i-Portunus

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The deadline for the open calls for literary translation and music (with starting date 1 June) is approaching. Applications are accepted until Sunday 28th of February 18.00 C.E.T.

i-Portunus continues to support the mobility of artists, creators and cultural professionals among all countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme. A second pilot project was selected and co-funded by the Creative Europe program and a consortium headed by Goethe-Institut with Institut français and Izolyatsia. This second phase runs from the end of 2020 until the end of 2021.

More than ever i-Portunus mobility is needed to answer to the existing and new needs of the creative sectors by offering a demand-driven mobility scheme that allows direct application through a straightforward and flexible process.

i-Portunus’ main focus is to connect artists and to support international collaborations. This will be done via physical mobility but also, if necessary, by virtual or blended mobility variations.

i-Portunus will launch five open calls for applications, targeting artists, creators and cultural professionals in music, literary translation, architecture and cultural heritage in December 2020, January 2021 and February 2021.

i-Portunus dedicates a total budget of 500.000 EUR with a fixed amount per applicant for transportation and per diem, depending on the destination country and the duration of the mobility.

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i-Portunus Stories

The two weeks spent at Archa were very inspiring to me, as a young artist. I learnt new ways of creation processes, I got in touch with internationally renowned professionals in the performance art field, I acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills. I managed to create a performative installation together with other 3 participants (1 from Czech Republic, 1 from The Netherlands, 1 from Iran), fact that I am really proud of because my main goal was to learn how to think more conceptually and to create installation work. I am looking forward to applying in my artistic practice what I learnt during this mobility.

Cristina Negucioiu

Other than painting in a studio, painting in public space is somehow a performance and leads to a lot of conversations with passers-by. Talking about interpretations and different perspectives, learning about the history of the neighbourhood and exchange about culture(s).

Johannes Mundinger

15 wonderful days in which we projected my moving paintings on skeletons of abandoned factories, on cement forests on large concrete cables. 15 days when I became more convinced of the possibility of turning dark places into illuminated places, abandoned factories in attractive spaces. I started thinking about the possibility of creating the first Lighting Flowers exhibition in Yerevan: I activated relationships with the local contemporary art circuit and with other institutional actors. The reason why I want to do it is because I believe that Yerevan is the right place to start, the right place to plant permanent Lighting Flowers and show that art can intervene in certain urban areas and leave an important mark.

Franz Cerami