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The mobility fund has risen out of the need for intensified cultural life, including the necessity of artists and cultural operators from the region. During 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 more than 120 artists and cultural practitioners traveled with Mobility fond of Balkankult support.

The mobility fund has risen out of the need for intensified cultural life, including the necessity of artists and cultural operators from the region.

The importance

Culture is a must in the economic growth, and connects clearly to the mi lieu of the  intellectual property, which is a powerful tool for the economy growth. Therefore, the starter of the new economy growth should no longer be the economy of manufacture and trade but the economy of ideas and creativity. The key to open the door to this new economy is education, science and culture! Artists and cultural practitioners are new creative capital in society.

What is Mobility?

Mobility is the temporary cross-border movement of artists and other cultural professionals. Certain forms of mobility relate to the individual (e.g. networking, residencies etc); others are intrinsically connected to the mobility of works or performances in another country. Mobility is not only understood as occasional movements across national borders that may be useful to gain professional experience required for career advancement, as well as advance artistic endeavor, but more as an integral part of the regular work life of artists and other cultural professionals.