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APPROVED BY The Order No. V-52 of 4 June 2021 of The Director of Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library (BĮ Klaipėdos apskrities Ievos Simonaitytės viešoji biblioteka) AGREEMENT ON PAYMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL GRANT TO A WRITER/TRANSLATOR RESIDING AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRANSLATORS AND WRITERS No. _____, ___ ______________ 2021 Klaipėda Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library, Budgetary Institution (hereinafter referred to as “the Library”), represented by Laura Juchnevič, Director, acting in accordance with the Articles of Association of the institution, and the grant recipient [grant recipient’s name and surname], personal ID No. [grant recipient’s personal ID No./DOB], (hereinafter referred to as “ the Grant Recipient”), hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Parties” and each one separately as “the Party”, pursuant to [the provisions of the project/contest] approved by the Order No. V-XX of XX June 2021 of the Director of the Library entered into this agreement on payment of grant to a writer/translator residing at the International Centre for Writers and Translators (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”): 1. General Provisions 1.1. This Agreement establishes the procedure, terms and conditions for the payment of the grant to the Grant Recipient residing at the International Centre for Translators and Writers (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”), as well as the procedure, terms and conditions for reporting for the received grant. 1.2. The grant is awarded for the performance of the activity indicated in the application and in the description, concept or plan of the creative idea (hereinafter referred to as the Creative Programme) submitted by the Grant Recipient. The period of the performance of the said activity is from ___ _________ 2021 to __ _______ 2021. The period of the performance of the activity may differ from the period of payment of the grant. 1  2. The Obligations of the Parties 2.1. The Library shall pay to the Grant Recipient a grant in the amount of EUR 3,020 from the funds of Artists’ Residencies mobility programme financed by the Nordic Culture Fund. The total amount of the grant specified in the Clause 2.1 of the Agreement shall be paid by making a bank transfer to the bank account indicated by the Grant Recipient in this Agreement within 10 working days from the day the present Agreement is signed. 2.2. The grant shall not be paid, if the Grant Recipient: 2.2.1. dies; 2.2.2. notifies the commission that he/she may not perform the activity for which the grant was awarded for objective reasons. 2.3. The Grant Recipient shall: 2.3.1. implement the Creative Program specified in the Application in accordance with the procedure and terms and conditions established in the Application and the Agreement by the end of the activity implementation period specified in the Clause 1.2. of the Agreement; 2.3.2. use the Grant exclusively for covering the costs related to the implementation of the activities specified in the Application; 2.3.3. submit to the Library a report drawn in a free form on the results achieved, continuity and dissemination of the creative activity and documents confirming the implementation of the Creative Programme for which the grant was awarded (documentation of created works in the form of photographs, videos, texts, etc.) no later than within 10 working days from the end of the period specified in Clause 1.2 of the Agreement; 2.3.4. notify the Library immediately in writing, when objective circumstances, due to which Grant Recipient is no longer able to carry out the Creative Programme for which the Grant was awarded, arise or become known; 2.3.5. if the Creative Programme specified in the Application is presented to the public, indicate in all advertising and information materials that the activity is funded by the Nordic Culture Foundation and Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library, using clearly visible logotypes. When the format, size or concept of advertising and/or information materials does not allow to ensure the visibility of logotypes and/or when advertising on social networks, use the text reference: “Creative programme / residency is funded by the Nordic Culture Foundation and Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library”; 2.3.6. if press releases are published about the activity specified in the Application, indicate that the activity is funded by the Nordic Culture Fund and Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library, and submit the said press releases together with video materials to the 2  Library by e-mail [email protected]. The Library reserves the right to publish these reports and videos (complying with the applicable copyright laws) on its websites www.klavb.lt, www.tvrc.lt and use them in information materials and other communications presenting the activities of the Library and the Centre. 2.4. The Grant Recipient grants the Library an exclusive right to use his/her work(s) free of charge for the purposes of promoting and publicising the Library and the Centre, including the publication of the work on the Internet. 2.5. The Grant Recipient must return to the Library, within the term set by it, the total amount of the Grant paid to him/her in accordance with the Clause 2.1 of this Agreement, if the Grant Recipient: 2.5.1. submitted incorrect and/or falsified data (documents) to receive the grant; 2.5.2. fails to perform or improperly performs the obligations specified in Clauses 2.3.1 - 2.3.2 of the Agreement, except for the case specified in the Clause 2.3.4 of this Agreement, when the payment of the Grant is terminated in accordance with the procedure established in the Clause 2.2 of this Agreement; 2.5.3. fails to perform or improperly performs the obligation specified in the Clause 2.3.3 of the Agreement, unless the Grant Recipient provides documents proving any unforeseen reasons (force majeure events), due to which the deadline for submission of the activity report has been missed, and the Director of the Library or her authorised person decides to renew it; 2.5.4. refuses in writing to accept the awarded Grant. 2.6. If the Grant Recipient fails to perform or improperly performs the obligation specified in the Clause 2.5 of the Agreement, the amount of the Grant not returned to the Library shall be recovered in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts. 2.7. By submitting to the Library a created (written/translated) short literary work or a part (extract) of a larger work, the Grant Recipient assumes full responsibility for the originality of the work. 3. Final Provisions 3.1. The Parties hereby agree that any disputes, claims and disagreements related to this Agreement or arising from the execution, breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be settled by means of negotiations. If the Parties fail to resolve a dispute by means of negotiations, such disputes shall be settled in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. 3 3.2. The Grant Recipient is responsible for the correctness of the Grant Recipient’s contact details specified in the Agreement and for timely notification of the Library in the event of any changes thereof. 3.3. If any Party is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the party shall inform the other Party immediately in writing and contact the other Party concerning modification, amendment or termination of the Agreement. 3.4. Any modifications or amendments of the Agreement shall only be valid if made in writing and undersigned by both the Parties. 3.5. The Agreement is signed in two copies of equal legal force in the Lithuanian and English languages, a copy to every Party. 3.6. The Agreement shall come into force from the day it is signed and shall continue in force until both the Parties fulfil their obligations under the Agreement. 3.7. By signing this Agreement, the Grant Recipient confirms that he/she has read the Agreement, understood its content, and that all the terms and conditions of the Agreement are known, clear, understandable and acceptable to him/her. 4. Contact Details and Signatures of the Parties Budgetary Institution Klaipėda County Name Surname Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library Personal ID No./DON Entity Reg. No. 190758095 Address Herkaus Manto Str. 25, Klaipėda LT-92234 Ph.: Ph.: (8 46) 412530 E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] Signature Director Dr. Laura Juchnevič L. S. 4 APPROVED BY The Order No. V-52 of 4 June 2021 of The Director of Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library (BĮ Klaipėdos apskrities Ievos Simonaitytės viešoji biblioteka) REGULATIONS OF ARTIST RESIDENCIES GRANT CONTEST OF KLAIPĖDA COUNTY IEVA SIMONAITYTĖ PUBLIC LIBRARY I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. The regulations of the grant contest (hereinafter referred to as “the Contest”) of Artist Residiencies international project implemented by Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library (hereinafter referred to as “the Regulations”) set out the procedure for submission of applications, selection and evaluation of candidates, announcement of winners, awarding grants, and reporting for the awarded grants. 2. The contest is organised within the framework of Artist Residencies project 2020–2021 implemented in effort of the Nordic Council of Ministers to support and fund culture through artist residency programme. 3. The contest is initiated and organised by Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library. 4. The aim of the contest is to provide an opportunity to the artists of the Nordic countries to participate in grant and residency Contest and ensure transparent selection procedure of the candidates, as well as to award two grants to the winners of the Contest. II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS 5. The call for applications for the Contest shall be published no later than by 1 July 2021 (inclusive), the deadline for acceptance of applications shall be 45 calendar days after the publication of the call. The call for applications shall contain the following information: the deadline for acceptance of applications, application submission methods, list of required documents, criteria for selection of candidates, and contact details. 6. If the Government of the Republic of Lithuania declares a state of emergency or quarantine and therefore restricts or prohibits the attendance of cultural institutions, the provision of cultural services and (or) the organisation of cultural events and activities, different deadlines may be set for the submission of grant applications. 1 7. Applications for the Contest can be submitted by artists who are of legal age and who live in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the Åland Islands, Estonia and Latvia. 8. Applicants must submit an application in a free form (document size: up to 2 pages), curriculum vitae (CV), examples of works (excerpts, publications, links to articles, etc.), a description of the creative idea to be implemented during the residency or a plan of the planned works (document size: up to 2 pages). Documents shall be submitted in the English language. 9. The documents of the application must be submitted by 14 August 2021 (inclusive) by e-mail [email protected], by specifying Application for International Grant in the Subject field. More information can be provided by phone +370 611 06538 and +370 687 53175, and by e-mail: [email protected]. III. SELECTION PROCEDURE AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 10. The submitted applications shall be assessed by a formed commission that shall be approved by the order of the Director of Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library. 11. The applications shall be submitted to the commission for consideration and assessment within 3 working days from the last day of acceptance of applications specified in the notice. 12. The commission shall assess the applications received and present its conclusions within 10 working days. 13. The decision of the commission shall be made by a majority of votes. The minutes of the meeting of the commission shall be drawn up within 3 working days. 14. The submitted applications shall be assessed according to the applicant’s literary experience, submitted creative achievements, submitted examples of works and the description or plan of the creative idea in line with the specified aspects. The applicant’s education, activity in the field of literature, motivation shall also be considered. IV. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS 15. The commission shall publish the results of the Contest on the websites of Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library http://www.klavb.lt/, https://tvrc.lt/ no later than by 10 September 2021. 16. Only the winners of the Contest will be informed about the results of the grant and residency Contest by a separate letter. 2  V. AWARD OF GRANT 17. Grant agreements shall be concluded with the winners of the Contest no later than within 5 working days from the announcement of the results of the Contest. 18. The grant is intended to cover the costs of artists’ residencies: travel expenses, accommodation costs and subsistence allowance. 19. The grant shall be paid in lump sum by a bank transfer to the personal bank account specified by the winner of the Contest within 10 working days from the signing of the agreement. 20. The winners of the grant shall reside during the creative programme at the International Centre for Translators and Writers, at Skruzdynės Str. 9, Neringa (Nida), Lithuania. 21. The duration of the residency shall be 60 days, starting from 22 September 2021 to 3 December 2021. 22. The winners of the grant shall present a short literary work or a part (extract) of a large creative work created (written/translated) during the residency, or the results of some other creative literary task to the community of Neringa or Klaipėda during the creative evenings. The created work (extract of the work) shall be published on the websites of Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library http://www.klavb.lt/, https://tvrc.lt/. 23. The grant shall not be paid, if the Grant Recipient: a. dies; b. notifies the commission that he/she may not perform the activity for which the grant was awarded for objective reasons. 24. The winner of the Contest must return to the Library the total amount of the Grant received, if the Grant Recipient submitted incorrect (falsified) data (documents), if he/she fails to perform the activity for which the grant was awarded, if he/she uses the grant not for its intended purpose or if the Grant Recipient fails to submit a report on the results of the creative activities in accordance with the Clause 22. If the Grant Recipient does not return the total amount of the grant voluntarily, it shall be recovered in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts. VI. COPYRIGHT 25. By submitting to organisers of the Contest a created (written/translated) short literary work or a part (extract) of a larger work, the winners of the contest assume full responsibility for the originality of the work. 3 26. The participants in the contest shall grant exclusive rights to the organiser of the contest to use their works free of charge for the purposes of promotion and publicity of the residency, including publication of the work on the Internet. 4 Saatja: Gerda Putnaitė <[email protected]> Saadetud: 20.08.2021 11:00 Adressaat: KUL min <[email protected]> Teema: An Open Call for Writers and Translators Manused: Agreement on Payment of an Individual Grant.pdf; Announcment text.docx; Open Call.png; Regulations of Artist Residencies Contest.pdf To Whom it May Concern, We are writting on behalf of The International Centre for Writers and Translators in Nida (Lithuania). We have announced an open call for writers and translators of Nordic and Baltic countries to stay and create in our center in Autumn, 2021. Would you be so kind to dessiminate this information through cultural institutions, through which we could reach our target audience, in your country. Please find attached to the letter:  Regulations Of Artist Residencies Contest  Announcment text  Visual to announcment  Agreement on Payment of an Individual Grant We would appreciate your input very much. Respectfully, Klaipėdos apskrities Ievos Simonaitytės viešoji biblioteka GERDA PUTNAITĖ Herkaus Manto g. 25, Klaipėda Vyr. metodininkė LT-92234, įmonės kodas 190758095 komunikacijai Mob. (8 653) 27 657 [email protected] Write and Translate in the Unique Place in Lithuania. 2021 Open Call for Nordic and Baltic Writers and Translators This autumn International Centre for Translators and Writers (ICTW) is offering an inspirational residency spot in Nida for translators and writers from Nor dic and Baltic countries . Nida is one of the most beautiful resorts in Lithuania. It is situated on the Curonian Spit. The Curonian Spit is a unique peninsula of sand dunes – an exceptional creation of man and nature that was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural landscape site. The ICTW is located 1,600 meters away from the Baltic Sea and 500 meters away from the Curonian Lagoon. Creators residing at the ICTW are offered accommodation in one of the two houses: the Fisherman’s House, an old house included in the list of cultural heritage objects, or the new German-style House. The houses have rooms with all amenities, internet connection and computers. The Fisherman’s House has a room for common use , which can be adapted for group activities and cooking. Period of residence: 2 months (60 days) . T he period of stay can be chosen from 22 of September to 3 of December , 2021. Amount of grant : A fixed budget of 3020 € per stay is granted to the resident for travel, material, transport and accommodation costs. Applications can be submitted until 31 August ( Tuesday ) 12 AM (GMT+2) , using the following title: “Application form for international grant” by e-mail: [email protected] For more information about the International Centre for Translators and Writers and the application procedure, see Open Call for Baltic and Nordic Tra nslators and Writers | TVRC