CREATIVE MATTERZ FUND Round No°1
2021
Creative Matterz Fund is a non-profit program with the goal to change the fashion industry. We support creative projects dealing with fashion and sustainability. We do this through financially enabling and providing visibility for creative projects that move our hearts and minds towards a more sustainable approach to fashion. Selected projects receive financial support, guidance & mentoring as well as PR for the realized projects.
The submission period is from 1 March 2021 to 31 March 2021.
What:
Apply with a short presentation (.pdf format) of an idea you would like to bring to life. This can be a photoshoot, video, performance art, a game, a guide, an installation, a guerrilla campaign… get creative(!).
Topic & purpose:
Sustainability x Fashion.
We want you to create awareness and impact the fashion industry for positive and sustainable change. Read our list of fashion facts for inspiration.
Prizes:
10 project fundings* of 500€ each & possibility to win additional 500€ prize after project has been realized.
Mentorship from the Creative Matterz Fund team.
Project featured to an international audience on Sustainable Fashion Matterz & in official press release addressed to renowned media outlets.
*The amount of projects we are able to fund depends on the amount of donations we collect. Donate here.
Presentation of realized projects (online): August 2021
Donation Milestones
10% of donations go towards admin costs of Fashion Revolution Germany & Creative Matterz Fund
€1000 Fund 3 Projects with €300 each
€1666 3 projects with €500/each
€3130 We are here - with this we can fund 5 projects (just 203€ away from 6 projects ;)
€5555 10 projects with €500/each
€6111 1 Audience prize €500/project
€6666 2 Audience prizes €500/project
€7222 3 Audience prizes €500/project
Further Donations will go towards future projects with the same cause.
Information for Applicants
Applicant requirements
You must be 18 years or older to apply.
Paypal or bank account must be able to receive transfers from Europe. Transfer fees will need to be deducted from the funding amount.
Applications are open to invividuals, communities, collectives, organisations, schools & universities.
Timing of the funding program:
Start submitting applications: 1 March 2021
Finish submitting applications: 31 March 2021
Jury selection and informing the winners: April 2021
Kick-off call for creatives with the Creative Matterz Fund team: 3 May 2021
Project realisation & mentorship: 01 May - 30 June 2021
Deadline for project documentation: 30 June 2021
Visuals or footage. (In the case of a guerilla action or performance art, we want to see photo or video documentation.)
Project description.
Presentation of realized projects on Sustainable Fashion Matterz and press release August 2021.
Audience voting: August 2021
Project selection criteria
We look for sustainability, originality, impact, inclusivity and aesthetics in the projects we fund.
Pre-selection
Our team will pre-select projects for the Jury. If we reach our donation goal of funding 10 projects the jury will select from 30 applications.
Jury
Beatrace Angut Oola: Fashion Africa Now
Daria Marusyk: Head of PR and sustainability at Ukrainian Fashion Week. Project lead of Be Sustainable! Summit and team member of Fashion Revolution Ukraine
Diane Drubay: Founder of We Are Museums
Frédéric Savioz: Creative director & co-Founder of Kids creative agency
Hannah Stoudemire & Ali Richmond: Founder of Fashion For All Foundation
Lisa Bahnholzer & Tanja Trutschnig: Founders of Blogger Bazaar
Max Gilgenmann: co-Founder & Chairperson of Fashion Revolution Germany, Content director & Sustainability at NEONYT, CEO & Founder of studio MM04
Patrick Duffy: Founder of Global Fashion Exchange, Swapchain & Circular Fashion Summit
Shaka Maidoh: co-Founder of Art Comes first
Audience Vote
Online voting will be open for everyone in August 2021.
Rights
Copyright rests with the artists.
Creative Matterz Fund will be allowed the usage rights for publishing the selected work online & in print format. Creative Matterz Fund reserves the rights to pass the material on to third parties for the purpose of reporting on and sharing the realized work (non-commercially). Creative Matterz Fund receives the right to use the content to advertise and promote future projects connected to the Creative Matterz Fund & Sustainable Fashion Matterz (aka Mom of Creative Matterz Fund).
FAQ
Please send us your questions at info@creativematterzfund.org and we will get back to you ASAP & update this page.