Workshop: International Funding

and Residency Opportunities for Musicians

What is ‘touring artists’?

ü We are the German Mobility Information Point (MIP)

ü We inform and advise on the administrative challenges of working internationally
(visas, international taxation, health insurance, customs…)
ü To and from Germany: for artists who want to come to Germany temporarily, for
organizers/presenters inviting artists to Germany, for Germany-based artists who have
projects in other countries
ü We help artists who want to move to Germany or have recently moved to Germany
with the bureaucratic basics
ü We help Germany-based artists to identify sources of mobility funding

Ø Website: www.touring-artists.info
Ø Free consultation service
The Mobility Information Points
network/working group

ü Other countries also have

Mobility Information Points
offering similar services
ü Organized as a working group
under the umbrella of the
organization/platform On the
Move

→ https://on-the-
move.org/resources/mobility-
information-points
What is mobility funding?

ü Public (or private) money to support artists to travel, usually internationally

Examples:

ü Grants to cover travel and transport costs for tours and other projects
ü Grants to stipends in connection to residency programs
ü Grants to cover travel costs to attend trade fairs and networking events
ü Training/education programs
ü Project funding to develop marketing and distribution strategies
ü Project funding for international cooperation projects
Where can you apply for mobility funding?

Outgoing Mobility (OM) Export →

ü Your residence country, region, or city/your country of nationality has programs to
support artists or cultural professionals to travel abroad
ü Most mobility funding is organized this way

Incoming Mobility (IM) → Import

ü Your destination country has programs to support artists or cultural professionals to
go to that country
ü Mostly in the context of residency programs, training programs, or (relocation)
programs for artists-at-risk
ü Go-and-see travel grants (for agents, managers, festival curators to attend an
important event)
Where can you apply for mobility funding?

Recurring funding programs

ü Programs that you can apply for on a regular basis

Open calls for one-time opportunities

ü Funding for a specific event or occasion
https://on-the-move.org/
https://on-the-move.org/resources/funding
https://on-the-move.org/resources/funding/music-mobility-funding-guide-focus-europe
https://on-the-move.org/news
Finding a Residency - Worldwide:

TransArtists → https://www.transartists.org/en/map
Finding a Residency - Worldwide:

ResArtists → https://resartis.org/listings/
Finding a Residency - Worldwide:

Artist Communities Alliance → https://artistcommunities.org/directory/residencies

Finding a residency in Germany:

IGBK Residencies Mapping → https://www.igbk.de/en/service-e/residencies-tags

Finding a residency in Germany:

touring artists Mobility Funding Database → coming soon!

Challenges when dealing with residency programs:

ü In some cases, residency programs don’t offer financial assistance or even demand
payment for their services
ü It can make sense to combine a residency program with another activity to have
access to outgoing mobility/export funding
ü Applying for an entry visa (depending on your nationality)
ü Attending residency programs with family members
Incoming Mobility → to Germany

DAAD Berliner Künstler*innen-Programm

ü Residency program for international artists and cultural practitioners in visual arts, film,
literature, and music & sound
ü Each year, it awards residencies in Berlin to around twenty outstanding cultural
producers
ü The next application period for fellowships in 2025 will start in October 2023

→ https://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/application/
→ https://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/faq/
Incoming Mobility → to Germany

Akademie Schloss Solitude – Fellowship (6-12 months)

ü Artists and scientists can apply

ü Residential fellowship: fellows are obliged to spend at least two thirds
of their fellowships at the Akademie. All fellows must have their
permanent residence in Stuttgart for the fellowship’s duration
(obligation to register residence).
ü Application rounds for Solitude fellowships are held every two years.
ü Next application: likely in the autumn of 2023 (for 2024/2025)

→ https://www.akademie-solitude.de/en/fellowship/fellowship-
programs/solitude-fellowship/
Incoming Mobility → to Germany

Goethe Institute: ’International Music Projects in Germany’

ü Travel grants for professional as well as amateur and newcomer musicians and
ensembles from developing and transition countries who are invited to take part in music
projects in Germany
ü The music project should include at least three events (concerts, workshops, panels, etc.).
ü Benefit projects (fundraisers), short and weekend trips, tourist travel, folklore events, and
projects with party-political, religious, or ideological content are not eligible for funding
ü Application by a participating inviter from Germany
ü The incoming ensemble must possess a high level of musicianship.
ü The project must be of some cultural importance.
ü Artistic exchange must be central to the project.

→ https://www.goethe.de/en/kul/foe/ine.html
Incoming Mobility → to Germany
Regional Goethe Institutes: Open Calls for Special Projects

Henrike Grohs Art Award 2024 (for contemporary African visual artists)

https://www.goethe.de/prj/hga/en/index.html
Incoming Mobility → Keychange Talent Development Program

ü Keychange supports women and gender-expansive Artists and

Innovators to take part in an extensive talent development
program of showcases, panels, workshops, mentoring, and
creative sessions.
ü The year-long program takes place at 13 festivals across Europe
and Canada, including 2 full network meetups.
ü Only for artists based in Germany, the UK, Sweden, Spain,
Estonia, France, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Canada, Poland, or Iceland.
ü Applications to the program are currently closed.

→ https://www.keychange.eu/
Incoming Mobility → SEWEM

→ https://www.europeanmusic.eu/sewem/
Incoming Mobility → Weltoffenes Berlin Fellowship Program

ü 12-month fellowship program to facilitate professional integration of

people working in art, media, and culture who have left or intend to leave
their countries of origin due to the current political situation there.
ü Fellows cannot apply directly but need to find a Berlin-based host
organization first
ü The host organization is the funding recipient and forwards some of the
grant to the fellow in the form of a contract
ü Next deadline: September 19, 2023 (for 2024)
→ https://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/en/funding/funding-
programmes/weltoffenes-berlin/fellowship-program-weltoffenes-berlin/

Similar program in Hamburg: INTRO

→ https://www.hamburg.de/bkm/kulturaustausch-interkulturell
Incoming Mobility → Programs for artists at risk

To Germany: Martin Roth Initiative (MRI)

MRI funding enables cultural organisations in Germany to temporarily host
artists and cultural actors and to provide a free and safe space for them to
continue their creative work. The funding includes a monthly scholarship.
—current deadline: September 20, 2023.
→ https://www.martin-roth-initiative.de/en

To other countries: Artists at Risk network

For artists at serious risk. Eligible candidates usually face sustained
persecution, involuntary displacement, unjust imprisonment, torture, or
ongoing death threats.
→ https://artistsatrisk.org/apply/?lang=en
Incoming Mobility → Programs for artists at risk

To Germany: Martin Roth Initiative (MRI)

MRI funding enables cultural organisations in Germany to temporarily host
artists and cultural actors and to provide a free and safe space for them to
continue their creative work. The funding includes a monthly scholarship.
—current deadline: September 20, 2023.
→ https://www.martin-roth-initiative.de/en

To other countries: Artists at Risk network

For artists at serious risk. Eligible candidates usually face sustained
persecution, involuntary displacement, unjust imprisonment, torture, or
ongoing death threats.
→ https://artistsatrisk.org/apply/?lang=en
Outgoing Mobility → Music Export Offices

Strong presence in European countries

Overview → https://www.europeanmusic.eu/

USA
• Austin Music Export
• Music Export Memphis
Thank you!