Purpose
sinokultur focuses on communication in the cultural sector and aims to promote projects in the field of art and culture. Art and culture are the pulse of a creative scene and provide a revealing insight into unknown worlds.
Funding priorities/target group
sinokultur would like to give artists from the fields of literature, art and music the opportunity to realize their projects related to Chinese culture. The promotion and communication of high-quality projects should enable an interested audience to engage with Chinese culture.
sinokultur awards a maximum of 3 grants per year.
Cultural practitioners can apply directly to sinokultur with their projects using the application form.
Conditions:
- The project must have an interesting connection to China
- Artistic professionalism/quality and independence
- Residence of the applicants mainly in Switzerland
- Age, gender, religion or nationality do not play a role
- Project presentation (exhibition, Kultur Salon, Artist Talk, performance, screening, book reading, concert) must take place in Switzerland
- There must be other financial supporters (institutions, government, private donors)
To be submitted with the application form:
- Detailed project description (max. 3 pages)
- Illustrative material, text excerpt, audio/video recording, image examples
- Budget plan
Submission deadline: ongoing
If the project is shortlisted, a personal interview will be held with the cultural practitioners and sinokultur. Based on the interview and the documents, sinokultur will decide whether the project can be supported.