**ISLAND CONNECT** is a collaborative program between seven performing arts organisations, working with residencies located on (or associated with) European islands of different countries. United in the project by a common interest in contributing to the creation and consolidation of performing arts, the network partners of the international exchange residency program, wish to address an important ambition. The project aims to support the artists and arts companies in their personal and professional development within the project’s framework, and therefore is launching these open calls.

Island Connect II (**2024-2026**) is a further evolution of the project, funded by Creative Europe, and will announce three open calls per year of the three-year project.

**Theme:** All artists wishing to participate will be asked to critically engage with the themes of insularity, islander identities or island socio-political realities in a wider European context comparing the similarities and difficulties that emerge from diverse island regions of the project. Working on something related to these themes is a vital part of participating in the project. Artists are not required to have an existing project in development, and new proposals are equally welcome.

Artists are encouraged to interact with the island area and community. Artists’ work-in-progress presentations are organised at the end of each residency and presentations of finished works of selected artistic companies can be performed at partners’ festivals. All presentations are followed by an artist-audience feedback session.

The objective is to provide the artists with a much-needed space for research and free experimentation, and time for reflecting and posing questions. At the same time, partners’ artistic directors may provide them with specialised feedback and dramaturgical advice. This is facilitated through fully-funded residencies for each of the artistic companies.

  
**The residencies will take place across seven islands (Bornholm – Denmark, Vis – Croatia, Ireland, Mallorca, Corsica, Sardinia, or Tenerife) at different times throughout 2024-26.**

  

The residencies provide and ensure both working and living conditions which include: working venue/space and basic technical conditions at a selected island community, paid pre-arranged accommodation (twin rooms), local and international travel expenses to residency and capacity building locations, travel expenses to the residency, per diems, and fee.

  
**Open Call #1 – Artistic Residency Exchange 2025**

* This call is open to artists or groups/companies of up to 3 artists. Each artist/group will receive 2 weeks of residency in their country of origin or domicile. They will then be sent to a partner country for a further 2 weeks of residency.

  
* Artists/companies will receive a total of €1200 per 2-week residency (€2400 total) regardless of group size, and per diems of €50\* per person. Accommodation and travel is provided.

  
**Open Call #2 – Co-Creation Residency 2025**

* This call is for 1 performing arts creator from each of our regions to participate in a joint co-creation residency on the island of **Mallorca, June 23rd-29th 2025**. The residency will be organised by C.IN.E. and facilitated by Biel Jordà, in collaboration with another professional facilitator from the Balearic Islands.

  
* Each artist will be paid €800, per diems of €50 per day during the residency, and approved travel expenses will be covered. C.IN.E. will provide accommodation and workspace for all the participating artists.

  
**Open Call #3 – Islander Focus Residency 2025**

* This open call is for one artist, who will be sent internationally to two separate residencies of up to two weeks each. These residencies may also include locations outside of the seven core partner countries, which may only send artists to one location.

  
* The artist will receive a fee of €600 per 2-week residency (€1200 total) and per diems of €50\* (€1400 total). Accommodation and travel is provided.

  
\*Croatian artists receive per diems of €28 while in Croatia.

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