SECOND CALL FOR FUNDING PROPOSALS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF DANCE,
THEATRE, MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION – ANT
FUNDING.
Pro Helvetia is pleased to announce a further call for ANT funding applications for the
period 2012-2013. This Ant Funding is made available through a renewed agreement with
the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC) which, for the past 13 years, has
supported the arts in the Southern African region.
The funding is available for projects in dance, theatre, music and visual arts that provide
increased public exposure of high quality contemporary work across national borders
(e.g. presentation of a South African work in Zimbabwe). Priority countries are South
Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, but motivations for opportunities in other SADC
countries will be considered.
The primary focus of this is funding is to assist in the distribution of works to a broader
Southern African audience (rather than support to production process, residencies, pure
exchange projects, etc.). The funding line is designed to accommodate support of on
average 35,000 ZAR, with a maximum of 50,000 ZAR depending on the number of artists
involved. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding from other sources.
The second call funding will be made according to the following dates:
2nd Call 2012
The call for funding will be made on 18 July 2102.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 3 September 2012.
Decisions concerning the allocation of funding will be released by September 15 2012
1. Approximately 6 projects will be funded per call.
2. As the objective for this funding is to support the mobility of performances and
distribution of exhibitions, applying artists should have letters of expression of interest
from the host or venue. Applying programmers / hosts should in turn have letters of
acceptance from artists/organisations they have invited.
3. Applicants are encouraged to describe how their project/performance will contribute
to the increase of capacity of partners by strengthening networks and creating links.
While the emphasis is on performance and exhibition, emerging opportunities for mutual
exchange and collaboration will be indicated.
Pro Helvetia’s overall objective with this funding is to contribute to the development of a
strong, independent, well-networked and organized and high quality arts sector in the
region, which manages to create livelihoods for innovative young professional artists, who
create a role for the professional arts in providing an independent voice in society.
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High-quality projects are therefore sought that can effectively partner with Pro Helvetia
towards making this vision a reality.
4. Applicants are requested to download the application form from the website:
www.prohelvetia.org.za
Completed applications should be sent to:
communications@prohelvetia.org.za
5. As the amount available for this funding is modest, applicants are requested to submit
their budget with the following line items included:
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Per diems (no more than R200 per day per person)
Travel
Accommodation (limited to R500 per person)
Insurance
Some transport / technical production costs
Any other line items (e.g. promotion, artists’ fees) will only exceptionally be considered
for funding trough this call, a decision which is to be made by the jury when these costs
are also included in the requested budget. The final amount awarded will depend on the
individual needs of the project.
Indication should be given about part-funding that might be available from other sources,
as well as any contributions in kind that might be as a result of the
partnership/relationship with the host/receiving organisation.
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ANT FUNDING APPLICATION FORM
Please provide all information requested below.
Note that only typed application forms will be processed.
Section A: Applicant details
Title, Name and Surname:
Full postal address:
Tel:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Website (URL) http://
Project title:
Category: Ant Funding 2nd Call 2012
Art discipline (i.e. dance, literature, visual arts):
In which country(ies) and city(ies) will the project take place?
All project partner(s) in South(ern) Africa (full address please):
Starting date of project:
Projected completion date:
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Who produces the project?
What will be your role in the project?
Section B: Project Description
Please describe your project activities fully, including the aims/objectives and explain how
they will be met, and by whom. Provide short biographies of the major partners and/or
participants to demonstrate ability and experience. Be sure to show how your project is
directly relevant to the primary aim of Ant Funding, which is to stimulate the distribution
of art works across national borders in the Southern African region.
Please also include details of invitations/expressions of interest from the host and/or
organizing partners that will be involved in the distribution activities, i.e. if your
organisation wishes to perform on a festival, there must be an official confirmation of the
inclusion of your work on the programme (or at least an expression of interest) from the
festival management.
Please provide as much information as you can about the audience who will be seeing
your work. Who is the work aimed at and how will you market the work to ensure that
you are reaching your target audiences?
This section should not be longer than 5 pages.
Section C: Budget and Financial Information
Please provide the full project budget in Excel format and indicate all other funding
sources that you may have to cover this budget. Indicate how much is being requested
from SDC/Pro Helvetia. The maximum funding per project available from Ant Funding is
ZAR 50 000.00. The amount awarded will depend on the individual needs of the project.
Due to the modest nature of the funding, please ensure you use the following line items
in your budget, as well as any other that might pertain to your project activities.
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Per diems (no more than R200 per day per person)
Travel
Accommodation (limited to R500 per person)
Insurance
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Some transport/ technical production costs
The budget should be given in ZAR and the rate of exchange for foreign currency used to
develop the budget noted clearly.
Amount requested from Ant Funding:
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Section C: Agreement of Applicant
Please read and sign acceptance of the following agreement:
We/I ……………………………………………….. have read and understand the notes
and instructions attached to this application form, and in the event of this application
being successful, we/I agree to abide by the conditions on which the grant is made
available by SDC through Pro Helvetia Johannesburg according to the contract, which will
be issued.
We/I accept that the decision of the Pro Helvetia Johannesburg authorities with respect
to this application is final, and that no further correspondence or discussion will be
entered into once the decision has been communicated to us/me.
We/I confirm that the information contained in the application form is true and correct.
Place and date:
Signature of applicant:
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