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Call
for Proposals - Long term support for independent visual arts organizations
focusing on collaborative arts practices and social innovation
Arts Collaboratory
Application
Deadline: 15 April 2013
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Arts Collaboratory
is a programme for the support of and knowledge sharing between
independent visual arts organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin-America
It was established in January 2007 by the Dutch foundations Hivos
(www.hivos.org)
and DOEN (www.doen.nl)
to achieve greater impact and synergies by joining forces. The mission
of Arts Collaboratory is to promote sustainable, collaborative and
open visual arts practices that contribute to social innovation.
Rationale
of Call
In current contemporary
arts practice the role of artists and arts’ organizations
as agents of change is getting more recognized. Artistic practice
is further developing and increasingly focusses on researching and
addressing societal issues, facilitating relationships and the development
of new perspectives. At the same time, and linked to the above,
organizational philosophies are changing in and outside the art
world. There is an increased development of horizontal platforms
and network-organisations that take a more collaborative stand or
define themselves as ‘relational’.
Hivos and DOEN believe
in the thepotential of artists to question what often might seem
unquestionable truths or status quo. Culture can potentially be
a driving force or trigger in processes of social innovation. This
type of innovation aims at challenging and changing the social interaction
of people, and their interaction to their environment. It triggers
innovation that does not decide on or define the whole process of
change, but is the starting point of it. Equally important is the
potential artistic processes have to include and facilitate relations
with the people that are affected by this change both in the set-up
and process of change. And thus, enlarging the possibility that
this change is meaningful and becomes sustainable.
For artists to be able
to take this role fully, it is crucial to have high quality artistic
capabilities to develop the creative process, include people, connect
and innovate artistic languages and finally develop processes and
artworks people can relate to, but that also bring new perspectives
or thoughts.
This call for proposals
invites independent visual arts organisations from Africa, Asia
and Latin-America that are active in the promotion of artistic quality,
collaborative arts practices and social innovation to propose a
programme for support. Organisations that are selected will receive
financial support towards their organisation and programme and will
participate in the Arts Collaboratory knowledge and exchange platform.
Collective applications (by more than 1 organisation) are welcomed.
The procedure of selection
for this call for proposals is divided in two phases. Interested
organisations should first submit a summary of their proposal according
to the enclosed application format to Arts Collaboratory.
The Arts Collaboratory
Steering Committee will make a pre-selection on the bases of these
short proposals. The selected partners will be invited the latest
21 May to send in a more extensive proposal. On the bases of further
research and collection of second opinions final decisions will
be made.
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