Deadline: 18 July 2019
The Prince Claus Fund is issuing a new Call for Proposals to support excellent cultural and artistic initiatives that offer different perspectives on society in Russia.
Through this open call, Amplifying Creative Voices, the Prince Claus Fund intends to broaden its support of independent artists and cultural practitioners into diverse regions that have received little of the Fund’s attention in the past, and yet play an increasingly important role in today’s world.
With this call for proposals they would like to invite such independent artists and cultural practitioners to put forward new perspective on their communities, and to propose artistic interpretations of stories they feel need more attention. They encourage ground-breaking cultural initiatives by individual artists, creative professionals, collectives and cultural organisations; especially initiatives that show how the arts can create space for dialogue and different perspectives on society.
Eligible Projects
They are specifically looking to support initiatives that:
- Offer different perspectives than those usually shown in the media;
- Promote the inclusion and participation of women and minority groups in the cultural scene;
- Encourage out of the box initiatives by artists and cultural practitioners that re-interpret common (mis)conceptions in their societies, and create space for multiple points of view;
- Stimulate and inspire communities to actively engage with the arts, culture and society;
- Showcase underrepresented narratives from the respective countries.
They would like to challenge all interested in this call to create innovative concepts that reflect on Russian society.
Funding Information
The Prince Claus Fund will support initiatives within the financial range of €15,000 – €20,000.
Criteria
- Eligible Candidates
- This call is specifically for artists living in Russia. Individuals applying for the call must be living in Russia.
- In the case of a collaborative project with individuals or organisations from outside Russia, the above criteria apply to the main applicant.
- Eligible Expenses
- This call only covers project-related expenses, and not running (operating) costs for organisations.
- Place and Duration
- No support will be provided retroactively, i.e. to projects in implementation or projects already implemented.
- Projects must start implementation from January 2020, and be implemented by December 2020 at the latest.
- Eligible Applications
- Previous grantees of the Prince Claus Fund may not apply for a new grant unless the previous project that they have received is finished and closed before the application submission deadline for this call.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit https://princeclausfund.org/amplifying-creative-voices-russia