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• Guidelines (EN)

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• Call (EN)

• Budgetary increase of the grant (CA)

• Budgetary increase of the grant (ES)

This grant call is aimed at the international programming of creators in exhibition spaces outside Spain in the field of visual arts, design, and architecture, which contribute to the projection and dissemination abroad of Catalan cultural creation in the professional circuit.

Within the framework of these terms and conditions, international exhibition space is defined as festivals, biennials, triennials, quadrennials, and other large artistic events of periodic frequency, as well as international cultural venues (museums, art, design or architecture centres, and other institutions) of a leading nature and with the capacity to carry out international co-productions. Strategic exhibition spaces must meet the following requirements:

• In the case of festivals and other major annual artistic events, to have held at least five editions, up to the year preceding that of the call for applications. In the case of biennials, to have held a minimum of three editions up to the year preceding that of the call for applications. In the case of triennial and quadrennial editions, to have held a minimum of two editions up to the year preceding that of the call for applications.
• In the case of international cultural venues (museums, art, design or architecture centres), they must have been active for at least five years up to the year preceding that of the call for applications and include in their application the programming of a solo show by the selected creator or a group show involving one or more creators from the professional context of Catalan culture.
• The strategic exhibition spaces will have to accredit that the creator(s) are legally contracted, that they receive fees, in accordance with the codes of good practice of each discipline, and that they have covered the necessary expenditure to carry out the activities. The agreed fees cannot be modified based on the amount awarded in the resolution on these grants.

The following are not the object of these terms and conditions:

• The performance of activities that are not included within a professional circuit.
• The carrying on of activities at fairs, markets or private galleries.
• The holding of exhibitions, installations or other works of a permanent nature.
• The holding of exhibitions on artistic or architectural heritage.

This grant call is aimed at the international programming of creators in exhibition spaces outside Spain, to be carried out between 1 January and 15 November 2024, in the field of visual arts, design, and architecture, which contribute to the projection and dissemination abroad of Catalan cultural creation in the professional circuit.

The beneficiaries of these grants may be public or private legal entities that meet the requirements established in the call’s terms and conditions.

Only one application per call will be accepted.

The minimum eligible amount per artist and call is €4,000.

The maximum eligible amount per artist and call is €40.000

The maximum amount of the application shall be equal to 40,000.00 euros

The amount granted may cover up to 100% of the eligible expenses, up to a maximum of €30,000 per year and per applicant.

• Fees of the programmed creator(s).
• International travel by the creator(s) to carry out the activity.
• Transport of artwork, including insurance of the work while in transit and/or production of crates or other packaging for the transport of the work
• Local production of the work of the creator(s) within the framework of the activity, in the case of applications submitted for festivals, biennials, triennials, quadrennials or other major events of regular frequency.
• Production, design, translation and/or authors' fees for the specific publication or catalogue dedicated to the creator within the framework of the activity, in the case of applications for solo shows or group shows with the participation of three or more creators submitted by international cultural venues.

The application process will be available through the Institut Ramon Llull virtual office during the period of applications of the call.

• Spanish applicants (or those based in Spain juridical persons) must submit their applications and complete the rest of administrative procedures (granting and economic justification) only online through the Institut Ramon Llull online system and the applicable signature system.
• Foreign applicants (non-resident juridical persons) who apply for the first time to a grant from Institut Ramon Llull need an accreditation. In the case they haven’t been provided one before, they need to request an accreditation.

Institut Ramon Llull will send the accreditation securely after having verified their identification documentation. The accreditation will be valid for five years starting from the submission date of the documentation that certifies

the identity of the interested party unless any changes arise. Once the applicant has received their login details, they may complete the grant application.

If applicable, the time required for accreditation must be taken into account.

The deadline for submitting applications is detailed in the call for applications.

February 15th to March 7th 2024.

Enquiries may be made throughout the application period until the last day at 2:00 pm.

The Director of the Ramon Llull Institute will make a decision within a maximum period of six months from the date of the publication of the call.

If the maximum period has elapsed without a final decision of the procedure being issued and notified, applicants may consider their applications rejected due to administrative silence.

The decision does not exhaust the administrative process. An appeal can be filed with the head of the Department of Culture within one month from the date of publication.

The application should be submitted through the virtual office.

• Letter of invitation (EN)

• Certificate of exhibition (EN)

• Budget (EN)

You may consult your file electronically through the virtual office.

Additional documentation, where applicable, and supporting documentation may be submitted electronically through the virtual office.

For any questions or concerns regarding applications, please contact:

Susana Carnicero (scarnicero@llull.cat)