Asociația Industrii Creative, organizer of the Classix Festival, with the support of the main partner of the 2021 edition, Kaufland Romania, has launched the program of artistic creation scholarships in the fields: music, visual arts, and choreography.

Because the pandemic has played an important role in school dropouts lately, in reshaping many creative workers and practitioners, artists, it has created a deep state of financial instability, and aid measures have been (and still are) delayed. appears in the independent sector, the approach of this call for projects comes as a form of support and encouragement of artistic practice.

The creative scholarships awarded following the call were in the total amount of 3000 EUR, 1000 EUR for each field, and the winners received it in the form of a monthly stipend of 1500 lei, during three months.

The three areas covered by the 2021 call were: music, visual arts, and choreography. Young artists affected by the pandemic were able to register; freelancers, independent artists, students, people without a stable income, and residents in Romania.

The artists who wanted to participate in the call presented a letter of motivation, a portfolio of works relevant to their practice, as well as a proof of concept of the proposed project.

The theme of the 2021 session was “instinct”. At the end of the three months of creative residency, the selected artists presented a project relevant to their field of interest and their artistic practice. The projects focused on an impact on the community and a contribution to the revitalization of cultural life.

The works were promoted online on the festival pages.