Currently Calls for applications in the field of Visual Arts are closed

The deadline for the first call 2023 has passed.

A second call for applications for galleries as well and for project spaces/ producer galleries will be published in fall 2023.
We are pleased to receive questions about the calls for applications at any time: info(at)kreativ-transfer.de

Background: Kreativ-Transfer

The aim of the Kreativ-Transfer funding programme is to support professionals in the fields of the performing arts, visual arts and games in establishing and expanding their international networks to improve their visibility on the international market. The programme supports the necessary international marketing and networking measures as well as the corresponding training and professionalisation of the stakeholders.

In the field of visual arts, the Kreativ-Transfer program offers both gallery owners and operators of project spaces and producer galleries the opportunity to apply for travel grants for attending fairs and art festivals. This enables the recipients to showcase their works, establish new contacts, and find co-producers and clients.

Additionally, strategic projects for international marketing, networking, and professionalization can be funded.

Note: Visits to international events will continue to be funded even in times of pandemics, political crises, wars or similar circumstances, provided that the recommendations of public authorities in Germany and the destination country allow the related travel to be undertaken.

In addition, the programme supports strategic projects for international marketing, networking and professionalisation.

In implementing this funding, the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland cooperates with the Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Kunsthändler e.V. (BVDG), the Internationalen Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste e.V. (IGBK) and transmissions GmbH.

Visual arts | Galleries

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to fund travel expenses for the participation in international fairs and similar events

Call for applications | Visual arts – Galleries to fund travel expenses for the participation in international fairs

Applications can be submitted for funding to attend individually selected events (maximum of two events).

Example of eligible expenses:

  • Travel or flight expenses
  • Accommodation expenses
  • Per diems
  • Registration and booth fees
  • Transport costs
  • advertising material (max. 100.00 euro)
  • Travel expenses for a companion: Applicants who cannot travel without a companion due to physical and/or mental limitations or childcare requirements may also apply for a travel allowance for the companion.

    •  

    Applications are welcome from operators of small and medium-sized galleries who:

  • are currently based in Germany,
  • have been (co-)managing the gallery on a full-time basis for at least two years and
  • are engaged in the professional mediation of contemporary visual art on their premises through regularly changing, publicly accessible exhibitions and accompanying publication activities (e.g. catalogues, public relations, social media, etc.).

    • We explicitly invite all interested parties to submit an application – regardless of cultural and social background, gender, skin colour, physical and mental disabilities, age, religious affiliation, language, ideology and sexual orientation. Applications will be evaluated solely on the basis of professional merit.

     

    Travel grants are intended to enable gallery operators to present their profiles and their artists, to expand their international networks and to intensify existing contacts and establish new ones. Specific goals when attending an event may include:

  • Selling the presented artworks as well as placing them with public institutions.
  • Establishing contacts with public institutions (museums, art associations and municipal galleries) and initiating or arranging concrete exhibition projects, art in architecture projects, etc.
  • Approaching potential collectors, buyers and curators.
  • Approaching broad-reach multipliers such as the press.
  • Presenting German positions abroad.
  • Getting to know certain markets, scenes, target groups in an entrepreneurial sense, and positioning your own work accordingly.

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    Maximum funding per event and gallery:

  • 5,000.00 euros (events in Germany)
  • 7,000.00 euros (events outside Germany)
  • Travel expenses for accompanying represented artists: 600.00 euros (events in Germany), 1,100.00 euros (events outside Germany)

    • Funding will be provided in the form of lump sum grants. Applicants may contribute their own funds or any third-party funds that do not stem from federal budgets.

     

  • Information about the applicant
  • Name, place and date of the event(s)
  • A short letter of motivation
  • A budget calculation
  • If represented artists travel with you: Name and short biography of the respective artists
  • A brief presentation of the gallery
  • Official proof of current place of business
  • Proof of operation for at least two years
  • Proof of the professional mediation activity of contemporary visual art by the gallery.

    •  

    10 June 2023 - 30 April 2024

     

    25 April 2023 (23.59 CET)

     

    Although Kreativ-Transfer is continuously striving to reduce barriers, the application process is unfortunately still subject to certain barriers. If you are affected, please get in touch with us or ask a person you trust to do so on your behalf and let us know what you need. After discussing your needs, we will be happy to try to arrange assistance, for example by providing support by a sign language interpreter.

    We also aim to provide professional support to make the application and selection process more inclusive and to reduce barriers for all calls for applications.

     

    Further information can be found here

     

    funding | galleries

    to fund strategic projects for international marketing, networking and professionalisation

    Image for Call for applications | Visual arts – Galleries to fund strategic projects for international marketing, networking and professionalisation.

    The project grant is intended to enable professionals to increase their visibility on the international market, implement international marketing and acquisition measures and optimise their (digital) presence. In addition, the strategic project funding serves to advance education in the areas mentioned above. Its aim is to enable sustainable and effective measures to strengthen international presence and economic position in the long term.

    Example of eligible expenses:

  • Your own fees (these may not exceed 80% of the funding requested)
  • Fees for advisors and coaches
  • Translation expenses (e.g., multilingual website, multilingual brochure, etc.)
  • Participation fees for seminars, workshops, expert talks and industry meetings such as TALKING GALLERIES or similar
  • Artists' social security contributions (KSA)
  • Expenses for the purchase of software, technology and equipment that are essential to the success of the strategic project (e.g., webcams, microphones, etc.)
  • Travel expenses in accordance with the German Federal Travel Expenses Act (BRKG), which are required to attend seminars, coaching sessions or similar.

    •  

    Applications are welcome from operators of small and medium-sized galleries who:

  • are currently based in Germany,
  • have been (co-)managing the gallery on a full-time basis for at least two years and
  • are engaged in the professional mediation of contemporary visual art on their premises through regularly changing, publicly accessible exhibitions and accompanying publication activities (e.g. catalogues, public relations, social media, etc.).

    • We explicitly invite all interested parties to submit an application – regardless of cultural and social background, gender, skin colour, physical and mental disabilities, age, religious affiliation, language, ideology and sexual orientation. Applications will be evaluated solely on the basis of professional merit.

     

    In addition to participation in international fairs and similar events, there are other measures that serve to build and expand international networks, to increase the visibility on the international market as well as professionalisation and qualification. For this reason, Kreativ-Transfer also supports strategic projects that pursue the goals of the funding programme and focus accordingly on the following aspects:

  • Establishing and expanding the international network of the represented gallery and/or
  • Improving the international marketing of the represented gallery's work and/or
  • Training and professionalisation in the areas of international networking, (digital) distribution, international communication, marketing, and acquisition

    •  

    A maximum of 2,000.00 euros can be requested. The jury will decide on the amount of funding to be allocated. Funding will be awarded in the form of a lump sum grant. No own funds or any third-party funds need to be contributed.

     

  • Information about the applicant
  • Brief description of the strategic project (max. 2,000 characters incl. spaces)
  • Budget/funding plan (KFP) - please use the template
  • A brief presentation of the gallery
  • Official proof of current place of business
  • Proof of operation for at least two years
  • Proof of the professional mediation activity of contemporary visual art by the gallery

    •  

    10 June 2023 – 30 April 2024

     

    25 April 2023 (23.59 CET)

     

    Although Kreativ-Transfer is continuously striving to reduce barriers, the application process is unfortunately still subject to certain barriers. If you are affected, please get in touch with us or ask a person you trust to do so on your behalf and let us know what you need. After discussing your needs, we will be happy to try to arrange assistance, for example by providing support by a sign language interpreter.

    We also aim to provide professional support to make the application and selection process more inclusive and to reduce barriers for all calls for applications.

     

    Further information can be found here

     

    Visual Arts | Project spaces | Producers galleries

    Funding | Project Spaces

    to fund travel expenses for participation in international art festivals, fairs and similar events

    Applications can be submitted for funding to attend individually selected events (maximum of two events).

    Example of eligible expenses:

  • Travel or flight expenses
  • Accommodation expenses
  • Per diems
  • Registration, booth and ticket fees
  • Transport costs
  • Advertising material
  • Travel expenses for a companion: Applicants who cannot travel without a companion due to physical and/or mental limitations or childcare requirements may also apply for a travel allowance for the companion.

    •  

    Applications are welcome from operators of project spaces and producer galleries who:

  • are currently based in Germany,
  • have been in operation for at least one year, and
  • are engaged in the professional mediation of contemporary visual art through regularly changing, publicly accessible exhibitions and accompanying publication activities (e.g. catalogues, public relations, social media, etc.).

    • We explicitly invite all interested parties to submit an application – regardless of cultural and social background, gender, skin colour, physical and mental disabilities, age, religious affiliation, language, ideology and sexual orientation. Applications will be evaluated solely on the basis of professional merit.

     

    Travel grants are intended to enable operators of project spaces and producer galleries to present their profiles and their artists, to expand their international networks and to intensify existing contacts and establish new ones. Funding shall not cover travel expenses for individual and collaborative projects, exchange meetings, etc. Specific goals when attending an event may include:

  • Contacting potential supporters and buyers with a specific focus on project spaces and producer galleries.
  • Approaching broad-reach multipliers such as the press.
  • Networking with other project space operators to establish an international community with the aim of improving marketing.
  • Getting to know certain markets, scenes, target groups in an entrepreneurial sense, and positioning your own work accordingly.

    •  

    Maximum funding per event and project space/producer gallery:

  • 1,600.00 euros (events in Germany and Europe (geographically))
  • 2,600.00 euros (events outside Europe)

    • Funding will be provided in the form of lump sum grants. Applicants may contribute their own funds or any third-party funds that do not stem from federal budgets.

    In addition to the above funding amounts, a one-off expense allowance of 400.00 euros per event and per project space/producer gallery can be applied for.

     

  • Information about the applicant
  • Name, place and date of the event(s)
  • A short letter of motivation
  • A budget calculation (see examples of travel budget calculations)
  • A brief presentation of the project space/producer gallery
  • Official proof of current place of business
  • Proof of operation for at least one year
  • Proof of the professional mediation activity of contemporary visual art by the project space/producer gallery

    •  

    01 July 2023 – 30 April 2024

     

    30 May 2023 (23.59 MEZ)

     

    Although Kreativ-Transfer is continuously striving to reduce barriers, the application process is unfortunately still subject to certain barriers. If you are affected, please get in touch with us or ask a person you trust to do so on your behalf and let us know what you need. After discussing your needs, we will be happy to try to arrange assistance, for example by providing support by a sign language interpreter.

    We also aim to provide professional support to make the application and selection process more inclusive and to reduce barriers for all calls for applications.

     

    Further information can be found here

     

    Funding | Project Spaces

    to fund strategic projects for international marketing, networking and professionalisation

    The project grant is intended to enable professionals to increase their visibility on the international market, implement international marketing and acquisition measures and optimise their (digital) presence. In addition, the strategic project funding serves to advance education in the areas mentioned above. Its aim is to enable sustainable and effective measures to strengthen international presence and economic position in the long term.

    Example of eligible expenses:

  • Your own fees (these may not exceed 80% of the funding requested)
  • Fees for advisors and coaches
  • Translation expenses (e.g., multilingual website, multilingual brochure, etc.)
  • Artists' social security contributions (KSA)
  • Participation fees for seminars, workshops, expert talks or similar
  • Expenses for the purchase of software, technology and equipment that are essential to the success of the strategic project (e.g., webcams, microphones, etc.)
  • Travel expenses in accordance with the German Federal Travel Expenses Act (BRKG), which are required to attend seminars, coaching sessions or similar

    •  

    Applications are welcome from operators of project spaces and producer galleries who:

  • are currently based in Germany,
  • have been in operation for at least one year, and
  • are engaged in the professional mediation of contemporary visual art through regularly changing, publicly accessible exhibitions and accompanying publication activities (e.g. catalogues, public relations, social media, etc.).

    • We explicitly invite all interested parties to submit an application – regardless of cultural and social background, gender, skin colour, physical and mental disabilities, age, religious affiliation, language, ideology and sexual orientation. Applications will be evaluated solely on the basis of professional merit.

     

    In addition to participation in art festivals, fairs and similar events, there are other measures that serve to build and expand international networks, to increase the visibility on the international market as well as professionalisation and qualification. For this reason, Kreativ-Transfer also supports strategic projects that pursue the goals of the funding programme and focus accordingly on the following aspects:

  • Establishing and expanding the international network of the represented project space/producer gallery and/or
  • Improving international marketing for the work of the project space/producer gallery represented and/or
  • Training and professionalisation in the areas of international networking, (digital) distribution, international communication, marketing and acquisition

    •  

    A maximum of 2,000.00 euros can be requested. The jury will decide on the amount of funding to be allocated. Funding will be awarded in the form of a lump sum grant. No own funds or any third-party funds need to be contributed.

     

  • Information about the applicant
  • Brief description of the strategic project (max. 2,000 characters incl. spaces)
  • Budget/funding plan (KFP) - please use the template
  • A brief presentation of the project space/producer gallery
  • Official proof of current place of business
  • Proof of operation for at least one year
  • Proof of the professional mediation activity of contemporary visual art by the project space/producer gallery

    •  

    01 July 2023 – 30 April 2024

     

    30 May 2023 (23.59 MEZ)

     

    Although Kreativ-Transfer is continuously striving to reduce barriers, the application process is unfortunately still subject to certain barriers. If you are affected, please get in touch with us or ask a person you trust to do so on your behalf and let us know what you need. After discussing your needs, we will be happy to try to arrange assistance, for example by providing support by a sign language interpreter.

    We also aim to provide professional support to make the application and selection process more inclusive and to reduce barriers for all calls for applications.

     

    Further information can be found here

     

    Voices of Grantees

    'We are very grateful for the offer of travel cost funding from Kreativ-Transfer. Especially for art galleries, the costs of participating in trade fairs are often a significant factor.'
    Daniel Hagemeier - Sakhile&Me

    'We are thankful that such support is offered. Even though it only covers a small portion of the costs, every bit helps, and psychologically, it is very valuable... when does a gallery ever receive support like this?'
    Imke Valentien - Galerie Valentien

    'The funding is a great help. It is commendable that visual arts, especially project spaces, are being considered. We are very excited and grateful.'
    Tiny Domingos - ROSALUX

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