Call 4. Artistic Mobility

Guidelines for Applicants

About the “Artistic Mobility” Call

The aim of the Competition (LOT) is to support the professional mobility of Ukrainian artists and cultural and creative professionals by providing opportunities to work, study, conduct research, participate in exchange programmes and educational initiatives both within the European Union and in Ukraine.

The Competition supports various formats of professional exchange and development, including internships, residencies, research and educational programmes, professional events, and other forms of international and interregional cooperation.

The expected outcomes include strengthening the professional capacity of participants, sharing and applying the knowledge and experience gained in practice, expanding professional networks and partnerships, and further integrating Ukraine’s cultural and creative sectors into the European cultural space.

The European Union’s priorities in supporting projects under the ‘Artistic Mobility’ Call (LOT):

1. Digital transformation – the use of digital technologies to create, disseminate and promote cultural products; the development of digital skills among artists and cultural practitioners; the expansion of access to cultural practices through digital solutions; and the integration of best European practices in digitalisation. 
2. Sustainable development and environmental responsibility – minimising the environmental footprint of projects, promoting sustainable practices in the cultural sector, and integrating the principles of sustainable development into the content of products.
3. Inclusion and gender equality – involving representatives of vulnerable and under-represented groups, ensuring the accessibility of cultural products, etc. 

The priorities of the Call (LOT) are to support mobility that:

• contributes to the development of professional competencies and the acquisition of new knowledge, practical skills, and professional approaches in the cultural and creative sectors;
• creates opportunities to establish and develop professional contacts, partnerships, and networks of cooperation between representatives of the Ukrainian and EU cultural sectors;
• facilitates the exchange of professional experience and the transfer of knowledge and practices, as well as their subsequent application in professional activities;
• promotes the participation of Ukrainian artists and cultural and creative sector professionals in international professional, artistic, educational, and research environments;
• contributes to the integration of the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors into the European cultural space, the development of international cooperation, and the promotion of Ukrainian cultural practices abroad;
• fosters cross-sectoral, and interregional professional cooperation, as well as the development of new professional practices, partnerships, and joint initiatives.

Total budget of the competition (LOT) — 10 509 400 UAH (220 000 €)*

Minimum Grant Amount  (cannot be reduced): 130 000 UAH (2500 €)

Maximum Grant Amount (cannot be increased): 280 000 UAH  (5500 €)

Within this Call (LOT), the following sectors of culture and creative industries are supported:

• audio art;
• visual art;
• cultural heritage;
• cultural and creative industries (cross-sectoral projects);
• literature;
• performing and scenic arts.

Requirements for the outputs (product): 

The main project output is conducting professional mobility, aimed at reaching a professional result set by the applicant

Mobility format: in-person, remote, or hybrid.

Mobility may take place:

• within Ukraine;
• outside of Ukraine (EU countries);
• in a combined format involving travel within Ukraine and abroad (EU countries).

The mobility activity must:

• be relevant to the applicant’s professional activities in the cultural and creative sectors;
• have a clearly defined objective and expected outcome;
• provide opportunities for professional development, creative or research activities, the exchange of experience, or the development of professional networks;
• provide for the application of the outcomes achieved in the applicant’s subsequent professional activities.

* Project ‘Cultural Horizons’ is the result of a collaboration between the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (Ukraine) and Cultural Vistas gGmbH (Germany). Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

** Please note that the programme budget in UAH may be adjusted upwards or downwards depending on changes in the average monthly accounting exchange rates published on the European Commission’s website (InforEuro), calculated on the date of the decision to open negotiation procedures for projects within the respective call's budget.