Europa Creativa - Ricerca partner

Our host organization, Associação Insular de Geografia, is looking for a partner in Europe in order to participate to the next Call Creative Europe Funding Programme (2014-2020) for small projects in the context of Culture.

Short description:
The project aims at the development of a creative cluster, capable of contributing to employability and inclusion of young people, through a strategy based on knowledge, creativity, innovation and cooperation. Starting with the creation of a favorable local environment, this project seeks to stimulate new cultural and economic circumstances conducive to the development of the creative economy and the establishment of more inclusive social and territorial dynamics vitalities.

The 'Madeira Creative Lab' project is based on three fundamental pillars:
1 - Laboratory of Ideas: On especially the University Academy, training and research.
2 - Incubator: The incubator will allow the development of new ideas, products and businesses through the offer of a set of operating low-cost (physical space, support, legal and financial advisory services).
3 - Events: development of events, festivities and traditional markets with the objective to valuing the knowledge, the culture, traditions and cultural exchanges.

Fields of activity
Theatre / Dance / Music / Painting, drawing / Graphic arts / Photography / Digital arts / Film, Video / Decorative arts / Graphic design / Fashion design / Creative writing / Publishing / Architecture

Target partner description
The Associação Insular de Geografia is looking an international partner, available for exchange of knowledge and cultural activities, in an atmosphere dedicated to the cultural and creative industries.

The period of the project is two years and if this is approved by the 'Creative-Europe' Programme may be financed up to 60%.

The deadline for present the project is until 1 October 2014.

We ask you to be so kind to disseminate the partner search among your local and regional contacts.

For further information and contacts:

Associação Insular de Geografia
Fields of activity
Theatre / Dance / Music / Tangible culture - Museums / Painting, drawing / Graphic arts / Photography / Sculpture / Digital arts / Film, Video / Decor
PORTUGAL - Funchal
Website
http://www.aigmadeira.com/
Contact name: Associação Insular de Geografia Madeira
Email: geral@aigmadeira.com
Phone: Ilídio Sousa