Art Futures Fellowship in Athens, Greece

Art Futures Fellowship Programme in Athens, Greece
Call for applications for 2025, deadline to submit: 15th August 2024
Art Futures, Serendipity in Action is an international non-profit organisation that supports and initiates activities with an unconditional belief in the value of the arts, culture and education. Its activities aim to widen participation and engagement in the arts towards more just and sustainable societies in Europe and beyond.
Together with partner Space for International Cooperation [SIC] located in Athens, Greece, Art Futures offers an annual fellowship, involving a two-month residency.
The fellowship is part of a 5-year programme, running from 2023-27, aiming to research international residencies in the arts, exploring their strengths and weaknesses; reviewing the methods of selection; methods of mentoring; their value to the artists, to the host communities and to the venues. The outcomes will be presented and disseminated in a series of workshops and
symposia, coming together during an event in 2027.
The selected fellows are mentored by the Critical Friends, an international platform Art Futures developed, that meets annually to discuss ‘the role of the arts and higher arts education in future societies, in an international arena’. The profile of Critical Friends is made up of experts with a proven contribution to and a successful position and seniority in, the cultural and/or higher arts
education sectors.

Theme, the Fellowship prioritises proposals with a clear view on how the fellowship, including the residency period, is embedded in the overall practice of the applicant and how the Fellowship is essential for the further development of the artistic practice and discourse of the applicant. The proposal should outline how the artist will engage in meaningful interactions within the city of Athens and/or its institutions, and communities.

Successful applicants will receive accommodation and a total expense allowance of 4,000 EUR, which is intended to cover travel costs/expenses, a visa (where necessary) and subsistence over the residency period.

Timeframe selection 2025 fellowship