Open call IN EX(ILE) LAB
We’re looking for artists in exile* who want to develop a performance.
If you are an artist in exile*, currently based in Cyprus, France, Italy or Portugal, and have developed (or wish to develop) an artistic practice around performance art, we would be delighted to receive your application.
*artists who cannot return to their country of origin because of war, racial, ethnic, sexual, gender, religious, economic or political discrimination
To apply to IN EX(ILE) LAB, please read the full call for projects and submit your project online via this form, no later than March 3, 2023 at 11pm (Central European Time).
Download full call: English, Português; Italiano; Français, Farsi, русский, Arabic, español
IN EX(ILE) LAB: WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
IN EX(ILE) LAB is a project designed to support artists in exile who have recently settled in their host country, and are looking to build their professional careers there. IN EX(ILE) LAB will give them the opportunity to create a performance, build a professional network, benefit from accompaniment by established artists based in Europe, and conquer new audiences in the European space.
In so doing, IN EX(ILE) LAB will provide a framework for cultural organizations wishing to rethink their practices and adapt their tools to the needs of artists in exile.
IN EX(ILE) LAB is a project co-financed by the European Union’s Creative Europe program, coordinated by l’atelier des artistes en exil, developed and implemented with Alkantara, Santarcangelo and Visual Voices.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR ARTISTS IN EXILE WHO WANT TO DEVELOP A PERFORMANCE
We are looking for artists who want to develop their artistic practice in dialogue with :
– our cultural structures – by sharing with us their needs for professional development, and the political and social issues to which we must respond as institutions ;
– other artists in exile selected through this call for projects – who will also develop performances as part of this project;
– established artists – who will act as mentors for the project
– the public – by sharing their work
WHO CAN APPLY? (Eligibility criteria)
– Artists who have been living in exile* in one of the participating countries (Cyprus, France, Italy or Portugal) for a maximum of 10 years (from the moment they entered the country).
– Artists who create their own work (authors of their own work)
– Artists who have publicly presented at least 2 projects, in their country of origin and/or in their host country and/or in another country.
– Artists who wish to develop a performance as part of this program (for example: an installation, an intervention in public space, a performative occupation of space, a choreographic, theatrical or musical work, etc.).
– Artists who are available to take part in all the proposed activities between May 2023 and July 2024 (please read the calendar of activities below carefully).
* who are unable to return to their country of origin due to war, racial, ethnic, sexual, gender, religious, economic or political discrimination. Please note that being in exile is not an administrative status and does not necessarily mean being an asylum seeker or refugee.
WHAT WILL THE ARTISTS SELECTED FOR IN EX(ILE) LAB BENEFIT FROM?
Selected artists will be offered one of the two following routes:
PATH 1 – involves travelling within the European Union
This path includes :
– a production grant for the development of a performance worth €4,000 per artist (in total: 4 artists selected)
– a transnational artistic creation residency program – 1 residency in the country where the artist is based and 1 residency in one of the participating countries – each residency lasts 2 weeks and includes: accommodation, access to a studio, travel expenses, per diem and fee
– a mentoring program with an established performance artist
– an intensive program of master classes in Paris, with the following artists: Ana Pi, Jeanno Gaussi, Kamilya Jubran, Muna Mussie, Nadia Beugré, Ntando Cele and Rachid Ouramdane – including accommodation, transportation and per diem.
– training courses (workshops, webinars) aimed at professional development – including: accommodation, travel expenses, per diem (when the activity takes place in a city other than that in which the artist is based)
– public presentations of creations in progress
– professional meetings to present works in progress to programmers and other cultural professionals
– promotion of the performance created through project communication (press, online portfolio, social networks, newsletters)
PATH 2 — does not involve travelling within the European Union
Artists selected for the project from the country in which they are based. This program includes :
– a production grant for the development of a performance worth €4,000 per artist (in total: 8 artists selected)
– training courses (workshops, webinars) aimed at professional development – including accommodation, travel expenses, per diem (when the activity takes place in a city other than the artist’s home town)
– public presentations of creations in progress
– professional meetings to present works in progress to programmers and other cultural professionals
– promotion of the performance created through project communication (press, online portfolio, social networks, newsletters)
To find out more about the calendar of events, the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and the content of the application form, please download the full call in PDF format:
English, Português, Italiano, Français, Farsi, русский, Arabic, Español
➝ Apply online via this form, no later than March 3, 2023 at 11pm (Central European Time).