Comic Art Europe has launched a call for projects for European authors on the theme ‘Visions of tomorrow’. All formats (Comics, Shows, Exhibitions) are welcome, the only constraint being the use of the comics medium.
As nations struggle, in the midst of a global pandemic, to cope with unprecedented social, economic and political turmoil, people around the world are challenged to question their lifestyles, how they got to where they are today and what they could do to ensure a better tomorrow.
Comic books have often proved in recent decades that they are capable of bearing witness to contemporary societal issues, be they political, economic or social. This project invites comic book authors to their visions of tomorrow, of what comes after the strange period we are going through. Optimistic or pessimistic, realistic or abstract, of the immediate future or further into the future, comic book artists are invited to give their visions of tomorrow.
5 projects will be selected with each artist awarded a 5000€ grant and a two-week residency (travel costs within Europe, accommodation and per diem covered) in one of the 4 partner cities of the project (Lyon in France, Brussels in Belgium, Barcelona in Spain and Kendal in England). The winning artists will also have the opportunity to present their work at festivals and events proposed by the project partners and in 2022.
Applicants should be artists residing in Europe.