In August 2019, i-Portunus launched the third and final Call for Applications, for short-term mobilities in the fields of the Performing Arts and the Visual Arts. We received 586 applications covering 832 individuals (through group and individual applications). Each of the applications was assessed by two independent evaluators, specialised in the relevant artistic field.

Due to the volume of applications received, individual feedback cannot be provided to each applicant.

The selection of the third Call resulted in a financial support for 93 artists and/or culture professionalsfor a total amount of 140.698€ including disability support.

The financial support for the third Call covered 42% of Visual Arts projects and 58% of Performing Arts projects. In the application form of the third Call artists and/or culture professionals could indicate whether they were emerging or established artists. Of the selected artists and/or culture professionals for the third Call 72% was emerging and 28% established. In the third Call 76% were artists and 24% culture professionals and 58% were women and 42% men.

Of the selected applicants for the third Call 76% submitted an individual application and 24% submitted a group application. However in terms of individuals this means 54 artists and/or culture professionals were an individual applicant (58%) and 39 individuals were part of a group (42%). 15,5% of selected artists and/or culture professionals applied for a segmented mobility and a majority of 84,5% for a continuous mobility.88% of the selected applicants applied for the first time and for 12% of the selected applicants, this was a repeat and successful try. Similar to the first and second Calls the majority of selected applicants in the third Call was between 35 and 44 years old (43%), closely followed by applicants between 25 and 34 years old (40%), although 1 selected applicant was between 18 and 24 years old and 3 applicants were between 55 and 64 years old. In the third Call, all sub-categories in Visual Arts and Performing Arts were represented, except for Puppetry, Street Art, Graphic Arts and Fashion.

The objectives which were most in demand were Production-oriented residencies (44%) and International collaboration (41%), followed by Professional development (16% - a drop of 10% compared to the second Call and quite similar to the turnout of the first Call).

The selected artists and/or culture professionals were based in 27 different countries including non-EU countries, which is less compared to the first two Calls. Countries of residence which were not covered in the third Call were Bosnia and Herzegovina , Czech Republic, Iceland, Malta, North-Macedonia, Slovakia and Sweden. Countries of residence which were not covered in the second and third Call were Latvia and Tunisia. Countries of residence which were not covered all three Calls were Albania, Cyprus, Kosovo, Luxemburg and Moldova. The most popular destination countries for the mobility projects in the Third Call were quite similar to the previous Calls, although the United Kingdom (11%) was on the top of the list, closely followed by a shared second place for France and Germany (both 10%), Spain (8,5%), the Czech Republic and Sweden (both 5%). The single destination country which was not covered by A&CP for all Calls was Moldova and for the second and third Call it was Armenia, Iceland and Montenegro.

The option to declare the estimated annual income has been integrated on the application form since the second Call. The majority of selected artists and/or culture professionals for the third Call has an estimated annual income between 10.000 and 15.000€ (31%), closely followed by an annual income below 5.000€ (30%) and 5.000 and 10.000€ (25%). 63% is self-employed. In the third Call applicants could indicate on the application form what the number of inhabitants was in the place they were based: 52% of selected artists and/or culture professionals applied from a place with more than 1.000.000 inhabitants and 25% from a place with more than 100.000 inhabitants.