Promotion in the field of fine arts

Description

The Cultural Department of the City of Munich supports exhibition projects and events by artists' groups and initiatives in the greater Munich area. The focus should be on the visual arts in terms of concept and realisation. In addition to the artistic quality, the degree of cooperation between the project participants and the public impact of the respective project are decisive for possible funding. Funding is primarily provided for fees, material and production costs, but may also cover room costs and expenses for research and organisation in advance, set-up and dismantling, technology and public relations work.

Application deadlines

1. Applications for a maximum funding amount of €1,000 (gross) Applications up to a maximum funding amount of €1,000 (gross) are possible without a fixed submission deadline. However, a complete application with all the necessary data must be submitted no later than 8 weeks before the start of the event.

Please note: The latest submission deadline for all correctly submitted applications for the current year is 15 September.

2. For applications for funding of more than 1,000 euros (gross) up to a maximum of 10,000 euros (gross), two deadlines apply each year.

• 30. April(applies from 2025)
  Concerns projects that take place in the period from September to December of the same year.
• 30. October(applies from 2024)
  Concerns projects that take place in the period from January up to and including August of the following year.

Prerequisites

Thefollowingare eligible toapplyfor project funding from Freie Mittel für Bildende Kunst:

• Professional artists and cultural practitioners residing and/or focussing their work in Munich
• Artists' groups, associations, initiatives and organisations from Munich's independent art scene
• In justified individual cases: Non-profit organisations, provided they support Munich's independent art scene through the funded project
• Submitted projects must fulfil the general funding criteria of the Munich Department of Culture. Another important decision criterion is the quality of the planned collaboration, exchange and joint working process.

Required documents

How should an application be submitted?

To submit an application for funding from the Free Funds for the Visual Arts, the official application form must be used and sent as a PDF. This must include: Contact details of the applicant, concept, project outline and tabular budget.

Please note: Only fully completed applications submitted by the deadline can be considered for funding. A guideline for the application form can be found on page 2 of the document Project Funding Grants.

Applications must be submitted by email (with the subject "Visual Arts Application - Project Name" and the application form PDF attached).

Please send them to: antrag-kunstfoerderung@muenchen.de

Legal basis

Funding is awarded through administrative channels by means of a multi-stage, internal (and, if necessary, interdepartmental) vote - i.e. without an external jury procedure. We will inform you as soon as possible (usually within eight weeks) about the success of your application.