Fonds PERSPEKTIVE – Visual Arts 2026
Institution: Institut français Germany and Goethe-Institut
Deadline: 4 January 2026
Location: France and Germany
The Fonds PERSPEKTIVE – Visual Arts supports binational cooperation projects between France and Germany. Initiated in 2014, the fund is a collaboration between the Office of Fine Arts of the Institut français Germany and the Goethe-Institut, jointly funded by the Institut français, the French Ministry of Culture, and the Goethe-Institut. Its goal is to foster cooperative and transnational artistic initiatives that strengthen dialogue between French and German art scenes.
Programme Overview
The call primarily targets cultural and artistic institutions (museums, art centres, art halls, art associations, etc.) as well as theorists, critics, and independent, emerging, or established curators based in France or Germany. Projects must be developed collaboratively and presented in both countries. Selected projects will be carried out between February and December 2026.
Eligible Formats
- Exhibitions
- Conferences and symposia
- Itinerant or workshop-based projects
- Participatory formats such as festivals, performances, or educational/mediation projects
Selection Process
Projects are reviewed by a professional jury.
2026 Jury Members
- Sebastian Baden, Director, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
- Martha Kirszenbaum, Independent Curator
- Tarik Kiswanson, Artist, Winner of the 2023 Marcel Duchamp Prize
- Kathleen Reinhardt, Director, Georg Kolbe Museum Berlin; Curator of the German Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale
