The Prince Claus Fund has issued a new call for proposals to support
excellent cultural and artistic initiatives that offer different perspectives
on society in Saudi Arabia.
Through this open call,
Amplifying Creative Voices, the Prince Claus Fund intends to broaden its
support of independent artists and cultural practitioners into diverse regions
that have received little of the Fund’s attention in the past, and yet play an increasingly important role in today’s world.
With this call for proposals, they would like to invite such
independent artists and cultural practitioners to put forward a new perspective
on their communities, and to propose artistic interpretations of stories they
feel need more attention. They encourage ground-breaking cultural initiatives
by individual artists, creative professionals, collectives and cultural
organisations; especially initiatives that show how the arts can create space
for dialogue and different perspectives on society.
Funding Information
The Prince Claus Fund will support initiatives within the
financial range of €15,000 – €20,000.
Eligible Projects
They are specifically looking to support initiatives that:
Offer different perspectives than those usually shown in the
media;
Promote the inclusion and participation of women and minority
groups in the cultural scene;
Encourage out of the box initiatives by artists and cultural
practitioners that re-interpret common (mis)conceptions in their societies, and
create space for multiple points of view;
Stimulate and inspire communities to actively engage with the
arts, culture and society;
Showcase underrepresented narratives from the respective
countries.
They would like to challenge all interested in this call to
create innovative concepts that reflect on Saudi society.
Eligible Candidates
This call is specifically for artists living in Saudi Arabia.
Individuals applying for the call must be living in Saudi Arabia.
In the case of a collaborative project with individuals or
organisations from outside Saudi Arabia, the above criteria apply to the main
applicant.
Eligible Expenses
This call only covers project-related expenses, and not running
(operating) costs for organisations.
Place and Duration
No support will be provided retroactively, i.e. to projects in
implementation or projects already implemented.
Projects must start implementation from January 2020, and be
implemented by December 2020 at the latest.
Eligible Applications
Previous grantees of the Prince Claus Fund may not apply for a
new grant unless the previous project that they have received is finished and
closed before the application submission deadline for this call.
Selection Criteria
Project proposals will be assessed based on the criteria below.
Please note that projects do not have to meet all the below criteria; however,
successful applications would consider and incorporate each criterion within
their project and their scope of work.
Rigorous: an interesting idea, well thought through and put together,
produced and presented
Original: one of a kind, a new idea/concept/perspective, adventurous,
groundbreaking
Transformative: challenging, prompts feelings, thought-provoking, promoting
different ways of thinking and acting provokes response
Context-specific: important to happen or discussed in the local context,
enhancement of the context, rethinking history, societal impact (locally or
globally)
Inclusive: (directly or indirectly) linked to the ultimate aim of more
inclusive societies.