Questionnaire on the Art and Sustainability Call for Proposals

We share with you the main questions and answers from yesterday's digital meeting.

This Thursday, 5 May, we held our information session to resolve doubts and questions about the ‘Art for Sustainability’ Call for Proposals, which will launch our fifth project in Spain, and which is open until 1 June. For those of you who were unable to attend or who would like to review some of the most relevant issues that came up in the conversation, we share with you this question and answer format:

Can the work be produced by a collective of artists or does it have to be an individual artist?

Just as the format of the works is open, so is the format of the creative figure. Therefore, it can be an individual figure or an artistic collective. 

Can the mediator be part of an association?

Yes, it is possible. The mediator can be part of an association, a cooperative or a group of people working together, and can be a natural person or a legal entity.

Does the citizens' group (principals) have to be already constituted or created as a result of the project?

The project should start with a citizen's driving group that is interested in participating in such a project, which will then be strengthened through mediation work. This can be reconfigured depending on what happens during the course of the concomitance.

If you are a women's or other collective without a mediator or artist, can you still apply?

Yes, they can, if they have an identified social cause and a commitment that they want to address through mediation and respond through an artistic proposal. They can apply and, if selected, Concomitentes will help select the most suitable mediator to accompany the project.

Can the mediator be part of the citizens' collective?

The ideal format, in order to avoid possible conflicts of interest or tensions, is for the mediator not to be part of the collective. In this case, there are two alternatives:
a. The collective can apply as a citizens' collective and, if successful, Concomitentes will find a mediator to activate and develop the partnership with them. 

b. If the collective has experience in the field of cultural mediation, it can present itself as a figure of mediation by proposing a collaboration with a citizen group in its environment. 

Should the citizens' collective be local or international?

The project should focus on a local and national context, with a deep-rooted social cause connected to this territory.

Can the artist be chosen through a citizens' vote?

The choice of artist is made by the group of commissioners in collaboration with the mediator. The initial proposal of artists from which the artist will be chosen will be made by the mediator according to the conclusions detected in the mediation process.

Is there a specific time requirement for convening the artist?

No, but in order for the project to be effective, a coherent and feasible timetable must be established for the good development of the concomitance. This timetable should include a period for mediation, another for the selection of the artist and, finally, another for the presentation of the pre-project and the production process of the work.

Is it possible for two collectives united by a common cause to present themselves, one constituted as an association and the other not?

Yes, it is possible. One example is the Legado Cuidado partnership, which counts three different neighbourhood associations among its members. Citizen collectives can also be informal groups; they do not need to be part of a “legally established” association. 

Even if a new project has to be presented, can it be a continuation of a previously identified cause that has been worked on in the past?

Yes, it is possible, taking into account the deadlines of the call and the fact that we are looking for very local projects, it is understood that a mediator may have already collaborated with the collective or have already worked on the same cause. But it is requested that the project is not already underway, the call is not to obtain funding for a previous or active project, but it must start from scratch and be governed by the working methods of the protocol followed by Concomitentes.

How will Concomitentes support the dissemination and communication of the project?

Concomitentes accompanies and supports all the partners in the communication and documentation of the entire project, both at a discursive and audiovisual level, in order to make the results and experience transparent and share them. The channels are our website, social networks (Twitter and Instagram), and the possible publication of a book at the end of the project, which covers the general budget of the association.

What will be the relationship with the Concomitant team after the concomitance has ended?

The call for proposals is conceived as a one-off project. However, the mediator's relationship with Concomitentes remains open and to be defined when the time comes.

If we are an association, should we include in the form the background of the association, of each member or of both?

The number of characters is limited, we recommend that you indicate the biography of the association and expand on the dossier to be attached.

What is the weight limit for uploading documentation to the platform?

The limit is 1 GB.

Can only one proposal be submitted?

Yes, only one per association, collective or mediator.

To see the full session, here we share with you the full video of the session.