Germany’s Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations is requesting global applications for its Artists’ Contacts Programme to support Artists and Cultural practitioners from Germany and developing countries for projects in contemporary visual arts, architecture, photography, media art, and design.
The programme is a great opportunity for talented artists to network internationally and to advance the intercultural discourse between Germany and the global South.
Covered costs
– Travel and subsistence expenses, including flight, travel, and accommodation costs, as well as credit card fees and per diem costs according to the Bundesreisekostengesetz.
– Travel and work stays from transition and developing countries to or in Germany, including exhibitions, performances, artist-in-residence programs, workshops, preparatory and research trips, and international events such as symposia, conferences, and lectures.
– German cultural workers or cultural workers who have been living in Germany for at least five years can apply for travel and work stays years within or into transition and developing countries for holding events such as performances, artist-in-residence programs, workshops, preparatory or research trips, international events such as symposia, conferences, or lectures.
– Cultural workers who come from a transition or developing country can also apply for travel costs for exhibitions in Germany.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify, you must:
To qualify, you must:
– Be an artist, curator, art educator, art theorist, architect, or designer (as well as an institution) from a developing or transition country and be willing to carry out a project in Germany OR a non-German artists, curators, art educators, art theorists, architects, and designers (as well as institutions) who have been living in Germany for at least 5 years (proof of residency required) who want to carry out a project in a developing or transition country.
– Have a high-quality standard for the planned artistic project.
– Be willing to artistically work with German art and culture workers and art and culture workers from developing and transition countries
– Prove how long you have been living in Germany if you are an artist and cultural worker who lives in Germany but do not have German citizenship. The minimum requirement is five years.
– Receive an invitation from a non-commercial cultural or exhibition institution (no private gallery).
– Ensure your project is not realized in a commercial context. A sale of art excludes funding.
– Ensure considerable financial and/or other own contributions by the issuing foreign institution.
Application Requirements
- Invitation from the foreign cultural or exhibition institution.
- Description of the cultural or exhibition institution.
- CVs for all applicants for which funding is requested.
- Visual material of the project to be funded and/or of previous artistic work.
- Three quotations for the cost of airfare based on current fares.
- All application documents can be uploaded in the upload area of the application system. Sound and video works can be inserted as a link in the upload area.
Application deadline: July 15, 2025
Germany's Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations is inviting global submissions for its Artists' Contacts Programme, supporting artists and cultural practitioners from Germany and developing nations in visual arts, architecture, photography, media art, and design.
The program aims to enhance international networking and intercultural dialogue between Germany and the global South.
The program covers costs such as travel expenses, accommodations, and per diem according to German regulations.
Eligibility extends to artists, curators, educators, theorists, and designers from transition or developing countries planning projects in Germany or those residing in Germany for at least five years wishing to work in these countries. Requirements include demonstration of high-quality project standards, collaboration willingness, and proof of residency
for non-German applicants in Germany. Projects must also be non-commercial and supported by a significant contribution from a hosting foreign institution.
Applications require an invitation, institution description, applicant CVs, visual project materials, and airfare quotes.
Submission deadline is July 15, 2025. More information and applications can be found on their official website.
