Deadline: 28 October 2019
Pro Helvetia Johannesburg in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has announced the 2020 Call for Applications for the ANT Mobility Fund.
For the current phase of programme (2018 – 2020) Ant Mobility Funding support has been separated into two distinct and more focused streams. The first is directed at individual artists and arts practitioners and the second to bands, performing arts companies, collectives, festivals and development organisations.
Categories
- ANT Mobility Funding For Individual Artists/Arts Professionals
- This grant is for individual artists and arts professionals (curators, organizers, arts managers, etc). It supports travel across national borders in the region for the purposes of:
- research and project development,
- collaboration across national borders,
- professional exchanges,
- touring/presentation of work.
- Successful applications will be supported for up to a maximum of ZAR 36 000/US$ 3000.
- Proposals that demonstrate active participation and in-kind and/or financial support (e.g. in providing accommodation) of a local host/partner will be prioritized.
- This grant is for individual artists and arts professionals (curators, organizers, arts managers, etc). It supports travel across national borders in the region for the purposes of:
- ANT Mobility Funding For Organizations, Groups & Companies
- The ANT Project grant is for bands, performing arts companies, collectives, festivals and arts organizations comprised of more than 1 person.
- The primary focus of the fund is to assist in the distribution of new and existing works to a broader Southern African audience and to enable transnational collaboration and sharing of knowledge and expertise.
- Projects will be supported for up to a maximum of ZAR 60 000/US$ 5000 and applicants are expected to have or seek additional funding from other sources.
Eligibility Criteria
- Activities and Projects should involve MOBILITY between two or more of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- Relate to at least one of the following disciplines: (1) Performing arts (theatre, live arts and dance); (2) Digital arts, gaming and new media; (3) Visual arts, craft and design, (4) Literature; (5) Music; and (6) Multi/cross-disciplinary applications of the arts.
- Activities and Projects should take place between January 2020 and end December 2020; though note that funding will only become available from the beginning of January 2020.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit https://prohelvetia.org.za/en/2019/08/19/call-for-applications-ant-mobility-fund-2020/