The organisation has a proven interest and activities in the field of social innovation.The organisation promotes high quality art practice.The organisation provides an independent platform for visual artists in its local context, and serves the needs of those in terms of training and/or research, production, platform or presentation.The organisation must be based in Africa, Asia, or Latin-America.These criteria are programme specific and will be used next to standard assessment criteria of Hivos and DOEN with regards to governance and financial management. You can also apply in a coalition of organisations in which case higher amounts will be considered.Įvery of the below criterion is considered in relation to the specific context the organisation is working in.
The maximum amount available for this call per organisation is €125.000 for a maximum period of 28 months. The promotion of the development of social innovation and of new forms of engagement with publics through independent visual arts organisationsįuture partners are expected to work and perform on both objectives.The improvement of the quality of artistic expression and collaborative art practices through independent visual arts organisations.Final decisions will be made after thorough research is done and second opinions are collected. The selected partners will be invited to send in a more extensive proposal by the 21st of May 2013. The Arts Collaboratory Steering Committee will make a pre-selection based on these short proposals. Interested organisations should first submit a summary of their proposal according to the enclosed application format to Arts Collaboratory. The procedure of selection for this call for proposals is divided in two phases. 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. And thus, enlarging the possibility that this change is meaningful and becomes sustainable. 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 setup and process of change. It triggers innovation that does not decide on or define the whole process of change, but is the starting point of it. This type of innovation aims at challenging and changing the social interaction of people, and their interaction to their environment. Culture can potentially be a driving force or trigger in processes of social innovation. Hivos and DOEN believe in the the potential of artists to question what often might seem unquestionable truths or status quo.
There is an increased development of horizontal platforms and network-organisations that take a more collaborative stand or define themselves as ‘relational’. At the same time, and linked to the above, organisational philosophies are changing in and outside the art world. Artistic practice is further developing and increasingly focuses on researching and addressing societal issues, facilitating relationships and the development of new perspectives. In current contemporary arts practice the role of artists and arts’ organisations as agents of change is getting more recognized. Collective applications (by more than one organisation) are welcomed.Ĭulture is a potential driving force or trigger in processes of social innovation. Organisations that are selected will receive financial support towards their organisation and programme and will participate in the Arts Collaboratory knowledge and exchange platform. This call for proposals invites independent visual arts organisations from Asia, Africa and Latin America that are active in the promotion of artistic quality, collaborative arts practices and social innovation, to propose a programme for support.
Open to organisations in Asia.ĭEADLINE for submission of concept notes: April 15th, 2013 Arts Collaboratory | call for visual arts organisations | long term support grants scheme Arts Collaboratory announces a call for proposals offering long term support for independent visual arts organisations focusing on collaborative arts practices and social innovation.