Call For Applications: Cultural & Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis (CAREC) Program 2024 (up to €10,000)
The Cultural & Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis (CAREC) is a year-long initiative aimed at fostering engaged community-based cultural practices, with a specific focus on climate justice, while recognizing the multifaceted dimensions of the environmental crisis.
This program serves as an interdisciplinary platform to support critical artistic endeavors, facilitate connections among engaged practitioners, encourage cross-disciplinary exchange, and prioritize non-hegemonic forms of knowledge to imagine alternative models of climate justice globally.
To facilitate collaboration and support individual artistic practices, the program integrates various forms of interaction, including workshops, guest talks, and peer-to-peer sessions. While most activities occur online due to the diverse geographic locations of participants, there are two in-person Lab Weeks during the program, serving as week-long mentoring intensives. Additionally, participants collaborate on a collective project in the form of a publication and web space.
The program requires an average time commitment of 10 hours per month, with fluctuations throughout the year. Proficiency in spoken English is essential for effective communication and mutual learning among participants.
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Awards:
Each participating artist receives an award of €10,000 to develop the concept for a body of work outlined in their application.
Eligibility:
Open to mid-career artists and cultural practitioners with approximately 8-15 years of relevant professional experience. Applicants who have previously received a Mentorship Award from the Prince Claus Fund are ineligible to reapply. Only individuals from and based in Prince Claus Fund eligible countries are eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria:
Submissions will undergo review by external advisors and the selection committee based on the following criteria:
Originality: Innovative and artistically interesting work. Transformative: Engagement with pressing social and political issues, aiming to create lasting change. Context-specific: Importance and relevance to the local context. Inclusivity: Connection to the goal of fostering more inclusive societies and resisting marginalization, oppression, and division. Impactful: The award’s potential to significantly contribute to the professional development, engagement, and impact of the individual’s practice. Potential to accelerate: Demonstrated potential to become a leader in the field and focused on relevant social issues within the context. Application Deadline: March 21, 2024.