Support for the Development of Contemporary Art Projects in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

Since 2018, the Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities has been issuing a regular annual call for contemporary arts in the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. According to the Law on Culture (Official Gazette of RS, issues 72/2009, 13/2016, 30/2016 – corr. 6/2020, 47/2021, and 78/2021,) all cultural entities can apply, such as cultural institutions and associations, artists, assistants, cultural experts, and other entities based in the territory of AP Vojvodina. Cultural institutions founded by the Province are not eligible to apply. The Secretariat forms a commission for the selection of projects that will receive financial support. The commission has to professionally examine the submitted projects and elaborate on them, after which the Secretariat makes the final decision on the allocation of funds. The call is announced for four areas: 1. Visual arts and multimedia: solo/collective exhibitions, colonies, prizes, residency programs, events, festivals, guest appearances, i.e. international cooperation, and amateur art projects; 2. Literary works and publishing: publishing hitherto unpublished works in Serbia in the fields of literature, arts, social sciences and humanities; publishing journals in print or electronic form in the fields of literature, arts, social sciences and humanities, as well as children's magazines in Serbian; literary prizes, festivals, and events; 3. Performing arts: production and interpretation of theatre plays, events, and festivals relevant at the level of the province, opera performances, operettas, ballet performances—artistic dance, prizes, guest appearances/international cooperation, amateur art projects; 4. Musical arts: composing musical works, music publishing—scores and production of material (CD and DVD), festivals and events, music competitions, prizes, guest appearances/international cooperation, amateur music projects. Special emphasis is placed on the fact that the activities mentioned within the defined areas also refer to projects related to the promotion of gender equality, accessibility of cultural content to children and youth, and accessibility of cultural content to persons with disabilities. The projects to be financed or co-financed are selected in accordance with the Regulation on the Criteria, Standards, and Selection of Projects in Culture Financed and Co-financed from the Budget of the Republic of Serbia, or the Autonomous Province and Local Self-Government Units (Official Gazette of RS, issue 105/16 and 112/17).