Call for proposals: Cultural projects on environmental issues

“Alarming changes in nature and our environment are all around us: forests and wildlife are disappearing; air and oceans are increasingly polluted; sea levels are rising; and the frequency of extreme weather phenomena is increasing,” the press release reads.

“Now, more than ever, we need the arts and culture to help us respond; to inspire and motivate us by offering new ideas that challenge our perceptions and change our habits by introducing radical and transdisciplinary perspectives and envisioning models of climate justice in the world.”

Last year, 15 projects were supported in the fields of cultural practitioners, artists, architects and designers.

The deadline for the submission of project applications is 14 June 2019 (5:00pm CET).

Successful participants will be notified by November 2019.

Who can apply?

Creatives from Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe are eligible to apply.

Project eligibility

To apply, the project must:

• Employ new media to re-imagine a more sustainable world, and provide space for different perspectives within the sustainability discussion
• Promote the inclusion of women and minority groups
• Support concrete cultural initiatives that enable local impact while encouraging a global exchange on the culture of sustainability and climate justice
• Encourage out of the box initiatives by artists and cultural practitioners looking to reimagine conventional approaches to environmental sustainability and climate justice
• Support the development of artistic and creative initiatives that reinforce and rethink traditional knowledge and methods as a means to promote sustainability and climate justice
• Stimulate and inspire communities to use sustainable materials and resources within their own contexts and practice

Successful applicants will receive support within the financial range of 15 000 and 20 000 Euros.

The interested individual can access the full list of eligible countries here and read the guidelines here, before completing the application form, which can be downloaded below.