CREATIVE EUROPE Kate Deans Creative Europe Desk UK

CREATIVE EUROPE Kate Deans Creative Europe Desk UK - Scotland www. creativeeuropeuk. eu @CEDUK_Culture #creativeeurope

WHAT IS CREATIVE EUROPE? The European Union’s support programme for the audiovisual, creative and cultural sectors with a Europe-wide budget of € 1. 46 billion from 2014 -2020.

FOLLOWING THE EU REFERENDUM… • Fully eligible to apply to calls until the UK leaves the EU • If necessary HM Treasury will underwrite supported multi-year projects • European Commission has confirmed no assessment bias

Culture subprogramme

CULTURE SUB-PROGRAMME Four funding opportunities Cooperation Projects Platforms Literary Translation Networks Open to all art forms Visual arts Theatre Opera Circus Literature Music Dance Fashion Heritage Design Architecture Interdisciplinary

LITERARY TRANSLATION

CREATIVE EUROPESUPPORTED NETWORKS Here a few examples: • IETM is an International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts • European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC) represents 3000 cultural centres • European Dancehouse Network (EDN) is a network of European dance houses • Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) is a youth music network Look at the full list on our website: www. creativeeuropeuk. eu/european-networks

CREATIVE EUROPESUPPORTED PLATFORMS Emerging European talent to new audiences: • Aerowaves for emerging dance artists & choreographers • Liv. Europe is a network of music venues programming young European music acts • Literary Europe Live is a network of venues and festivals focusing on emerging writing in translation • In Situ is a network of creating opportunities for emerging artists to work in unconventional public spaces Look at the full list on our website:

COOPERATION PROJECTS Supports multilateral European partnerships and their joint initiatives Within a project: • Artistic creation is possible • Knowledge and skills transfer • Capacity building • Answering a common question Each Cooperation Project has one lead partner and several non-lead partners Annual deadlines in early October until 2020

DANCE COOP PROJECTS • Imaginate, PUSH • YDance, Let’s Dance Europe • Candoco Dance Company, Moving Beyond Inclusion; Un. Label • Sadler’s Wells, Dance On, Pass On, Dream On • LIFT, Urban Heat • The Flying Gorillas, Bite my Skype • Creative Foundation, Power of Diversity – Crossing Lines Project • Siobhan Davies Dance, Dancing Museums

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES You can collaborate with organisations in • 28 EU member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK • EEA Countries: Iceland, Norway • Other European Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of Serbia, Ukraine (and Tunisia TBC) • International (non-European) partners can participate No more than 30% of project budget can be spent on their activities

CREATIVE EUROPE’S PRIORITIES COOPERATION PROJECTS • Cross-border mobility Transnational circulation of professionals and content • Audience development • Capacity building: • Digitisation • New business models • Training and education

KEY POINTS… • Cooperation projects can last up to 4 years • Up to 30% of the project budget can be spent on artists, activity and other expenses from ‘other countries’ • Match-funding doesn’t have to be fully accounted for until end of the project (but cash flow is a concern) • The application process is in-depth & rigorous because it is outlining a long-term partnership • Applications are assessed by experts – call ongoing • We have a database of funded projects & current beneficiaries share their experiences Get in touch to discuss an application

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES • Sign up to the Creative Europe Desk UK newsletter and follow us on twitter & facebook for opportunities shared from projects • Investigate existing projects and partnerships and find out which ones best match your practice and what you are looking for • Speak to people in Scotland that engage in existing networks and projects to suss out what’s worth attending • Looking for touring & co-production funding? Have a look at IETM’s Fund Finder www. ietm. org/en/fund-finder www. creativeeuropeuk. eu

THANKS!

CULTURE IN SCOTLAND • • • UZ Arts (x 2) Dundee & Angus College Shetland Amenity Trust YDance, National Youth Orchestras of Scotland, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland National Galleries of Scotland Scottish Poetry Library Historic Environment Scotland Centre for Digital Documentation & Visualisation Imaginate Rural Nations

www. creativeeuropeuk. eu @CEDUK_Culture @CEDUK_MEDIA Creative Europe Desk UK - Scotland is in partnership with: Creative Europe Desk UK is led by: With support from the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the European Commission.