Promoting human rights in the Mediterranean through young people’s digital and artistic practices
Since its launch in 2023, the “Tae’thir” project has aimed to open up spaces conducive to the exchange of ideas and creativity by encouraging the promotion of a culture of human rights in the Mediterranean through the artistic and digital practices of young people.
The project, led by consortium* (REF, CIHRS, Instants Vidéo and Ligue de l’Enseignement 13), offers artists and content creators a series of opportunities:
- deepen their understanding of human rights through a series of online training sessions designed to stimulate critical reflection and foster the sharing of experiences – ( online training/reflection cycle)
- develop their skills with the support of a mentor to create and refine an artistic or content creation dossier – (mentorship cycle)
- enrich their artistic and content-creation practices through exchanges and connections with local artists and actors during a week of meetings in Marseille – (multi-actor workshop in Marseille)
- receive financial support of €3,000 to produce their work and present their work to the public
22 participants will be selected to take part in the following cycles:
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Online training/reflection (March 2025 – June 2025)
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Mentorship (March 2025 – October 2025)
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Multi-stakeholder workshop in Marseille (July 2025)
Among them, 10 to 11 participants will have the opportunity to benefit from financial support (announced in September 2025) and present their projects in May 2026 in Marseille.
Please check the detailed schedule of project activities for more information. Applicants must commit to the project schedule.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Propose an original artwork or digital content creation in resonance with the project theme, “Resisting Defeatism”. Please click on the call for applications link for more information on the theme.
- The artwork or digital content must be ready for presentation in May 2026.
The call for projects is open to young artists and digital content creators aged between 21 and 35, as follows:
- Around 70% of projects are carried out by young people from the following countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
- Around 30% of projects are led by young people from the following countries on the northern shore of the Mediterranean: Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain.
Candidates do not have to reside in the aforementioned countries but to originate from them.
The following forms of work are eligible:
- literary creation
- creation of digital content
- installation and visual art
- sound creation
- performance
- video installation
HOW TO APPLY: please use this link to access the online form and submit your application.
CALL CALENDAR:
Call for applications opens: 6 December 2024
Closing date for the call for applications: 5 January 2025
Announcement of pre-selection results: 13 January 2025
Interviews with shortlisted candidates: 15 January – 10 February 2025
Announcement of results: 12 February 2025
Overview of the « Tae’thir » project: Contextual elements
« Tae’thir » project – influence in Arabic – is the continuation of a long-standing reflection on the evolution of new forms of mobilisation and demands for human rights in the Mediterranean.
*The project consortium – Réseau Euromed France (REF), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), les Instants vidéo numériques et poétiques and the Ligue de l’enseignement des Bouches du Rhône – has been working for years on issues relating to the defence of human rights, the promotion of active citizenship and access to art and culture for all in contexts that are becoming increasingly closed.
The project was launched in September 2023 in Marseille for a 3-year period and is financially supported by the Agence française de développement, Interministerial Delegation for the Mediterranean – French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and the Fondation de France. The first cycle of the Tae’thir project kicked off in February 2024 and is still underway. It will conclude with the presentation of digital works and art productions in Marseille in October 2025 during Les Instants Video 2025 Festival.
RESSOURCES:
- « Tae’thir » 2024-2025 call for applications : in English, French and Arabic
- « Tae’thir » 2024-2025 calendar of activities: in English, French and Arabic
- « Tae’thir » 2024-2025 application form: in English, French and Arabic
