly managing “Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans” (CC4WBs), a project funded by the European Union to foster dialogue in the Western Balkans by enhancing the cultural and creative sectors for increased socio-economic impact.
With its grant programme, the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg (Arts Foundation Baden-Württemberg) provides targeted support to young talents from the visual and performing arts, literature, music, art criticism and cultural management, whose permanent residence or focus of work is in Baden-Württemberg, or who have spent a significant part of their life in Baden-Württemberg, which has been decisive for their artistic work.
Deadline: Varies depending on the project type. Read the guidelines :)
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The Nordic Culture Fund supports projects which stimulate the development of artistic and cultural life in the Nordic region. Here you can read more about our current funding programmes.