Language:
English and Greek
Duration:
3 weeks
Paid by host:

At the end of the Academy, an international judging committee will elect three (3) winners (based on both their artistic creations and the pitching of their pilot projects) that will receive a cash prize, and will be called to implement the presented pilot project in their home countries using ECHOAc funding.

The prizes for the winning artists are:

1st prize: € 3000

2nd prize: € 2000

3rd prize: € 1000

At first, all three winners will be given the amount of €1000 each so as to develop and implement their pilot projects on equal terms. After their completion, and based on specific set criteria, the judging committee will decide on the final ranking of the winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd), and will award the remaining amount of the prizes.

The 3 associated micro-organisations (selected by the winners) will also receive the amount of € 2000 each for the needs of the project implementation.

The programme covers travel costs and accommodation expenses and foresees food for the whole duration of the Academy.

Other benefits for participants are portfolio development, capacity development, networking, international collaboration, and visibility, mentorship and one-to-one consultations
 

Application guidelines:

Please complete the following form in order to apply for the Comics Academy.

Deadline:
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ECHOAc

ECHOAc

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Description

ECHO Academies (ECHOAc) is an arts project that aims to foster young and emerging European talents in the fields of comics (in Greece-GR), fashion design (in Bulgaria-BU), music (in North Macedonia-MK), photography and architecture (in Hungary-HU) by using heritage (Karagiozis Shadow Puppet Theatre-GR, Traditional Folklore Costumes of Rhodope region-BU, Ritual Songs-MK, and Urban Industrial Heritage of Budapest 1860-1960-HU) as a means and inspiration for their work.

ECHO Academy in 2023 will take place in Athens, Greece, from 12 June to 2 July.

The Academy will focus on Comics. 10 Selected comic artists will travel and stay in Athens for a period of 3 weeks and create:

  • an artwork inspired by Karagiozis Shadow Puppet Theater and
  • a plan for a pilot project designed to be implemented in their home country in collaboration with Inter Alia and a local micro-organisation.

Partner Organisations

INTER ALIA, Greece
OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION, Bulgaria Partner
SFERA INTERNATIONAL North Macedonia
PRO PROGRESSIONE, Hungary
CUMEDIAE, Belgium

Outcome

The selected artists will create original comic artworks (2-5 pages per comic artist) that will be published in a collective volume by Jemma Press. Comic artists will need to transfer the economic rights (granted by copyright) of the final designs to Inter Alia for the purposes of the publication. The artists will retain the moral rights of their works, along with the copyrights of any sketches they will create during their participation in the Academy. Revenue generated by the selling of the publication will be attributed directly to the artists at regular intervals.

Contact information

Athens
Greece

Email
krikoni [at] interaliaproject.com
Phone
+30 2155451174
Website
https://interaliaproject.com/participation/open-call-echo-academies-comic-artis…