The Goethe-Institut/Prince Claus Fund Mentorship Award is a collaborative initiative between the Goethe-Institut and the Prince Claus Fund aimed at supporting emerging artists and cultural practitioners from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. The award offers mentorship opportunities to individuals working in the fields of culture and development, enabling them to advance their careers and projects.
Through this program, selected mentees receive guidance, support, and advice from experienced mentors who are established professionals in their respective fields. Mentees have the opportunity to develop their skills, expand their networks, and gain valuable insights into the cultural sector.
The mentorship program focuses on fostering sustainable cultural practices and promoting cultural exchange and collaboration. It aims to empower emerging talents to create positive social impact through their artistic and cultural initiatives.
The Goethe-Institut/Prince Claus Fund Mentorship Award provides a platform for emerging cultural practitioners to enhance their professional development, exchange ideas, and contribute to the vibrant cultural landscape of their communities and beyond.
The Prince Claus Fund and Goethe-Institut are jointly hosting the Cultural and Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis (CAREC) mentorship award, inviting applications from artists or cultural practitioners who envision alternative, community-based models of climate justice for the planet.
The CAREC program spans a year and aims to accelerate engaged community-based cultural practices focusing on climate justice, taking into account the social, political, and economic dimensions of the environmental crisis. Through this initiative, an interdisciplinary platform is established to support critical artistic work, facilitate connections among engaged practitioners, promote cross-disciplinary exchange, and prioritize non-hegemonic forms of knowledge to envision alternative models of climate justice globally.
CAREC will bring together 12 mid-career artists and cultural practitioners with approximately 8-15 years of relevant professional experience, along with four mentors working across various disciplines and environmental issues. Each selected artist will receive an award of €10,000 to develop the concept for a body of work outlined in their application.
The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit cultural association founded by the Federal Republic of Germany. Named after the renowned German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the institute operates worldwide, promoting the German language and fostering cultural exchange and cooperation between Germany and other countries.
Established in 1951, the Goethe-Institut offers a wide range of programs and activities, including language courses, cultural events, exhibitions, film screenings, and lectures. Its primary goal is to facilitate intercultural understanding and dialogue by providing platforms for people from different backgrounds to engage with German language, culture, and society.
With over 150 branches in more than 90 countries, the Goethe-Institut is one of the world’s largest cultural organizations. It collaborates with local partners, educational institutions, and cultural organizations to create diverse and enriching experiences for individuals interested in German language and culture.
Time Commitment
- The programme activities require an average time commitment of 10 hours per month, though this varies throughout the year. Moreover, participants should be comfortable sharing ideas in spoken English to foster a space of mutual learning and exchange.
Selection Criteria For The Goethe-Institut/Prince Claus Fund Mentorship Award
If the applicant meets the Basic Criteria for this application, their submission will be reviewed by external advisors and the selection committee considering the points below:
Original: the work is innovative and artistically interesting;
Transformative: the work engages with pressing social and political issues, is challenging and thought-provoking, and aims to create lasting change;
Context-specific: the work is important in, and relevant to, the local context;
Inclusive: the work is linked to the ultimate aim of more inclusive societies, connecting people in ways that resist marginalisation, oppression, and division;
Impactful: the award will make a real difference to the professional development, engagement and impact of the individual’s practice;
Potential to accelerate: the individual has the potential to become a leader in the field, the work is engaged and focused on relevant social issues within its context.
Application Deadline: 21 March 2024.
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