The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is lauching a new call to support the development and testing of new frameworks and methodologies for working internationally.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple across the international art sector, limiting mobility and opportunities for international collaboration as well as revealing the very precarious realities of many arts practitioners, cultural organisations and institutions. The «To-gather» International Collaboration call supports 2–3-year collaborations between arts practitioners, cultural organisations and institutions in Switzerland and their counterparts in the regions of the Pro Helvetia liaison offices. The call looks to support time for critical reflection on the current situation, for sharing ideas towards more equal forms of exchange between cultures and across contexts, and for experimenting with new formats for collaborating.
Funding is aimed at projects with the following goals:
- To encourage artistic collaborations with long-term visions between Switzerland and one or more region of the liaison offices.
- To maintain existing AND develop new professional networks during and beyond the pandemic.
- To reflect on and develop new models of collaboration between.
The maximum grant per project is CHF 50,000.
Projects which are part of a school or university curriculum/basic training, or continuing education programme closed to the public are not eligible.