The OEI and AECID have launched a new programme of mobility grants for Ibero-American artists, managers, promoters and professionals in the cultural field.

The Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), with the support of the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID), has launched a programme of mobility grants, aimed at enabling Ibero-American artists, managers, promoters and professionals in the cultural field to develop their skills by getting to  know a different professional context.

The Programme aims to foster exchanges of cultural experiences, the intercultural dialogue and the cooperation between professionals in the field of culture among cultural sectors in Ibero-America.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 10 January 2010.

OEI Participating countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, República Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Portugal, Uruguay y Venezuela.

More information & application form on OEI website : www.oei.es/movilidad (in Spanish)

• Points of the 1997 Declaration related to this subject:
  - Parag. 18: (...) New means of private funding, from major foundations to small companies, must be encouraged as supplementary sources of funds, particularly with a view to supporting the creation, the expression and the dissemination of contemporary works.
  - Parag. 19: Public and private funding sources are invited to respond favourably to requests made by artists in developing countries or countries in transition. UNESCO’s intervention is particularly necessary in order to identify and publicize existing opportunities for private funding of the arts worldwide. 

• Source:On The Move
• 23-11-2009