OPEN CALL: Second Call for Projects: Media Art Fund and Media Art Fellows

In its second round, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is funding cooperative media art and digital culture projects by institutions and independent initiatives in NRW with a total volume of 520,000 EUR.

Developed in cooperation with the network medienwerk.nrw and supervised by the Office medienwerk.nrw.

The Call for Projects is addressed to institutions and initiatives, alliances and collectives, places and spaces of media art & digital culture, whose cooperative projects deal artistically and culturally with contemporary technological/media change and its effects on society.

Opportunities for international partners: Opportunities to participate in the funding programmes are open to artists, researchers, curators who wish to research and work in the Fellowship programme at institutions in NRW, as well as to institutions outside NRW who wish to be part of a collaborative project in the Media Art Fund as a third partner. Project submissions must be submitted by institutions based in NRW.

medienwerk.nrw considers media art to be a multifaceted artistic practice. Its spectrum ranges from visual art to film, music, performance, theatre and cultural education to newer media forms such as virtual reality and hybrid spaces. Using speculative, experimental, questioning, and documentary strategies, among others, it addresses, explores, comments on, and translates current issues surrounding art, technology, and society. It can take a variety of forms and contribute to fostering a multi-voiced social debate.

Interested parties can apply for one of two funding programmes, depending on the project and objective.

Media Art Fund (Funding: 400,000 EUR)
Two + X institutions or independent initiatives based in NRW
jointly develop a cooperation project in the thematic area of art, technology and society (e.g. artistic productions, cooperation for dialogue and exchange, archive work, cultural education; possible formats, e.g. exhibitions, performances, workshops, screenings, performances, discourse events).
Deadline for project proposals: January 15, 2022

Media Art Fellows (Funding: 120,000 EUR)
One institution or independent initiative in NRW + one fellow from outside NRW
jointly develop a research project in the thematic area of art, technology, and society (e.g. with an expert from the field of curatorial practice, media art, activism, research, journalism, cultural education as a fellow).
Deadline for project proposals: February 15, 2022

More information on the application process here.

Interested media artists and institutions: For more information and advice in English, feel free to contact us via phone or e-mail. We are looking forward to your ideas!

Contact:
Fabian Saavedra-Lara, Klaas Werner, foerderung@medienwerk-nrw.de / T +49 (0)231 137 34 683