[Collection] Mobility of Artists

For an artist, mobility is often an intrinsic part of the creative process and the dissemination of the work. Mobility offers the chance of a larger public, an opening unto the world and the development of different artistic techniques. Mobility allows the artist to experience diversity and to integrate it into the creative process. The main obstacles to the mobility of artists are fiscal, the visa regime, work permits or right of residence, social security and intellectual property issues. Access to information (on these issues and funding opportunities) are also a key challenge.

As an introduction to this topic, you can read CAE 2013 briefing on Artists’ mobility and consult On the Move dedicated webpage.

 

EU related documents and reports:

• EU Policy Handbook on Artists’ Residencies (2015)
• Open Method of Coordination groups in the field of Culture (European Commission): 2012 report on Cultural Heritage including mobility of collections (2012)
• Report on Building a Strong Framework for Artists’ Mobility: Five Key Principles (2012)
• Information Standards for the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals – Dec. 2011
• EU study on ‘European information systems to support the mobility of artists and cultural workers’ (2009)

 

Reports by research institutes, networks, civil society organisations and/or private organisations:

• EENC Report – Artists’ mobility and Administrative Practices related to Social Security and Taxation in the European Union by On the Move and PEARLE* (2014)
  
• European Cultural Foundation (ECF) – 10 years of STEP Beyond Travel Grants (2014)
  
• CAE 2013 briefing on Mobility of artists
• Measuring the impact of a mobility grant: a work in progress by the Roberto Cimetta Fund (2013)
  
• Artists’ mobility and visas: a step forward, a report coordinated by On the Move (2012)
  
• ERICARTS: Mobility matters (2008)
• IETM recommendations for concrete actions for mobility in the culture sector (2007)
• Richard Poláček’s study on impediments to mobility in the EU live performance sector and possible solution (2007)
• IETM x On The Move report “Global Roaming, mobility beyond Europe for professional artists and arts managers” (2007)
• Study on the profile of artistic and cultural professionals in South Mediterranean (2007)
• Ericarts study on Mobility of Artists and Social Security (in French) (2006)
• Ibn Battûta Artistic Alliance (coordinated by the Roberto Cimetta Fund)

• Euro-Arab Regional Mobility Policy Agenda Istikshaf, Roberto Cimetta Fund
• On The Move IETM: Prague (2013), Melbourne (2014) and New York (2015) (with reports, links, resources and videos for the US meeting)

 

Guides to the funding opportunities of the cultural mobility of artists and cultural professionals:
On the Move co-produced online guides :

• The FUND-FINDER, A Guide to funding opportunities for arts and culture in Europe, beyond Creative Europe (July 2015) –
• Green Art Lab Alliance > GALA Funding Guide, a first inventory of public and private, international, European, national, regional and local funds, calls and initiatives that can support arts and culture projects on environmental sustainability (July 2015) –
• Europe– with the support of the Asia-Europe Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Communication-France and the Creative Europe Desks of the Wallonia and Flanders regions –
• Asia– with the support of the Asia-Europe Foundation –
• Arab world– with the support of Korea Arts Managerment Service and the research support by the Arab Education Forum –
• USA– with the support of Theatre Without Borders and the Martin E. Segal Theatre Centre, CUNY, The Graduate Centre-

 

To go further:

• Residencies’ platforms and networks: DutchCulture/TransArtists, Res Artis, Regional residencies’ platforms

• Interartive magazine: A special issue on art and mobility
• Resources and articles on cultural mobility on  Culture360.org website
• Online documents and reports on On the Move’s library

 

We thank On the Move for sharing with us these interesting reports and resources by ENCC , Ericarts, IETM, Ibn Battûta Artistic Alliance, Res Artis, Richard Poláček, the Roberto Cimetta Fund, Dutch Culture / TransArtists…  

 

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