Deadline: 25 September 2018
The Prince Claus Fund and the Goethe-Institute have announced a new joint Call for Proposals for Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change to support initiatives from Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe that enable local communities as well as global institutions to engage with cultural changes caused by anticipated as well as present changes of nature and their environment through contemporary artistic and cultural interventions.
Cultural practitioners, artists, architects and designers in many parts of the world are initiating and exchanging ideas and rethinking responses to environmental change, while actively engaging their communities. But now even more than ever they need the arts and culture to help us respond; to inspire and motivate us by offering new ideas that challenge their perceptions and change habits through introducing transdisciplinary and multispecies perspectives.
They are specifically looking to support initiatives that:
- Employ creativity to re-imagine a more sustainable world, and provide space for different perspectives within the sustainability discussion
- Promote the vital role that arts and culture play in mobilizing communities to raise awareness
- Support concrete cultural initiatives that enable local impact while encouraging a global culture of sustainability
- Encourage out of the box initiatives by artists and cultural practitioners looking to re-imagine conventional approaches to environmental sustainability
- Support the development of artistic and creative initiatives that reinforce and rethink traditional knowledge and methods as a means to promote sustainability
- Stimulate and inspire communities to use sustainable materials and resources within their own contexts and practices
Funding Information
The Prince Claus Fund and the Goethe-Institute will support initiatives within the financial range of €15.000 – €20.000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Support is only given to individual persons or organisations living, registered and working in DAC countries. Individuals applying for the call must be citizens of one of the countries.
- In the case of a collaborative project with individuals or organizations from outside the eligible countries, the above criteria apply to the main applicant.
Eligible Expenses
- This call only covers project-related expenses, and not running (operating) costs for organisations.
How to Apply
Applicants must send a brief statement of need, with supporting materials via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, visit: https://princeclausfund.org/open-call-cultural-and-artistic-responses-to-environmental-change