Reading recommendations from the mentors

Beyond Curiosity and Desire: Towards Fairer International Collaborations in the Arts by Mike van Graan

It starts with a conversation by Ása Richardsdóttir and Lene Bang Henningsen

20 inspiring women leading in art and climate by Yingbi Lee

An Open Letter in the Dark by John Jordan

Embracing the elusive by Frie Leysen

Three modalities of futurelessness by Terike Haapoja

Two insider views on how Brexit will affect UK arts by Judith Knight and Manick Govinda

Open Letter to Jan Fabre by Matthieu Goeury

Audience Development

How to place audiences at the centre of cultural organisations
This new study on Audience Development investigates common elements across the diverse European landscape and serves as a guide for policy development.

Audience Explorations: Guidebook for hopefully seeking the audience
This publication invites you to explore the complex and fascinating subject that is the audience, to question and complicate your understanding of them, and to rethink 'audience development' in terms of connection with fellow citizens, genuine exchange and 'togetherness'. 

Cultural Mobility

Fund-finder
This IETM publication - coordinated by On the Move - provides a detailed and easy-to-read overview of public and private funding opportunities for the arts and culture in Europe and beyond.

Cultural Mobility Funding Guides for Europe
Free guides to mobility funding opportunities for 30 European countries published by On the Move.

Guide to funding opportunities for the international mobility of artists and culture professionals
This mobility funding guide provides an overview of funding opportunities for international mobility of artists and cultural operators between thirteen Arab countries.

Mapping of Funding Opportunities for International Cultural Exchange in Asia
This guide makes available online the existing information on funding that supports the international mobility of artists and cultural operators from Asia, and provides input to funders on how to fill in the existing funding gaps for international cultural exchange in Asia.

Guide to funding opportunities for the international mobility of artists and cultural professionals - United States of America
This guide lists national, local and international resources for incoming and outgoing mobility (to and from the USA), from both governmental and private institutions.

Guide to funding opportunities for the international mobility of artists and culture professionals – Africa
The main objective of this cultural mobility funding guide is to provide an overview of the funding bodies and programmes that support the international mobility of artists and cultural operators from Africa and travelling to Africa.

Guide to funding Opportunities for the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals in Brazil
This guide lists cultural mobility funding opportunities for Brazilian artists, cultural professionals, organisations and opportunities for non-Brazilians to develop projects and cultural mobility experiences in Brazil. 

European Funded Projects 2016 • Focus on Circus Arts and Street Arts
This guide aims to identify the projects and networks currently active in the circus and street arts sectors, to promote available opportunities and to highlight different new community-related grants. 

Migration crisis

Publications, Projects and Mapping related to refugees and migrants
Many organisations and networks in Europe have started to publish mappings, researches and online information about refugees' integration through art and culture and refugees / migrants as artists. This page lists these initiatives.

Creation and Displacement: Developing new narratives around migration
This mapping aims to showcase some of the incredible artistic projects taking place in Europe and internationally with a focus on support, solidarity and engagement with refugees, asylum-seekers and those who are recently displaced.

Visas and administrative issues

Life off-stage. Survival guide for creative arts professionals
Our toolkit collects a handful of resources that can help you manage such aspects of your career as administrative challenges, taxation and social security, health and safety, work-life balance, career transition and more.

The Ultimate Cookbook for Cultural Managers
This series of booklets provide you with in-depth knowledge on key issues related to working internationally in an easy to read and understandable way.
Social security | Taxation | Value Added Tax (VAT) | Copyright | Visas

Mobility info points

Worldwide: On the Move
France: MobiCulture and Zone Franche
Germany: Touring Artists
Belgium: Kunstenloket
United Kingdom: Wales Arts International
Netherlands: Dutch Culture
USA: Tamizdat

Residency platforms and networks

RES ARTIS- the worldwide network of residency organisations
DutchCulture / TransArtists