Deadline: 22-Dec-21
U.S. Embassy Bucharest invites non-profit, non-governmental Romanian organizations, and institutions with demonstrable experience in creative areas including the visual arts (photography, architecture, painting, graphic design, printmaking, etc.), museums, or galleries, to apply for a grant to organize a traveling photography exhibition to highlight and celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the U.S.-Romania Strategic Partnership (initiated July 1997.)
The exhibit will showcase the benefits that U.S. transatlantic cooperation has brought Romania and the Romanian people, as well as the numerous positive steps Romania has taken over the course of the past 25 years during its transition into an ever-more resilient democracy, American and NATO ally, and regional leader.
U.S. Embassy Bucharest seeks to deepen ties and continue to foster mutual understanding and respect through long-term partnership and cooperation between Romania and the United States of America.
The selected applicant—in close and frequent collaboration with the U.S. Embassy—will create and construct this project, through which the Romanian public will be able to recognize the benefits to the Romanian society of the U.S.-Romania Strategic Partnership, as well as the positive people-to-people bonds between the two countries. Through this project the Romanian public will increase their support of continued democratic development and bilateral cooperation.
Programming Component
The exhibition must be ready for travel and installation by June 1, 2022. It will first be displayed at the Embassy’s July Fourth event in Bucharest. It will be constructed/presented at six venues throughout Romania. These venues will be determined in conjunction with Embassy Bucharest. It will also be emplaced for maximum exposure during an official public unveiling on July 11, 2022.
Objectives and Responsibilities
The implementing partner will be expected to:
- Conceptualize the exhibition in close collaboration with the U.S. Embassy;
- Present their vision to Embassy representatives and provide expert advice on all design and display aspects of the exhibition throughout project duration;
- Identify and work with appropriate vendor(s) to implement curation of exhibition and establish design;
- Design, create/print, and prepare all exhibit items;
- Draft, in consultation with the U.S. Embassy, all accompanying narrative stories for each photograph;
- Provide transportation, installation, and dismantling of exhibit items for the set period of the exhibition;
- Cover marketing aspects of the exhibition (submission of a marketing plan to be approved by the U.S. Embassy, design and production of graphics, publications, and other promotional materials, as well as social media promotion);
- Be available to conduct site visits together with Embassy representatives and/or separately with project support staff, as needed;
- Venue identification in conjunction with Embassy;
- Work with venue partners on logistics;
- Install and dismantle, transport, maintain and store all exhibit items;
- Provide insurance coverage for the exhibit;
- Ensure the necessary safety measures for installing, dismantling and transportation, as well as identify prompt solutions to potential and real damage to the exhibit—to include without limitation, weather damage and graffiti;
- Cover costs for six opening receptions.
Funding Information
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $60,000
- Total available funding: $60,000
- Length of performance period: January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
- Anticipated program start date: January 1, 2022
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply: not-for-profit, non-governmental Romanian organizations in the fields of visual arts, museum, galleries.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336619
