Projects Supported by Grassroots Projects Grants Announced
The projects to be supported by CultureCIVIC, a European Union project aiming to strengthen civil society activities in the fields of culture and arts in Turkey, during the first open call period of the Grassroots Projects Grants have been announced. Designed to reach individuals and initiatives that have an impact on local communities and audiences, the Grassroots Projects Grants support cultural projects that focus on social issues and encourage dialogue.
A total of 202 applications were received for the Grant Program between 30 June – 30 August 2021. Applications were first evaluated by the CultureCIVIC project team, then by Assoc. Prof. Altuğ Akın from Communications Faculty of İzmir University of Economics, CultureCIVIC Director Ayşe Utku Erarslan from Goethe-Institut Istanbul, Anadolu Kültür Director Asena Günal, İstanbul Biennial Exhibition Manager Elif Kamışlı and MitOst Turkey Programs Supervisor Serra Özhan, and the projects to be supported were determined.
SUPPORTED PROJECTS
The list includes the name of the project, the name of the institution or individual and the place of activity, it has been prepared in alphabetical order according to the name of the project.
- Aforoz, Yılmaz Özdil, Bitlis - Van - Mardin
- Akhisar Kadın Filmleri Günleri, Akhisar Sinema Derneği, Manisa/Akhisar
- Altyazı Fasikül: Aşağıdan Yukarıya, Altyazı Sinema Derneği, Çevrimiçi
- Anadolu’nun Kayıp Evliyası: Hızır Söylencesinin Derlenmesi, Hacı Bektaş Veli Anadolu Kültür Vakfı Çorum Şubesi, Çorum - Sivas - Kırıkkale - Nevşehir
- Beats By Girlz Türkiye Buluşması, Beril Sarıaltun, İstanbul
- Belki Şehre Bir Film Gelir, Sidar İnan Erçelik, Bitlis
- Bir Binada Kozmopolit Kenti Aramak: Eski İngiliz Postanesi Arşivi Üzerinden Bir Yayın Projesi, Mekanda Adalet Derneği, İstanbul
- Çanakkale Erişilebilir Kültür Ekosistemi, Erişilebilir Her Şey, Çanakkale
- Deken Scapin, Amed Şehir Tiyatrosu, Diyarbakır - Batman - Van - İzmir - İstanbul
- Diyarbakır Kültür Emeğinde Kadın Haritası, Dilan Kaya Taşdelen, Diyarbakır - İstanbul
- Diyarbakır Yakın Dönem LGBTİ+ Mücadelesi, Nadir Sönmez, Diyarbakır - Mardin - İstanbul
- Geçmiş ve Geleceğin Ortasında Hikayeler, Maya Eğitim Kültür Araştırma Yardımlaşma Ve Dayanışma Derneği, Mersin
- GAiS (Graffiti Art in Sakarya), Sivil Aktivite ve Girişimcilik Ağı, Sakarya/Adapazarı
- Hafıza, Kültür, Miras: Rum, Ermeni ve Musevi Cemaat Müzikleri, Tarih Vakfı, İstanbul
- Kadın Eli, Canan Budak, Mardin
- Kırmızı Burunlar: İstanbul Toplum Merkezleri İçin Bir Sosyal Sirk Projesi, Sosyal Güçlendirme için Spor ve Beden Hareketi Derneği - BoMoVu, İstanbul
- Kurmacadışı Yaratıcı Yazarlık Atölyesi, 5Harfliler, Diyarbakır - Mersin - Ankara
- Kültürlerin Senfonisi, Hatay Senfoni Orkestrası Kültür Sanat Derneği, Hatay
- Lazca Edebiyatın Yerinde İnşası, İrfan Çağatay, İstanbul - Rize
- Mem û Zîn yollarda, Şermola Performans, Batman - Diyarbakır - Mardin - Siirt - Van - Tatvan - Hakkari - Doğubeyazıt - Cizre - Viranşehir - Çevrimiçi
- Pozitif Yaşamak - Belgesel Film, Ebubekir Çetinkaya, Kayseri - Batman - Nevşehir
- Sanatçının “Öteki”si: Doğu’da Sanatçı Olmak, Uğurcan Kaçmaz, Van - Hakkari - Şırnak
- Susuz Yaz, Eldem Sanat Alanı, Eskişehir
- Umutsuzluğun Antaios’u, Monitor, İzmir
FUTURE OPEN CALLS
Initiated by Goethe-Institut Istanbul, Anadolu Kültür, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), Institut français de Turquie, and Danish Cultural Institute in Turkey, and in collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Turkey, CultureCIVIC is a European Union project that aims to foster civil society involvement in the field of arts and culture. CultureCIVIC will support projects and individuals that encourage cultural dialogue and public engagement, tolerance, freedom of speech, non-discrimination, social cohesion, individual freedoms and democratic processes. Priority will be given to those activities which support rights-based activities, bringing together actors from different ethnic, religious, linguistic backgrounds and giving special importance to cross-cutting issues such as promotion of gender equality, LGBTI+ rights, social cohesion, human rights, freedom of expression and children's rights.
With a goal to reach beyond the major cultural hubs of Turkey, the programme targets individuals and institutions nationwide with 14 open calls in four different need-based grant categories, and expects to fund more than 1.6 million Euros for over 200 projects by March 2025. The grant programme that will provide funding for artists, art professionals and cultural institutions features four different categories: “Grassroots Projects”, “Structural Support”, “Inner-City Networking”, and “Art Production”.
Applications for the ongoing open call of Structural Support Grants will close on 10 December 2021. The first open call for the Art Production Grants will be held in January 2022, and the second open call for the Grassroots Projects Grants will start in February 2022.