International and/or cross-border cultural actions

• Associations
• Communes
• Departments
• Local public companies
• EPCI with own taxation
• Public institutions
• Individuals (professional artists)
• Regions

Projects involving partners from at least two countries - or three sides (France-Wallonia, Flanders) - will be given priority when examining 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 this region. Any file requires a SIRET number.

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

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

The project must relate to the year of the application and can possibly extend over 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 year N+1).

Projects led by structures or people from different countries are privileged when examining 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 support).

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

Expenditure on equipment or investment is not eligible.

The grant amount ranges from €5,000 to €30,000 per project examined. Some aid may be in addition to other DRAC subsidies.

The grant will be awarded during the year (first review in early spring (March-April 2024), second review in September if available).

It should be paid before the summer (June 2024) and before the end of October 2024 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, reason..) 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 paragliding for other projects (exchange, sharing of skills and methodology)

For more information on the evaluation criteria and procedures, please refer to the following document:

• File Opening: November 15, 2023
• Application deadline: 1 March 2024, 23:59 (Paris time). No application can be filed or taken into account after this date.
• Announcement of results: mid-April 2024
• Final establishment of the administrative and financial file: during the months of May and June 2024

If credits are available after the first session, a second review will be conducted with the following dates:

• Application deadline: 1 September 2024, 23:59 (Paris time). No application can be filed or taken into account after this date.
• Announcement of the results and final establishment of the administrative and financial file: before 15 October 2024.

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Projects funded in 2022:

• École d'art de Calais and Centre régional de la photographie (welcoming Quebec and Belgian artists);
• Happynest (Franco-Belgian workshop);
• Diaphanous (assistance to stay).

Projects funded in 2023: 

• British artist residency, Espace 36, Saint-Omer;
• Meeting of international professionals, Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix;
• Québec artist residency, Association Histoire et Patrimoine, Godewaersvelde;
• Belgian artist residency, Idem+Arts, Maubeuge;
• Rayon Vers Festival, invitation from Belgian publishers, La Chouette imprévu, Amiens;
• Twinning, SPIN-l'Amicale Coopérative, Lille-Brussels;
• Invitation Flemish company, Le Channel, Calais.

Projects funded in 2022:

• Audiovisual meetings (Morocco);
• Company 8;
• Next (cross-border festival, 15th edition);
• École du Nord (Franco-Belgian workshops);
• Eurometropolis (EGTC);
• Urban Boat (itinerant and river residence on the Scheldt).

Projects funded in 2023: 

• 16th edition of Next, a cross-border festival; 
• Creative design camp, creative marathon, Avesnois Ecomuseum;
• Cross cultures, La rose des Vents; 
• Festival les Flandroyantes, Bateau Feu et Vivat, Merville;
• Sonic Borders, Le grand Mix, 4 Ecluses, Wilde Westen, 4AD, Tourcoing, Dunkirk, Kortrijk;
• Cross-Border Festival, Grande Ecurie and Chambre du Roy, Tourcoing-Namur;
• FrancoBelgeNews, Flanders Television, France-Belgium.

Projects funded in 2022:

• Great History;
• La Faïencerie (Creil) and Le Phénix (Valenciennes).

In 2023, aid to refugees was the subject of a specific Call for Projects of the Sub-Directorate for International and European Affairs. It was endowed with an amount of € 100,000 for all drac and dac. Its renewal in 2024 is not yet confirmed.