Idea & Concept

What is stadt_potenziale?

stadt_potenziale is a funding fund initiated by the City of Innsbruck.

How often is stadt_potenziale advertised?

The call for proposals for stadt_potenziale takes place annually.

Which projects does stadt_potenziale support?

stadt_potenziale innsbruck focuses on contemporary art and cultural work. Special consideration is given to experimental projects that see art as intensive social research with an open outcome.

stadt_potenziale aims to support impulses from the independent cultural scenes and provides funding to enable artistic experimentation and cultural research.

stadt_potenziale also aims to promote cooperation and networking. Funding is provided for art and cultural projects that are primarily cross-sectoral or interdisciplinary. However, individual artists are also invited to submit projects.

Who decides on the selection of projects?

An independent, annually changing and supra-regional jury of drei experts decides on the selection of projects and the amount of funding in a publicly accessible jury meeting. The battlegroup for art nominates the jury members and ensures a balanced gender ratio and consideration of minorities. The public jury meeting was streamed live on September 18, 2024.

Audio livestream of the jury session

Why was stadt_potenziale created?

In a dialog process between decision-makers in cultural policy, cultural officials and representatives of the independent scenes in Innsbruck, the need for a funding pot specifically tailored to the independent scenes was identified. The funding pot was then developed and put out to tender for the first time in 2008.