TelepART is an easy and quick micro-funding format, run by the Finnish Cultural Institutes, which promotes opportunities for performing artists to travel and perform internationally. The platform hopes to generate more cultural exchange opportunities between Finland and the countries affiliated to the platform. On spring 2019 the support expands to France.
TelepART is a mobility support for professionally performing artist in the fields of music, dance, theatre, circus and performance art. The support, granted by the Finnish Culture Institutes, includes the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, France (from 2019 onwards), Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
TelepART may be granted for either to support the performance of a Finnish artist’s in abroad or the performance of a foreign artist in Finland. The platform is permanently open to applications, which can be submitted by individual performers; groups; representatives of performers, such as agencies; or event organisers. Funding may be granted for travel, accommodation and shipping costs and it must not represent more than 50% of the total cost of the production. Starting from €100, the support is limited to a maximum of €1,000.
Applicants will be notified of the decision within two weeks of submitting the application. The application form and awarding criteria are available on www.applytelepart.com.
TelepART programme was originally launched by the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux in 2016, in order to promote the artist mobility between Finland and the Benelux countries. In a few years the mobility support has expanded to encompass seven Finnish Cultural Institutes and 18 countries. By the end of the year 2018 the TelepART support has been granted for over 300 performances whose combined attendance was over 60 000 attenders. Since 2016 the support has been granted almost 100 000€ in total.
Photo by Edgar Larsen: Sisus, Spoffin festival, The Netherlands