Deadline: 31-Jan-21
With the Artists‘ Contacts programme, the INSTITUT FÜR AUSLANDSBEZIEHUNGEN (IFA) supports the international cooperation of cultural actors.
Artists and cultural practitioners from Germany and from transformation or developing countries receive valuable support for projects in contemporary visual arts, architecture, photography, media art and design.
Applicants thereby receive the chance to network internationally and to advance the intercultural discourse between Germany and the global South.
The Artists‘ Contacts Programme is open to:
- Cultural actors from developing and emerging countries who want to carry out a project in Germany
- German people working in the cultural sector or those with at least 5 years of residency in Germany who are planning a project in a developing or emerging country.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists, curators, art educators, art theorists, architects and designers (including institutions) from developing and transition countries who want to come to Germany.
- German artists, curators, art educators, art theorists, architects and designers (including institutions) who want to go to developing and transition countries.
- Non-German artists, curators, art educators, art theorists, architects and designers (including institutions) who have lived in Germany for at least five years and are involved in development and Transition countries want (proof of residence required).
- Travel and work stays from transition and developing countries to or in Germany, e.g. Exhibitions, performances, artist-in-residence programs, workshops, preparatory and research trips, international events (symposia, conferences and lectures).
- Travel and work stays for German cultural workers or cultural workers who have lived in Germany for at least five years to or in transition and developing countries (performances, artist-in-residence programs, workshops, preparatory and research trips, international events such as symposia, conferences and lectures).
- Cultural workers who come from a transition or developing country can also apply for grants for exhibitions in Germany.
For more information, visit https://www.ifa.de/en/fundings/artists-contacts/
