Deadline: 15 March 2024
The Nafasi Art Space is pleased to announce its call for proposals under the Feel Free Grant and Incubation Program with the support from the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Nafasi will use this opportunity to provide support for a small selection of arts and culture practitioners, organizations, and institutions to implement creative projects that benefit Tanzanian artists and audiences alike.
They encourage artists and arts organizations to be bold, experimental, and ambitious in their ideas, as well as committed to growth and learning when it comes to project management, grant administration, and institution-building.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for an amount between 12 – 21 million TZS, for projects lasting up to 8 months total.
Eligible Projects
- Projects that will contribute to a dynamic, diverse, and inclusive arts and culture sector.
- Projects that will improve the skills and/or livelihood opportunities of young artists, women, individuals from marginalized groups (such as people living with disabilities, victims of gender-based discrimination, etc), and people in rural or peri-urban spaces.
- Projects that will promote a culture of peace and intercultural dialogue and exchange
- Projects that promote freedom of artistic expression and cultural rights
- Projects that contribute to defending or protecting human rights through the arts
- Projects in the cultural and creative sectors that will directly benefit local artists in Tanzania and the sector as a whole
- Projects that provide increased public exposure to and promotion of high-quality contemporary work nationally, with the potential for regional and international exposure
Eligibility Criteria
- Upcoming Institutions and individuals working in the creative and cultural sectors. This includes artists, cultural actors, higher education institutions, local authorities, and social enterprises operating in the field.
- Applicants must be active in the cultural and creative sectors and able to demonstrate that they have the necessary experience and capacity to manage projects for the promotion of arts and culture in Tanzania. If the requisite experience is not there, the applicant may be able to undergo mentorship or incubation with experts at Nafasi Art Space before receiving funds.
- Applicants should be citizens of Tanzania who reside in Tanzania. Projects that involve non-citizen residents and/or collaborations with international artists may apply, but project leadership and impact should be focused on Tanzanian artists and audiences.
Ineligible
- Travel or study for professional development
- Costs not directly related to performing project work
- Contingency, unforeseen, or miscellaneous costs or fees
- Costs of work performed before the announcement of the award
- Costs of buying land or building permanent infrastructure
- Projects costing less than 12 million TZS or more than 21 million TZS.
For more information, visit Nafasi Art Space.
