Deadline for reception of the proposals: 30 June 2013

The antiAtlas of borders is a trandisciplinary event that will offer a new approach of the mutations of borders and on the way they are experienced by people in the 21st century.

The call for proposal is opened in order to select original productions for the exhibition that will take place at la Compagnie, from 13 december 2013 to 1st March 2014.

The curator and the artistic and scientific committee are looking for various artworks proposals (net.art, photo, video, testimonies, documentaires, video games) showing different ways to experience the borders. Proposals from migrants, professionals and artists are welcome.

Send the proposals as a PDF file, with a presentation of the project and some visuals at: antiatlas.contact@gmail.com

For more information: http://www.antiatlas.net/appel-a-projet/

Deadline: Monday, June 3rd,  2013

P.A.C. 2 Landscape Environment Creativity is a call for a selection of works (performances, installations, visual art) created to “inhabit” a portion of
Landscape – Villa Nappi park in Polverigi - in an event/walk that will take place on 29th June 2013 during the traditional InteatroFestival.

A maximum of 10 projects will be selected by a special comission. The work receiving the most votes will receive a monetary prize of 500€. To the selected projects will be given wide visibility in the festival program.

For more information:   http://www.inteatro.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Call-PAC-EN-2-edition.pdf

Contact: 

email: cea@inteatro.it
post: Inteatro – Villa Nappi, Via Marconi 77  – 60020 Polverigi (An) –
Italy.

The EU Immigration Portal provides useful information on migration to and within the EU to migrants.

The information appears in English, French and Spanish and covers the following areas: admission of non-EU citizens to an EU country, risks and rights of an irregular stay, EU and national immigration policies and law, a stakeholder directory.

For more information:  http://ec.europa.eu/immigration/

Deadline:  12th May 2013

The French Cultural Institute and Canal France International (CFI) are pleased to launch a call for applications for the 2013 edition of SafirLab program, whose goal is to support young people involved in the new social dynamics of the countries of the Deauville partnership (Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen).

The 2013 edition will take place in Paris from 28th September until 13th October 2013.

For more information: http://www.institutfrancais.com/fr/actualit%C3%A9s/safirlab-2013

Deadline: 26 April

The French Institute of Morocco launches a second call for applications for it’s artistic residencies program starting in January 2014. 11 sites are made available for young professionals of all artistic and intellectual disciplines.

This residency program aims to favour creation, professional encounters, circulation of artworks and knowledge.

For more information:  www.if-maroc.org

Retzhof Castle Educational Institute - Austria December 17 - 21, 2013

International conference open to practising performing arts academics and artists from various disciplines from over 20 different countries and practically from all continents.
 
The conference language is English.
You are welcome to take part in the conference as a Speaker, Presenter, Participant, Observer!

Present your research and demonstrate your method of work to the international audience!

Submission guidelines and registration details:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/performingartsmanagement

Deadline: April, 15th 2013

NPN International Guest Performance Fund for Dance

The NPN International Guest Performance Fund for Dance supports international programmers, when they invite productions that were created in Germany while offering certain minimal wages that are based on standard NPN rates. The ones eligible to apply are the invited companies/ invited artists based in Germany.

NPN Coproduction Fund for Dance

The NPN Coproduction Fund for Dance advances the creation of new dance productions. The production must take place in Germany to a substantial degree.
At least one of the coproducers must be from a different German federal state
or from foreign country.

All application forms and information are online at www.jointadventures.net/nationales-performance-netz

Make your voice heard before the 17 June 2013!

The Commission is reviewing the procedures for issuing these visas and would like to hear your views on your experience. The idea is to modernise the policy and your input via this public consultation will contribute to make the right changes.

The legislation ( Regulation No 810/2009 Visa Code ) on issuing short-stay visas for travel in the Schengen area (the ‘Visa Code’) has now been in force for three years.

Now the Commission wants to assess whether the legislation has achieved its objectives. Building on this evaluation, the Commission plans to propose amendments to revise the Visa Code and to further develop and modernise the common visa policy.

Among the aims of this review are to ensure that EU visa policy fosters economic growth and cultural exchange by facilitating the process for legitimate travellers to the EU, such as business people, tourists, students and young people, while ensuring a high level of security for the EU.

That is why the Commission wants to hear from the main ‘users’ of the common visa policy: individuals, interest groups, advocacy groups and professional organisations. We want to hear from as broad a range of users as possible, as it is important to get views and input from all stakeholders.

For more information about the online public consultation, please click here.

Date: March 25 - April 1, 2013

In honor of DOX BOX’s Syria Global Day 2013, ArteEast is collaborating with CPH:DOX and DocAlliance to bring the festival to a global audience online for one week.

Syria Global Day 2013 is comprised of two segments.The first is a series of six short films created by a new generation of Syrian filmmakers. Film synopses and links can be found here.

The festival’s second segment, A Citizen with a Movie Camera, features clips of footage shot on mobile phones and hand-held cameras, documenting everyday life. To read more about the thematic compilations and watch the videos, click here.

Deadline: May 1, 2013

Theme: Resistance - And Then, We Built New Forms

Manif d'art, major biennial of contemporary visual arts on the Canadian scene, presents in Quebec City the work of nearly 100 artists originating from every horizon. The event will begin by a recognition of the critical role played by visual and media arts in the documentation of conflicts and of manifestations of resistance. The curator will detail the theme by approaching the numerous tactics and strategies which shape radical contemporary practices.

For more information: http://www.manifdart.org/en/manif-dart-7-appel-de-dossiers-pour-artistes-canadiens/

Deadline: June 30, 2013

The Art Salon returns this year for another event that will raise awareness for peace throughout the world.

The event In the Name of Peace is an art exhibition whereby half the proceeds will go to a charity and will take place on the 15th of September 2013 at Contemporary Art Platform (CAP), Kuwait.

Art Categories: Visual Art & Digital Art, Painting & Drawing, Photography, Installation, Sculpture.

For more information, click here.

Deadline for application: March 28, 2013

The Black Box Theater Workshop by Bootworks at  Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival

Bootworks presents a four days professional workshop from April 1-4 2013 that will give a group of students/artists the opportunity to work with the directors of the company and with a range of methods and mediums to explore the making of theatre for small audiences.

The workshop will be held in English with Arabic translation at Hotel Viennoise, Downtown Cairo.

For application forms and more information: www.d-caf.org

Open Call Deadline: March 30th, 2013

La Fundación ´ace para el Arte Contemporáneo invites career as well as  emerging artists to apply for residencies within the frame of acePIRAR  Artist-in-Residence International Program.  Production, exploration,  urban intervention and networking are key words of this program Located  in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a cosmopolitan city with the perfect  combination of European and South America's roots soul, this modern  place for contemporary art production consist of 4 exhibition spaces,  painting studio, reading room, a well equipped workshop and printmaking  facilities oriented to artists, designers, performers and curators.

Guidelines, residency types, fees, application form and comprehensive FAQ, are available online at www.proyectoace.org/application

12 European cities and institutions, partaking in the “Network of Cities for Artistic Creation” have launched the“European Day of Artistic Creativity” initiative, which will take place on March 21, 2013.

The objective is to celebrate once a year, and at a European level, artistic creativity with open activities in museums, public and private cultural institutions, visual arts centres, art schools, galleries, educational centres, etc.

The “European Day of Artistic Creativity” will become the springboard for new, original and necessary ideas, aimed at the general public, professionals and institutions.

If you would like to support this project, please adhere to the manifesto on this website!

Application Deadline: 31 March 2013

The European Festivals Association (EFA) and the Beiteddine Art Festival are organising the sixth edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013 –the first Atelier in the Arab world –from 5-12 October 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon.

The Atelier for Young Festival Managers is EFA’s 7-day training platform addressed at emerging artistic festival directors.

Find out all you need to know about the Atelier’s mission and format, Beirut and the Beiteddine Art Festival on www.atelierforyoungfestivalmanagers.eu

In case of further questions please contact atelier@efa-aef.eu or call +32 9241 8080.

Deadline for submissions: 2 May 2013 at midnight CET

If your project meets the criteria set out in the Operational Guidelines of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC), you can submit your projects to benefit from the support of the Fund.
 
Priority will be given to young artists/creators (18-30 years) and to projects benefitting youth. Priority will also be given, as far as possible, to projects from or benefitting developing countries. Please note that funding can not be provided to projects that are already in receipt of funding provided by other UNESCO Funds or programmes.
 
To apply, please fill in the online application form in English or in French and send toifpc@unesco.org. Please ensure that the application form is filled in as completely and clearly as possible and that the budget breakdown is clearly stipulated.

For more information: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/creativity/international-fund-for-the-promotion-of-culture/

Deadline: April 9, 2013.

Open call to collaborate in the project development workshop Interactivos?'13: Tools for a Read-Write World (April 15 - 27, 2013 in Madrid, Spain). Collaborators will participate in the production of selected projects, aimed at the creation of tools to design, edit, draw and write together. This edition focuses on (re)inventing a Libre Graphics workflow that supports collaboration and exchange Medialab-Prado offers free lodging to collaborators in a Youth Hostel during the workshop (limited seating).
 
This call is part of the Libre Graphics Research Unit project and is preceeded by the international event Libre Graphics Meeting (April 10-13, 2013). Collaborators can also take part in the meeting. Registration is required.

More information and submission form: http://medialab-prado.es/article/convocatoria_colaboradores_lgru

The Roberto Cimetta Fund (RCF), is publishing the summary of the debates during the “Madarat - platform for exchange” on 21^st November 2012 at the Institut français de Beyrouth. To read the summary, print or download it click here.

This meeting grouped together 55 artists, operators, journalists, institutional representatives, experts and Board members of RCF and regional members of the Istikshaf platform from 21 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey).

The report of the Istikshaf platform that took place on 20^th November at the French Institute in Beirut will be published by the Arab Education Forum. You can already view photos of this meeting here and visit the facebook page of the Istikshaf Campaign.

Quote from a grantee : “mobility is an occasion to familiarize oneself with the art scenes of different countries, especially the independent spaces that might not be part of the international institutional network ».

Deadline to Apply: 2 March 2013

The inception meeting of U40 Arabesque will take place in the city of Alexandria during the period from 13 to 15 March 2013. The meeting will gather 5 participants from countries other than Egypt and 7 other participants from Egypt. A total of 12 participants will set the strategy and the plan for the future of the network and the methodologies of promoting the 2005 UNESCO Convention in the respective countries. It will also determine ways of communication among network members and the other U40 Networks.

How to Apply:

Send the following to u40arabesque@u40net.org
 - A motivation letter, illustrating your professional background, your networks, and your interest to join the network and promote the convention. The letter should also include a short paragraph about the cultural scene in your country.

According the procedures to joining the U40 Network:
• Did my country of origin (and/or current place of living) ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and the Promotion for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions? If so, did the Government designate a national point of contact for the Convention (Art. 9) and/or did they assign some special (legal) structures for its implementation? You might want to contact this focal point, your National Commission for UNESCO or other relevant information sources.

• Does a Coalition for Cultural Diversity exist in my country? If so, who are the members? What are their activities? If not, which neighbouring country or other country in the target region does have a Coalition? What are their activities? Who are their members? If not, who could be adequate bodies /persons to group a Coalition?
• How can I contribute to improve the visibility and the understanding of the Convention in my country / region?
• Please describe your engagement for the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, your motivation for applying and a short description of what you intend to do as follow-up.
- Your Resume (2 pages max)

What is U40 Arabesque: To translate the 2005 UNESCO convention into action in the Arab region there is a need to initiate an extension of the U40 Network "Cultural Diversity 2030" in the Arab countries, namely U40 Arabesque. The regional network is concerned with the promotion of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the respective Arab Countries aiming at coherent implementation of cultural policies in the region.

Deadline for applications: 12h00 on Tuesday 6 March

Great More Art, 18 to 28 March 2013: 20 artists, 10 days of focused work, interaction and skills sharing.

To apply please send a brief biography, 3 to 5 images of your work and a letter of motivation to info@greatmoreart.org or deliver to Zipho at 47 Greatmore Street, Woodstock, tel 021 4479699.

If you wish to be a funded participant please also motivate for that (funded participants get a daily free for materials, transport and catering).

Deadline for the reception of originals: September 2, 2013.

MADATAC calls for a prize of essay eligible for all authors, regardless of their nationality, provided that the manuscript is written in Spanish or English language and fits the theme of the prize, be original, unpublished and has not previously been awarded in any other competition, or corresponds to a deceased author before submitting the work for the award. Collections of articles will not be accepted.

TOPIC: new media art, electronic audiovisual art, multimedia art, video art, cyberart, bioart, digital technologies and any creative symbiosis between art, science and technology.

For more information: www.madatac.es

1. In this first call works will be presented on digital format (PDF or Word) and must contain one or several literary essays grouped in an organic way to configure a single book, with an optional contribution of 8 to 16 images in colour and no limit for images in black and white. The works will have a minimum length of 120 pages, size DIN A4, printed single-sided with the title of the essay, the name and surname of the participant, the postal address, email, a contact telephone number and also the Curriculum Vitae of the author. The shipping shall also contain a signed statement that the work is not competing in any other prize and is free all rights of exploitation. Correspondence will not maintained with the participants nor any information relating to the follow-up of the works presented shall be provided.
2. Originals can be sent to info@madatac.es or by postal mail, with the documentation on a cd, dvd or pend drive, to MADATAC: Galeno 41, C.P. 28232, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain, clearly indicating in the envelope MADATAC INTERNATIONAL ESSAY PRIZE. The organisers are not responsible for any losses or deterioration of the originals, or of any other circumstance attributable to emails or third parties which may affect the sending of works.
3. The receipt of original opens with the publication of this call and closes on September 2, 2013.
4. The prize may not be declared void. There will be a single winner, no finalists.
5. The jury will be composed by prominent members of the cultural world.
Its decision will be final and will be made public in a ceremony that will be held in December 2013 during the celebration of the MADATAC 05
Festival.
6. The unique Prize will consist on the publication of the  awarded work by the books publisher Editorial Casimiro  (http://www.casimirolibros.es) which will be distributed and sold in Spain and Latin America. Distribution in Europe will depend on arising co-edition partnerships.
7. The author of the winning work will sign a publishing contract by means of which 8% will be liquidated (to him or her) after one year in the paperback editions, calculated on the recommended retail price without VAT of every country. Editorial Casimiro and MADATAC reserve the right to hire any of the works submitted for the award.
 
8. The participants authorize the organizers to use their names and
image for advertising purposes as participants in the award. The winner
is also committed to  participate personally in promotional events of
the book that are considered suitable by the organizers of the prize.
9. Participation in the award implies automatically acceptance of these
conditions by the authors, as well as its commitment not to remove his
work once sent. For any differences that had to be settled through the
courts, parties, renouncing their own jurisdiction, expressly submit to the courts and courts of Spain.
10. Any situation not contemplated in this call will be resolved by the jury and the permanent Chairman of the award.

Submission deadline: February 28 2013

The Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle and the City of Warsaw invite art professionals from eligible countries to apply for one-month long residencies in April, May and June 2013 within the frame of Artists-In-Residence Laboratory programme at
the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw.

This open call is the first phase of the project, and will shortly  be followed by artistic residencies and small exhibitions.

For more information: www.csw.art.pl

The A-I-R Laboratory has been organizing an international  residency programme at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle  in Warsaw since 2002. The notion of 'RE-DIRECTING' refers here to a  need to facilitate collaborations with art initiatives from regions with  which the A-I-R Laboratory hasn't had an
opportunity to collaborate so  far.

Eligible countries:  Afghanistan,  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,  Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Moldova,
Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria,  Tajikistan,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,  Uzbekistan and Yemen.

Fellows should be prepared to:
- Give a speech providing an overview or insight into specific issues
relating to the current art scene in their country.
- Prepare a portfolio review of selected artists and art initiatives from
their homeland in Warsaw.
- Participate in the A-I-R Laboratory programme (seminars, meetings, study
visits).
- Collaborate with CCA curators on preparing the artistic residencies for
their respective locales.
 
Selection  will be based on the professional excellence of the applicant's
work  and his/her plans for sharing the benefits of the exchange with artists
and institutions in his/her home country. Applicants must have  sufficient knowledge of English to function independently and  communicate with A-I-R Laboratory staff and other residents.

The 32nd edition of ARCOmadrid, will bring together a total of 202 galleries from 30 countries. 

One the main attractions of the fair will be Focus Turkey, a section which has benefited from the collaboration of the Turkish Embassy in Spain. The project, which will gather 10 galleries  with a wide selection of Turkish artists, will provide an opportunity to bring the contemporary artistic production of Turkey to collectors and the general public.

For more information: http://www.ifema.es/ferias/arco/default.html

Deadline: February 25 2013

The 2013 edition of the Festival and Event Management Masterclass will be held from 11-12 March in Brussels at the Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage (CIVA).

This is an intensive 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in the business of creating, managing and developing festivals and events.

For more information: http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=170

RCF is pleased to publish an assessment on the impact of mobility.

This assessment is a necessary follow-up, in the collaboration we have undertaken with regional and local partners, to define strategies for transnational artistic mobility. Our work aims to identify positive effects of travel and consequences in the nature and diversity of cultural and artistic products or offers.

The RCF decided  to send a questionnaire to the grantees of the Fund in order to identify the concrete output of their travel and their opinions on mobility in the euro- middle east- north african region.

The questionnaire was drafted together with Inga Farina Petzhold from the University of Hildeshiem in Germany and Matina Magkou, PhD student working with Cristina Ortega Nuere at the Institute of Leisure Studies, University of Bilbao, Spain.

The questionnaire was sent to all the grantees of the Fund in October (around 500 email addresses). We registered the reception of this questionnaire in 18 countries such as Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Portugal, Serbia, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, United Kingdom and Spain. The 108 answers were received in November and December 2012.

A majority of the respondents mentioned that their travel grant led to a better integration in the artistic and cultural field and to concrete realizations (exhibitions, screenings, concerts, performances, touring, publications). The main motive for travelling was to set up or continue artistic projects.

The impact of the travel grant is realised on a short term period as 57,5% of the respondents realised that their travel had had a positive impact on their work either during or right after their travel.

96% of the respondents are still in touch with their host and 67%  of them have returned or have concrete plans to return to the hosting countries for professional reasons. Finally, 45% of the respondents engage in mobility practices in the euro-middle east-north african region for professional reasons more than once a year.

This report does not seek to be an overall evaluation nor to reflect the opinions of all grantees. It is the first step of « a work in progress » that the RCF will continue in the next months.

Residency Map 2 Transcultures 2013 - Mons, Belgium

Deadline: 11 February 2013

Transcultures, Interdisciplinary Center for Sound and Electronic Cultures is an association born in 1996 in order to promote and develop crossings between contemporary artistics practices and arts/society/technology stakes; focusing on sound art and digital creation.

For more information and to apply click here.

M4m residency, Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes - Paris, France

Deadline: 15 february 2013

The Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes have been developing mobility, co-productions programs with more than 160 places of creation and diffusion.

Choreographer, artists, video directors, circassiens, performers are invited to apply for that residency.

Applicants should be residents of countries eligible under the European Commission’s Culture 2007-2013 Programme. French and foreigners living in France aren’t eligible for this residency.

For more informations on this residency click here.

The RCF participated in the meeting organized in December 2012 by the network by Zone Franche. The first part of the meeting was dedicated to the question of artistic and cultural mobility and a critical analysis of the visa issue was proposed.

La Scène, a French professional magazine for the performing arts sector, published an article following this meeting about visa issue for artists from non EU countries and the action of the Roberto Cimetta Fund was underlined.

To read the article click here.