Call for applications: 2020 ANT Mobility Funding

The call is divided into two phases. The first part is intended for individual artists and arts practitioners while the second is designed for bands, performing arts companies, collectives, festivals and arts organisations.

Requirements

• Activities and projects should involve mobility between two or more of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Seychelles, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Zambia and Zimbabwe.
• Activities should fall in any one of the following disciplines: music, performing arts (theatre, live arts and dance), digital arts, gaming and new media, visual arts, craft and design, literature and multi/cross-disciplinary applications of the arts.
• Activities and projects should take place between January 2020 and December 2020.
• Applicants should note that funding will only become available from the beginning of January 2020.

Mobility funding for individual artists/arts professionals

This grant is for individual artists and arts professionals (curators, organisers, arts managers, etc). It supports travel across national borders in the region for the purposes of:

• Research and project development.
• Collaboration across national borders.
• Professional exchanges.
• Touring/presentation of work.

Successful applications will receive a maximum of R36 000/$3 000. This grant will support the following expenditure items:

• Local and international travel within and between the aforementioned countries.
• Accommodation costs (up to a maximum period of one month).
• Visa fees where relevant.
• Reasonable travel insurance costs where relevant.
• Material/production costs not exceeding $500.
• Proposals that demonstrate active participation and in-kind and/or financial support (e.g. in providing accommodation) of a local host/partner will be prioritised.

Interested applicants can download the application form here.

Mobility funding for organisations, groups and companies

This call is intended for bands, performing arts companies, collectives, festivals and arts organisations comprising more than one person.

The primary focus of the funding is to assist in the distribution of new and existing works to a broader Southern African audience and to enable transnational collaboration and sharing of knowledge and expertise.

Projects will be supported for up to a maximum of R60 000/$5 000 and applicants are expected to have or seek additional funding from other sources.

The grant will support the following expenditure items:

• Local and international travel within and between the aforementioned countries.
• Accommodation costs.
• Reasonable local living expenses/per diems.
• Visa fees where relevant.
• Reasonable travel insurance costs where relevant.
• Administrative costs (not exceeding 5% of the budget).
• Professional, facilitation or management fees (the amount requested from Pro Helvetia should not exceed $1 000/R12 000 and they would normally assume complementary contributions from other parties in addition to our contribution).

Interested applicants can download the application form here.

The submission deadline for both calls is 28 October.

Completed applications, for individual and organisational applicants, must be emailed to Pro Helvetia Johannesburg at [email protected]. Only successful applicants will be contacted and announced via the Pro Helvetia Johannesburg official website in December.

View original call here.