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Ideation

Ideation

The most important key points

Topic / section

Music Performing arts Theatre Dance Cabaret Circus Visual / fine arts Film & games Digital culture Literature & comic Cross-divisional

Region

Supraregional Regional

Entry / entry deadline

Applications are possible at any time.

Funding type

Financial support from CHF 2'000 to CHF 14'000

Alignment

We support the professional and co-creative development of artistic ideas (ideation). Our focus is on ideas that deal with current social challenges.

The ideation phase does not yet result in artistic works. It produces insights and concepts for later artistic works.

The following questions help to check whether your project is still in the ideation phase:

  • Is the process guided by questions and a desire to gain new insights?

  • Is the process open to a variety of answers and outcomes?

  • Does the process consist mainly of research, experimentation and / or exchange?

Co-creation

We promote ideas that arise through exchange and are shaped collaboratively:

  • This can be between cultural practitioners from different cultural sectors*

and/or

  • between cultural practitioners from different language regions of Switzerland 
    (including Liechtenstein)

and/or

  • between cultural practitioners and specialists from other professional fields.

We support groups of 2 to 6 people. The funding comprises 2 to 6 weekly lump sums. 

*Visual arts, Comics, Digital culture, Film, Jazz, Classical music, Cabaret, Literature, Pop, 
Dance, Theatre, Contemporary circus

Requirements

The application must meet the following criteria:

Contributors

  • There are 2 to 6 people involved.

  • Possible constellations:

    • Cultural practitioners from various fields.

    • Cultural practitioners from different language regions of Switzerland.
      (including Liechtenstein)

    • Cultural practitioners and experts from other professions.

  • All participants work professionally in their field (e.g. university degree or several years of professional experience). If laypersons are involved, this must be justified in terms of content.

  • Each person may only submit or be involved in one ideation application per calendar year.
Place of residence and realisation

  • All persons involved live in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein and have a Swiss or Liechtenstein IBAN.

  • The project must be carried out predominantly in Switzerland.
Disciplines

The project is related to at least one of the following disciplines:

  • Visual arts

  • Comics

  • Digital culture

  • Film

  • Jazz

  • Classical music

  • Cabaret

  • Literature

  • Pop

  • Dance

  • Theatre

  • Contemporary circus
Further conditions

  • The application and the budget relate only to the ideation phase.

  • The ideation phase has not yet been completed at the time of application.

  • The ideation phase lasts a maximum of 1 year.

  • The form has been completed in full and all required documents are included to the extent specified.

    • CV and selected work samples (per person, maximum 2 pages)

    • Optional: additional material to illustrate the idea (maximum 3 pages)

Criteria

The commission makes its selection according to the following criteria:

Artistic and content quality

The project shows potential for high artistic and content quality.
Competencies

The people involved bring convincing previous artistic work or professional expertise to the table.
Research question and method

The method fits the question. It is based on the exchange of knowledge, skills and perspectives.
Social relevance

The project has the potential to make a relevant contribution to dealing with current social challenges.
Methodology

The project exhibits a diversity-sensitive, inclusive and sustainable approach.

Exclusion

The following are excluded from funding:

  • Production costs, projects in the production phase

  • Operating costs

  • Projects developed by schools, universities of applied sciences or universities

  • Projects that arise as bachelor's, master's or diploma theses

  • Translations

  • Profit-orientated projects

  • Commissioned work

  • Charity events

  • Projects that are financed through subsidy agreements.

Decisions and deadlines

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Firstly, we check whether all formal criteria are met. A commission then decides which projects will receive funding.

We will provide written feedback no later than three months after receipt of the application.

Important links

  • Cultural funding guidelines ideation

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Contact

Cultural Grants Support

Do you have any questions about the Migros Culture Percentage's funding programmes in the Culture Unit? Do you need help submitting your application? Cultural Grants Support will be happy to help you.