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As an artist, having a strong network and connectivity is more vital than ever before. The Goethe-Institut, the German cultural institute with worldwide operations, would like to support you with this.
We would like to highlight a range of residency programs, financing possibilities, mentoring opportunities, co-production calls, and other chances from our networks that may interest the artists and cultural practitioners in the Gulf region.

Please note that applications must be submitted via the awarding institution and not the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, unless stated otherwise.

Here is our regularly updated selection of Chances for you:

How do artists deal with war?

How do artists deal with war? What views do they have on the current conflicts, on the phenomenon itself? Approaches to solutions?

Every two years since 2019, the Ebersberger Kunstverein has organised the Arcadia Festival, which has attracted a great deal of attention beyond the region and deals artistically with current socially relevant issues.

For the fourth edition of the festival (2 - 31 May 2025), the phenomenon of WAR has been chosen as the theme. International artists are invited to submit a design on the theme for a large-scale poster (18/1) (356 x 252 cm).

Deadline: 2 March 2025, 23:59 (CET)

How do artists deal with war?

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Shadowing Programme for Young Theatre Professionals

In association with the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the Goethe-Institut runs a shadowing programme for theatre people from abroad who have substantial prior experience in theatre abroad. After participating in the programme in Germany, you are expected to serve as a “multiplier”, i.e. to share the benefits of your experience in Germany with your theatre scene at home. We make it possible for selected theatre people from other parts of the world to get to know first-hand how at least one production is planned, rehearsed and performed at a theatre in Germany. They can also attend performances at other theatres.
Deadline for submitting:
Always Open

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Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides financial resources for visual artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers.
There are no deadlines.

Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner in Pollock’s Studio Photo: Hans Namuth, 1950. ©Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
JustFilms Grants

Ford Foundation is offering grants to support artist-driven film and new media storytelling projects that explore aspects of inequality, as well as the organizations and networks that support these projects. They support independent, documentary film, video, and emerging media projects that explore timely social justice issues, with a focus on reducing inequality.
There are no deadlines.

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Promotion of Music Residencies in Germany

This grant is to enable performing artists working in the field of music from developing and transition countries to prepare new international programmes and productions with partners in Germany. The object of the programme is to promote international artistic collaboration and intensive cultural exchange on a partnership basis.

© Pexels Papa Yaw
Fine Arts Residencies in Germany

Artists' houses support professional artists of all disciplines by providing them with studio space and accommodation for limited periods of time, often combined with the award of a stipend or grant. They are international meeting places and centres of cultural and creative exchange. On the following pages, the various artists' houses in Germany are listed with an outline of their programmes and selection procedures.

© Goethe-Institut Libanon
Schloss Solitude Fellowship

The Akademie Schloss Solitude is an international and transdisciplinary artists’ residence. It supports young artists, scholars, scientists, as well as cultural and economic professionals via residential fellowships only. Are you interested in applying for a residential fellowship? The candidates should not be older than 40 or have completed a university degree within the past five years. You will find all information on conditions, benefits and the selection procedure on this page. Scholarships are usually awarded for a period of six, nine or twelve months.
Deadline for submitting:
Always open

© Akademie Schloss Solitude
Wijhat Travel Grant

Arab artists and cultural actors face major challenges when it comes to traveling within the Arab region or abroad for professional purposes. Foremost among them are insufficient funding to cover travel expenses, difficulties in obtaining visas and lack of opportunities to network with organizations that could potentially become partners in the creative processes in this region. Wijhat (Destinations) was developed by Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy to address these concerns. The program provides grants of up to €7,000 to artists and cultural actors from the Arab region to support their travels within the Arab region or to any destination abroad.
Deadline for submitting:
Call is open all year long

© Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy
Internship Program - Leaders for Future

The goal of the program is to attract international qualified specialists to the German labor market as well as to strengthen the professional and personal skills of the program participants. Partial and full scholarships are available.
Students and professionals, civil servants and employees, all are welcome to apply for the LEADERS for FUTURE program.
Deadline for submitting:
1- Summer internship program LEADERS for FUTURE: the application period is approximately 9 months.
2- Ongoing internship program LEADERS for FUTURE: the application period is approx. 3 months.

© Copernicus Berlin

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