European Award 2022: new dialogues between the arts and audiences

Sector: Culture and creative industries
Type: Award
Location: Europe
Deadline: Finished
Organiser: Other

The COVID-19 pandemic and digital technologies are forcing museums, galleries, theaters, philharmonic societies and other cultural institutions to change their approach of engaging with audiences. 

European Award 2022 is an opportunity for non-profit cultural organisations to get EUR 50,000 to implement innovative projects of audience engagement to art that can be shared and scaled across Europe. You can apply alone or in collaboration with other cultural institutions.

The award is organised by Art Explora foundation in partnership with the Académie des beaux-arts. This is one of the thousands of the EU opportunities for Ukraine. 

More about the competition

What do I get?
  • Opportunity to win the main prize of EUR 50,000 to implement innovative project of audience engagement to arts and culture
  • Opportunity to win Audience Choice Award of EUR 10,000 for your project
  • A mention of your organisation on the award website, where potential partners can find you
  • An annual networking with international arts professionals on new challenges and ways of audience engagement
Can I apply?

Organisers are waiting applications from museums, theatres, galleries, operas, orchestras, art centres, grass-roots organisations and other independent arts organisations that:

  • Are registered as non-profit cultural organisations
  • Are registered in Ukraine, EU-countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom
What do I need to apply?
  • Application form completed in English or French
  • Project description: outline the main project activities, target audience, partners, and expected results — up to five pages or in video of up to five minutes 
  • Budget in the format of table: elaborate on all sources of funding where award income is no more than 80%
  • Presentation of the applicant cultural organisation

More about participation requirements here

How do I apply?
Submit the online form in English or French till 7 September 2022.
Good to know
  • You can submit only one application from each cultural organisation.
  • Organisers will reveal a short-list of 18 applicants at the end of October. Three winners will be publicly announced at a ceremony in early December 2022.
  • The amount of the award will be paid in euros.

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