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Uztaritze, Lapurdi.  The Basque Cultural Institute of Iparralde and the Atabal of Biarritz have launched a new creative grant, as part of the Hogei'ta cultural program.  The project is also being supported by institutions in both Iparralde and Hegoalde such as the Donostia-San Sebastian 2016 Foundation, Donostia Kultura, Emankor Sarea (Bilbao), the Rocher de Palmer (Cenon) and the Florida (Agen).

The objective of the grant is to promote projects that interpret elements of Basque culture (language, history, society etc.) through a creation consisting of current music and images.  The candidates will have to develop their work with material recorded by themselves and be sure that they hold the rights of said material.

Candidates

The grant is open to any and all artists, artistic collective or artistic association that develops projects in the areas of current music and images.  Artists in the Diaspora and anywhere else in the world can also participate according to EKE.  The grant consists of a monetary award of 13,000 Euros (including taxes) for the completion and production of the work to be selected by the jury.

In addition, artists are expected to spend time in Aquitaine and the Basque Country in order to create something related to contemporary music there.  Expenses incurred due to these stays may be paid by the institutions depending on the characteristics of the selected project.  

Deadlines

Candidates who would like to apply need to present the following documentation before April 30:

• Resume of the candidate or of the members of the collective
• General explanatory note
• Detailed presentation of the project
• Breakdown of the budget
• Presentation of the artistic team
• If applicable, the presentation of previous work

Proposals must be submitted via internet in PDF format and mailed to these two institutions:

• Euskal Kultur Erakundea - Château Lota BP 6 - 64480 Uztaritze
  Frank Suarez - frank.suarez@eke.org

and

• Atabal – Scène de Musiques Actuelles Conventionnée - 37 Allée du Moura - 64200 Biarritze
  François Maton - francois.atabal@orange.fr