Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe is a new initiative aimed at supporting collaborative artistic projects in the framework of the Asia-Europe dialogue. Artists, cultural workers, arts organisations and arts networks of Asia and Europe are invited to apply.
Arts Network Asia (ANA) and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), in collaboration with the European network Trans Europe Halles, will jointly promote this initiative for projects taking place between November 2011 and November 2012.
ANA and ASEF have maintained active roles in fostering connectivity and engagement across cultures through artistic collaborations, exchanges and dialogues. Through this programme they aim to reinforce Asia-Europe exchanges with the objective of deepening mutual understanding between cultural communities in the two regions.
This initiative includes the following as criteria for consideration:
– Artistic/creative projects that facilitates collaboration, dialogue and exchanges between Asia and Europe „h Projects in any discipline of contemporary arts (e.g. performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, film, new media) or cross-disciplinary projects
– Projects that engage as many partners and participants from ASEM countries (Asia Europe Meeting1)
– The content should reflect the cultural diversity of Asia and Europe with the aim of showing different perspectives from the two regions
– Generate an artistic outcome with possible public components (e.g. performances, exhibitions)
– Proposed jointly by a minimum of 2 partners in Asia and Europe, one partner from each region
– Applicants should be from ASEM countries
-Projects should take place in ASEM countries.
The support for each project will be up to SGD 25,000. Selected projects are, however, expected to seek further support or sponsorship. A maximum of 3 projects will be supported in 2011-12.
Last date for submitting the initial proposal is July 15, 2011
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