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International exchange projects Switzerland – Balkans
With the
2008/09 season, Pro Helvetia will support exchange projects between
artists from Switzerland and Programmers/Institutions/Organisers from
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo.
Local organizers can apply for funding for projects involving
Swiss participants in projects from all the different art
disciplines. The ultimate goal is to create a network of various art and
cultural scenes in the region with artists and cultural workers from
Switzerland.
Conditions
General:
To qualify
for support, a project must contribute to exchange of experience either
through a common performance, a workshop, a symposium or another form of
cooperation involving Swiss artists and the local art field
actors. The project should be part of the regular programme of
the organiser. Applications are to be submitted by the local partner
hosting the project. The projects should if possible be presented or
performed at least three times – ideally in more than one country. In
such a case, the organisers involved should submit a joint application.
Projects are to begin at the earliest in the autumn of 2008. All costs
arising locally must be covered locally.
Visual arts
Exhibitions of works by Swiss artists and staged by recognised art
institutions. Presentations in private galleries will only be considered
if the gallery regularly exhibits Swiss art.
Music,
theatre, dance
Coproductions and Performances of Swiss artists with local artists.
Guest Performances and concerts by Swiss groups of national renown at
recognised venues and festivals. Music projects must also include
contemporary music from Switzerland.
“Literature
and society” (Dialogues)
Literary
events and events relating to the human and social sciences that serve
to promote Swiss literature, as well as events and projects from the
fields of cultural promotion, cross-cultural dialogue, everyday culture
and folk culture that emphasise cultural practice as one of the driving
forces of social development.
Evaluation
criteria
The
artistic quality, originality of the concept, professionalism and
sustainability of the project will be evaluated.
Procedure
All
applications (maximum sum to be applied for: CHF 50,000) will be
evaluated and ruled on by the Pro Helvetia Secretariat. Contact person
for all applicants and responsible for coordination is Darja Butigan
(Pro Helvetia Belgrade, SCP Serbia).
Pro
Helvetia’s contribution
Pro
Helvetia covers at most the travel and transport expenses and fees of
the Swiss artists involved.
Composition of dossier to be submitted
- Written
project description, incl. Swiss-Balkan exchange element
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Information on organiser(s) (incl. website) and their partners
- Budget
and finance plan
Deadline
Applications for projects scheduled to take place between September 2008
and June 2009 must have reached the contact office in Belgrade by 1 May
2008 at the latest. The projects to be supported will be selected by the
end of June and the successful project organisers informed without
delay.
Address:
Darja Butigan
Pro Helvetia Belgrade
Simina 21, ground-floor
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
dbutigan@phbelgrade.org
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