Goethe-Institut

Los Goethe-Institut de Sudamérica apoyarán cuatro propuestas de proyectos que experimenten con nuevos procesos creativos de intercambio a distancia. El foco estará puesto en el proceso creativo conjunto más que en los contenidos concretos del intercambio. Un objetivo de la iniciativa es la ampliación de los conocimientos sobre los procesos creativos a distancia, por eso un aspecto central será la documentación del intercambio, para que los conocimientos puedan transferirse a otros contextos. Además, los participantes de los cuatro proyectos estarán conectados entre sí.

Goethe-Institut Denmark have issued an open call for a three-month residency at Spinnerei Leipzig, taking place 2 August – 29 October 2021. The programme is open to visual artists working and living in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland.

The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute for the Federal Republic of Germany which is active all over the world. They promote the German language abroad and are involved in international cultural cooperation. i-Portunus is a project selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. It supports short-term mobility of artists and culture professionals. After the successful implementation of iPortunus I, the Goethe-Institut and its consortium have been selected for a follow-up project. The remit of the position will include the following main activities:

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The Goethe-Institut is launching a new initiative that will enable both established and emerging founders, leaders, and managers of art spaces from Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand to network with counterparts in Germany. Focusing on art spaces and collaborative projects, this programme aims to create an environment in which every participant can thrive and unlock their full potential, which in turn will finally lead to a long-term exchange and cooperation among its participants. The programme invites you to explore the following topics:

Goethe-Institut invites graphic artists and teams of graphic artists and writers/authors/scenarists to submit proposals for new comics on Indigenous feminist movements and activists from the Global South. Up to ten selected stories will be published in a Comic Anthology in 2021.

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the frailty of basic urban infrastructure for the majority on the African continent and elsewhere. As states continue to wrestle with the spread of the virus, the restrictions placed on movement, from regimented stay-at-home orders to the mass closure of borders has led to widespread immobility. It might seem paradoxical to raise questions of mobility when the possibility and necessity of movement is so circumscribed.

AUSSICHT (German for outlook, view, prospect, vista) is a new support fund by the Goethe-Institut Singapore. The fund is open to Singapore-based artists and practitioners. It aims to give support to those who value artistic innovation and experimentation with limited funding or limited access to funds. Goethe-Institut Singapore welcomes any practice which adds to the diversity of the Singapore art scene. Applications with an interest in projects demonstrating potential for inter- and transnational collaboration are preferred.

The Goethe-Institut, the documenta archiv and the Kunsthochschule Kassel / University of Kassel are launching their joint fellowship programme for international young scientists and researching artists and curators at the documenta Institute. Twice a year, starting in October 2020, one fellowship holder each – preferably from non-European countries or European countries comparatively underrepresented in the art context – will be invited to Kassel for a period of six months to conduct their research in relation to documenta.

This call for proposals is aimed at Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe. The organisers encourage innovative multi-disciplinary cultural initiatives by individual artists, creative professionals as well as cultural organisations; especially initiatives that express how the arts and new media can propose solutions to environmental issues and create alternatives that support sustainability and climate justice, foster cooperation and an exchange of new ideas globally. In this challenging period, they also encourage people to come up with new formats and modes of engaging with both local and global audiences. Deadline: 31 July 2020.

Goethe-Institut has created a new virtual residency programme with a view to maintaining and reinforcing international exchange and collaboration in the music sector. Funding for virtual partner residencies is now available to arrange for international musical collaboration projects. This virtual partner residency programme is for solo artists and small ensembles from Germany and abroad. At least one artist or ensemble based in Germany should be involved in submitted projects. Deadline: 31 December 2020.

On the initiative of the Goethe-Institut and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, institutions working in international cultural cooperation have set up a relief fund. It is aimed at organisations outside the European Union whose commitment is of great importance for artistic freedom and for a pluralistic society. Structural projects (including projects to develop new digital formats or ways of working) can be funded in the period September - December 2020. An online platform is available for applications from 20.6.2020 to 30.6.2020.