CALL FOR ARTISTIC PROJECTS

CONTEXT

The Cameroonian Cultural Network (CCN) is a platform that aims to increase the mobility of artistic productions throughout Cameroon. To do this, it relies on cultural operators and helps to strengthen them. Launched in 2022 by eight Cameroonian and European partners (Spanish Embassy in Cameroon, CIPCA, CLAC, European Union Delegation in Cameroon, Goethe Institut, Institut Français du Cameroun, Kiki Entertainment, OTHNI laboratoire de théâtre de Yaoundé), the CCN's mission is to establish a solid Cameroonian network for artists and cultural operators, to tour artistic productions and to provide a capacity-building programme for the associated infrastructures. Since 2022, the CCN has organised 90 performances during tours of 20 artistic productions in various disciplines (dance, theatre, visual arts, music, slam) in 9 different towns in Cameroon. These high-quality productions, selected by arts and culture professionals, offer alternative visions and are innovative impulses for Cameroon's growing civil society. In 2025, the CCN continues to be a sustainable initiative in the development of cultural and creative industries in Cameroon. Following a call for applications for artistic projects, a multidisciplinary jury will select 10 artists or artistic groups who will each benefit from a tour of 3 to 4 dates in associated cultural spaces in 10 Cameroonian towns.

OBJECTIVE

• To increase the mobility of Cameroonian artists throughout the country
• To bring artists closer to their audiences and increase their audience size
• Contribute to the professionalisation of players in the artistic and cultural ecosystem (artists, technicians, cultural promoters, venue managers, etc.).
• Strengthen the programming of independent cultural venues
• Contribute to the revitalisation of the cultural and creative industries (CCI)

Disciplines involved

• Visual arts, dance, music, declamatory arts (slam, poetry, storytelling, stand-up), theatre.

Conditions for participation

• Must never have been a CCN prizewinner
• Be an artist living in Cameroon
• Proof of creation (album, collection, play, etc.). The proposed project must exist on the date of submission of the application
• Be physically present and available for 3 to 4 dates in various towns in Cameroon between June and November 2025.

Selection criteria

• The selection will be made by an independent jury of arts and culture professionals on the basis of the following criteria:
• Technical, artistic and professional qualities of the applicants
• Originality, creativity, relevance and innovativeness of the work
• Quality of the presentation of the dossier
• The jury will take account of regional, linguistic and gender representation in making the final selection.

APPLICATION

Applications must be sent solely by e-mail entitled "CCN 2025 artistic project application + name of artist or group" to the address candidaturesccn2025@gmail.com by no later than 11.59 p.m. on 7 April 2025. They must include the following elements, preferably in the form of a SINGLE PDF document of no more than 5 pages (max weight: 5 MB) attached to a SINGLE E-MAIL:

• A photo of the artist or group
• A CV of the artist or group (max 1 page, Times New Roman, font 12, single-spaced)
• A biography of the artist or group (max 1 page, Times New Roman, font 12, single-spaced)
• A description of the project, including a summary and a note (max 2 pages, Times New Roman, font 12, single-spaced).
• At least one video/photo link showing a performance or exhibition by the artist or group.

Chronogram

Call for entries: from 18 March to 7 April 2025

Publication of results: 28 April 2025 (by email and on the CAMEROONIAN CULTURAL NETWORK Facebook pages and those of the partner organisations). 

Touring period: 1 June to 31 November 2025

Conditions and responsibilities

• The selected artists and groups will each be given a tour of 3 to 4 dates in different towns in Cameroon, including the town of residence.
• The logistics for the artists and groups (transport, accommodation, catering) are directly taken care of by the SCC under the conditions defined by the SCC. Artists or groups of artists receive a fee of 328,000 FCFA for each performance (show or exhibition).

• The SCC organises communication around the project