SHAPE+ PLATFORM
SHAPE+ platform announces second open call for Ukrainian interns.
SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the European Union and Pro Helvetia, announces an open call specifically for interns from Ukraine, who will be invited to spend two months with participating festivals of the project, and help in their preparation.
Deadline: January 22, 2025
Following a similar open call that came last year, 9 further festivals that are currently part of the platform will welcome interns and involve them in the preparation process of their event. The internship period is 2 months, with up to 40 hours of work per week. Travel, accommodation and living costs will be provided.
The internships will take place in preparation for the following festivals:
Intonal, Malmö, SE / March – April 2025
Sonica, Ljubljana, SI / April – May 2025
Rewire, The Hague, NL / March – April 2025
schiev, Brussels, BE / May 2025 (1 month only)
Rokolectiv, Bucharest, RO / 12. 5. – 1. 6. 2025 (3 weeks only)
Terraforma, Milan, IT / May – June 2025
Mutant Radio, Tbilisi, GE / May – June 2025
Polja, Belgrade, RS / May – June 2025
Les Siestes, Toulouse, FR / mid-May – mid-July 2025
Main requirements are a keen interest in adventurous music and art, previous experience in the cultural field, excellent English, Ukrainian citizenship and a biometric passport. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
All internships resulting from this open call will take place from March 2025 till mid July, as SHAPE+ festivals, taking place in various European cities, happen on different dates throughout the year.
Each intern’s profile and each festival’s needs will be slightly different, but duties of the internship may most likely include: communicating with artists and their management, support with production plans and scheduling, planning logistics, paperwork, and creating content for promotion.
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).
Selected applicants will be invited for an online interview. There will be a separate selection process for each of the festivals/internships.
To apply and find more detailed eligibility criteria, please, use this online form.
Read here for general info on SHAPE+ platform and its goals.
SHAPE+ is a new European platform for innovative music and audiovisual art co-financed by the Creative Europe programme. Running for the next three years, SHAPE+ will foster emerging talent, connecting them to local communities and audiences through collaborative residencies with multiple artistic outcomes, commissioned artworks, as well as one-off presentations and performances. SHAPE+ also attempts to provide audiences and professionals with insightful lectures, talks and workshops by experts in various fields related to sound and performance.
SHAPE+ currently consists of 18 partners in 13 countries with plans for further expansion, while adopting an interdisciplinary approach and committing to social and environmental awareness.
The SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and audiovisual art – co-funded by the European Union and now also Pro Helvetia – has also formed radio station network, created to boost the visibility of its artists. This media partner network consists of 14 radio stations, and spans 14 countries so far.
Every month, two SHAPE+ artists will be selected to create hour-long broadcasts – these can be mixes, lengthy new works or live recordings – to then be aired on up to 14 musically future-forward radio stations.
Many stations of this network are based in countries, where SHAPE+ does not have a partner festival, thus broadening the platform’s geographical reach even further. More info available here: https://shapeplatform.eu/2024/shape-announces-newly-formed-radio-network/
SHAPE+ supported artists at Unsound 2023 include Martyna Basta, OJOO, Iztok Koren, Juba, Candela Capitan, Lee Gamble, Jacqueline Sobiszewski, Heinali, Beata Kędzia-Sowa and Kachna Baraniewicz.
SHAPE+ supported artists at Unsound 2024 include 2k88, Antonina Nowacka, Assyouti, CCL, Julian Sartorious, Tarta Relena, Marek Pospieszalski, Anna Pašić and Magdalena Gajdzica
For more information go to shapeplatform.eu.
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