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Subsidies possible under the Arts Flemish Parliament Act

— Operational subsidies covering several years— Project subsidies (organisations)— Subsidies for artists:

– Development-oriented grants

– Project subsidies for artists

– Creation assignments— International initiatives— Publications and recording projects

Subsidies for individual artists

— at least three years of involvement in the arts in the Flemish Community

— for artists whose oeuvre is credited with exceptional qualities or potential

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Subsidies for individual artists

— Development-oriented grants: not result-oriented

— Project subsidies for artists: result-oriented, e.g. exhibition, creation of artwork, stage production etc.

— Creation assignments: applied for by giver of assignment

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Organisation of quality assessment

Quality assessment under the Arts Act = • recommendations on the operation and management, made

by an agency

• recommendations on quality of content, made by assessment committee of external experts

Recommendations always on basis of criteria in the Act

Decision always taken by Minister of Culture in the Flemish Government

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Note regarding application

— Payment is made to the artist himself or to a legal body or de facto association designated by the artist.

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Development-oriented grants: contents of the application

— a curriculum vitae

— documentation on the artist’s oeuvre

— critical writings on the oeuvre

— a plan of the work to be done in the period covered by the application

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Project subsidies for artists: criteria

— the importance and quality of the artist’s oeuvre in the contemporary art landscape and/or the international context

— the importance and quality of the course the artist has so far followed

— the consistency and growth potential of the oeuvre— the feasibility of the proposed method of finance for the

project— the quality of the possible project partners— the importance of the project to the continued development

of the artist’s oeuvre

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Project subsidies for artists: contents of the application

— a curriculum vitae— documentation on the artist’s oeuvre— critical writings on the oeuvre— the working title of the project— the definition of the project— the place and importance of the project in the artist’s oeuvre— a balanced budget— an introduction to the project partners

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Payment

— an advance of 90%

— the 10% balance will be paid when:

– it is established that the project has been completed

– the conditions laid down by the Act have been complied with

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Creation Assignments

—presentation by the giver of the assignment!

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International subsidies

— International projects— International work ing residences— Remuneration of travel, accommodation and transport

expenses— Arrangement of workplaces: New York, Berlin, Paris— Agreement with Jan Van Eyck and Rijksacademie

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International projects— international tours by companies and ensembles

— coproductions

— (participation in) exhibitions abroad

— exchanges

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criteria— the quality of the artistic concept or the content

— the artistic appeal at home and abroad

— the international reputation of foreign partners

— the international reputation of applicants from abroad

— correlation between content and financial plan

— gives concrete form to interculturalism

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Notes regarding assessment—existing production

Assistance with travel, accommodation and transport expenses. Other expenses: depends on earnings

— new creations: All manner of expenses

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Contributions to travel, accommodation and transport expensesThe following maximum amounts apply to contributions to travel, accommodation and transport expenses: —2,500 euro for individual artists and experts

—5,000 euro for cultural organisations (- 300,000 euro)

—7,000 euro for cultural organisations that do not receive subsidies covering several years

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Small grants: criteria

— The value to the artist’s own development of participation in an activity abroad

— The quality of the activity abroad

— The value of the participation of a foreign guest in an artistic activity in Flanders

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Small grants: contents of the application

— grounds for the application, with a concrete plan — a curriculum vitae— information on the location — a budget

Deadline for applications: at least two months before the start of the activity, unless a good reason is given for an exception

www.kunstenenerfgoed.beInstitute for the Performing Arts:www.vti.be

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