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.
The artwork of the month September is by Isa Genzken, who was born in 1948. The title of the artwork is 'Hof' (Courtyard), which is a concrete structure on a thin frame made of steel tubing. See it now on the new website!
With its zivik funding programme, ifa supports NGOs with the planning and implementation of projects in crisis and conflict regions worldwide.
Deadline is 1 October for projects beginning in January or February of the following year.
After 13 years, Ronald Grätz is leaving ifa to devote himself to new tasks in Barcelona and take over the management of the Goethe-Institut there. He already knows Barcelona, because Ronald Grätz had worked there from 1994 to 1998.
Ibrahim Issa runs an extraordinary school where he prepares Palestinian students for the peace of the future. Actually, other things were planned for him, but it turned out that it is exactly him who is needed there.
ifa talked to J.P. Singh, an expert on international political economy, took a deeper look into Biden's statement 'America is back' and discussed in which direction the transatlantic relations are heading.
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.
