New edition of the Micelio call for proposals, this time aimed at young people.
Mycelium <35 - V Call for Participatory Art has opened this Wednesday 16 July. The first phase of the call will close on 16 September.
Thanks to increased funding from the Carasso Foundation, Concomitentes has been able to launch two calls for proposals this year. On this occasion, it is aimed at groups of young people who want to undertake a participatory process between the end of 2025 and 2026 to investigate, through art and culture, a collective desire or environmental conflict with the help of a mediator.
The proposal submission procedure will consist of two phases: a first phase of initial project definition/approach (with basic information on the idea), and a second phase of development for five selected proposals. This second phase will be remunerated with €200 (taxable amount).
Proposals will be received from anywhere in Spain.
Who is this call addressed to?
Concomitentes is looking for a group of young citizens who want to respond to an environmental problem that is affecting their immediate environment through a work of art. To this end, a working group will be created consisting of two fundamental agents within the Concomitentes action protocol:
1. Group of comitants: A collective made up of young people up to 35 years of age who have a common goal. People who operate in a specific territory or context and have a claim, idea or desire to improve their community through an artistic project. The collective can be formal or informal, legally registered as an association or not.
In the event that the citizens' group does not have contact with a mediator/agents from the cultural sector who can accompany them in the process, they may present themselves independently, presenting their idea and problems. Concomitentes will help in the search for and selection of a mediator who is suitable for the objectives and needs of the project if it is selected.
2. The mediator: A person who assumes the role of mediator, understood as a professional in the cultural and contemporary artistic sector specialised in curating and cultural management, who also has a special sensitivity and empathy for mediating between social collectives and artists, experience in participatory cultural practices and in the comprehensive management of projects. This person must also be familiar with the local context in which the project takes place. This profile will also be valued if they are under 35 years of age, although this is not an exclusive criterion.
The budget for this edition
The winning project will be allocated a budget line of 40,000 euros, 14,000 of which will go towards the fees of the mediator and 26,000 euros for the production of the work and fees for the artist who will be selected in the final phase of the project, after the mediation process. The duration of the participatory art project is estimated to be 18 months, once the resolution is communicated.
Deadlines to consider
- Call opening: 16 July 2025.
- Online briefing: 22 July 2025 at 12 noon.
- Closing of the first phase: 16 September 2025 at 23:59h (We have extended the deadline. Previously the closing date was 9 September).
- Selection of 5 finalist projects and start of the second phase: 25 September 2025 (date modified due to deadline extension).
- Close of the second phase: 12 October 2025 until 23:59h.
- Resolution: Resolution deadline 24 October 2025.
- Start of the selected concomitance: November - December 2025.
Why “Mycelium”?
The mycelium is a subterranean network of interconnected life that demonstrates the amazing ability of fungi to cooperate and communicate. More than simply exchanging resources, these networks actively interpret and respond to their environment, demonstrating that interdependence is key to life. Like mycelium, people build systems of exchange that connect us and allow us to negotiate and inhabit the planet cooperatively between human and non-human communities. That is why this call, focused on the connection between people and their environment and the care of the planet, adopts from this edition the name of Mycelium.
For further information:
- Access here to the application form.
- There will be a online briefing (via Zoom) on 22 July at 12h. Reservations must be made through this form.
- See project details ‘Solar Narratives‘, which won in 2022; ‘Non Plus Ultra’.’, in 2023, ‘The stories of milk’, in 2024 and ‘Structures of affection‘selected in the first call for proposals in 2025.
- If you want to better understand the way Concomitentes works, please consult this video that explains it to you in just one minute:
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