Announcement
Reminder : the next deadline for applications is 11th June
The Cimetta Fund, Euro-Mediterranean arts mobility programme and Marseille-Provence
2013 – European capital of culture have opened a joint Mobility Fund in 2010. This Fund
supports artistic creation in the Euro-Med region in the contemporary performing arts (theatre
& dance), circus/puppet art, music, visual/digital arts, film, photography and new writings.
Priorities
Candidates that submit applications with the following criteria will be prioritized:
- South>South mobility (ie mobility from Maghreb to Near East or vice versa)
- SouthEast (ie Balkans to Near East including Turkey, or Maghreb including Egypt and
vice versa) mobility
- Projects that can link into the Marseille-Provence events, themes or the region (which
encompasses 130 local communities from Arles to Hyères, through St. Remy de Provence and
the Pays d’Aix. See MP2013 website for detailed map.)
Eligibility criteria
1) The aim of the trip must be to :
- Set up a project that has a constructive and long term impact (opening
workshops/studios/cultural centres/networks…)
- Take part in an artistic residency within an international exchange programme.
- Take part in a meeting/conference involving artists and/or professionals with the aim of
networking in the Mediterranean.
- Professional training (master-classes, workshops,…).
2) Date of departure
The trip must take place AFTER the Selection Committee.
3) Country of departure/destination
- The 27 countries of the European Union
- Countries from the East and South coasts of the Mediterranean: Morroco, Algeria,
Tunisia, Lybia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
- And the countries of the Balkans: FYROM (Macedonia), Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovnia,
Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia.
- The countries of the Arabian Gulf: (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen) .
4) Type of project
The journey must contribute to capacity building and the setting up of long term arts and
culture projects that will maintain and develop contemporary arts in the region. The applicant
must draw new ressources from the trip that will enable him or her to return home and
establish local initiatives that will contribute to a more dynamic cultural scene in his or her
own country or region. S/he must agree to the transfer of knowledge and skills that have been
acquired during the journey in a “networking” fashion that will gradually benefit connecting
artists and operators.
5) Applicant’s profile
- No nationality or age criteria: Applicant lives or works in the Euro-Mediterranean region
(see list above).
- Profession: performers, creators, teachers, cultural organisers, administrators, project
leaders.
- Financial means: applicants who are unable to find the financial resources themselves.
6) Applications must be made on an individual basis.
Only 3 members of a group can apply for a grant concerning the same project. A grantholder
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 if required (no local transport
reimbursed). Applications for grants that concern travel for the distribution or production of
art works/performances (festival, tour, etc.) are not eligible.
Selection Committees are held during the course of the year. Provisional dates are :
25th June 2010 (deadline for receiving applications: 11th June 2010)
December 2010 (deadline for receiving applications: to be confirmed)
If you want to apply, please visit the Fund’s website to download the “FRC/MP2013
application form” : www.cimettafund.org