Deadline: November
23, 2014
The call for proposals to be part of the SA-UK Seasons is
now open. Successful applications will receive grants. The open call closes on November
23, 2014.
The British Council and the South African Department of Arts
and Culture are launching an open call for proposals from artists and
institutions to be part of the SA-UK Seasons project, a shared programme of
activities, opportunities and communications. Selected proposals will receive a
grant to activate existing relationships or create new connections within the
arts.
The SA-UK Seasons project will build on arts initiatives
already developed by the British Council Connect ZA programme, which connects
the creative communities of the UK and South Africa, and the South African
Season in the UK. The Seasons will create a platform for the arts communities
in SA and UK to cooperate and collaborate and the awarding of grants to artists
and arts institutions aims to strengthen cultural relationships through work in
the visual arts, theatre, dance, cinema, literature, music, creative economy
and skills development.
Tom Porter, Programme Manager, British Council Connect ZA
said: "The SA-UK Seasons 2014 & 2015 is creating further opportunities
for new connections and collaborations between the UK and South African
creative sectors that have already started to make an impact through the
British Council Connect ZA programme. Through the Seasons we aim to provide a
platform for artists and arts organisations to present works in both countries;
and to establish a shared thinking on arts, culture and creative industry
issues, building partnerships and opportunities.”
Bongani Tembe, Commissioner-General of the SA Seasons in the
UK, said: "We aim to positively influence each other and establish a
shared thinking on arts, culture and creative industry issues as well as build
partnerships around opportunities for both our countries' artists and arts
institutions. We are particularly looking at alleviating the challenges of job
creation, promoting innovation and nurturing leadership of the arts for the
future."
There are three funding strands available. The first strand
is the application for a partnership support grant where projects must
demonstrate a strong delivery partnership between established organisations in
UK & SA. Preference will be given to applications from partners with a
track record of working internationally. For this option grants are available
for a maximum of 50% of the project cost.
The second strand is the application for a creative catalyst
grant which supports those projects that need assistance to broker, support and
develop new projects and partnerships that will benefit from a small-scale
budget for travel and/or scoping. Applications for this endorsement are
encouraged to explore new connections, demonstrate innovation and aim to
establish deeper collaborations and partnerships in the future. In this
category available grants will cover a maximum of 80% of the project cost.
The last strand is for the official endorsement of a project
to be included in the Seasons programme schedule. This endorsement does not
have a grant attached to it however, endorsed projects will benefit from the
overall marketing and publicity of the Seasons.
Interested artists and arts organisations in the fields of
the visual arts, theatre, dance, cinema, literature, music, creative economy
and skills development in the arts can apply. Entries must be submitted online
at http://southafrica-unitedkingdom.com/
before November 23, 2014.
Project proposals will be reviewed by a technical team
including Bongani Tembe, Commissioner-General for the SA Seasons in the UK and
Tom Porter, Programme Manager, British Council Connect ZA. The final judging
and selection will be made by a Joint Organising Committee made up of SA and UK
officials and co-chaired by Thandiwe January-McLean (former Ambassador to
Portugal) on the South Africa side and Rt Hon Baroness Usha Prasha (Deputy
Chair of the British Council) on the UK side.
All projects selected by the joint organising committee will
be integrated into the Seasons' programming and will benefit from the overall
marketing and PR campaign of the SA-UK Seasons 2014 & 2015.
For more information about the SA-UK Seasons contact email: info@saseasons.com
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