Open Call Building Talent 2021 for experienced design agencies
The Creative Industries Fund is looking for experienced design agencies within the disciplines of architecture, design, and digital culture that, with a contribution from the Creatives Industries Fund, want to enter into a collaboration programme for a period of approximately three months with a talented, starting maker or designer.
In this first round, which is open until 21 June 2021, design agencies can submit a first research proposal. There is room to support approximately 30 design agencies. The application can be relatively easily and quickly drafted. A repeat of the call is planned in August, which will make around 70 more collaborative projects possible.
Subsequently, in July, in the second round, design talents can respond to the selected research proposals and a match is made between agency and designer. The fund then provides a subsidy to both the studio and the designer.
The aim of the call is to strengthen the connection of starting designers with the professional field during covid-19 and to support the professional field during this crisis by creating extra space for in-depth research and experiments.
Open Call Building Talent 2021 for experienced design agencies
• Total available budget for round 1 and round 2 is € 375,000, with which approximately 30 proposals can be selected
• Available amount per collaborative project: € 12,500 (€ 6,250 for the design agency and € 6,250 for the starting designer)
• Submission possible until 21 June 2021
• Duration of the collaboration process 3 months (from mid-September 2021)
• Available to experienced design agencies from across the creative industries
Reason
As a result of the corona crisis, it is more difficult for design agencies to make time, space and resources available for self-initiated research and experiments. In addition, it is difficult for many starting designers these days to connect with the professional field. By creating space for collaboration, the Creative Industries Fund wants to support starting designers and established design agencies in this. The aim of the scheme is therefore twofold: firstly, the fund aims to contribute to strengthening knowledge, experience, the network, and entrepreneurship of starting designers. Secondly, the call offers room for experienced design agencies to deploy extra design power for in-depth research and experiment. There is a greater need for this right now.
Who is this call for?
In this first round, the fund is calling on design agencies from across the creative industries to submit a proposal. This includes studios, architectural firms, collectives, game developers, fashion labels or other forms of professional design practices.
After the completion of the first selection of design agencies, the second round will follow mid-July with a closing date of 24 August, for which starting designers and makers can register, responding to one of the selected agencies and their specific research proposal.
Submittal
Design agencies can submit until June 21.
More information can be found via Creative Industries Fund NL