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Arts Network Asia<br />
Main office<br />
72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road,<br />
Singapore 239007<br />
Tel: +65-6737 7213<br />
Fax: +65-6737 7013<br />
Email: tay<strong>to</strong>ng@theatreworks.org.sg<br />
Website<br />
http://www.artsnetworkasia.org/main.html<br />
Purpose and program areas<br />
ANA supports projects that are carried out by Asian artists residing in Asia; projects that are <strong>to</strong> be<br />
initiated and implemented in Asia, engaging with Asian artists and arts communities; and projects<br />
that maintain a focus on Southeast Asia. ANA will consider projects that encourage provocative<br />
exchanges and col<strong>la</strong>borations between and among various cultures and communities within Asia.<br />
ANA is interested in the contemporary experience of Asia including its re<strong>la</strong>tionship with traditions.<br />
Hence, this includes urban expressions, contemporary arts, contemporary arts and its re<strong>la</strong>tionship<br />
<strong>to</strong> traditional arts as well as encounters between traditional arts. ANA promotes col<strong>la</strong>borations and<br />
exchanges with diverse cultures across borders in Asia and would look in<strong>to</strong> the potential of localregional-global<br />
complementation.<br />
Arts Network Asia (ANA) supports many fields of communication: hybrid interdisciplinary work,<br />
performance, community projects, visual arts, video/film, youth projects, literature, critical discourse,<br />
technical training and arts management.<br />
Funding sources<br />
The ANA is supported by:<br />
The Ford Foundation<br />
The Asian <strong>Cultural</strong> Council through special funds from the Rockefeller Foundation.<br />
Rockefeller foundation<br />
Eligible countries<br />
Southeast Asian countries.<br />
Who can receive a grant<br />
Artists, cultural workers, arts activists, and arts communities.<br />
Grant size<br />
The grants are up <strong>to</strong> a maximum of $10,000.<br />
ANA grants range from $1,500 <strong>to</strong> $7,500 for each project, and are open <strong>to</strong> supporting existing or new<br />
projects.<br />
Examples of recent grants<br />
2010 Awards Grantees<br />
ANA has awarded a <strong>to</strong>tal of $39,500 in grants <strong>to</strong> 11 arts organizations and individuals for their<br />
projects that take p<strong>la</strong>ce from March 2010 onwards. A <strong>to</strong>tal of 211 applications were received from<br />
around Asia.<br />
The following are some projects that have been awarded ANA 2010 grants:<br />
Bang<strong>la</strong>desh/USA , Naeem Mohaiemen ,The Young Man Was - $4,000<br />
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