Deadline: 22 March 2019

The Arts Council Malta has announced a “Cultural Export Fund (CEF) Presentation and Touring Grants Program” to support the export of artistic work and/or international tours of Maltese or Malta-based artists working in the sector.

Aims

The aims of the fund are:

• To share creative excellence with international audiences
• To foster transnational cultural cooperation with international programmers and presenters
• To increase the potential of sustainable activity in the cultural and creative sectors through export
• To support a geographic spread of artistic and/or cultural work from Malta
• To sustain and develop professional work.

Funding Information

Each project may be allocated a maximum of EUR 8,000.

Benefits

The fund will support 80% of the costs to implement the mobility project. Costs may include any of the following:

• Travel (Economy class)
• Standard accomodation
• Production fees (rental of venue/s and/or equipment)
• Insurance and Visa
• Freight

Eligibility Criteria

• Individuals and/or organisations are eligible to apply for the fund. One-off presentations and tours are eligible to apply.
• The work proposed needs to have already been presented at least once.
• Priority will be given to:
  • Presentation & touring at significant festivals and venues
  • Work developed in collaboration or in co-production with national or international partners
  • Work that forms part of the applicant’s long-term plan for international engagement.

Selection Criteria

• The artistic merit of the project
• International engagement and collaboration
• The professional and financial management of the mobility project

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via given website.

Eligible Country: Malta

For more information, please visit https://www.artscouncilmalta.org/funds/cultural-export-fund/presentation-and-touring#fund-title