Garanti BBVA’s Salt and the BBVA Foundation to launch artistic grants program
The BBVA Foundation and Salt, a non-profit cultural institution founded by Garanti BBVA, are joining forces to launch a grant program for Turkish artists, which includes a two-week residency in Spain and the opportunity to show the work produced in Türkiye and Spain.
Geared towards artists from Türkiye who investigate contemporary social questions through interdisciplinary methodologies, the Salt Artistic Research and Production Grant Program is a two-year initiative aimed to provide a dynamic space for artistic research and production and encourage robust engagement between creative practitioners and their communities across the region. Applications for the grants are to begin on March 21, 2024 and will run until May 12, 2024. Selected projects will be announced in early June.
The BBVA Foundation and Salt 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. The use of Salt Research’s archival resources is encouraged for this research grant. The Production Grant will support an artistic production responsive to the dynamic, diverse and evolving nature of the moving image. The scope of this grant includes traditional or expanded forms of storytelling, visual expression, and performance using film, cinema, and new media.
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Each project will receive funding support of €20,000. Additionally, the program will fund a two-week residency in Spain and the opportunity to show the work or body of work the artists have produced as a result of the grant in Türkiye and Spain.
This year’s selection committee comprises Vasıf Kortun (Curator), Miguel Zugaza (Director, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao), Elvira Dyangani Ose (Director, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona), Manuel Segade (Director, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía), Ala Younis (Artist and Curator), together with Fatma Çolakoğlu (Director, Salt Research and Programs), and Juan Pujol (BBVA Foundation Assistant Director).
For further details regarding eligibility, required documents, and the application form, please visit saltonline.org.