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Chances

Lebanon and the world are going through times of crisis, dramatically affecting the ability and resources of artists to continue and develop their practices and secure their livelihoods.

In such times knowing about existing opportunities for artists becomes an urgent need – which is why we would like to draw your attention to a selection of residency programs, financing possibilities, mentoring opportunities, coproduction-calls and other Chances from our networks, which may be of interest to Lebanon based artists.

Please note that applications should be submitted through the institution issuing the call and not through Goethe-Institut Libanon, if not otherwise indicated.

Here is our regularly updated selection of Chances for you:

transposition 001 (Happy Banality of Everything), Film, Sascha Mikloweit, 2022 © 2022 Sascha Mikloweit & VG Bild-Kunst

ARTISTS‘ CONTACT

With the Artists' Contacts programme, the ifa supports the international cooperation of cultural actors. Artists and cultural practitioners from Germany and from transformation or developing countries receive valuable support for projects in contemporary visual arts, architecture, photography, media art and design. Applicants thereby receive the chance to network internationally and to advance the intercultural discourse between Germany and the global South.
Deadline for submitting:
31 January 2024 for projects from June 2024
15 August 2024 for projects from January 2025

Still from Final Capital © Basma Al Sharif

AFAC VISUAL ART GRANT

AFAC’s Visual Arts grant supports painting, sculpture, photography, installations, audiovisual arts, publications concerned with visual arts (artist’s books or other), multimedia works. The grant also supports exhibitions, as well as art production. Call opens on February 01. 2024
Deadline for submitting:
April 04, 2024

Just The Two of Us © Khouloud Yassine

AFAC PERFORMING ARTS GRANT

AFAC’s Performing Arts grant supports traditional, folk, and experimental theater for all age groups, dance performances, art interventions, street art, live art, interactive and site-specific installations, documentary theater, and festivals. It also supports playwriting, acting, directing, dancing, and choreography workshops. Call opens on February 01. 2024.
Deadline for submitting:
April 04, 2024

TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO GERMANY – MARTIN ROTH INITIATIVE © Martin Roth Initiative

TEMPORARY RELOCATION TO GERMANY – MARTIN ROTH INITIATIVE

Artists and cultural actors at risk have the possibility to temporarily stay and work in Germany with the assistance of a host cultural institution. (Programme line 1)
MRI funding in programme line 1 enables cultural organisations in Germany to temporarily host artists and cultural actors, providing scholarships and a free and safe space for them to continue their creative work and to develop professionally.
Deadline for submitting:
15 April, 2024

Coproduction Fund Photo by Saki Tagami

INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTION FUND (IKF)

The International Coproduction Fund (IKF) supports coproductions worldwide that grow out of collaborative and dialogue-based working processes in the fields of music, dance, theatre and performance art. We fund professional performing artists, ensembles and initiatives in Germany and non-German-speaking countries. Deadline for submitting:
it is possible to submit applications throughout the year until 01 September 2024 at 23:59h (CET - time in Germany)

Tomás Espinosa and Red Comunitaria Trans, Social Poetics* at Kunstverein Göttingen, 2021 © Marius Land

THE VISUAL ARTS PROJECT FUND

The Goethe-Institut’s Visual Arts Project Fund supports the establishment of international networks between cultural professionals from Germany and across the globe. It funds projects that foster artistic and curatorial cooperation across national and continental borders. As such, the program provides opportunities to develop cross-border modes of discourse and research in complex and supra-regional projects and to experiment with collaborative formats, processes and structures.
Deadline for submitting:
for projects that start in 2025 is October 15, 2024 at 15:00 (CET). Applications will be accepted from September 1, 2024

Shadowing Programme for Young Theatre Professionals © Goethe-Institut

SHADOWING PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG THEATRE PROFESSIONALS

In association with the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the Goethe-Institut runs a shadowing programme for theatre people from abroad who have substantial prior experience in theatre abroad. After participating in the programme in Germany, you are expected to serve as a “multiplier”, i.e. to share the benefits of your experience in Germany with your theatre scene at home. We make it possible for selected theatre people from other parts of the world to get to know first-hand how at least one production is planned, rehearsed and performed at a theatre in Germany. They can also attend performances at other theatres.
Deadline for submitting:
Always Open

Promotion of music residencies in Germany - Gasteig München GmbH Gasteig München GmbH © Matthias Schönhofer

PROMOTION OF MUSIC RESIDENCIES IN GERMANY

This grant is to enable performing artists working in the field of music from developing and transition countries to prepare new international programmes and productions with partners in Germany. The object of the programme is to promote international artistic collaboration and intensive cultural exchange on a partnership basis.

Artists' Houses in Germany © Goethe-Institut Libanon

Artists' Houses in Germany

Artists' houses support professional artists of all disciplines by providing them with studio space and accommodation for limited periods of time, often combined with the award of a stipend or grant. They are international meeting places and centres of cultural and creative exchange. On the following pages, the various artists' houses in Germany are listed with an outline of their programmes and selection procedures.

Schloss Solitude Fellowship © Akademie Schloss Solitude

Schloss Solitude Fellowship

The Akademie Schloss Solitude is an international and transdisciplinary artists’ residence. It supports young artists, scholars, scientists, as well as cultural and economic professionals via residential fellowships only. Are you interested in applying for a residential fellowship? The candidates should not be older than 40 or have completed a university degree within the past five years. You will find all information on conditions, benefits and the selection procedure on this page. Scholarships are usually awarded for a period of six, nine or twelve months.
Deadline for submitting:
Always open

Wijhat Travel Grant © Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy

WIJHAT TRAVEL GRANT

Arab artists and cultural actors face major challenges when it comes to traveling within the Arab region or abroad for professional purposes. Foremost among them are insufficient funding to cover travel expenses, difficulties in obtaining visas and lack of opportunities to network with organizations that could potentially become partners in the creative processes in this region. Wijhat (Destinations) was developed by Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy to address these concerns. The program provides grants of up to €7,000 to artists and cultural actors from the Arab region to support their travels within the Arab region or to any destination abroad.
Deadline for submitting:
Call is open all year long

Goethe-Institut Travel Grant © Goethe-Institut

GOETHE-INSTITUT TRAVEL GRANT

TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ARTISTS FROM ABROAD TO PERFORM IN GERMANY
This funding is for music projects of ensembles from developing and transition countries as per the DAC list that cannot afford the cost of international travel owing to their economic situation. It is for professional ensembles and artists as well as for amateur and youth ensembles. As a rule, it takes the form of a travel grant.
Deadline for submitting:
at least six weeks before the planned start of the project

Internship Program - Leaders for Future © Copernicus Berlin

Internship Program - Leaders for Future

The goal of the program is to attract international qualified specialists to the German labor market as well as to strengthen the professional and personal skills of the program participants. Partial and full scholarships are available.
Students and professionals, civil servants and employees, all are welcome to apply for the LEADERS for FUTURE program.
Deadline for submitting:
1- Summer internship program LEADERS for FUTURE: the application period is approximately 9 months.
2- Ongoing internship program LEADERS for FUTURE: the application period is approx. 3 months.

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