Creatives for Our Future Programme Launch
Creativity
Today, the Swarovski Foundation announces the launch of Creatives For Our Future, a new global grant programme designed in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative leaders in sustainability.
Creatives for Our Future commences with a four-week open call to all creatives worldwide aged 18 to 25 from disciplines including fashion, design, art, architecture, science, technology and engineering– with no limit to creative medium.
Successful applicants will have a keen interest in, demonstration of, or exemplary potential to use the creative process to accelerate awareness, technologies or solutions for sustainable development. The Swarovski Foundation aims to draw in a diverse pool of applicants from across the globe and bring new voices and perspectives to the creative process.
Selected applicants will receive financial support to further their practice and design new pathways for a better world. The funding is paired with an educational programme in collaboration with top international institutions, tailored mentorship and industry networking connections with guidance from the Swarovski Foundation. Each participating mentor, leaders in their field, will represent the broadest range of creative disciplines from fashion and art to technology and science.
Throughout the programme, cohort members will be provided support to develop the innovations and practices outlined in their applications and drive progress toward the Decade of Action to Deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The cohort will be invited to present in September 2021 – around the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly – and 2021 was declared the International Year of the Creative Economy for Sustainable Development by the United Nations.
In 2021, the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, we must work together to amplify the creativity and talent of young leaders. The Creatives for Our Future programme by the Swarovski Foundation is a trailblazing initiative that is keeping the promise of the SDGs.
Annemarie Hou, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships
Further details on the programme, application process and grants can be found on www.sfcreatives.org. Worldwide applications will be accepted from March 9th to April 9th, 2021. Successful applicants and a complete list of mentors and master teachers will be announced on 21st April 2021 to coincide with World Creativity and Innovation Day.
