The Citizen Exchange Corps (CEC) ArtsLink International Fellowship Programme 2023 is now accepting applications. Candidates whose social practices aim to actively engage communities on problems relating to the present climate emergency and human rights are given preference by the ArtsLink International Fellowship program.
They will actively support artists and cultural leaders whose work is essential to increasing public knowledge, engagement, and awareness of environmental and/or social justice concerns. Each Fellow is required to submit a feedback form at the end of the Fellowship outlining the experience, research, and project activities and how they affected professional development.
Funding:
ArtsLink International Fellowships offer an initial honorarium to Fellows and US hosts to
cover the research residency and support for the subsequent project in the US to cover visa
and travel, food and lodging, health insurance, and up to 50% of production costs.
Eligibility:
- Open to contemporary artists, curators, and arts leaders whose work is shaped by
community engagement and social practice strategies, and informed by the most urgent
local and global issues. - They welcome applications from artists of any generation and invite those with both
traditional and non-traditional artistic backgrounds. - Applicants must be citizens of one of ArtsLink network countries. If you are living outside the
region, indicate where you are currently based. Note that an ability to communicate both
verbally and in written English will be essential to success in the programme. - Undergraduate students and research scholars are not eligible. Arts leaders/curators must
be affiliated with an arts organization in the non-commercial sector or work as individual
independent arts professionals. - Artists seeking placement in commercial firms are ineligible. ArtsLink International Fellows
from prior years are not eligible to reapply.
Eligible Countries:
Applicants must be citizens of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia,
Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania,
Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan
Evaluation Criteria:
All ArtsLink Fellowship applications will be evaluated by an independent review panel comprised of arts
professionals based on the following criteria:
- Artistic or professional excellence of the applicant’s work
- Demonstration of experience and an active commitment to community engagement and
dialogue - Potential for the applicant to interact with the host communities in the practice or
development of their work - Benefit to the applicant, at this time in their career, from interaction with US artists, arts
institutions, and the US host community - Applicant’s plans for sharing the benefits of the exchange with artists and institutions in
their home country - Applicant’s ability to meet cross-cultural challenges successfully
Application:
The application for the full Fellowship programme is a three-part process.
- Letter of Inquiry (LOI) and Artist Biography – Due January 16, 2023 A letter of inquiry is a
brief presentation (400 words) of your interest in the Fellowship programme, including the
impact you see it having on your practice. Consider the question, “Why would you like to
participate in the program now?” The LOI is used by CEC ArtsLink and external readers to
determine whether to invite a full application. Those invited to submit a full application will
be notified by February 4, 2023. - Full Application – Due February 25, 2023
Submit a full application using the online system. They will send you a link if you are invited
to submit a full application. - Online Interviews – March 2023
Finalists will be notified by March 5, 2023, followed by online interviews during March with
Fellows receiving notification by March 30, 2023.
