What we call for:
We would like to offer up to 20 cultural professionals an opportunity to get to know Berlin’s cultural organisations and how they work (i.e., their structure, team, and programming, etc.) through short (up to 10 days) “shadowing”. zusa has a network of alumni organisations in Berlin, who participated in programmes like TANDEM, Culture Helps, VAHA and are willing to host their ‘zusa connects’ peers. The selected arts and cultural professionals will be matched with a host organisation according to their mutual field and topics of interest.
The selected arts and cultural professionals will be invited to attend 2 group meetings for community building, reflection and exchange of experiences & coaching support that will take place at AiRzusa. The group meets to share ideas, showcase their works, reflect, and advise each other. In addition, a body therapist / mental health consultant will join to support the group. A particular focus of the reflection is on the mental health of the participants, which is a prerequisite for sustainable professional orientation, especially in the new life and career contexts. A detailed programme of these meetings with exact dates & times will be shared with invited persons.
What do we offer in a nutshell:
- 140 EUR (daily subsistence of 14 EUR for 10 days)
- 2 group meetings (each 3 hours with food & drinks)
- 2 coaching support within group meetings
- Networking among up to 20 individual arts & cultural professionals and their host organisations
What is the timeline:
- Shadowing: 15 October – 20 December 2024 (up to 10 days)
- Group meeting I: End October 2024 (3 hours)
- Group meeting II: End November-Beginning December 2024 (3 hours)
Apply until October 13, 2024 (23:59 CET) by filling out a short online form. The results will be announced on the week of October 14, and matching with a host organisation will take place in the same week.
zusa connects is a project for providing safer spaces for reflection, peer-to-peer exchange, and career development of transcultural arts and cultural professionals from SWANA region and Ukraine, who have moved to Berlin within the last few years.
If you have any questions, please write Serra & Kasia at hello@zusaculture.org
‘zusa connects’ is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin.
