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

I met new Brussels-based artists on the residency, and began to build an online presence for the project through the Buda website and Instagram. I also received some advice from visiting artists about theatres and festivals that might be a good context for the work I’m making.

Joshua Rutter

The festival was a great chance to connect with locals as well as artists from all over the world.

Antonia Beermann

The trip was very successful, because I managed to arrange a significant amount of meetings and studio visits with curators, artists, culture managers, directors of non-profit organizations and museums. Additionally to that I saw exhibitions and art events that gave me a deeper understanding of the art scenes in both cities. The insight gained in this trip will definitely help me to develop projects in partnership with people and institutions from Rome and Marseille.

Maija Rudovska

Some key data from the third i-Portunus call