RCF - Call for TAMTEEN Grants. Deadline: 30.09.2016.

In the context of international mobility and exchange of artists and cultural operators, the Roberto Cimetta Fund is running a funding line to support strengthening and sustainability of organisations and their activities. This funding line entitled "Tamteen" aims to strengthen cultural and artistic organisations and/or artists collectives operating in the Arab World and developing local projects (venues, networks, platforms).

 

We hope through this fund to create a leverage effect that could contribute modestly to rebalancing forces between Arab and European components in the exchange, as well as strengthening and sustaining cultural exchange between Arab regions. The grants provided will not exceed 3000€ and can be considered as co-funding depending on the projects selected.

 

This call is open for organisations, artists collectives and independents cultural managers based in the Arab world and have been operating at least for a year.

 

The demand presented must explain how it will develop in the long term and contribute to local cultural development. Sustainability implies any action that will allow the organisation or its action to last. by covering operational costs. For example this could be by providing a salary to an administrator, buying equipment, renovating a space or any other operational cost. Support to artistic production can be provided only if this production can prove “sustaining” effects. Thus, this fund does not finance production costs directly related to artistic works. 

 

The experts and Board members of the Roberto Cimetta Fund will monitor the selected projects during their implementation.

This third call for applications is open from 1st August 2016 until 30th September 2016.

 

The evaluation and selection processes will take place during the months of October and November 2016.

 

The results will be announced on 1st December 2016.

 

Five projects at least will be selected. The funds provided must be used within two years, unless agreed otherwise. 

 

The Roberto Cimetta Fund and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication hope that this fund can serve to strengthen projects that emerge following the benefits of a travel grant and at the same time support the financial autonomy of local independent cultural initiatives.

 

You can apply in Arabic, English and French.

 

For more information on the eligibility criteria, please click here.

 

For more infromation on how to apply, please click here.