Call for Entries – Grant 100 Artists

Deadline: 8-May-22

Südkulturfonds is inviting early-career artists and art collectives working across all disciplines to submit their artist profile video.

The Sudkulturfonds has developed this grant to support 100 artists from eligible countries in the global south and east in the early stages of their careers.

The 100 Artists open call is a response to the pandemic-related travel restrictions. For artists from partner countries of the Sudkulturfonds, access to the cultural markets and professional networks in Switzerland and Europe has been largely cut off. In turn, many events and opportunities for Swiss cultural promoters and presenters to identify and meet emerging artists from across the globe have disappeared.

This call for entries is part of a longer-term strategy to initiate virtual relationships, build and support digital networks, and draw attention to the diverse artistic achievements in the global south and east despite limited mobility. The grant aims at strengthening the professional and financial livelihoods of eligible artists early in their professional journey and promote their presence within the Swiss cultural market.

Funding Information

The grant of CHF 1,000 recognizes artistic achievement and brings awarded artists to the attention of cultural promoters and presenters in Switzerland, despite travel restrictions.

Eligibility Criteria

The call for entries is open to artists and art collectives from eligible countries working across all art forms. Eligible artists are in the early stages of their creative development and aim to advance their careers by building new professional networks, particularly in the Swiss cultural market. Applicants are requested to submit a profile video created for this call. There is no application fee.
Professional artists and art collectives across all art disciplines who are both from and based in one of the eligible countries in Africa, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia and East Europe (Non-EU countries).
The 100 Artists open call specifically supports artists and art collectives who are in the early stage of their careers with 2-10 years of professional experience.
This grant was developed for artists and art collectives who have yet to be substantially recognized within their field, the media, funding circles or the public at large.

Evaluation Criteria

Südkulturfonds assesses the submitted artist profile video’s relevance to the objective of the open call, which is to bring the creative achievement of artists who are at an early stage in their careers, to the attention of cultural presenters within their field. Applications will be reviewed based on the submitted video profile, with equal weight assigned to the quality and clarity of the artwork and the video statement. This call for entries is open for applications from artists working across a broad range of disciplines, mediums and cultural regions. The video should be representative of the artist’s personality and highlight the practice in a manner that sparks an interest in learning more.

Applicants may consider the following when developing their profile video:

What medium do you work in?
Why do you create? Influences? Inspired?
How do you go about making your work? Do you have a distinctive process that is important to understand?
What do you want the viewer of your video to do next?