Deadline: 15 May 2019
i-Portunus has issued call for artists and culture professionals aged 18+, active in the fields of performing arts and visual arts, of all educational qualifications and levels of experience, legally residing in a Creative Europe country.
i-Portunus is a project, selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, to trial a mobility scheme for artists and culture professionals. It is managed by a consortium headed by the Goethe-Institut with Institut français, Izolyatsia and Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts.
- Visual arts: Crafts – Design – Digital arts – Fashion – Fine arts – Graphic arts – Photography.
- Performing arts: Circus – Dance – Opera – Performance – Puppetry – Street Art – Theatre.
Objectives
Its main objective must be one of the following:
- International collaborations: For example, applicants are working on a cultural production, such as an exhibition, a performance, a theatre piece, with an international partner.
- Production-oriented residencies: For example, the result of their mobility will be a public presentation of a newly created body of work – an exhibition, a performance, a publication, etc.
- Professional development: For example, they will take part in auditions, network meetings, showcases, workshops, master classes, and other types of training outside of formal education.
- Presentation: For example, they will present an exhibition, a performance, a theatre piece in the destination country.
- Cultural change: For example, they will work with local communities in the destination country to address cultural challenges.
Budget Information
The level of support depends on the length of their mobility:
- 15 to 29 days: 1,500 euros
- 30 to 59 days: 2,400 euros
- 60 to 84 days: 3,000 euros
- 85-days (maximum length): 3,400 euros
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be submitted in English, using the on-line i-Portunus application form, by the deadline, as indicated in Point 3 and in the Timetable above.
- Applications must include all of the information requested in the application form, including annexed documents.
- Applicants must be artists or culture professionals active in the fields of the visual or performing arts, at least 18 years old, and legal residents of a Creative Europe country.
- The destination of the mobility must be a Creative Europe country.
- The departure date must be on or after 15 June 2019; the return date on or before 31 December 2019. The total length of the mobility must be between 15 and 85 days (including travel days).
- The Applicant has not previously received i-Portunus mobility support.
How to Apply
To apply, applicants should organize a project with a host institution or partner in another Creative Europe country
(or in several other countries). In their application, they will need to:
- Describe the project and its main objective,
- Explain how the mobility will allow them to achieve the stated objective,
- Provide documents showing that they have made plans with a partner or host institution, and that the partner/host institution is committed to their project.
For further information, please visit https://www.i-portunus.eu/about-the-programme/call-for-applications/