The UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts Karlsruhe is extending an invitation to artists and media professionals worldwide for their 2024 project funding programme. This initiative seeks to engage creatives who address contemporary social and cultural issues through the use of media art. International exchange, collaboration, and interdisciplinary exploration are at the heart of this open call.
Funding is available for media art projects that are designed for the urban outdoor space in Karlsruhe, as well as international network activities that serve to intensify international exchange and cooperation within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of media arts.
The project funding is aimed at both local and international artists, cultural and media professionals, initiatives and institutions. Applications are open to individuals and groups of persons – including students of suitable disciplines – as well as artistic, cultural, scientific and creative industry institutions from all over the world. Excluded from the call are works that are part of a school or university education (e.g. term papers or final theses), as well as projects that have already been realised.
Karlsruhe is actively investing in the promotion of media art, allocating 100,000 EUR in the 2024 budget for this purpose. Funding of up to 40,000 EUR per project is available, and the works will be showcased in the summer 2025 ‘Media art is here’ exhibition.
