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The Cultural Resource invites artists and writers under the age of 35 from the Arab region to submit applications within the 2024 session of the Production Grants Program.

The program supports artists and writers from the Arab region, below the age of 35, by offering grants to enable them to produce their first creative projects.

The programs helps give young people the opportunity to create original works and develop new forms of artistic and literary expression.

Program Goals

• The Production Awards program aims to support and encourage the artistic and literary productivity and creativity of a new generation of young artists and writers from the Arab region.

• Grants are available for the following disciplines:

  • Performing arts: Development and production of theater, dance and other performing arts works.

  • Visual arts: Development and production of art works, exhibits, installations and books in the various visual arts disciplines, including sculpture, engraving, photography and light art

  • Literature: Creation and publication of novels, shorts stories, poetry collections and theater texts.

  • Music: Creation and recording of audio and audiovisual music works.

  • Cinema/video: Production of short, medium-length and feature fictional, documentary, animated and experimental films and videos works. Grants are available for projects in the production and post-production stages.

Funding Information

• Grants of up to €8,500 are available for projects in literature, music, performing arts and visual arts and of up to €13,000 for projects in cinema and video. Every year, 25 projects are selected for the grants, five in each artistic category.

Application Rules

• Applications are accepted once a year and they are evaluated once a year as detailed in the program schedule.

• To apply, please register on the Production Awards online application website with a username and password.

• Applicants may save their applications in progress at any point and return to them later.

• Application forms that are incomplete or lack the required attachments and supporting documents will not be considered.

• The projects proposed in the applications must be completed within at most 18 months after the date the contracts are signed between the grantee and Culture Resource.

• The grant may not be used to purchase machinery or equipment.

• By accepting the grant, recipients commit to citing Culture Resource, its logo and the phrase, “This work has been produced with a grant from Culture Resource” in all outputs of the project.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be between 15 and 35 years old as of the next first of January. Applications submitted by individuals not in this age bracket will be discarded;

• Applicants must originate from an Arab country regardless of ethnicity and citizenship status or whether they are currently residing in the Arab region or abroad;

• Application is open to artists of all disciplines: Performance arts, visual arts, literature, music, cinema/video, etc.

Post Date: August 16, 2023