EUNIC Romania, in partnership with EUNIC Serbia and EUNIC Moldova and with the support of EUNIC Global is pleased to announce an open call for participation in the New Regional Cultural Cooperation 2021 (NRCC) programme: Together, we matter, focusing on the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Serbia. A Cultural Management School will take place in Bucharest, 14-19 September 2021, with a follow-up Projects Incubator in Belgrade, 3-7 November 2021.
New Regional Cultural Collaboration 2021 (NRCC) is designed to support cultural operators in the region to develop an environment of sustainability for the cultural field and explore paths for a quick recovery after the pandemic, encouraging the resilience of the sector by supporting the development of co-created transversal projects and generating cross-sectorial innovation, connecting culture with different related fields like creative industries, digital technologies, humanities, sciences etc.
Through lecturers, workshops, discussions, and presentations NRCC aims to find answers to questions like:
- What is the understanding of sustainability in the cultural field and how does it contribute to sustainable development?
- What is solidarity today, how, and why it matters?
- How can other fields like digital technologies, sciences etc. contribute to the sustainable development of the cultural sector?
- How to make projects relevant to different communities?
- How we can address an issue to get the best possible results?
Eligibility
The programme is for any individuals from / living in Romania, Serbia or the Republic of Moldova who:
- Are a cultural managers, PR managers, cultural producers, artists, cultural journalists or art critics with min. two years of experience.
- Work independently, or in a public or private cultural organisation.
- Want to build their own and their organisation’s capacity.
- Are curious about changes in the world, solution oriented in the field, and want to change their working environment for good.
- Are currently in the process of rethinking their activity and want to share their perspective and learn from trainers and peers.
- Want to find like-minded people and develop new ideas and solutions together.
Participants will also need to provide proof of Covid 19 related testing / vaccination / recovery from illness.
Funding
The call will select 15 participants from Romania, Serbia, and the Republic of Moldova. In November 2021, two projects developed at the Project Incubator in Belgrade will be provided up to 4000 euro.
The programme ordinarily has a 100 EUR fee that covers travel, accommodation and participation costs, but the organisers will consider applications for scholarships.