Zoukak Theater Company and Cultural Association is seeking to employ
experienced individuals, in the following positions:
- Fundraising Consultant
- Part-time Communication Manager
- Part-time Executive Manager (for the studio, the office and events) If
you are interested in any of the above please visit their website for more information or send a request for information or your  CV and a motivation letter to:
admin@zoukak.org

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The upcoming issue of Seismopolite Journal of Art and Politics will discuss the political future of the contemporary art biennial.

How can biennials become experimental «sites» to rethink the relationship between art and politics, without lending themselves too easily to the confines of the contemporary art market and neoliberal political geography? While biennials have been criticized for subjecting themselves to urban/ regional marketing strategies, they have also been defended as valuable places for the formation of new alliances among art scenes of the ‘periphery’, that are today steadily changing the global art map.

Does this development indicate a future potential of biennials to rewrite the history, political geography and epistemology of places and regions, and to do so from standpoints that resist annexation by historical master narratives, neoliberal political geography as well as the demands and languages of the global contemporary art market? Or do we need to look entirely outside the biennial system for such standpoints to be realized in a consequential way?

For our next issue we welcome reviews of biennials worldwide as well as essays and interviews that address these questions through a high variety of possible angles.

We accept submissions continuously, but to make sure you are considered for the upcoming issue, please send your proposal, CV and samples of earlier work to submissions@seismopolite.com within November 21, 2013.

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The International Organisation of la Francophonie (French-speaking community) supports the circulation of professional artists and their performances (music, theatre and dance) during international tours and festivals.

This action is vital so that contemporary artists from the countries of the South and of Eastern and Central Europe, members of la Francophonie, can cross borders and have access to the international networks of programming that develop their professional careers. Particular attention is given to projects that have a multiplying and structuring effect and that contribute to development of artistic careers in the region or beyond.

Two calls for projects (with application forms and procedure information) are launched every year by the International Organisation of La Francophonie; one in Spring and one in the Autumn.

For further information please click here (information in French only)

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‘It’s not just a crisis, it is a transition!’

Culture Action Europe (CAE) announces an innovative two-day international conference about the vital role of cultural capacities in building a way out of the deadlock that threatens Europe, its people and democracy. Placed in space and time to maximize its impact on the agenda for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union that will begin in July 2014, the conference conversations, debates and short lectures will involve leading personalities in the European scene of decision-making, cultural organisations, academia and civil society. For more information and to register, please visit the conference website www.cultureactioneuropeconference.eu

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Giusy Checola, Diego Segatto and Susanna Ravelli, three RCF grantees are proud to annonce their new website A-Journal

 http://www.archiviazioni.org/public/en/a-journal/

Please take the time to discover this very interesting website devoted to art in the public space.

The purpose of the journey to Palestine made by Giusy, Diego and Susanna, members of the independent organization Archiviazioni, was the creation of partnerships for the realization of future projects connecting Puglia, Southern Italy and the Mediterranean cultural basin. Another aim was to promote and enrich Archivica, the first archive for art and public sphere in Southern Italy, which is part ofArchiviazioni's activities, as well as residences, workshops and

experimental frames of interaction and narration, like temporary editorial units.

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5^th July 2013

At this moment, when in several countries around the Mediterranean people’s basic rights to associate, protest, and be fully represented are systematically oppressed, the Roberto Cimetta Fund stands firmly in support of our fellow artists and citizens in these countries at the same time as we strongly condemn the use of brutal force against protesters in all “freedom” squares around the world.

Whether people are rising up against the hegemony of financial and political institutions, or demanding full democratic representation, or where the struggle for social and political justice continues, or where an illegal occupation persists for so many years, the Roberto Cimetta Fund, its Board of Directors, Committee of experts, staff, and grantees reiterate their firm support for the right to human dignity, political and social justice, and freedom of expression as inalienable rights that should be upheld and protected by and for the people.

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The Roberto Cimetta Fund has received 57 requests for the third session 2013. The office of the Fund has checked the eligibility of the requests. This eligibility simply means that the request can be evaluated by the experts because it eligibility criteria has been respected. Eligibility does not imply that the travel grant has been given.

For the third session 2013, eligible candidates to the RCF/Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône funding line are :

Shanez kechroud, Catherine Estrade, Vincent Commaret, mohamed el amine Hattou, Mehdi Ben Sik Salem, Cécilia puglia gonzález, Yann Rey, Florian ONNEIN, Monika Smiechowska, Hanen Ben Amara, Mezli Vega Osorno, حازم حسين محمد الشريف حازم, Mohamed Ismail Louati, Rim Mejdi, Ms. Majd Y. A. Hajjaj, HAMDI I O ELHROUB, ELGHAOUI Youssef, Rebeca Iglesias, Maya Brinner, Jason Carter, Rita El Khayat, Alfredo Ancora, Ioana Moca, Joana Pupo Correia Castro Oliveira.

Eligibile candidates to the RCF/Marseille-Provence 2013 funding line are:

Miss Ashadu Karima, Omar Rajeh, Jussanam Da Silva, Branko Miliskovic, Toni Mestrovic, Lamiaa Ibrahim Moghazy, Nesrin Bukhari, Ms Portland, Sherif Sherif, Margalit Molnar, Marwa Adel, Louise Taylor, ISMAIL EZZAT ISMAIL, Hella Mewis, Eva Irena Übler, Ivana Mestrov, Jawad laaraich, Marine Koprivnjak, ABDELHAMID TAWFIK AHMED MAHMOUD, AL AMIN SAYED AMIN EL SAYED BAKAR, Mohamed echcharquaouy, Lotfi Mohand Arab, Mohamed Ali BEN HAMRA, Eva Brozzetti.

If you sent your request  but your name is not on this list, your request has perhaps been considered non-eligible (amount requested too high, form incomplete, several trips instead of one, one form for several people, travel outside geographical zone, lack of explanation on your long-term projects and reasons for travel, incompatible format, destination or amount not indicated….).

If your request was considered non-eligible you should have already been notified.

This list will only appear on the website until 22^nd July to respect privacy.

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Deadline: August 5, 2013

Within the framework of the upcoming exhibition “The Politics and Pleasures of Food” (September 21 – November 17, 2013), the HALLE 14, centre for contemporary art in Leipzig (Germany), will be awarding a residency fellowship (September 1 – November 31, 2013) to a visual artist.
 
The programme invites artists from around the world to send their applications to HALLE 14. A jury of independent art experts will meet to select the fellowship recipient from the applications. The fellowship recipient will receive a monthly stipend of 1,000 Euros, a one-time material fee of 500 Euros, travel expenses up to 500 Euros, a studio space, and a flat.

For more information, click here or visit the HALLE 14 website : http://www.halle14.org/studioprogramm/stipendien.html#c2920

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Culture Action Europe, the leading European advocacy network in the field of Culture and the Arts, has released the following statement calling on the Turkish government to fully respect the right to freedom of expression and to cease the use of excessive police force against civilians. As a member of Culture Action Europe, the Roberto Cimetta Fund fully endorses this statement.

" Culture Action Europe expresses its extreme concern for the situation unfolding in Turkey.
 
Democracy is not just an exercise in the right to vote. It also implies that debates can be generated inside societies without the State responding with violence that triggers a negative spiral of public anger. The use of disproportionate violence by the police violates the right to demonstrate peacefully and a threat to the freedom of expression in Turkey.
 
Gezi park symbolizes the vital importance of public spaces in a democracy, not just in Turkey, but throughout Europe. Turkish youth, intellectuals, NGO's and artistic communities have coalesced in defense of a shared public space and of the freedom to access it, and this represents a vital asset for the future of Turkish democracy.
 
Culture Action Europe calls on the Turkish government to listen to the demands of the citizens, especially when they claim respect for their individual and collective freedoms, and in particular their right to speak and express themselves freely and to promote shared public spaces for social life.
 
We ask that all peaceful demonstrators are released and demand that the Turkish government avoids any unnecessary and unilateral use of force. We also demand that the Turkish government guarantees to fully respect all international conventions protecting freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly, which Turkey has ratified. 
 
Culture Action Europe calls on the European Union and its Member States to use all available diplomatic means to persuade the Turkish government to enter into a constructive dialogue with the demonstrators, respecting freedom of expression, the right to peaceful assembly and  the terms of the international conventions that it has ratified.

Download the statement in pdf format here. "

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The More Europe - external cultural relations initiative, in partnership with Marseille Provence European Capital of Culture 2013, the Villa Méditerranée and the MuCEM, is pleased to invite you to its next event in Marseille on Thursday 11 July 2013, 09h30 - 16h30: "Challenges and perspectives for culture. Views from the Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe".

You can find more details about the programme of this event and the registration on the More Europe website.

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Deadline: 3rd June 2013

Transeuropéennes (www.transeuropeennes.eu) is looking for a trilingual intern (French/English/Arabic). Master 2 or PhD level, with training in Humanities and Social Sciences. Sense of autonomy and teamspirit, initiative are needed for this work in a small, highly motivated team on a project to publish texts in humanities and social sciences from and to Arabic in the continuity of the project 'Translating in the Mediterranean".

Knowledge of European and Euro-Mediterranean networks in the field of intellectual and editorial production is required and a good knowledge of Internet tools and social networks.

This is a contracted internship (convention de stage) and paid (417€ legal compensation) with a duration of six months that can lead to a fixed-term contract.

Training location: Transeuropéennes, 132 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis 75010 Paris.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter and a resume to Ghislaine Glasson Deschaumes (ggd@transeuropeennes.eu) and Anais-Trissa Khatchadourian (atk@transeuropeennes.eu).

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Deadline for reception of the proposals: 30 June 2013

The antiAtlas of borders is a trandisciplinary event that will offer a new approach of the mutations of borders and on the way they are experienced by people in the 21st century.

The call for proposal is opened in order to select original productions for the exhibition that will take place at la Compagnie, from 13 december 2013 to 1st March 2014.

The curator and the artistic and scientific committee are looking for various artworks proposals (net.art, photo, video, testimonies, documentaires, video games) showing different ways to experience the borders. Proposals from migrants, professionals and artists are welcome.

Send the proposals as a PDF file, with a presentation of the project and some visuals at: antiatlas.contact@gmail.com

For more information: http://www.antiatlas.net/appel-a-projet/

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Deadline: 31 May 2013

The selected choreographer will create a work of 20 to 25 minutes for group of 10 dancers.

The residency takes place within the framework of a professional contemporary dance training program (DEC) « Danse-Interpretation ». The creation period is programmed into the school calendar for a total of 70 hours. At the end, a series of four shows will be presented in a professional theatre. The shows are an integral part of the students' evaluation.

For more information: http://www.emobility.pro/News/Open-call-residency-May-2013

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Deadline: Monday, June 3rd,  2013

P.A.C. 2 Landscape Environment Creativity is a call for a selection of works (performances, installations, visual art) created to “inhabit” a portion of
Landscape – Villa Nappi park in Polverigi - in an event/walk that will take place on 29th June 2013 during the traditional InteatroFestival.

A maximum of 10 projects will be selected by a special comission. The work receiving the most votes will receive a monetary prize of 500€. To the selected projects will be given wide visibility in the festival program.

For more information:   http://www.inteatro.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Call-PAC-EN-2-edition.pdf

Contact: 

email: cea@inteatro.it
post: Inteatro – Villa Nappi, Via Marconi 77  – 60020 Polverigi (An) –
Italy.

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The EU Immigration Portal provides useful information on migration to and within the EU to migrants.

The information appears in English, French and Spanish and covers the following areas: admission of non-EU citizens to an EU country, risks and rights of an irregular stay, EU and national immigration policies and law, a stakeholder directory.

For more information:  http://ec.europa.eu/immigration/

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Deadline:  12th May 2013

The French Cultural Institute and Canal France International (CFI) are pleased to launch a call for applications for the 2013 edition of SafirLab program, whose goal is to support young people involved in the new social dynamics of the countries of the Deauville partnership (Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen).

The 2013 edition will take place in Paris from 28th September until 13th October 2013.

For more information: http://www.institutfrancais.com/fr/actualit%C3%A9s/safirlab-2013

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Deadline: 26 April

The French Institute of Morocco launches a second call for applications for it’s artistic residencies program starting in January 2014. 11 sites are made available for young professionals of all artistic and intellectual disciplines.

This residency program aims to favour creation, professional encounters, circulation of artworks and knowledge.

For more information:  www.if-maroc.org

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Retzhof Castle Educational Institute - Austria December 17 - 21, 2013

International conference open to practising performing arts academics and artists from various disciplines from over 20 different countries and practically from all continents.
 
The conference language is English.
You are welcome to take part in the conference as a Speaker, Presenter, Participant, Observer!

Present your research and demonstrate your method of work to the international audience!

Submission guidelines and registration details:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/performingartsmanagement

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Deadline: April, 15th 2013

NPN International Guest Performance Fund for Dance

The NPN International Guest Performance Fund for Dance supports international programmers, when they invite productions that were created in Germany while offering certain minimal wages that are based on standard NPN rates. The ones eligible to apply are the invited companies/ invited artists based in Germany.

NPN Coproduction Fund for Dance

The NPN Coproduction Fund for Dance advances the creation of new dance productions. The production must take place in Germany to a substantial degree.
At least one of the coproducers must be from a different German federal state
or from foreign country.

All application forms and information are online at www.jointadventures.net/nationales-performance-netz

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The Roberto Cimetta Fund received over 300 requests for travel grants for the second session 2013. The office of the Fund is still checking the eligibility of the requests. This eligibility simply means that the request can be evaluated by the experts because it eligibility criteria has been respected. Eligibility does not imply that the travel grant has been given.

The eligible candidates to the General Fund are:  Tinel Gutierrez Edwige, Karim Soufiane, Guillemette Grobon, Angele Olivier, Riou Fanny, Gutierres Bernal Gerardo, Zagaria Valentina, Mrabet Moez, El Morsli Ahlam, Poquet Thierry, Fabra-Rovira Marie-Hélène, Laurila Paula, Salih Kamel, LeTailleur Erica Cecile Marine, Boussou Hassan, Gagui Wajdi, Ennaji Charaf, Guerin Tiphaine, Josadé Elzbieta Noemi, Naous Dalia, Osoha Grégoire, Diame Ibrahima, Cousin Didier, Coffin Benjamin, Baroud Racha, Fuster Puig Elodie, Marsalo Juha-Pekka, Dvornik Vesna Eca, Messaoudi Mohamed Zied, Labrunie Karine, Paoli Gérarldine, Andre Loic, Szuber Joanna, Martirosyan Anna, Bonelli-Bassano Magali, Arfaoui Naoures, Bouajaja Youssef, Louise Bianchi, Martinelli Francesco, Charre Matthias, Audhuy Claire, Zerrou Abdelaziz, Maric Natasa, Dumont Gérald, Rhondali Nazha, Augello Antonio, Hernandez Lorenzo Juan Antonio, Sadel Leila, Pemel Wacogne Laurent, Pupo Correia Castro Oliveira, Stoyanova Milena, Nja Kwa Ewané Samuel, Setta Hajar, Grolleau Richard, Tom Miles, Athinodorou Christina, Sertic Irena, Karmen Krasic Kozul, Mato Mora Patricia, Lesins Karlis, Sam, Juza Marija, Shafey Hanan, Lech-Polanski Iury, Simona Lisi, Hussein Zeinab Magdy Afifi, Sherin Ahmed Hegazy, Mina Reda Wadae Boulous Einaggar, Lecce Carmela, Grünert Jörg Christoph, Tom Bogaert, Mauro Chiara Maria, Bosse Claudia, Karlovic Marijeta, Sultov Radoslav, Lotz-Erichsen MarkAlban, Ljubisic Olja, Juka Anita, Ferenac Kristina, Nenadic Danijel Damian, Habib Allah Shadi, Polychroniadou Christina, Ozgur Demirci, Asarli Cemre Ceren, Rustica Giuditta, Ghinassi Cristina, Talha Nervan, Alampi Antonia, Ahmed Rifky Sarah, Yesildag Ender, Kimyoncu Caglar, Visi Federico, Auer Günther, Psarra Afroditi, Kiki Klimt, Abi Azar Lamia, Joanna Piotrowska, Baror Michal, Miss Jessica, Tittaferante Futura, Sahiner Mustafa Dogan, Yazan N. H. Iwidat, Piotrowska Agniezska, Konstantinos Tsioukas, Pjesivac Zeljka, Renczynski Bogdan, Melkonyan Iryna, Berberich Lukas, Sokolova Juliana, Yucel Unlu, Maestripieri Marion, Jawad Aqtash Jawad, Ruano Posada Violeta, Africa Martinez Ferrin, Said Adel, Markopoulou Yolanda, Erdogan Onur Ceritoglu, Angela Movileanu, Martinez Cantera Angel Luis, Griffioen Paul, Vanja Smiljanic, Danielle Van Brunt Smith, Kurylowidz Emilia, Azmi Ali Aqtash, Yassine Khaled, Ciacciavicca Lorenzo,  Paula Zore, Li Thiao Té Jérome, Raie Joyce Wasfi Suleiman, Faltas Youssef, Mahmoud Ahmed, Evie Demetriou, Abu Hamdan Lawrence, Derky Lukman, Yasmin Khaled Elayat, Mendes Margarida, Zinovska Inese, Helmy Malak, Kovacevic Srdan, Boris Bakal, Diego Segatto, Rebecca Holborn, Henrik Marko Malmstrom, Sakkinen Riiko, de maussion de favieres arida noelle sabine, Ljubec Ziva, Farah Saleh, Bugaric Bostjan, Thomas Jay Murphy, Kalia Maliali, Chirco Nhandan Francesca Attilia, Jabr Rimah Abdallah Younes, Elgendy Ahmed, Gumusayak Huri Gonca, Habib Elie, Mazgalieva Jasmina, Samuel Perry, A.W.D. den Ounden Antoinetta, Vaupotic Miran, Petrovska Aneta, Datava Zane, Shawn Renee Lent, Dkhil Narimene, Vogels Heidi, Ataya Salma.

The eligible candidates to the RCF/Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône funding line are :

Alwan Najwa, Beaume Juliette, Bottos Vananti Patricio Hector, El Hammami Badr, Oustad Abdellah, Abidi Sarra, Sanchis Estela, Tekouti Haifa, Deglise Franck, Twemeh Graciela Sarika, Essafiry Saida,  Sevincli Yusuf, Walter-Kurkjian Helen, Bouharaoua Luiza Katica, Neven Vulic, Mr Sherif, Grübel Maude, Al Bakri Wala’, Zammouri Sabeur, Di Munzio Gabriele, Benillouche Sarah, Hana Tefrati, Alvaro Sanchez Sandra, Nastas Fairouze, Allami Khyam, Mireia Chalamanch, Freixa Rafols Esther.

and the eligible candidates to the RCF/Marseille-Provence 2013 funding line are:

Jurcan Marino, Jose Manuel Fajardo, Maehring Klaus, Mewis Hella, Boskovitch Angela Marie, Koushki Jasmine K., Oustad Abdellah, Mhiri Ouadia, Rougieh Anis, Slimane Oualid.

If you sent your request (and can prove you have received the automatic reply) but your name is not on this list, your request has been considered non-eligible (amount requested too high, several trips instead of one, one form for several people, travel outside geographical zone, lack of explanation on your long-term projects and reasons for travel, destination or amount not indicated….).

If your request was considered uneligible you will receive an email during the course of April.

The list once published will only appear on the website until 22nd April to respect privacy.

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Make your voice heard before the 17 June 2013!

The Commission is reviewing the procedures for issuing these visas and would like to hear your views on your experience. The idea is to modernise the policy and your input via this public consultation will contribute to make the right changes.

The legislation ( Regulation No 810/2009 Visa Code ) on issuing short-stay visas for travel in the Schengen area (the ‘Visa Code’) has now been in force for three years.

Now the Commission wants to assess whether the legislation has achieved its objectives. Building on this evaluation, the Commission plans to propose amendments to revise the Visa Code and to further develop and modernise the common visa policy.

Among the aims of this review are to ensure that EU visa policy fosters economic growth and cultural exchange by facilitating the process for legitimate travellers to the EU, such as business people, tourists, students and young people, while ensuring a high level of security for the EU.

That is why the Commission wants to hear from the main ‘users’ of the common visa policy: individuals, interest groups, advocacy groups and professional organisations. We want to hear from as broad a range of users as possible, as it is important to get views and input from all stakeholders.

For more information about the online public consultation, please click here.

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Date: March 25 - April 1, 2013

In honor of DOX BOX’s Syria Global Day 2013, ArteEast is collaborating with CPH:DOX and DocAlliance to bring the festival to a global audience online for one week.

Syria Global Day 2013 is comprised of two segments.The first is a series of six short films created by a new generation of Syrian filmmakers. Film synopses and links can be found here.

The festival’s second segment, A Citizen with a Movie Camera, features clips of footage shot on mobile phones and hand-held cameras, documenting everyday life. To read more about the thematic compilations and watch the videos, click here.

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Deadline: May 1, 2013

Theme: Resistance - And Then, We Built New Forms

Manif d'art, major biennial of contemporary visual arts on the Canadian scene, presents in Quebec City the work of nearly 100 artists originating from every horizon. The event will begin by a recognition of the critical role played by visual and media arts in the documentation of conflicts and of manifestations of resistance. The curator will detail the theme by approaching the numerous tactics and strategies which shape radical contemporary practices.

For more information: http://www.manifdart.org/en/manif-dart-7-appel-de-dossiers-pour-artistes-canadiens/

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Deadline: June 30, 2013

The Art Salon returns this year for another event that will raise awareness for peace throughout the world.

The event In the Name of Peace is an art exhibition whereby half the proceeds will go to a charity and will take place on the 15th of September 2013 at Contemporary Art Platform (CAP), Kuwait.

Art Categories: Visual Art & Digital Art, Painting & Drawing, Photography, Installation, Sculpture.

For more information, click here.

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Deadline for application: March 28, 2013

The Black Box Theater Workshop by Bootworks at  Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival

Bootworks presents a four days professional workshop from April 1-4 2013 that will give a group of students/artists the opportunity to work with the directors of the company and with a range of methods and mediums to explore the making of theatre for small audiences.

The workshop will be held in English with Arabic translation at Hotel Viennoise, Downtown Cairo.

For application forms and more information: www.d-caf.org

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Open Call Deadline: March 30th, 2013

La Fundación ´ace para el Arte Contemporáneo invites career as well as  emerging artists to apply for residencies within the frame of acePIRAR  Artist-in-Residence International Program.  Production, exploration,  urban intervention and networking are key words of this program Located  in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a cosmopolitan city with the perfect  combination of European and South America's roots soul, this modern  place for contemporary art production consist of 4 exhibition spaces,  painting studio, reading room, a well equipped workshop and printmaking  facilities oriented to artists, designers, performers and curators.

Guidelines, residency types, fees, application form and comprehensive FAQ, are available online at www.proyectoace.org/application

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12 European cities and institutions, partaking in the “Network of Cities for Artistic Creation” have launched the“European Day of Artistic Creativity” initiative, which will take place on March 21, 2013.

The objective is to celebrate once a year, and at a European level, artistic creativity with open activities in museums, public and private cultural institutions, visual arts centres, art schools, galleries, educational centres, etc.

The “European Day of Artistic Creativity” will become the springboard for new, original and necessary ideas, aimed at the general public, professionals and institutions.

If you would like to support this project, please adhere to the manifesto on this website!

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Application Deadline: 31 March 2013

The European Festivals Association (EFA) and the Beiteddine Art Festival are organising the sixth edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013 –the first Atelier in the Arab world –from 5-12 October 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon.

The Atelier for Young Festival Managers is EFA’s 7-day training platform addressed at emerging artistic festival directors.

Find out all you need to know about the Atelier’s mission and format, Beirut and the Beiteddine Art Festival on www.atelierforyoungfestivalmanagers.eu

In case of further questions please contact atelier@efa-aef.eu or call +32 9241 8080.

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Deadline for submissions: 2 May 2013 at midnight CET

If your project meets the criteria set out in the Operational Guidelines of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC), you can submit your projects to benefit from the support of the Fund.
 
Priority will be given to young artists/creators (18-30 years) and to projects benefitting youth. Priority will also be given, as far as possible, to projects from or benefitting developing countries. Please note that funding can not be provided to projects that are already in receipt of funding provided by other UNESCO Funds or programmes.
 
To apply, please fill in the online application form in English or in French and send toifpc@unesco.org. Please ensure that the application form is filled in as completely and clearly as possible and that the budget breakdown is clearly stipulated.

For more information: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/creativity/international-fund-for-the-promotion-of-culture/

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We are launching the second 2013 open call for travel grants from  1^st to 31^st March 2013. Artists and cultural operators living and working in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa can apply in Arabic, English or French. Priority is given to mobility from the South and East of these regions.

The General Fund is open to all requests for travel grants that respect the eligibility criteria of RCF, whatever the destination of travel, the artistic discipline or the direction of mobility. The General Fund functions on an annual basis which means that candidates can apply for the March session and to the other sessions in June and September depending on the funding available.

Some grants for travel from the South on the General Fund are provided by the European Union as part of the Istikshaf programme.

The Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône and Marseille-Provence 2013 provide funding on two specific funding lines. Details concerning these funding lines are provided on the Cimetta Fund website www.cimettafund.org.

The following general criteria of RCF apply to all of these funds.

1) The aim of your trip must directly or indirectly show potential for a constructive and long-term impact on the arts sector in the Mediterranean basin. This means that your travel must contribute to your own capacity building, which in turn can be shared in a “networking” fashion that will benefit connecting artists and operators in your own country or region so as to maintain, renew and develop contemporary arts.

2) New criteria: Your trip can take place as soon as the call opens but in this case you run the risk of buying your ticket without knowing if the application is successful or not.

3) Applicant’s profile

-     No nationality or age criteria: Applicant lives or works in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

-     Profession: performers, creators, teachers, cultural organisers, administrators, project leaders.

-     Financial means: applicants who are unable to find the financial resources themselves.

4) Applications must be made by individuals not organisations. Only 3 members of a group can apply for a grant concerning the same project. A grant holder can only reapply twice. Applicants must choose the cheapest form of transport and can only apply for one international return travel ticket and visa costs (local transport, per diems and accommodation costs are not reimbursed).

The results are announced as follows:

Second session: 1^st June 2013 (Deadline for receiving applications: 31/03/2013)

Third session: 1^st September 2013 (Deadline for receiving applications: 30/06/2013)

Fourth session: 1^st December 2013 (Deadline for receiving applications: 30/09/2013)

If you want to apply, please visit the Roberto Cimetta Fund’s website and fill in the contact form on the website www.cimettafund.org. The office of the Fund will send you the link to the online form to fill out.

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Deadline: April 9, 2013.

Open call to collaborate in the project development workshop Interactivos?'13: Tools for a Read-Write World (April 15 - 27, 2013 in Madrid, Spain). Collaborators will participate in the production of selected projects, aimed at the creation of tools to design, edit, draw and write together. This edition focuses on (re)inventing a Libre Graphics workflow that supports collaboration and exchange Medialab-Prado offers free lodging to collaborators in a Youth Hostel during the workshop (limited seating).
 
This call is part of the Libre Graphics Research Unit project and is preceeded by the international event Libre Graphics Meeting (April 10-13, 2013). Collaborators can also take part in the meeting. Registration is required.

More information and submission form: http://medialab-prado.es/article/convocatoria_colaboradores_lgru

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Deadline for receiving applications: 14 APRIL 2013 at 16:00 EGY time.

Are you a member of an organisation in one of the 42 Euro-Med countries?

Would you like to take part in a unique training opportunity in another Euro-Med country?

This is your chance. Apply now through your organisation!

In the framework of the “DAWRAK-Citizens for Dialogue”(2012-2014), the Foundation is launching the 2nd Call of Citizens Exchange Programme for Euro-med civil society exchanges, that will be taking place between the 1 July and 31 December 2013.

To apply for the traineeship you are kindly asked to use the online form available on http://www.dawrak.org/en/how-apply. Applications must be in English, French and Arabic. Applications sent to any of the ALF staff members email addresses are automatically excluded from the call.

In case you have questions please contact us cep.applications@bibalex.org

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The Roberto Cimetta Fund (RCF), is publishing the summary of the debates during the “Madarat - platform for exchange” on 21^st November 2012 at the Institut français de Beyrouth. To read the summary, print or download it click here.

This meeting grouped together 55 artists, operators, journalists, institutional representatives, experts and Board members of RCF and regional members of the Istikshaf platform from 21 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey).

The report of the Istikshaf platform that took place on 20^th November at the French Institute in Beirut will be published by the Arab Education Forum. You can already view photos of this meeting here and visit the facebook page of the Istikshaf Campaign.

Quote from a grantee : “mobility is an occasion to familiarize oneself with the art scenes of different countries, especially the independent spaces that might not be part of the international institutional network ».

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Deadline to Apply: 2 March 2013

The inception meeting of U40 Arabesque will take place in the city of Alexandria during the period from 13 to 15 March 2013. The meeting will gather 5 participants from countries other than Egypt and 7 other participants from Egypt. A total of 12 participants will set the strategy and the plan for the future of the network and the methodologies of promoting the 2005 UNESCO Convention in the respective countries. It will also determine ways of communication among network members and the other U40 Networks.

How to Apply:

Send the following to u40arabesque@u40net.org
 - A motivation letter, illustrating your professional background, your networks, and your interest to join the network and promote the convention. The letter should also include a short paragraph about the cultural scene in your country.

According the procedures to joining the U40 Network:
• Did my country of origin (and/or current place of living) ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and the Promotion for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions? If so, did the Government designate a national point of contact for the Convention (Art. 9) and/or did they assign some special (legal) structures for its implementation? You might want to contact this focal point, your National Commission for UNESCO or other relevant information sources.

• Does a Coalition for Cultural Diversity exist in my country? If so, who are the members? What are their activities? If not, which neighbouring country or other country in the target region does have a Coalition? What are their activities? Who are their members? If not, who could be adequate bodies /persons to group a Coalition?
• How can I contribute to improve the visibility and the understanding of the Convention in my country / region?
• Please describe your engagement for the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, your motivation for applying and a short description of what you intend to do as follow-up.
- Your Resume (2 pages max)

What is U40 Arabesque: To translate the 2005 UNESCO convention into action in the Arab region there is a need to initiate an extension of the U40 Network "Cultural Diversity 2030" in the Arab countries, namely U40 Arabesque. The regional network is concerned with the promotion of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the respective Arab Countries aiming at coherent implementation of cultural policies in the region.

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Deadline for applications: 12h00 on Tuesday 6 March

Great More Art, 18 to 28 March 2013: 20 artists, 10 days of focused work, interaction and skills sharing.

To apply please send a brief biography, 3 to 5 images of your work and a letter of motivation to info@greatmoreart.org or deliver to Zipho at 47 Greatmore Street, Woodstock, tel 021 4479699.

If you wish to be a funded participant please also motivate for that (funded participants get a daily free for materials, transport and catering).

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Deadline for the reception of originals: September 2, 2013.

MADATAC calls for a prize of essay eligible for all authors, regardless of their nationality, provided that the manuscript is written in Spanish or English language and fits the theme of the prize, be original, unpublished and has not previously been awarded in any other competition, or corresponds to a deceased author before submitting the work for the award. Collections of articles will not be accepted.

TOPIC: new media art, electronic audiovisual art, multimedia art, video art, cyberart, bioart, digital technologies and any creative symbiosis between art, science and technology.

For more information: www.madatac.es

1. In this first call works will be presented on digital format (PDF or Word) and must contain one or several literary essays grouped in an organic way to configure a single book, with an optional contribution of 8 to 16 images in colour and no limit for images in black and white. The works will have a minimum length of 120 pages, size DIN A4, printed single-sided with the title of the essay, the name and surname of the participant, the postal address, email, a contact telephone number and also the Curriculum Vitae of the author. The shipping shall also contain a signed statement that the work is not competing in any other prize and is free all rights of exploitation. Correspondence will not maintained with the participants nor any information relating to the follow-up of the works presented shall be provided.
2. Originals can be sent to info@madatac.es or by postal mail, with the documentation on a cd, dvd or pend drive, to MADATAC: Galeno 41, C.P. 28232, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain, clearly indicating in the envelope MADATAC INTERNATIONAL ESSAY PRIZE. The organisers are not responsible for any losses or deterioration of the originals, or of any other circumstance attributable to emails or third parties which may affect the sending of works.
3. The receipt of original opens with the publication of this call and closes on September 2, 2013.
4. The prize may not be declared void. There will be a single winner, no finalists.
5. The jury will be composed by prominent members of the cultural world.
Its decision will be final and will be made public in a ceremony that will be held in December 2013 during the celebration of the MADATAC 05
Festival.
6. The unique Prize will consist on the publication of the  awarded work by the books publisher Editorial Casimiro  (http://www.casimirolibros.es) which will be distributed and sold in Spain and Latin America. Distribution in Europe will depend on arising co-edition partnerships.
7. The author of the winning work will sign a publishing contract by means of which 8% will be liquidated (to him or her) after one year in the paperback editions, calculated on the recommended retail price without VAT of every country. Editorial Casimiro and MADATAC reserve the right to hire any of the works submitted for the award.
 
8. The participants authorize the organizers to use their names and
image for advertising purposes as participants in the award. The winner
is also committed to  participate personally in promotional events of
the book that are considered suitable by the organizers of the prize.
9. Participation in the award implies automatically acceptance of these
conditions by the authors, as well as its commitment not to remove his
work once sent. For any differences that had to be settled through the
courts, parties, renouncing their own jurisdiction, expressly submit to the courts and courts of Spain.
10. Any situation not contemplated in this call will be resolved by the jury and the permanent Chairman of the award.

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Submission deadline: February 28 2013

The Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle and the City of Warsaw invite art professionals from eligible countries to apply for one-month long residencies in April, May and June 2013 within the frame of Artists-In-Residence Laboratory programme at
the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw.

This open call is the first phase of the project, and will shortly  be followed by artistic residencies and small exhibitions.

For more information: www.csw.art.pl

The A-I-R Laboratory has been organizing an international  residency programme at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle  in Warsaw since 2002. The notion of 'RE-DIRECTING' refers here to a  need to facilitate collaborations with art initiatives from regions with  which the A-I-R Laboratory hasn't had an
opportunity to collaborate so  far.

Eligible countries:  Afghanistan,  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,  Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Moldova,
Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria,  Tajikistan,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,  Uzbekistan and Yemen.

Fellows should be prepared to:
- Give a speech providing an overview or insight into specific issues
relating to the current art scene in their country.
- Prepare a portfolio review of selected artists and art initiatives from
their homeland in Warsaw.
- Participate in the A-I-R Laboratory programme (seminars, meetings, study
visits).
- Collaborate with CCA curators on preparing the artistic residencies for
their respective locales.
 
Selection  will be based on the professional excellence of the applicant's
work  and his/her plans for sharing the benefits of the exchange with artists
and institutions in his/her home country. Applicants must have  sufficient knowledge of English to function independently and  communicate with A-I-R Laboratory staff and other residents.

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The 32nd edition of ARCOmadrid, will bring together a total of 202 galleries from 30 countries. 

One the main attractions of the fair will be Focus Turkey, a section which has benefited from the collaboration of the Turkish Embassy in Spain. The project, which will gather 10 galleries  with a wide selection of Turkish artists, will provide an opportunity to bring the contemporary artistic production of Turkey to collectors and the general public.

For more information: http://www.ifema.es/ferias/arco/default.html

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Deadline: February 25 2013

The 2013 edition of the Festival and Event Management Masterclass will be held from 11-12 March in Brussels at the Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage (CIVA).

This is an intensive 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in the business of creating, managing and developing festivals and events.

For more information: http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=170

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RCF is pleased to publish an assessment on the impact of mobility.

This assessment is a necessary follow-up, in the collaboration we have undertaken with regional and local partners, to define strategies for transnational artistic mobility. Our work aims to identify positive effects of travel and consequences in the nature and diversity of cultural and artistic products or offers.

The RCF decided  to send a questionnaire to the grantees of the Fund in order to identify the concrete output of their travel and their opinions on mobility in the euro- middle east- north african region.

The questionnaire was drafted together with Inga Farina Petzhold from the University of Hildeshiem in Germany and Matina Magkou, PhD student working with Cristina Ortega Nuere at the Institute of Leisure Studies, University of Bilbao, Spain.

The questionnaire was sent to all the grantees of the Fund in October (around 500 email addresses). We registered the reception of this questionnaire in 18 countries such as Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Portugal, Serbia, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, United Kingdom and Spain. The 108 answers were received in November and December 2012.

A majority of the respondents mentioned that their travel grant led to a better integration in the artistic and cultural field and to concrete realizations (exhibitions, screenings, concerts, performances, touring, publications). The main motive for travelling was to set up or continue artistic projects.

The impact of the travel grant is realised on a short term period as 57,5% of the respondents realised that their travel had had a positive impact on their work either during or right after their travel.

96% of the respondents are still in touch with their host and 67%  of them have returned or have concrete plans to return to the hosting countries for professional reasons. Finally, 45% of the respondents engage in mobility practices in the euro-middle east-north african region for professional reasons more than once a year.

This report does not seek to be an overall evaluation nor to reflect the opinions of all grantees. It is the first step of « a work in progress » that the RCF will continue in the next months.

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Residency Map 2 Transcultures 2013 - Mons, Belgium

Deadline: 11 February 2013

Transcultures, Interdisciplinary Center for Sound and Electronic Cultures is an association born in 1996 in order to promote and develop crossings between contemporary artistics practices and arts/society/technology stakes; focusing on sound art and digital creation.

For more information and to apply click here.

M4m residency, Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes - Paris, France

Deadline: 15 february 2013

The Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes have been developing mobility, co-productions programs with more than 160 places of creation and diffusion.

Choreographer, artists, video directors, circassiens, performers are invited to apply for that residency.

Applicants should be residents of countries eligible under the European Commission’s Culture 2007-2013 Programme. French and foreigners living in France aren’t eligible for this residency.

For more informations on this residency click here.

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The RCF participated in the meeting organized in December 2012 by the network by Zone Franche. The first part of the meeting was dedicated to the question of artistic and cultural mobility and a critical analysis of the visa issue was proposed.

La Scène, a French professional magazine for the performing arts sector, published an article following this meeting about visa issue for artists from non EU countries and the action of the Roberto Cimetta Fund was underlined.

To read the article click here.

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Deadline: February 28th

Call for proposal - a period of residential work including:
- 3 workshops with the artists  Cláudia Dias (PT), Geraldine Pilgrim (GB),
Idoia Zabaleta (ES), to let the participants gain suggestions and sparks useful
for the development of the projects;
- 1 week of study, to improve the projects;
- the presentation to a Jury of Professionals that will select the most
interesting projects to be presented in the frame of InteatroFestival 2013;
- an additional period of research of 1 month, reserved for participants
involved in selected projects, to create and set up the works.

RECIPIENTS > The program has 15 vacancies for young artists/performers  aged between 18 and 35 years, of different nationalities.
The selection is primarily addressed to dancers, choreographers, performers
with experience in dance / physical theatre / circus.

TERMS OF SUBMISSION > Applications must arrive to Inteatro by February
28th 2013 [ifa@inteatro.it, Inteatro, Villa Nappi - Via Marconi 77, 60020
Polverigi (An) - Italy]

Date as postmark is NOT valid.
Applications must include: letter of motivation; curriculum vitae with
personal details; research project proposal (max 2 A4); video and photo
materials.

IFA - InteatroFestival Academy is the residential program of research and
professional training, promoted and founded in 2006 by Inteatro, that gives the opportunity to young performers to work with established artists of the
international theatre and dance scene for the development of their practice.

During the month of creation will be provided to participants artistic
support and mentoring for the productive development of the project.
Moreover, the selected projects could be also presented in the winter
festival Danza al Museo (October > December 2013, in the Marche region
museums).

SELECTION BY DOSSIER > The applicants will be selected on the basis of the proposed research project.
This can be a "solo" or a show/performance that foresees the participation of other performers (the author may ask the other IFA participants to take part in
the project).
 The proposed project must be original.
PARTICIPATION TERMS > The IFA program provides lodging, workspace, assistance and support. In the guest house of Villa Nappi there is kitchen facilities,
common space and free wifi area. To participate in the program we require a fee to cover the costs of the attendance, lodging, work and study spaces.
Participants are responsible for their travel, living costs and personal
insurance.

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Deadline: February 10, 2013

To mark the publication of issue # 50, the digital journal Interartive will publish a special issue devoted to various aspects of the current discussion about Art & Copyright. We invite theorists, critics, curators and artists who work on the subject to participate.

Due to the speed at which new technologies are developed and the ease of hacking and sharing content on the web, the status of copyright has been threatened considerably. However, contemporary thinking about copyright is yet to be developed at the same speed as the means and practices that enable it. Therefore, it seems appropriate to launch a broad discussion that evokes the significant changes in the ways of thinking about authorship and rights, as well as the different ways of protecting works without putting a stop to the technological advantages of diffusion.

Furthermore, although nowadays copyright is almost always linked to the digital and commercial sectors, it also has a historical and creative dimension. For example, the subject of copy has been a constant theme in the field of art; each age has had their respective position, causing reactions and dialogues that have challenged the ways of understanding the issue and allow us to contextualize the current debate.

Proposals will be accepted to consider one or more of the following topics, among others:

- Theory, Practice and Criticism of copyright in the digital age
- Hacking, piracy and Free Culture
- Creative Commons and free licenses
- Original, copy and copyright
- Co-authoring, open work and copyright
- Quote, appropriation and copyright

Texts should be around 800 to 3000 words: Format Guidelines (pdf)

The works and art projects will be published in the form of Virtual Gallery (images and short text): Format Guidelines (pdf)

Proposals should be submitted until February 10, 2013, by mail at: info@interartive.org
The editorial board’s decision will be communicated to the authors on March 11, 2013.

The 50th issue of Interartive will be published at the end of March 2013.

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From Now and till the 1^st of January 2013

The Young Arab Theatre Fund (YATF) would like to invite you to apply for the Production and Touring programs before the next deadline, on the 1st of January 2013.

YATF encourages young artists working in contemporary arts, through different artistic disciplines, to apply for the production (theatre, dance, music, installation, video…) and touring programs (performances, exhibitions…).

From Now and till the 15^th of January 2013

YATF continues providing its support to the independent cultural spaces in the Arab world, and launches the new call for projects under its dedicated program aiming at contributing to the empowerment and development of cultural venues in the region (theatre, dance, music, visual arts, cinema, residencies…). The next deadline to receive your application: the15^th of January 2013.

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YATF is an International Association without Lucrative Purpose (a.i.s.b.l) that encourages young artists living and working in the Arab world, and who are producing multidisciplinary projects including theatre, dance, video, installation and music, through 3 annual calls for proposals for production and touring grants: 1^st of January, 1^st of May and 1^st of September. YATF also supports independent cultural spaces and operators, as well as curatorial approaches in the Arab world, through dedicated programs announced separately.

All applications and guidelines are available on YATF website:www.yatfund.org

For further information and assistance:grants@yatfund.org

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