In 2016, Sartep Namiq fled from Iraqi Kurdistan to Berlin. In the comic 'Temple of Refuge', he processes his experiences as a refugee and in an emergency shelter. Doing so optimistically and without words.
The artwork of the month October is by Nam June Paik and is entitled 'Smiling Buddha (Buddha Looking at Old Candle TV)'. The work is from 1992 and is a critique of television.
The Martin Roth Initiative (MRI) protects artists and cultural actors at risk. The MRI enables temporary relocation to Germany or safe places in the home region and is now accepting project applications with an earliest start date of March 2022.
CCP Fellowships enable professionals and committed volunteers to work in an intercultural environment for two to three months and to gather new skills. The call for applications for CCP Fellowships for the year 2022 will start in late autumn 2021.
ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) is Germany's oldest intermediary organisation for international cultural relations. It promotes a peaceful and enriching coexistence between people and cultures worldwide. ifa supports artistic and cultural exchange in exhibition, dialogue and conference programmes, and it acts as a centre of excellence for international cultural relations. It is part of a global network and relies on sustainable, long-term partnerships.
