Travelling festival for Southeast Asian and diasporic artists from Germany
Goethe-Institut invites Southeast Asian and Southeast Asian diaspora artists, curators, and cultural practitioners based in Germany or Southeast Asia to apply with their contribution for the mini festival ‘Dealing in Distance’.
The diasporic festival targets a broad, art-interested audience in Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam at the end of 2025 / early 2026 for two-five days.
This open call aims at submissions of existing artistic contributions that deal explicitly with the topic of the Southeast Asian diaspora in Germany. Innovative approaches, artistic merit, adherence to the theme, and originality are important criteria for selection in addition to overall presentation and implementation feasibility and complexity. The Goethe-Institut particularly welcomes an engagement with contemporary practices that refer to symbolic elements of the culture of origin and organically connect to the question of identity in distance.
Attendance during the festival is not necessary, but possible for one person, with a significant contribution to the festival e.g. participation in the public programme.
All art disciplines, genres, and media are eligible, including but not limited to visuals, performance, films, music, photography, media art and art project.
The participants will receive the following:
- Production cost of up to 1,000 EUR, including artist fees and shipping costs
- Airfare ONLY for selected artists with significant contribution to the festival
Deadline: 15 August 2025