Applications for the leading European Award championing new dialogue between the arts and audiences are now open.
Dance along a kilometer in France with CND (Centre national de la danse); explore the digitised cultural history of the local community with Museum of Cycladic Art in Greece; watch young people perform in a chorus on a world stage at Fundació Orfeó Català – Palau de la Música Catalana, Spain; read the digital short stories created by female prison inmates with Udruga Skribonauti in Croatia; or discover the art of performance with Trafo’s travelling bus in Hungary. These are the projects that were awarded the 2024 Art Explora – Académie des beaux-arts European Awards.
If you’re a European non-profit cultural organisation, and you’re developing innovative projects aiding audience engagement, apply now to the Art Explora – Académie des beaux-arts European Award! The 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.
The Awards
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.
Which countries can apply?
European Union countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia).
The 2025 edition of the European Award is also open to applicants from Ukraine.
Why apply?
· Join our Arts & Audiences professional events throughout the year
· Feature in our publication with Beaux-Arts Editions
· Compete for one of the three Awards of €30,000, €40,000€ or €50,000
· Compete for the Special Jury Award of €30,000
· Compete for the Audience Choice Award of €30,000
· Promote your project with our social media tools
Apply to the Art Explora – Académie des beaux-arts European Award 2025 before 9 July 2025
Find out more about the application rules here!
Cover photo: 1 km de danse festival (with permission).
