Exhibitions abroad by German artists and artists living in Germany

The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen is able, under certain conditions, to fund exhibition projects abroad of the work of artists living in Germany. Ifa cannot provide assistance for the planning stages of these projects.
Applications for financial support must be submitted within the time limit. Applications must include a financial plan and a cost evaluation in relation to transport costs,  travel expenses and leasing costs regarding technical equipment. An invitation from the foreign institution as well as the artist's CV, estimates and pictorial material must also be submitted.

Information
An information brochure and an application form can be downloaded.
• Leaflet (PDF)
• Application form (RTF)

Funding principles
1. Financial contributions are made for transport, artist's travelling expenses and technical equipment which is necessary for the presentation of the exhibition.
2. The committee meets twice a year (spring and autumn). The application deadline is 31 January (spring committee) and 15 August (autumn committee), the postmark is valid. Applications submitted after our deadlines cannot be considered.
3. Applications received are submitted to an independent committee of specialists. Decisions on funding are also made on the basis of the budget available to ifa for this purpose and in relation to other applications.
4. No justification will be given for the decisions taken. Denied applications can not be submitted again. Recourse to legal action is out of the question.
5. An exhibition that has already started cannot be funded retrospectively. Accrued expenses before our funding decision cannot be considered.
6. Funding by exhibitions in the home country from artists without German nationality is inadmissible.
7. Exhibition projects by students can not be supported.
8. When carrying out a project, expenditure from funds can be made only if compatible with general Federal budgeting principles (see www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bho/)
9. Financial support by the German Foreign Office or the Goethe-Institute and by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen as well is inadmissible for reasons of budgetary law.
10. Application documents will not be returned. Any additional material submitted will be returned only if this does not entail undue effort.

Funding conditions 

1. High standards of artistic quality
2. Invitation/inquiry by a major foreign exhibition institution (not a commercial institution or private gallery). The project must be clearly situated in a non-commercial context.
3. The exhibition project must be clearly recognizable as a German cultural contribution in the context of foreign cultural policy.
4. Considerable achievements by the foreign institution concerned
5. Submitting an application implies acceptance of the funding principles and requirements spelled out in this document.

Application material required
1. A fully completed application on the form
2. Pictorial material (catalogues, photographs or similar) of current and former artistic work (illustrative material on CD or DVD cannot be considered, only for projects where it is necessary e. g. videowork).
3. CVs of all artists funding is applied for
4. Written invitation from the exhibition institution
5. Written information about the exhibition institution (e. g. financing)

Application dates
The application deadline is 31 January (spring committee) and 15 August (autumn committee), the postmark is valid. Applications submitted after the deadline cannot be considered.
The spring committee meeting decides which projects will be funded in the current year (only exhibitions not starting before June of the current year). The autumn committee meeting decides which projects will be funded for the following year.
Applications may be submitted in German or English.

Press and publicity work
The ifa logo will be sent to applicants electronically. It is to be used on all media (print media, internet etc.) relating to the funded project. Furthermore the ifa logo has to be published in the exhibition rooms. Ifa publishes information about funded projects in its annual report and on its website. For this reason it is essential that ifa receives regular updates on the progression of the project. We also require a royalty-free image or illustration for publication.

Contact
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V.
Visual Arts Department
Ms Ingrid Klenner
Postfach 102463
70020 Stuttgart
Phone +49.711.2225-171
Fax +49.711.2225-194
klenner( at )ifa.de
Consultation hours by telephone:
Monday to Friday from 10 am to 12 am.

[Translate to English:] Ausstellungsvorhaben zeitgenössischer in Deutschland lebender Künstlerinnen und Künstler im Ausland oder ihre Beteiligung an internationalen Biennalen können unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen durch das Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen gefördert werden. Bei der Planung dieser Vorhaben kann das Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen keine Vermittlungsrolle übernehmen.
Anträge auf finanzielle Unterstützung in den Bereichen Transport, Mietkosten für technisches Equipment oder Reisekosten mit Finanzierungsplan, Kostenvoranschlägen, Einladung der ausstellenden Institution sowie Biographie und Abbildungsmaterial müssen fristgemäß beim Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen eingehen.

Funding (a selection)

São Paulo Biennial
Gabriel Acevedo, Andrea Büttner, Filipa César, Tacita Dean, Harun Farocki, Simon Fujiwara, Isa Genzken, Andrea Geyer, Douglas Gordon, Gustav Metzger, Susan Philipsz, Manfred Pernice, Adrian Piper, Anri Sala, Yoel Vazquez
25.09. – 12.12.2010
São Paulo, Brasil
www.fbsp.org.br

Liverpool Biennial
Diego Hernández
18.09. – 28.11.2010
Liverpool, Great Britain
www.biennial.com

Survival Kit
Laura Horelli, Angela Melitopoulos, Eleonore de Montesquiou, Meggie Schneider, Isabell Spengler, Tanja Ostojic, Gitte Villesen
04.09. – 11.09.2010
Riga, Latvia
www.lcca.lv

Gwangju Biennial
Thomas Bayrle, Kerstin Bratsch, Harun Farocki, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Katharina Fritsch, Ruprecht Geiger, Hermann Glockner, Tom Holert, Konrad Klapheck, Gustav Metzger
03.09. – 07.11.2010
Gwangju, Korea
www.gb.or.kr

Nora Bibel, Marei Wenzel
07.06. – 13.06.2010
An Dinh Palace
Hué, Vietnman
www.deutschland-in-vietnam.de

Ulrike Ottinger Cycle
Ulrike Ottinger
14.04. – 25.04.2010
Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Paris, France
www.centrepompidou.fr