FAQ | CREATIVE DIALOGUES – OPEN CALL
Application is open to artists of any field, designers, landscape architects, and architects. Both individuals and groups are admitted.
Candidates must meet the following requirements:
– Speak English
– Be over 18 years of age
– Be established in one of the eligible countries: 1) the Member States of the European Union; 2) Countries associated to Horizon Europe ( a complete list available here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf)
– Have a valid Tax Identification Number / VAT Registration Number
Application is open to all creative agents, i.e. artists, designers, landscape architects and architects. Both individuals and groups are admitted.
Candidates must fulfill the following requirements:
Have a valid Tax Identification Number / VAT Registration Number from a country Member State of the European Union or from a country associated with Horizon Europe (a complete list available here).
Yes, companies, collectives, teams, groups of artists and / or professionals can submit an application.
It is possible to apply for only one of the 3 pilot landscapes. Multiple candidatures are not allowed and will all be rejected.
All applications must be submitted by September the 18th at 12 pm (CEST).
The call language is English. Applicants should be able to speak and write in English as they will need to interact with both local communities and PALIMPSEST international experts team.
Yes, you can participate if you come from a country associated to Horizon Europe. Check the complete list here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf
Candidates must meet the following requirements:
– Speak English
– Be over 18 years of age
– Be established in one of the eligible countries: 1) the Member States of the European Union; 2) Countries associated to Horizon Europe ( a complete list available here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf)
– Have a valid Tax Identification Number / VAT Registration Number
We support any kind of proposal suggesting an original and clear approach to the challenges PALIMPSEST is tackling in the three pilot landscapes.
Applicants are free to submit ideas according to their field of artistic and/or professional research.
In the application phase we ask for a short description of the proposal and an idea of your working method and organizatiion. You are free to add any kind of media to clarify your idea using the ad hoc session in the application form.
If you are selected among the 9 finalists, you will be asked to deepen your proposal and submit an advancement by January 15th 2024.
The creative dialogues are designed as a two-step process:
- Step 1: Candidature application (by September 18th 2023);
- Step 2: Dialogues’ meetings (approx. October – December 2023);
Step 1: Candidature application
Interested participants can present a candidature using the form available at the …
Each submission will be assessed by a team of PALIMPSEST experts, which will shortlist 3 candidates per landscape and invite them to participate in the dialogues’ meetings.
Dialogues meetings
The meetings will allow the shortlisted candidates to get to know both PALIMPSEST research team and the key issues at stake in the three pilot landscapes. The interaction will take place in min. two meetings (likely 1 by the end of October 2023 and 1 in November/December 2023); both meetings will be held online and will be restricted events. During these meetings, the candidates will be given the chance to introduce their concept and way of work (past experience and foreseen approach) and explain how it could plug in both PALIMPSEST experimental work and local ecosystems of actors and practices.
After the meetings, each team will receive a report including feedback, suggestions and key information to enrich and refine the final submission. Each team will also be assigned a tutor who will accompany them through the dialogues to provide information and better clarify each step.
At the end of the dialogues, each candidate will submit a final proposal (by January 15th 2024).
A team of experts will assess the proposals and select 1 project per landscape.
Key dates
The creative dialogues schedule and deadlines are planned as follows:
-Team and individual application: deadline September 18th, 12 pm;
-Shortlisted teams’ selection: by October 13th (3 finalists per pilot, 9 candidates in total);
-Creative Dialogues: 2 sessions between end of October and December 2023 (online);
-Final submission: January 15th, 2024;
-Welcome Event February 2024 (online);
Residential workshops 1st cycle:
-Jerez de la Frontera 1-12 April 2024;
-Łódź 17- 25 May 2024;
-Milan 17 – 23 June 2024;
Residential workshops 2nd cycle: Spring – Summer 2025
The meeting with allow the selected applicants to get to know the PALIMPSEST research team and the main outcomes of the work done in the first months of the project in the 3 pilot landscapes.
During the meetings, the 3 landscapes, their local community, and their challenges will be presented in detail. Participants will have the chance to make questions both about the challenges and about the terms of the residencies (logistics, facilities, venues, etc.).
Participants will also be able to present their proposal and discuss it with the panel of experts.
Participation to this phase is subjected to the signing of a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by all involved participants (applicants and members of the accompanying group) to protect the IPRs of all parties involved in the procedure.
You will be asked to submit a final proposal by January 15th 2024. The format of the matiarial to be submitted will be discussed during the dialogues’ meeting.
No, it is only possible to apply for one of the residencies and pilot landscapes. This is because we think that the kind of required effort to understand the challenge and develop a conceptual framework about it cannot be put effectively into more than one site.
The experts’ team will assess the candidatures according to the following evaluation criteria:
- Originality and relevance of the proposal to Palimpsest goals (5 points)
- Description clarity;
- Clarity of research questions;
- Well-structured `journey´ and operations;
- Expected outcomes;
- Potential capacity and motivation of the applicant to collaborate with PALIMPSEST researchers and interdisciplinary teams (5 points)
- Capacity to collaborate with local actors from the landscape pilot sites (5 points)
- Potential to contribute to the local challenge (5 points)
- Professional quality of previous work related to the topic of this call (5 points)
The selected candidates (team or individual) will be granted a fee of 10,000 euros (tax included)
The fee will be paid in installments of 5,000 euros per week of residency and follow-up prototyping work.
The fee is meant to:
- enable him/her to carry out his/her creation, research, or experimentation activity outside his/her usual creation place, in accordance with the primary vocation of the residency;
- participate in the online periodic meetings that will follow the residency to design the prototyping and other follow-up activities;
An additional budget will be allocated to each pilot landscape to further develop and prototype the ideas developed during the residential workshops and follow-up activities as outputs of the collaboration between all involved parties.
The dates of the first year are fixed. Small adjustments are possible subject to the availability of the venues and of the local actors. During the Creative Dialogues meetings, it will be possible to discuss in detail both the dates and work plan and make the necessary adjustments.
The ranking list of all applications and the 9 finalists will be published by October 13th 2023 on PALIMPSEST website.
If you will be selected among the 3 candidates invited to participate in the Residential Workshop you will sign a contract with the partner responsible for the selected pilot landscape. The contract will regulate each relevant aspect of our collaboration and dates and conditions for payment. As a general rule, the first payment will be issued after the first residential workshop (April – June 2024).
