b.creative Challenge to Support Artists, Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurs Globally

Deadline: 28 February 2017

Applications are open for b.creative challenge, an international competition designed to reward young artists, cultural and creative entrepreneurs working to address a social, cultural or environment issue.

The purpose of the b.creative challenge is to support artists, cultural and creative entrepreneurs and to encourage collaborations between them with a view to address different stringent social issues.

Scope

The b.creative challenge aims to:

• Support young artists, cultural and creative entrepreneurs
• Encourage international and transnational collaborations
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration to address social issues
• Show the importance of arts and creative entrepreneurship in innovation

Thematic Areas

The competition seeks to reward projects that employ creative and artistic skills to enable social, economic and environment innovation.

• Climate change and environment protection
• Mental and physical well-being
• Sustainable agriculture
• Transports and mobility
• Social cohesion
• Access to education and digital literacy
• Fight against poverty

Prize

The winning project and team will be awarded:

• Progessional advice and mentoring
• 2 return tickets and accomodation to the final Creative Tracks conference in Asia (Q4, 2017)
• Media and marketing exposure through the Creative Tracks communication material (digital platform, newsletters and social networks), or Creative Europe (the EU’s programme for the cultural and creative sectors 2014-2020)
• One-year incubation (including accomodation, support for visa application and mentoring)

Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to:

• young creative entrepreneurs
• young cultural entrepreneurs
• young artists, authors and performers
• Professional working in organisations, or running their own creative company/enterprise, both for profit and non-profit.
• Professionals under 40 years old.
• creative is addressed to entrepreneurs working in the following sectors:
  • Visual Arts
  • Advertising
  • Architecture
  • Crafts
  • Design
  • Fashion
  • Film and Video
  • Gastronomy
  • Music
  • Publishing
  • Radio and Television
  • Computer Games
  • Performing Arts

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit b.creative.