Art Moves Africa – Retracing Roots and Tracing New Routes: Mobility and Touring in North Africa

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Summary of Outcomes
Two programs funded by the European Union, MedCulture (2014 – 2017) and
SouthMedCV (2015 – 2018), played an important role in facilitating travels across
the region. Several respondents expressed the hope that similar schemes would be
implemented.
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PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
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Several private foundations are facilitating mobility across the region. In Tunisia,
Fondation Rambourg and Fondation Kamel Lazaar are two new foundations to
watch. In Morocco, Fondation HIBA and Fondation Touria et Abdelaziz Tazi have
supported mobility through sponsorship, residencies and exchange initiatives.
Other private foundations covering mobility, generally via program or project support,
are: the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), the Ford Foundation, Fondation
Rosa Luxembourg, Fondation Drosos, Mimeta, the Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie (OIF), the Prince Claus Fund and Stichting DOEN.
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FESTIVALS, EVENTS
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RESIDENCIES
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Many artists depend on invitations from
festivals, events or residencies to support
their travels. Events that have offered
funding for mobility include Visa
for Music, Rencontres chorégraphiques
de Carthage, residencies at Le18, Atelier
de l’observatoire, Contemporary Image
Collective Cairo, D-CAF, etc. However,
they have generally done so via funding
from one of the abovementioned organizations.
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BANKS, BUSINESSES
AND
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS
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Entrepreneurial cultural actors have approached banks, businesses
and individual sponsors for funds to cover their travel
costs.
Important resources on mobility opportunities in the region are:
1. On the Move’s Guide to funding for cultural mobility in
the Arab world (2017). On the Move’s Facebook, Twitter
and website are also critical platforms for information.
2. Culture Funding Watch has recently launched a comprehensive
database of funding opportunities for arts and
culture in the MENA Region. Their social media pages are
regularly updated.