AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

The third call for applications in 2011 for travel grants in the framework of the Marseilles-Provence 2013/RCF Fund is open from 19th July to 26th August 2011. This Fund is open to all artistic projects in the Euro-Arab[1] region in the following areas: contemporary performing arts (theatre, dance, circus/street/puppet art) music, visual arts, digital arts, photography, film, new writing, playwriting, storytelling, poetry, trans-disciplinary projects.

In order to meet the eligibility criteria, candidates must respect the specific criteria of the Marseille-Provence 2013 project, which are:
A) Aims of the trip need to be linked to the Marseille Provence 2013 project and/or the area of Marseille Provence 2013 (which extends from Arles to La Ciotat through the Pays d'Aix).
B) Priority is given to artists and operators whose travel takes place from:
* A country of the South and East coasts of the Mediterranean to another country of that same zone
* A country of the South and East coasts of the Mediterranean to Europe, preferably other than France
* Only in exceptional cases will mobility from a European country to a country of the South or East coasts be considered. The same applies for mobility linked to countries of the Arabian Gulf
Candidates must also respect the general criteria of RCF which apply to this fund:
1) The aim of your trip must directly or indirectly show potential for a constructive and long-term impact on the arts sector in the Mediterranean basin. This means that your travel must contribute to your own capacity building, which in turn can be shared in a "networking" fashion that will benefit connecting artists and operators in your own country or region so as to maintain, renew and develop contemporary arts.
2) New criteria: Your trip can take place as soon as the call opens but in this case you run the risk of buying your ticket without knowing if the application will be successful or not.
3) Applicant's profile
- No nationality or age criteria: Applicant lives or works in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
- Profession: performers, creators, teachers, cultural organisers, administrators, project leaders.
- Financial means: applicants who are unable to find the financial resources themselves.
4) Applications must be made on an individual basis by email to grant@cimettafund.org. Only 3 members of a group can apply for a grant concerning the same project. A grant holder can only reapply twice. Applicants must choose the cheapest form of transport and can only apply for one international return travel ticket and visa costs (local transport is not reimbursed).
The date of the selection committee is:
16th September 2011 (Deadline for receiving applications: 26/08/2011)
The following selection committee (fourth selection 2011) will be:
21st December 2011 (Deadline for receiving applications: 30/11/2011). Call for applications will open on 1st November 2011
If you want to apply, please visit the Roberto Cimetta Fund's website www.cimettafund.org and fill in the contact form on the website www.cimettafund.org. The "RCF/Marseille-Provence 2013 application form" will be sent to you. Please fill it in and return it to grant@cimettafund.org. You will receive a response a week after the selection date at the latest. For more information on the Marseille-Provence 2013 project, please visit www.marseille-provence2013.fr
[1] South Zone: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, and the countries of the Arabian gulf, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen
East Zone: Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Rumania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Armenia, Moldavia.
North Zone: Northern Europe: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway. South of Europe: Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Portugal

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