newsbase.at
Open calls in the arts, culture & science
Funding for the arts is available. Finding it is the real work, and that is exactly what newsbase.at does for you. The FIFTITU% database compiles all the funding available in the arts and culture in Austria: from public bodies, the private sector, foundations and other non-profit organisations. Prizes, competitions, grants, artist-in-residence programmes and research funding, from Austria and beyond.
newsbase.at has been online since 2023, and FIFTITU% curates it on an ongoing basis. This means: you can see at a glance what suits you and whether you meet the criteria before investing time in an application. And every call is read and checked for legitimacy before publication: no dubious calls for applications, no more nasty surprises.
As part of the platform redesign with the agency Roromedia , newsbase.at was fundamentally reimagined. In the run-up to this, the team carried out an extensive user research phase with artists to identify the community’s actual needs and obstacles. The result is two features that make navigating the funding jungle significantly easier.
The interactive map
The first is an interactive map. It shows all open calls geographically located. This allows funding opportunities to be explored not only thematically but also spatially. Anyone looking for local residencies, regional grants or cross-border collaborations can see at a glance what is available on their doorstep and where it is worth travelling to.&
Klemma, your personal assistant
The second is Klemma, your personal assistant on the platform. Klemma remembers what matches your interests, sends you personalised reminders as deadlines approach, and suggests new calls for proposals that you might otherwise have missed. She is friendly, unobtrusive and takes the hassle out of constantly monitoring the funding calendar for you.
Calls with Benefits
What makes newsbase.at special is its feminist perspective on the funding landscape. Using the Calls with Benefits feature, you can filter calls for proposals by criteria such as fair pay, women’s* funding policy, LGBTQIA* visibility, green production, cultural education or support for emerging talent. This allows you to see at a glance which funding bodies are genuinely transparent about their structures and which are merely paying lip service.
Sign up and stay up to date
With a free registration, you’ll also receive a personalised newsletter, a bookmark and reminder function, and access to the Magazine, where artists share their experiences with grants, residencies and funding bodies. If you like, you can add any call directly to your own calendar.
For organisations
newsbase.at is also of interest to organisations. Anyone submitting a call can use the database, email distribution and FIFTITU%’s social media channels to reach artists and cultural producers in German-speaking countries in a targeted manner.
More than just a database
newsbase.at sees itself not merely as a collection of links, but as a feminist tool against a lack of transparency in the cultural funding sector. It reveals where funding is available, who awards it and under what conditions. So that funding is no longer just a matter of having the right network, but becomes accessible to everyone.