European Cultureal Foundation

Are you an artist or working in the cultural sector and want to travel?


The Step beyond Travel grant is an exceptional opportunity to develop your skills, network, and vision. And you may exactly be the person or group we are looking for. Below we have described some of the people who have travelled far and wide with a Step beyond Travel grant, working on inspired projects and building up strong connections across European borders.

     »   Alicja Rogalska & Martin Clarke
Gone to Caucasus, Back Soon
  »   Arman Tadevosyan
Ghosts
  »   Nini Palavandishvili
I love Georgia and Georgia loves me
  »   Pau Cata Marles
AICA Summer School
  »   Armine Avetisyan and Mirzoyan Ashot
Pathways to Cultural Spaces programme
  »   Shaig Safarov
Edinburgh Showcase and Fringe festival 2009

  »   Apply for your own Step beyond Travel grant

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UK Armenia and Georgia
Alicja Rogalska &
multidisciplinary artist
  Martin Clarke
sound artist and filmmaker

gone to caucasusWhat: Gone to Caucasus, Back Soon
This duo of UK-based artists undertook a residency programme in Armenia and Georgia where they met with local artists and organisations to create a site-specific audiovisual piece based on local stories. Read more about their explorations here and here.


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Armenia Germany
ghostArman Tadevosyan
visual artist

What: Ghosts
Tadevosyan was able to develop a photographic project exploring the extreme changes that occurred in Armenia, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Norway after the geo-political split that came after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. Read more about his travels here.


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Georgia Hungary
PalavandishviliNini Palavandishvili
graphic designer and cultural manager

What: I love Georgia and Georgia loves me
By connecting with Hungarian galleries and independent artists, Palavandishvili was able to complete her research project ‘I love Georgia and Georgia loves me’ and make long-lasting professional contacts. Read more about her travels here.


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Spain Armenia
Pau Cata MarlesPau Cata Marles
curator

What:  AICA Summer School
A Step beyond Travel grant allowed Cata Marles to meet with young cultural counterparts and explore Armenia’s local contemporary arts scene. He also presented and attended the AICA Summer School. Read more about his travels here.


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Armenia Turkey
Armine Avetisyan
cultural manager
  & Mirzoyan Ashot
cultural manager

armine and MirzoyanWhat: Pathways to Cultural Spaces programme
Avetisyan and Ashot did indeed create new paths towards creating new cultural spaces. By developing partnerships with leading institutions across Turkey, they set up a viable work plan to establish long-term cultural programming in Eastern Anatolia, Western Georgia and North Armenia. Read more about their activities here.


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Azerbaijan UK
EdingburghShaig Safarov
theatre director

What: Edinburgh Showcase and Fringe festival 2009
In conjunction with the British Council, Safarov was able to attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he made useful contacts and partnerships with theatre-makers from around the world. Read more about Shaig’s travel experiences here.


Apply for Step beyond Travel grant and the new Russian Guidelines.

So now that you have a taste of the possibilities, perhaps you will want to apply for your own Step beyond Travel grant. In fact, you can now even read the Step beyond Travel grant guidelines in Russian. And while all applications need to be in English, we have made the application process much easier. So go to the European Cultural Foundation’s website and read more about how you can grab some inspiration from another part of the world. Please help spread this notice by forwarding it. We await your inspiration.