Mentorship Award Moving Narratives Cycle 2

Prince Claus Fund and British Council is calling for applications for Moving Narratives, a multi-disciplinary mentorship programme which supports artists to explore and strengthen creative practices that reconsider historical legacies and explore emancipatory movements. 

Each year Moving Narratives brings together 12 socially and politically engaged mid-career artists and cultural practitioners working across diverse mediums and approaches. Supported by four mentors, participants are encouraged to collectively experiment, exchange, and develop artistic strategies that address dominant narratives and the inequalities they sustain. 

To foster conversations and collaborations within the cohort, and to support each artist in their practice, the programme includes workshops, reading groups, guest talks, and peer-to-peer review sessions. Most of the activities are online, but the cohort comes together twice in person for the Lab Weeks (six-day intensive mentoring sessions). Within the programme, the cohort collectively creates a joint project in the form of a printed publication and online platform.

Eligibility

• Applicants must live and work in eligible countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe.
• Artists and cultural practitioners must have ± 7–15 years of relevant professional experience.

The programme invites applications from artists who are active within their local communities, and it prioritises practices that focus on intersectional and critical approaches that challenge dominant worldviews and discourses.

What is provided

• An award of 10,000 EUR to work on the project or body of work outlined in the application
• Costs related to the mentorship programme itself (including travel expenses, visa costs, and stay)

Mentorship Award application guidelines

Deadline: 16 July 2024