International and/or cross-border cultural actions

• Associations
• Commons
• Departments
• Local public enterprises
• EPCI with own taxation
• Public institutions/ State services
• Individuals (professional artists)
• Regions

Projects involving partners from at least two countries - or three slopes (France-Wallonia, Flanders) - will be given priority in the examination of applications.

Applicants are primarily located in the Hauts-de-France region or maintain through their project a strong link to the territory that justifies an examination of the application by the DRAC of that region. All records require a SIRET number.

Individuals are eligible if they are French or Belgian professional artists. In the case of Belgian artists, the dossier will be submitted by the associated French structure.

Cultural projects with a strong dimension and quality of cooperation, involving foreign partners and transnational audiences, including with different social reasons or status (artist/community/institution, etc.) are eligible.

The project must relate to the year of application and may possibly extend into the following year (sustainability is an important criterion. On the other hand, a grant is not intended to be renewed (even if the project can be reviewed for a second grant in the year N+1).

Projects supported by structures or individuals from different countries are given priority in the examination of applications. Dissemination to peers and the public, the ability to influence future partnerships and co-productions, and the realism of the budget are assets.

The grant is an operating grant (project assistance).

As such, it covers the following expenses: financing of actions, residencies, exhibitions, even ephemeral productions, editions, travel, etc.

Capital or equipment expenditure is not eligible.

The grant amount ranges from €5,000 to €30,000 per project reviewed. Some aid may supplement other DRAC grants.

The grant will be awarded during the year (first review in the spring, second review in September if available).

It should be paid in the summer of 2023 (and at the end of October 2023 if a second review of applications takes place).

Particular attention will be paid to:

• cultural and artistic quality of the project
• cross-border inscription (theme, place, public, object, motive..) of the project
• emergence of a cooperation network
• sustainable partnership that the project is likely to establish, even beyond the grant year
• Potential for dissemination or inspiration of the project and for parangonnage for other projects (exchange, sharing of skills and methodology)

To learn more about the evaluation criteria and methods, you can consult the following document:

• Opening of the file: 13 March 2023
• Deadline for submission: 15 April 2023, 23:59 (Paris time). No file may be filed or considered after this date.
• Announcement of results: before the end of May 2023
• Final Administrative and Financial File: During June and July 2023

If there is still money available after the first session, a second review will be put in place with the following dates:

• Deadline for submission: 15 September 2023, 23:59 (Paris time). No file can be submitted or taken into account after this date.
• Announcement of the results and final establishment of the administrative and financial file: before the end of October 2023.

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Projects funded in 2022:

• Ecole d'art de Calais and Centre régional de la photographie (welcoming Quebec and Belgian artists)
• Happynest (Franco-Belgian workshop)
• Diaphanous (stay aid)

Projects funded in 2022:

• Next (cross-border festival, 15th edition)
• École du Nord (Franco-Belgian partners)
• Eurometropolis (EGTC)
• Uban Boat (touring and river residence on the Scheldt)

Projects funded in 2022:

• Audiovisual meetings (Morocco)
• Company 8

Projects funded in 2022:

• Big Story
• Earthenware (Creil) and Phoenix (Valenciennes)