International mobility program for artists
Laçzos Artísticos
Portugal, TBA
Posted on: Aug. 25, 2025
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Description:
Laçzos Artísticos is an international mobility program for artists , promoted by the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) and the General Directorate of Arts of Portugal (DGARTES).
It is the result of an agreement signed in 2023 to support internationalization in the Ibero-American region and in the countries of the Comunidade dos País de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP).
As part of their work promoting culture, the OEI and DGARTES have joined forces to launch this new scholarship program for artistic exchange and development in Latin America and the CPLP . This program aims to promote and enhance artistic exchange, while also highlighting the importance of supporting internationalization.
Objective
Promoting the circulation of artistic projects registered by citizens of Latin America and countries where Portuguese is their official language in these regional spaces.
The DGARTES-OEI grant aims to develop new artistic languages , territories, knowledge, and artistic and technical skills. It will also be a vehicle for knowledge exchange, audience development, the launching of artists and works, and the creation and development of lasting networks, both in the destination country(ies) and in the country of residence.
Eligibility
Applications are individual .
Individuals over 18 years of age, residents or nationals of an OEI member country and/or a CPLP member country who carry out a predominantly professional activity or who are associated with professional artistic entities, may apply for this program in order to deepen their skills, knowledge, and artistic development.
The artistic activity presented must be predominantly in the areas of:
visual arts (architecture, plastic arts, design, photography and new media);
performing arts (circus, dance, music, opera and theatre);
street arts;
interdisciplinarity .
Applications will not be accepted for projects to be carried out in the candidate's own country of residence.
Candidacy
The application is divided into two phases .
First, you need to fill out this form , providing basic information about your application.
Once you have completed the form, you must send the required documentation to [email protected] . You will receive an email confirming receipt of the documents.
Only when these two steps have been completed can the application move on to the evaluation phase.
Financing
The program will have a total annual value of €25,000.00 and will consist of 11 scholarships, each worth €2,250, intended to contribute to the artistic and professional development of the beneficiaries.
The scholarship award will include air travel and the corresponding medical and travel insurance necessary for the development of the artistic project.
Once the purchase of the plane ticket has been secured, if any scholarship funds remain, the beneficiary may request authorization from the OEI, via email at [email protected] , to use them for living expenses (food and local travel).
See the regulations for more information on financing conditions.
Deadlines
The Artistic Ties program will be adjusted to the following schedule:
Publication of the call : June 1 of each calendar year.
Submission of applications : from July 1 to August 31 of each calendar year.
Evaluation of applications : from September 1 to 30 of each calendar year.
Publication of results : from October 1 to 10 of each calendar year.
Submission of documentation : from October 11 to 21 of each calendar year;
Confirmation of the grant award and transfer : from October 21 to 31.
Projects must be developed between November 1 and October 31 of the following calendar year.
Assessment
The evaluation of the applications will be carried out in two phases.
Phase 1 : Evaluation of the candidacy's eligibility, in accordance with the call for applications, regulations, and required documentation. This phase, conducted by the OEI, is eliminatory in nature, and consists of analyzing the candidate's compliance with the requirements.
Phase 2 : Evaluation of eligible applications by the Evaluation Committee, composed of: a member of the DGARTES; a member of the OEI; and an external member with proven experience in the field of internationalization.
The projects will be evaluated by assigning a score from 1 to 5, with 1 being very poor and 5 being very good, according to the following criteria :
Relevance of the proposal to the theme and objectives of the Program – 25%
Demonstrated competencies of candidates to carry out the proposed activities – 25%
Applicability of the project to a context of mobility and promotion of internationalization – 25%
Innovative and creative nature of the submitted project – 25%
Support will only be granted to applications that achieve a minimum score of 3.
The Evaluation Committee reserves the right not to grant the announced support if none of the eligible applications obtain the minimum score.
Bases
Application Deadline:
Aug. 31, 2025
Job Duration:
Open ended
Job Category:
Performing
Artistic Discipline:
Theater, Dance, Circus, Music, Performance Art
Payment status:
Paid
Job Location:
Portugal,
TBA
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