4. FOCUS ON EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
Here is a concise selection of events, projects, and festivals which offer funding for the selected artists, collectives, and groups. Most of them have open calls for international artists. Festival of Thrift (Kirkleatham, UK) The Festival of Thrift is the UK’s national festival of sustainability. They have open calls for the production of new artworks. https://www.festivalofthrift.co.uk/viewpoints-one-beautiful-moment-artist-call-out Horizons Arts-Nature (Sancy, France) Here are a few conditions for this festival: Environmentally friendly: the conception (materials and anchoring), the on-site installation, the
working process, and the disassembly of the artwork have to be respectful to the environment and not have a negative impact on the natural site. The choice of materials: the artist is free to choose all types of materials while respecting the
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environment of the site. The use of materials from nature and/or the territory, recycled materials, or using renewable energy such as wind or solar will be prioritised, as will the recycling of these materials once the work has been dismantled. https://www.horizons-sancy.com/candidater Oerol festival (Terschelling, The Netherlands): The organisation has been labelled as a "precursor in cultural and living landscape" thanks to its broad experience in the field of site-specific art. The festival offers creators - from promising to emerging, from home and abroad - an open-air laboratory and stage for their new work. Oerol makes it possible for makers to develop new artistic strategies in which theatre, design, landscape architecture, music, and performance can be examined, developed and presented simultaneously. The tidal landscape of Terschelling serves as a source of inspiration. https://www.oerol.nl/en RIXC Festival (Riga, Latvia) The RIXC Festival is an Art and Science Festival produced by The RIXC Centre for New Media Culture. The theme is different for each edition but it is usually linked to a concept related to ecology. http://rixc.org/en/festival
