OPEN CALL — IN EX(ILE) LAB

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We are looking for artists in exile* who want to develop a performance.

If you are an artist in exile*, currently based in Cyprus, France, Italy or Portugal and you have (or would like to develop) an artistic practice that relates to performance we want to hear from you.

To apply for IN EX(ILE) LAB please read this document and submit your project through this online form, by no later than March 10th (11.00 PM, CET), 2023.

*artists living in a foreign country who cannot return to their home country due to war, racial, ethnic, sexual and gender discrimination, or religious, economic and political marginalisation.

WHAT IS IN EX(ILE) LAB?

IN EX(ILE) LAB is a project that will support artists in exile,who have recently relocated and are looking to build a career in their host country, by providing opportunities to create a performance, build a professional network, be artistically advised by established artists based in Europe and reach new audiences within the European space.

By doing so, IN EX(ILE) LAB will provide a framework for cultural organisations to rethink their practices and adapt their tools to the needs of artists in exile.

IN EX(ILE) LAB is a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, led by the agency of artists in exile developed and implemented with Alkantara, Visual Voices and Santarcangelo Festival.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR ARTISTS IN EXILE WHO WANT TO DEVELOP A PERFORMANCE

We are currently looking for artists in exile who want to develop their artistic practices in dialogue with:

- our cultural organisations - sharing needs (for the development of their works) and concerns (social and political) we should be addressing as institutions

- other artists in exile (selected through this open call) - who will also be developing their performances in context this project
- well established artists - who will be mentors in the context of this project
- audiences - by sharing artistic practices / performances

WHO CAN APPLY? (Eligibility criteria)

- Artists who have been living in exile* in one of the participating countries (Cyprus, France, Italy or Portugal) for maximum of 10 years (starting from when they first entered national territory)

- Artists who develop/create their own works

- Artists who have presented professionally a minimum of 2 projects before, in their home country, and/or in their current host country and/or elsewhere

- Artists who are willing to develop a performance (for example: a live installation; a public space intervention; a performative take over of a space; a choreographic work, a theatre work, music work, etc) in the context of this project

- Artists who are available to participate in all scheduled activities, between May 2023 and July 2024 (please check the confirmed calendar of activities below)

*artists living in a foreign country who cannot return to their home country due to war, racial, ethnic, sexual and gender discrimination, or religious, economic and political marginalisation. Note that being in exile is not necessarily being an asylum seeker or a refugee, it is not a legal statute.

WHAT WILL SELECTED ARTISTS HAVE ACCESS TO IN THE CONTEXT OF IN EX(ILE) LAB?

Artists in exile, selected through this open call, will be proposed one of two paths:

PATH 1 — you will be travelling in the European Union — includes:

- a production stipend for the development of a performance — 4.000€/project, to a total 4 artists/projects

- cross-country artistic residencies for the development of a performance — 1 residency in the country where the artist is based and 1 residency in one of the participating countries — each residency will last 2 weeks and will include: accommodation, a dance/theatre or production studio, travel costs, per diems and an artist fee

- a yearlong mentorship programme with a well established artist in the field of performance

- an intensive masterclass programme in Paris, with the artists: Ana Pi, Jeanno Gaussi, Kamilya Jubran, Muna Mussie, Nadia Beugré, Ntando Cele and Rachid Ouramdane — including accommodation, travel costs and per diems

- training sessions (workshops and webinars) for professional development - including accommodation, travel costs and per diems (when the activities take place in a city different to that where the artist is based)

- public work in progress presentations of the performance in creation

- professional meetings to introduce programmers and other cultural workers to the performances in creation

- the promotion of the performance through communication campaigns (press, website portfolio, social media and mailing)

PATH 2 — you won’t need to travel abroad to participate in this path, artists will take part in the project in the country they are currently living in — includes:

- a production stipend for the development of performances — 4.000€/project, to a total 8 artists/projects
- a yearlong mentorship programme with a well established artist in the field of performance

- training sessions (workshops and webinars) for professional development - including accommodation, travel costs and per diems (when the activities take place in a city different to that where the artist is based)

- public work in progress presentations of the performance in creation

- professional meetings to introduce programmers and other cultural workers to the performances in creation

- the promotion of the performance through communication campaigns (press, website portfolio, social media and mailing)

For more informations about this Open Call consult the extensive description here.

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to:

- Alden Jacobs (contact@visual-voices.org) - Cyprus

- atelier des artistes en exil (projet@aa-e.org) - France
- Chiara Fabene (creativeeurope@santarcangelofestival.com) - Itália

- Ionara Silva (ionara@alantara.pt) - Portugal

Atelier des artistes en exil(France), Visual Voices(Chypre), Alkantara(Portugal), Santarcangelo Dei Teatri(Italie) are the four cultural organisations, designing and implementing IN EX(ILE) LAB.

The project also includes 5 associated experts Abantu social cooperative(Italy), Acesso Cultura (Portugal),Cyprus Refugee Council (Cyprus), La Briqueterie (França), Théâtre National de Chaillot (France) and 4 individual experts Eva Neklayeva, Maral Bolouri, Khaled Alwarea, Khaled Barakeh who provide their feedback on the project design and implementation.

IN EX(ILE) LAB is project co-funded by Creative Europe Programme.