Deadline: May 15, 2024
Self Organizations is a program that aims to provoke inventive ways of working together and collaborating. The program offers support to projects where different arts practitioners take the initiative and join forces to define a mutual resource or interest that’s important for their work, and propose ways to share or develop it. The overall purpose of the program is to incite productive conversations, encourage the development of bespoke protocols for collaboration, and push for new art experiences to take place. Ultimately, through different experiments with self-organization, the value of collective sharing and generosity amongst arts communities may show itself to be more relevant than funds and structures. You can find a link to some suggested readings on the subject of self organizing that we have come across at the end of this call.
The program will involve a diversity of participants working according to the specific guidelines below in an aim to try out different formats and methodologies. It will also require the participation in an online workshop or two that address ways to navigate the dynamics of collective work.
The program will support projects across two different categories:
Specific Eligibility Criteria
In addition to complying with the general eligibility criteria that you can read here, please note the following:
Process
Mophradat’s team in collaboration with two external advisors will evaluate the applications based on how they align with the objective of the program.
Please be aware that our advisory committee always reflects a diversity of fields, gender identity, and geographical knowledge.
Application
In order to prepare your application, you may already check out the questions here.
You can only apply by filling in online form here.
Any material sent by email will not be considered.
Suggested Readings
For some tools for working together and insights on collaborating, you can read our publication Read the Room #3: Self Organizations: Tips & Tricks for Working Together by Daniel O’Connell, Jenifer Evans, and Kystel Khoury, 2022. This collaborative booklet is based on interviews with previous participants to the program and their experiences that may benefit future self-organizers.
We are also sharing with you some other the references we came across regarding self organizing practices in different contexts and fields, and some are useful examples. This is not an exhaustive bibliography but is meant to provide some entry points on the subject. You can find them here.
FAQs
You can read the frequently asked questions about this program here.
The first edition of this program was launched as part of our project “Distinct Voices”, which is partially supported by the Federal Foreign Office, Germany.
The second edition of this program was implemented with the support of Mophradat’s institutional partners, and with additional support provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Flemish Government.
The third edition of this program was implemented as part of the project “Future Acts”, which is partially supported by the Federal Foreign Office, Germany.
This edition of the program is implemented as part of the project “Future Acts”, which is partially supported by the Federal Foreign Office, Germany.