The Prince Claus Fund annually recognises 100 emerging artists and cultural practitioners within the first five years of their careers with Prince Claus Seed Awards. Through this, they aim to create space for emerging artists to experiment and to develop new perspectives on societal challenges within their practice on their own terms.
For the Prince Claus Seed Awards, they are looking for emerging artists and cultural practitioners whose innovative work addresses pressing social and/or political issues within their own context. The Prince Claus Fund offers 100 Awards to emerging artists and cultural practitioners, who each receive €5000 to develop their cultural practice.
The Prince Claus Seed Awards are aimed at emerging artists and cultural practitioners who:
- Are on average in the initial 1 to 5 years of their professional career (study years not included).
- Have an innovative and interesting artistic practice that addresses pressing social/political issues important within their local context.
- Have received little to no recognition/support for their artistic/cultural practices, and are not yet recognised internationally.
The Awards especially encourage individuals with experimental artistic practices that:
- Represent minority groups and marginalised communities within society.
- Create safe spaces for young artists, makers and participants.
- Generate participation and empower local communities to express themselves freely.
- Propose new narratives and futures on histories, particularly those censored or marginalised for political, religious, cultural, or economic reasons.
- Enable exchange, cooperation and knowledge sharing related to the current global environmental crisis.
- Creatively and confidently challenge gender norms.
With this open call the Prince Claus Seed Awards would like to invite emerging artists and cultural practitioners who live and work in eligible countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe to apply for this award.
Deadline: 1 March 2022
