The Arts-Muse Fair

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cairo in collaboration with the Prince Claus Fund announces the launch of a Poster Design Competition. “Wasla” In the framework of celebrating the 2016 Prince Clause award to Bahia Shehab, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cairo and the Prince Claus Fund invite Egyptian designers to participate in “Wasla” (link) competition for poster design. In an increasingly connected world, people still find themselves in isolation and separation with themselves and with others. Egyptian designers are invited to submit designs for posters reflecting their ideas for building bridges and connections, as well as the concept of communication in its broadest sense. Requirements - Theme: communicating - The Poster: Size: A3 File Format: JPEG or PDF Resolution: 300 dpi - A paragraph of maximum 300 words (in Arabic or in English) describing the concept behind the submitted design. - Each designer can submit a maximum

                                                                                                               CALL FOR PROPOSALS First aid to documentary heritage under threat GENERAL INFORMATION The Prince Claus Fund, through its Cultural Emergency Response programme (CER), and the Whiting Foundation announce a new call for proposals for projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to safeguard documentary heritage that is acutely threatened by recent conflict or other disaster , whether natural or man-made. Manuscripts, rare books, archives, tablets, inscriptions, and other kinds of documentary heritage are living records of the ideas of bygone eras, sometimes the only form in which the past survives. Whether they are housed in libraries or held by families who have passed them down from generation to generation, they are cherished by the people who watch over them as objects of historical importance and deep local meaning. They are also