Application Deadline: November 12, 2023
Introduction
We are seeking three artists or curators, whether as individuals or collectives, working in any medium, to embark on new or ongoing artistic research projects addressing the theme of loss and damage. This year-long program offers selected participants support in their exploration of this pressing issue, fostering dialogue among cultural practitioners and climate researchers, advocates, and negotiators working on Loss and Damage policies and strategies.
Stipend
Each selected artist or collective will receive a stipend of £10,000 (approximately $12,600).
Interview Dates
November 30 – December 1, 2023
Announcement of Selected Artists
By December 9, 2023, during UNFCCC COP28
Participation
Taking place between January 2024 and January 2025, the Ways of Repair: Loss and Damage online program features four significant events, including three workshops and a symposium. These aim to facilitate discussions between selected artists or curators and global Loss and Damage researchers.
Throughout the program, participants are expected to contribute digital accounts of their experiences to be shared on the program’s website and presented during UNFCCC COP 29 (TBC) and/or the symposium. This research residency is conducted online, featuring interactions between facilitators and participants, mentoring sessions, networking, and tailored research and development opportunities.
Proposals
Ways of Repair: Loss and Damage is particularly interested in artistic research proposals that delve into the intangible losses and damages caused by the climate crisis, such as impacts on culture, heritage, identity, and physical, mental, and spiritual health. Proposals should also explore acts of repair, healing, community building, and kinship-making as responses to loss and damage.
Potential approaches include documenting experiences of loss and damage, responding to specific instances through healing and restoration, engaging in Loss and Damage advocacy and activism, and questioning the ethical and philosophical dimensions of the discourse. Artists are encouraged to challenge the framing of Loss and Damage and its connections to climate crisis injustices and inequalities.
Inclusive Applications
We particularly welcome applications from practitioners representing the Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA), those at the forefront of intersectional experiences of the climate crisis in the global South and North.
To Apply
To apply for Ways of Repair: Loss and Damage, please complete the form below.
Before Applying
Before applying, we recommend downloading and reading the PDF version of the open call, available here.
