i-Portunus

i-Portunus is a project, selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. It supports short-term mobility of artists and culture professionals.

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i-Portunus is a short-term pilot project, selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, to trial a mobility scheme for artists and culture professionals. It is managed by a consortium headed by the Goethe-Institut with Institut français, Izolyatsia and Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Between April and September 2019, i-Portunus issued three Calls for Applications, providing support for international mobilities of artists and culture professionals active in the fields of the performing or visual arts and residing in a Creative Europe country. All Calls are now closed.

The pilot scheme i-Portunus is the first initiative by the European Commission in organising mobility for artists and culture professionals. In 2020 there will be a second initiative with other consortia. The results of all projects will be taken into account by the European Commission in developing a permanent action under the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027 dedicated to supporting the mobility of artists and cultural professionals.

Update on Brexit

The UK participates in i-Portunus as long as it participates in the Creative Europe Programme.

i-Portunus Stories

All in all, I must admit that thanks to the mobility support I had achieved and surpassed the estimated objectives. My performance “An Ongoing Song” has been presented in four cities (Bydgoszcz, Warszawa, Poznań, Kraków) eight times, gathering critical acclaim, large media attention and even an award. I was given a Jury award at the ITSelF Festival in Warsaw, that has been one of the crucial partners in my application. The tour of the performance was enriched with the conversation with audiences after most of the presentations. The second objective of my mobility was to participate in the research exhibition “Creative Sick States: HIV, AIDS, Cancer” in Gallery Arsenał in Poznań. I find this opportunity especially valid in terms of my practice. I had been for the very first presented in such context and was able to forge new relationships with curators and artists invited to create this important presentation.

Szymon Adamczak

Your support made quite a difference in the trajectory of my career.

Ia Ensterä

It is worth so much to be able to visit the places you are researching about. I would not have the same outcome if this was not possible. So it means a lot for the project.

Emilie Carlen

Some key data from the third i-Portunus call