OUT.RA Local Creation Grant for 2021: Applications open

Picture by: Vera Marmelo

OUT.RA – Associação Cultural is now accepting applications to its creation grant by young local artists who want to develop artistic work related to music / sound / sound art / multimedia during 2021. This time, we've decided to expand the geographical range of potential applicants by allowing residents in the neighbouring Moita and Seixal municipalities to apply for this grant, set at 1000€.

Since 2015, the OUT.RA Local Creation Grant has supported artists like Tiago Sousa, Van Ayres and Camila Vale. 

You can read all the necessary information regarding this grant below. Applications are open until January 31st 2021. We're looking forward to receiving your projects!

OPEN CALL

OUT.RA LOCAL CREATION GRANT 2021

The criteria considered in selecting a project for this grant are as follows:

• Resident in the Barreiro, Moita or Seixal Municipalities;
• Age between 18 and 35 years old;
• Education (higher or technical) in artistic fields, particularly in Music / Sound Art / Multimedia / Ethnomusicology, or alternatively relevant work already developed in Music / Sound Art which reveals an interest in seeking new solutions and an idiosyncratic artistic personality;
• Awareness of the work developed by OUT.RA (OUT.FEST, regular programming, sound documentation, etc) and degree of project fit with said work;
• Conceptual quality of the creative project, level of maturity presented in regards to its development, feasibility of the presentation in terms of means necessary towards realizing them.

The work developed by the recipient of the grant should take place between April and December 2020, and have at least one public presentation as part of its outputs.

This grant is set at 1000€.

Applications should be sent to info@outra.pt up until January 31st and contain the following information:

• Name, CV and artistic biography;
• Project description and calendarization.
• Materials necessary for the development of the project.