Device overview
What is the Workshop Installation and Equipment Purchase Allowance (AIA)?
Each year, several hundred artists benefit from a workshop installation or equipment purchase allowance (AIA) awarded by the Directorate General of Cultural Affairs (DRAC) or Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC) in their region of residence. This assistance allows to finance installation and development assistance for artists in any field of visual arts: painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, performance, photography, video, digital art, graphics, design, styling and fashion, taking into account the artistic interest of the project, the conditions of its realization and the professional approach of the applicant.
Part of the mission to support the creation and dissemination of deconcentrated services, this assistance allows professional artists to finance the development of their workshop or the acquisition of equipment necessary for their practice.
The workshop installation and equipment purchase allowance is provided by the Decree of 28 January 2015 on the allocation of decentralised aid for artists who produce graphic and plastic works and by theorder of 3 April 2015, concerning the procedure for awarding such aid.
Objectives of the approach
The workshop installation and equipment purchase allowance is intended to:
- allow artists to finance work on the development or construction of their workplace (workshop)
- allow artists to finance the purchase of equipment necessary for the good practice of their activity
Am I concerned by this approach?
- Individuals
The applicant must:
- be an active artist
- have a SIRET number
Attention: the applicant must ensure, on the date of filing of his application, that he has an up-to-date SIRET number corresponding to his tax domicile details.
- reside in France
- have an artistic practice in the fields of visual arts, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, design, etc.
The beneficiary undertakes to declare such aid as part of its tax obligations (income tax) and social (from the URSSAF responsible for collecting contributions).
The applicant must file his application with the decentralized service of the Ministry of Culture in his region of residence.
The projects presented by a collective are eligible provided:
- be the subject of a single application
- be registered by one of the members mandated by the collective
Are not eligible:
- legal entities (associations, local authorities, public institutions, private bodies)
- natural persons not residing in France
- the students
- projects presented to a decentralized department of the Ministry of Culture that is not the place of residence of the artist or collective
The beneficiary of a workshop installation allowance or equipment purchase allowance (AIA) cannot claim, for the same year, the allocation of individual creation aid (AIC).
The beneficiary of an installation allowance may not claim the same aid in the three financial years following the granting of the allowance.
Theinstallation allowance concerns premises:
- dedicated to professional activity
- owned by the artist or for which the artist has an occupation title
The equipment purchase allowance only concerns equipment dedicated to artistic practice (computer equipment, photography, press, oven, etc.). In the case of an application for computer or digital equipment, the file must attest to an artistic practice of at least two years using these media.
The allocation may not concern work already undertaken or equipment already acquired.
The equipment purchase allowance does not cover the acquisition of consumables and requests related to management or communication/ dissemination (site creation for example).
Expenses for works or equipment dedicated to artistic practice (computer equipment, photography, press, oven, etc.) are eligible.
Artists can perform the work themselves. In this case, only the cost of materials is taken into account.
Procedure
The amount of the allowance may not exceed 50% of total workshop fit-up or equipment cost.
If the artists perform the work themselves, only the cost of the materials will be taken into account.
An advisory committee is responsible for issuing an opinion on the award of aid. The composition of the commission is fixed by decree of the Prefect of Region.
The award decision is then notified to the applicant. Without reply within 9 months, the application must be considered rejected (silence is refusal).
The Panel will consider, among other things:
• artistic interest of the project;
• Feasibility and Project Delivery Condition for Application for Allowance;
• Applicant’s professional approach
If the project for which the allocation has been granted is not finally carried out, the aid shall be reimbursed at the request of the regional prefect, in whole or in part, of the amounts paid
- File opening: January 2024
- Application deadline: 29 February 2024, 23:59 Paris time. No record may be filed or considered after that date.
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Examples of projects supported previously
A question?
If you have any questions about the workshop installation allowance or the purchase of equipment, you are invited to contact the Ministry of Culture’s decentralized service in your place of residence:
If you have any questions about the AIA in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, please contact:
- Départements 01, 26, 38, 69, 73, 74 et métropole de Lyon) - Michel GRISCELLI, Visual Arts Advisor: michel.griscelli@culture.gouv.fr
- Departments 03, 07, 15, 42, 43, 63 - Thomas KOCEK, Visual Arts Advisor: thomas.kocek@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about the AIA in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, please contact:
- Corinne Gambi, Visual Arts Advisor (Besançon): corinne.gambi@culture.gouv.fr
- Theo Chikhi, Assistant: theo.chikhi@culture.gouv.fr ; 03 81 65 72 87
- Rémy Fenzy, Visual Arts Advisor (Dijon): remy.fenzy@culture.gouv.fr
- Audrey Chenou, Assistant: audrey.chenou@culture.gouv.fr ; 03 80 68 50 52
If you have any questions about AIA in Brittany, please contact:
- Olivier LERCH, Visual Arts Advisor: olivier.lerch@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about the AIA in Centre-Val de Loire, please contact:
- Jean-Christophe ROYOUX, Visual Arts Advisor: jean-christophe.royoux@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Grand-Est, please contact:
- Laurent Innocenzi, Advisor (departments 08, 10, 51 and 52): laurent.innocenzi@culture.gouv.fr
- Marie-Claude Nicolas, Assistant: marie-claude.nicolas@culture.gouv.fr ; 03 26 70 36 99
- Emilie Royer, Councillor (Departments 54, 55, 57 and 88): emilie.royer@culture.gouv.fr
- Thérèse Burdloff, Assistant: therese.burdloff@culture.gouv.fr
- Bernard Goy (departments 67 and 68): bernard.goy@culture.gouv.fr
- Chantal Adamow, Assistant: chantal.adamow@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about the AIA in Hauts-de-France, please contact:
- Eric JARROT, Visual Arts Advisor eric.jarrot@culture.gouv.fr
- Laetitia DELEFOSSE, Visual Arts Assistant laetitia.delefosse@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about the AIA in Ile-de-France, please contact:
- Armelle DECHESNE, In charge of the professionalization of artists: armelle.dechesne@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Normandy, please contact:
- Sylvie Bouhier: 07 64 80 61 16; sylvie.bouhier@culture.gouv.fr
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You will find below the order of composition of the commission of the DRAC Normandie:
If you have any questions about AIA in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, please contact:
- Joëlle MAZOYER, Administrative Assistant (General Information and Records Management): joelle.mazoyer@culture.gouv.fr / 05 55 45 66 76
- Gwénaëlle DUBOST, Councillor (Department 17): gwenaelle.dubost@culture.gouv.fr / 05 49 36 30 29
- Mathieu BORDES, Adviser (departments 16, 19, 23, 24, 79, 86, 87): mathieu.bordes@culture.gouv.fr / 05 55 45 66 77
- Camille VILLENEUVE (departments 33, 40, 47, 64): camille.villeneuve@culture.gouv.fr / 05 57 95 01 75
If you have any questions about AIA in Occitanie, please contact:
- Marie-Béatrice ANGELE, Visual Arts Advisor marie.angele@culture.gouv.fr
- Catherine DUMON, Visual Arts Advisoratherine.dumon@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in the Pays de la Loire, please contact:
- Sandrine MOREAU, Visual Arts Advisor sandrine.moreau@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about the AIA in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, please contact:
- Hélène AUDIFFREN, Visual Arts Advisor helene.audiffren@culture.gouv.fr
- Aurélie HANCE, Assistant, aurelie.hance@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Guadeloupe, please contact:
- Nathalie Gonthier, Plastic Arts Advisor, Museums, Cinema: nathalie.gonthier@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Guyana, please contact:
- Philippe BON, Visual Arts Advisor philippe.bon@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Reunion Island, please contact:
- Arnauld MARTIN, Visual Arts Advisor, arnauld.martin@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Martinique, please contact:
- Audrey PHIBEL, Visual Arts Advisor audrey.phibel@culture.gouv.fr
If you have any questions about AIA in Mayotte, please contact:
- Benoît BAVOUSET, Visual Arts Advisor, benoit.bavouset@culture.gouv.fr
Corsica, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon are not covered by this scheme.
The submission of applications for 2024 is now closed.
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