CFAs: Salt Artistic Research and Production Grant Program (Turkey)

This two-year grant program will provide a dynamic space for artistic research and production, encouraging robust engagement between creative practitioners and their communities across the region. The grants will support two works at the intersection of art, technology, and ecology and are open to creative practitioners from various disciplines, including visual arts, curatorial practices, design, film, video, and performance.

The Artistic Research Grant will facilitate in-depth artistic research, focusing on contemporary art and design, technology, and ecology. Salt Research’s archival resources are encouraged for this research grant. The Production Grant will support an artistic production responsive to film and moving images’ dynamic, diverse, and evolving nature. The scope of this grant includes traditional or expanded forms of storytelling, visual expression, and performance using film, cinema, and new media.

Funding Information

• Each artist selected will receive a grant of 20,000 EUR (all grants are subject to the withholdings and other taxes stipulated by current legislation, which will be deducted from the corresponding monetary amount) to cover their part of the production costs.
• The institutions will additionally support/cover a two-week residency in Spain, including the artist’s travel costs to Madrid (round trip), visa application, and accommodation.
• Both projects will need to be completed by the end of March 2025.
• In addition to the above, the selected artists will be supported in the exhibition phase in 2025, and both institutions in Türkiye and Spain will cover additional costs for the presentation in line with the work or body of works they have produced as part of the grant’s outcome.

Eligibility Criteria

• All applicants must apply in English.
• Applicants who are based in or from Turkey can apply.

For more information, visit BBVA Foundation.