" Académie des beaux-arts European Award | 2025 Art Explora "
Académie des beaux-arts European Award | 2025 Art Explora
Art Explora awards a total of €180,000 to non-profit cultural organisations across Europe
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Art Explora shares arts and culture with everyone - locally, nationally and internationally - inspiring new encounters between arts and audiences. We work in partnership with artists, cultural organisations and communities, exploring all art forms, and creating unforgettable cultural experiences.
The last few years have seen significant changes in the cultural and creative industries. This is due not only to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the rapid conversion to digital technologies, but also to the powerful impact of international social movements and significant funding cuts. Arts and cultural organisations are questioning their role within our societies, seeking new ways of engaging with audiences, and responding to the challenges of our times.
Open to all non-profit European cultural organisations, the European Award encourages new forms of audience engagement and participation in arts and culture, supporting innovative projects, across all art forms, that can be shared, replicated and scaled across Europe. Working against all social, economic and geographic barriers, the Award encourages access to arts and culture for everyone, and champions new dialogues between arts and audiences.
The European Award offers a publication which highlights the best practices imagined across Europe, from our Award laureates to our 18 shortlisted projects. It also summarises the workshops and round-table discussions hosted during our professional networking event, Arts & Audiences, which provides a chance to share, celebrate and discuss new methods of connecting with audiences.
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AMOUNT
The total amount of the European Award is €180,000, divided into 5 Awards will support the most innovative practices.
Applicants are invited to apply to one of the 3 categories based on the organisation's annual expenditure in the 2024 financial year:
- Category 1 (cultural organisations with up to €500,000 annual expenditure): Award of €30,000
- Category 2 (cultural organisations from €500,000 to €2 million annual expenditure): Award of €40,000
- Category 3 (cultural organisations with over €2 million annual expenditure): Award of €50,000
By submitting their application, candidates automatically become eligible for the Special Jury Award and the Audience Choice Award, each worth €30,000.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
July 09, 2025
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be registered as non-profit cultural institutions or organisations, from the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia). The European Award 2025 is now also open to Ukraine.
Only one application is allowed per cultural organisation.
Applicants can submit:
- a new project proposal
- an existing project with a new innovative dimension
The objective is to encourage innovation and experimentation to develop, diversify and encourage audience participation within the arts and cultural sector.
Applicants must submit an estimated project budget where the Award income depending on their category (€30,000, €40,000 or €50,000) is no more than 80% of the presented budget.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For the application details, please read the open call guideline document and visit Art Explora's official website.
NOTE
*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.
DEADLINE
2025-07-09
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Philanthropy
COUNTRY OF THE PROVIDER
France