EXIM Hungary supporting promising Hungarian artists

Young, contemporary Hungarian artists are being offered support to launch their international careers through a scholarship programme supported by the Culture without Borders Programme of EXIM Hungary and managed by the Art is Business Association. The aim of the niche arts scholarship competition is to give visual artists and chamber music groups the opportunity to present their work at international fairs and to participate in concert tours and music festivals abroad.

In the framework of EXIM Hungary’s Culture without Borders Programme, the Art is Business Association is launching two scholarship applications for visual artists and chamber music groups in order to promote the international careers of the selected artists. Young Hungarian talents in the two non-verbal genres, classical music and visual arts, have a strong potential for success, but building relationships and finding opportunities to present themselves are essential to a real breakthrough. In order to give more aspiring Hungarian artists the opportunity to showcase their talents, EXIM Hungary is supporting the two art competitions with its value-creating initiative. The jury of the applications is composed of renowned Hungarian experts, in addition to the CEO of EXIM Hungary, Kornél Kisgergely. The members of the fine arts jury are Krisztina Szipőcs, Deputy Director of the Ludwig Museum and Linda Bérczi, owner of The Space Gallery; the classical music jury is composed of conductor Gergely Dubóczky, violinist Júlia Pusker and pianist Zoltán Fejérvári.

Both as a financial institution and as an employer, it is important for us to play a role beyond our core business activities, to actively contribute to the creation of social value. In this context, EXIM Hungary strives to provide support or grants to the contemporary art scene, among others, thus contributing to Hungarian culture and the professional careers of ambitious Hungarian artists.

– said Kornél Kisgergely, CEO of EXIM Hungary.

EXIM Hungary provides support in the field of arts in line with its business, marketing and communication strategy. Linking art and business can, on the one hand, be a source of inspiration for the development of innovation-based economies, and on the other hand, cultural links can also be economic bridges, facilitating product flows and conversion into capital assets. It can also be seen as a laboratory for research and development of cultures. This is why EXIM Hungary gives priority in its support and funding activities to all initiatives that help contemporary Hungarian artists to enter the international arena and gain recognition. The newly launched EXIM Culture without Borders Programme ensures a long-term commitment to supporting art.

The competition is implemented by the Art is Business Association, a value-based platform that brings together actors from the corporate, private and art scenes to create collaborations based on shared knowledge. The platform is based on the Art is Business print and online media, the Connections events, the Art is Business Awards, corporate and arts trainings, the Art and Events agency service, and the community and the Circle of Friends of Art is Business.