Art Moves Africa – Retracing Roots and Tracing New Routes: Mobility and Touring in North Africa
A study by Lara Bourdin for Art Moves Africa, October 2019
A study by Lara Bourdin for Art Moves Africa, October 2019
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Summary of Outcomes<br />
The program offers 25 to 30 grants per year <strong>in</strong> three rounds.<br />
Al Mawred Al-Thaqafy has also supported mobility via its<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programs for cultural managers.<br />
2.<br />
Arab Fund for <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
<strong>and</strong> Culture (AFAC)<br />
Based <strong>in</strong> Beirut, the Arab Fund for <strong>Art</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Culture <strong>–</strong> AFAC<br />
was founded <strong>in</strong> 2007 through the <strong>in</strong>itiative of Arab cultural<br />
activists as an <strong>in</strong>dependent foundation to support <strong>in</strong>dividual<br />
artists, writers, researchers, <strong>in</strong>tellectuals, as well as organizations<br />
from the Arab region work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the field of arts <strong>and</strong><br />
culture.<br />
AFAC currently runs n<strong>in</strong>e open call grants programs <strong>and</strong><br />
one tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g program by nom<strong>in</strong>ation. Each grants program<br />
has one annual open call dur<strong>in</strong>g which applications are submitted<br />
onl<strong>in</strong>e. The grants are not mobility grants. However,<br />
travel is covered so long as it is part of the implementation<br />
of a project.<br />
In addition, AFAC has just launched the new <strong>North</strong> <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Cultural Program (NACP), a three-year program (2019 <strong>–</strong> 2022)<br />
dedicated to five countries <strong>in</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>: Morocco, Algeria,<br />
Tunisia, Libya <strong>and</strong> Egypt. It comprises two support schemes,<br />
a National Fund <strong>and</strong> a Regional Fund. The program is run<br />
through an open-call scheme <strong>and</strong> covers <strong>in</strong>stitutional <strong>and</strong><br />
programmatic support to active arts organizations based <strong>in</strong><br />
the five countries, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g cross-border collaborations.<br />
3.<br />
Mophradat<br />
Based <strong>in</strong> Belgium, Mophradat offers a grant<strong>in</strong>g program for<br />
artists to support <strong>in</strong>dividuals, collaborations, or collectives<br />
to develop their practice. Among other activities, the grants<br />
can be used to pursue threads of research, stage an event,<br />
make new work, publish, travel, take part <strong>in</strong> a residency or<br />
workshop, or present an exhibition or performance. Average<br />
amount is $5.000. Mophradat’s emphasis is on contemporary<br />
art. Activities or projects can take place anywhere <strong>in</strong> the<br />
world, but must be carried out by artists liv<strong>in</strong>g or work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the Arab world <strong>and</strong>/or engaged with the Arab world.<br />
4.<br />
Roberto Cimetta Fund<br />
(RCF)<br />
Based <strong>in</strong> Paris, the Roberto Cimetta Fund is an <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
non-profit grant-mak<strong>in</strong>g organization support<strong>in</strong>g the mobility<br />
<strong>and</strong> creativity of artists <strong>and</strong> cultural operators <strong>in</strong> Europe, the<br />
Arab world <strong>and</strong> beyond.