[Nettime-ro] CONCEPT Foundation announces the Open Competition for the C

CONCEPT Foundation announces the Open Competition for the Cultural Link sub-component of The Arts and Culture Network Program.

The program encourages collaborations between East and Central European countries, the Community of Independent States and the Baltic countries.

This program component will enable professionals in the region to cooperate, exchange and develop art and culture projects which:

Provoke debates within society and raise new, contemporary questions;
Introduce new, experimental, innovative forms of art;
Contribute to direct social change (fight against social, ethnic and religious discrimination);
Change or raise issues within cultural policy.

The program will support only those projects that are multidimensional/multidisciplinary.

Special attention will be given to:

· Complex events with workshops, seminars, trainings, etc., which have the potential to contribute to systemic change (promoting the independent sector, network building, self-sustainability);

· Projects initiated outside of the capital cities which promote decentralization;

· Projects initiated at sub-regions level, such as the Caucasus, Central Asia, Balkans, etc

The maximum grant requested should not exceed 15 000 USD.

The description of the project proposal should be submitted by filling the necessary application form, which should not exceed 5 pages plus the budget. Project proposals should be submitted in 3 copies with all additional materials (if necessary) and in an electronic form.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For further information please contact CONCEPT Foundation between 27 May – 7 June, 2002.

The deadline for submitting projects is June 10, 2002, 17:00.

All applications shoul be submitted to CONCEPT Foundation 14, Pictor Constantin Stahi Str, 1st district, zip code 707642, Bucharest, tel: +40-1-313 78 72 / 311 12 52; fax: +40-1-311 12 53 e-mail: info@concept.osf.ro, www.concept.ro/news.html