Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The French Development Agency and the French Institute are accepting applications for the Accès culture programme to support and finance cultural projects in Africa with the aim of promoting social ties and strengthening collaborations between African and French cultural actors.
The program is aimed at civil society organizations and cultural establishments of local authorities who will jointly carry out a project proposing to meet a local need in a dynamic of cultural mediation. The primary objective is to put culture at the service of social ties by developing cultural activities aimed at audiences furthest from the cultural offer for social, economic and geographical reasons.
The Accès culture programme aims to support cultural cooperation micro-projects as part of a cultural mediation approach:
- Awareness-raising and artistic education
- Introduction to an artistic practice
- Setting up artistic meetings, etc.
Accès culture is intended for African and French cultural operators who will work in pairs on an annual partnership project with a strong social impact.
Funding Information
- The winning operators of the call for projects will receive funding of up to 15,000 euros for the implementation of their project in Africa.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects feature cultural cooperation and are oriented around community arts outreach (awareness and arts education, initiation into a specific art medium, organisation of artistic get-togethers, etc.).
- The primary goal is to strengthen social ties in Africa by bringing the arts closer to individuals who would otherwise have limited access to such cultural exposure due to their social, economic, cultural and/or geographic background or because of their gender or a disability.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible candidates are partnerships rooted in equal cooperation and an exchange of good practice between one French and one African entity.
- Eligible entities include: associations, foundations, locally or regionally run cultural public establishments having been in operation for at least two years.
- The Accès Culture programme also encourages revitalising cooperation between existing partners.
For more information, visit https://www.pro.institutfrancais.com/en/programmes-and-projects/acces-culture