NNC maintains an Artist Support Fund to promote equal access to its curatorial programs and to support artists whose participation would otherwise be structurally limited due to economic or humanitarian conditions.

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The Support Fund is a curatorial tool, not a social entitlement, and is granted exclusively on the basis of documented need and curatorial evaluation.

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for the Artist Support Fund is not based solely on nationality or country of origin, but on the artist’s actual economic and professional condition.

The fund is reserved for artists who:

• reside permanently in countries affected by

  • severe economic imbalance due to unfavorable currency exchange rates against the British pound or the euro, and/or

  • armed conflict, political instability, or ongoing humanitarian crises;

• are currently based in those countries and not residing abroad.

Artists living outside their country of origin may be considered only if they can provide verifiable documentation confirming their participation in officially recognized refugee, asylum, or humanitarian protection programs.

Artists who demonstrate the ability to independently cover international participation costs, or who have access to substantial personal, institutional, or commercial financial resources, are not eligible for the Support Fund, regardless of their country of residence.

Eligible Countries (Indicative)

Eligible countries currently include, but are not limited to:

Countries affected by armed conflict or humanitarian crises
(artists residing in these countries may apply more than once, subject to curatorial evaluation)

• Afghanistan

• Palestine

• Syria

• Yemen

• Ukraine

• Sudan

Countries affected by severe economic imbalance or currency instability
(artists residing in these countries may apply only once)

• Algeria

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Nigeria

• Tunisia

• Lebanon

• Armenia

• Georgia

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• Sri Lanka

• Bolivia

• Cuba

• Venezuela

This list is indicative and subject to periodic review, based on economic indicators, geopolitical developments, and curatorial assessment.

Limitations and Conditions

• For artists residing in countries affected primarily by economic imbalance, the Artist Support Fund may be granted only once per artist.

• For artists residing in countries affected by ongoing war or humanitarian crisis, the Support Fund may be granted more than once, only in exceptional cases and solely at the discretion of the curatorial board.

• All requests must be supported by verifiable documentation and may be subject to further review.

• The decision of the curatorial team is final and non negotiable.

Transparency and Integrity

The Artist Support Fund is managed to preserve the integrity, sustainability, and credibility of the NNC curatorial process.

Any misuse, false declaration, or omission of relevant information may result in exclusion from current or future stages of the project.