Open Call | ‘Virtual Crossovers’ Residency for Arts Journalists, ASEF, Online

The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) through its arts website culture360.ASEF.org and ENCATC, the European network on cultural management and policy are pleased to launch the open call for Virtual Crossovers, an e-residency for emerging arts journalists from Asia and Europe. This e-residency will be held online for a period of 4 weeks (1 April – 1 May 2021) and will offer an opportunity for capacity building, networking and peer collaboration for 2 emerging arts journalists (one from Asia and one from Europe), with a focus on cultural diplomacy and international cultural relations.

Format and requirements:

• The residency and mentorship programme will be conducted online and will have a duration of 4 weeks. Each selected journalist will be assigned a mentor from the other region.
• The selected journalists will have the unique opportunity to attend online lectures from high level experts in the field of international cultural relations.
• At the end of the residency, each journalist will write an article on the topic of international cultural relations between Asia and Europe.
• The selected journalists will be required to take part in a closed-door meeting at the end of the programme.
• The selected journalists will be invited to participate in ENCATC’s Members Talk and share their experience and learnings.
• The selected journalists will have the opportunity to publish an article in the June issue of the ENCATC magazine.
• Each participant will be required to document the progress of the residency through a weekly online diary hosted on ASEF culture360 Instagram and ENCATC Instagram.

Each participant will receive a fee of SGD 500 (~310 EUR) for their participation in the residency.

Eligibility criteria

• Emerging arts journalists (up to 28 years of age) who are nationals of one of the 51 ASEM member countries. Please refer to this link for the full list of 51 ASEM member countries: www.aseminfoboard.org/partners
• 2 to 3 years of proven experience as a journalist in the arts and culture sectors.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Deadline: 22 March 2021

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