Creative Europe Cooperation Week-End

BRUXELLES - Ven 10 - Sab 11 Novembre 2017

Open Street aisbl organizes a two-day workshop in Brussels on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November. The meeting will be organized at the headquarters of association, at Rue Washington 40, aiming to understand all the theoretical and practical aspects of the last Creative Europe Call - Cooperation Projects – in order to prepare good applications by the deadline of January 18, 2018.

The staff of Open Street aisbl, relying on its own great experience (3 cooperation projects completed until 2012 and further 3 in progress this year), will accompany you in the study of European cooperation rules, in the adoption of the best project management strategies, in the detection of the best European partnerships, in the knowledge of administrative matters, in drafting a good application.

An international meeting dedicated to members, unique in its kind, being dedicated specifically to the performing arts world. It is also an opportunity to get acquainted new partners with the same interests or converging interests.

The countries which until today have confirmed their participation in the Workshop:

	Austria
	Belgium
	France
	Germany
	Greece
	Italy
	Netherlands
	Slovakia

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WORK PLAN

Friday 10th November 2017

10:00 Welcome coffee
10:30 First session
# Context: Direct funding from UE
# Features of Creative Europe 2014-2020
• Aims and Priorities of program
• Requirements and terms for participation
• The opportunities for the performing arts
• Analysis of 2014-2017 assignments

12:00 Break
12:15 Second session
# Cooperation Projects
• Large Scale and Small Scale
• The priorities of program in the cooperation
• Evaluation criteria
EXERCISE 1 (working teams): to build up an efficient partnership

13:30 Lunch break
15:00 Third Session
# How to compose a successful application
• The approach to the E-form
• How to describe the project
• How to compose an activity plan

16:00 Break
16:30 Fourth Session
EXERCISE 2 (working teams): From the concept to the application

18:00 End of activity

Saturday 11th November 2017

10:00 Welcome coffee
10:30 Fifth Session
# Grant management
• The financial regulation of EU programmes
• Accounting and eligible costs
• Contracting
• Reports and account statements

12:00 Break
12:15 Sixth Session
EXERCISE 3 (working teams): The accounting management of project

13:00 Lunch Break
14:30 Seventh Session
# Build up your partnership with Open Street aisbl
• Presentation of activities of participating entities
• Aims of cooperation in the ambit of performing arts
• Strategies and good practices of cooperation
EXERCISE 4 (working teams): Sharing and implementation of project’s concepts

16:30 End of activities

Seat of workshop: Rue Washington 40, 1050 Ixelles - Bruxelles (BE)
Language: The official language of workshop is English

TRAINERS:
Stefano Cristiano (Project designer and expert of euro-projects)
Alessio Michelotti (Adminsitrator of Open Street aisbl and coordinator of 6 projects
supported by European Community through PAMCE, EACEA, ERASMUS+)

NOTE: Open Street aisbl will release to every participant a certificate of attendance, valid for the single persona as well as for the entity he represents.

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DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHOP PROGRAM IN PDF

Do not miss this training opportunity, which could revive the European dimension of your activity: SUBMIT NOW THE PARTICIPATION FORM IN 4 SIMPLE STEPS [DEADLINE 1st November]

CREATIVE EUROPE
Applications for funding: deadline 18.01.2018

The Culture Agency of the European Community (EACEA) has published the 2018 Call for cooperation projects in the ambit of Creative Europe programme.

Few days ago the awaited 2018 Call for Cooperation Projects in the ambit of CREATIVE EUROPE Programme was published. The deadline for application submission (18th January, 2018) this year allows you to work in a good project with adequate calm. News for 2018: a specific call for the European Year of Cultural Heritage. Open Street aisbl intends to organize a training meeting to help the preparation of good application and to encourage the building of best partnerships. The appointment is on 10th and 11th November in Bruxelles. But let's see the features of the call:

The Creative Europe programme is a 1.46 billion euro programme dedicated to the cultural and creative sector for 2014-2020, it includes two subprogrammes (Culture and MEDIA)

General Aims:
1. To promote and safeguard linguistic and cultural diversity in Europe;
2. Enhancing the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors to promote sustainable and inclusive smart growth.

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Category 1 - Small-scale cooperation project
Partnership: at least 1 project leader + 2 partners (3 different countries)
EU co-financing: up to 200,000 euros (up to 60% of total costs).
Duration: up to 48 months

Category 2 - Large-scale cooperation Project
Partnership: at least 1 project leader + 5 partners (5 different countries).
EU funding: up to € 2,000,000 (up to 50% of total costs).
Duration: up to 48 months

Call issuing: 18th September 2017
Submission deadline: 18th January 2018
Information to applicants: June 2018


News 2018
- Eligible applicants legally constituted from more than 2 years: this restriction is only applied to the project leader (not to the partners)
- The eForm has been simplified and includes only 3 attachments, compared to 4 of the last year.
- At long last the detailed description of the project has a template, where you will have to present the project, including your work program and the curriculum of project staff (max 30 pages, 3,000 characters per page).
- Tunisia is added to non-EU eligible countries.

A new call is for the European Year of Cultural Heritage (deadline November 22nd)

Projects must aim to
- to reinforce a sense of belonging to a common european space;
- to promote cultural heritage as a source of inspiration for artistic contemporary creation and innovation and strengthen the interaction between the cultural heritage sector and other cultural and creative sectors.

Cooperation project
Partnership: at least 1 project leader + 2 partners (3 different countries)
EU co-financing: up to 200,000 euros (up to 60% of total costs).
Duration: up to 24 months

Creative Europe Cooperation Week-End
BRUSSELS - Fri. 10 - Sat. 11 November 2017

Take part in the workshop that will allow you to apply for the Creative Europe programme in your Performing Arts field.

Open Street aisbl organizes a two-day workshop in Brussels on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November. The meeting will be organized at the headquarters of association, at Rue Washington 40, aiming to understand all the theoretical and practical aspects of the last Creative Europe Call - Cooperation Projects – in order to prepare good applications by the deadline of January 18, 2018.

The staff of Open Street aisbl, relying on its own great experience (3 cooperation projects completed until 2012 and further 3 in progress this year), will accompany you in the study of European cooperation rules, in the adoption of the best project management strategies, in the detection of the best European partnerships, in the knowledge of administrative matters, in drafting a good application.

An international meeting dedicated to members, unique in its kind, being dedicated specifically to the performing arts world. It is also an opportunity to get acquainted new partners with the same interests or converging interests.

The countries which until today have confirmed their participation in the Workshop:

	Austria
	Belgium
	France
	Germany
	Greece
	Italy
	Netherlands
	Slovakia

# - # - # - # - # - # - # - # - #

WORK PLAN

Friday 10th November 2017

10:00 Welcome coffee
10:30 First session
# Context: Direct funding from UE
# Features of Creative Europe 2014-2020
• Aims and Priorities of program
• Requirements and terms for participation
• The opportunities for the performing arts
• Analysis of 2014-2017 assignments

12:00 Break
12:15 Second session
# Cooperation Projects
• Large Scale and Small Scale
• The priorities of program in the cooperation
• Evaluation criteria
EXERCISE 1 (working teams): to build up an efficient partnership

13:30 Lunch break
15:00 Third Session
# How to compose a successful application
• The approach to the E-form
• How to describe the project
• How to compose an activity plan

16:00 Break
16:30 Fourth Session
EXERCISE 2 (working teams): From the concept to the application

18:00 End of activity

Saturday 11th November 2017

10:00 Welcome coffee
10:30 Fifth Session
# Grant management
• The financial regulation of EU programmes
• Accounting and eligible costs
• Contracting
• Reports and account statements

12:00 Break
12:15 Sixth Session
EXERCISE 3 (working teams): The accounting management of project

13:00 Lunch Break
14:30 Seventh Session
# Build up your partnership with Open Street aisbl
• Presentation of activities of participating entities
• Aims of cooperation in the ambit of performing arts
• Strategies and good practices of cooperation
EXERCISE 4 (working teams): Sharing and implementation of project’s concepts

16:30 End of activities

Seat of workshop: Rue Washington 40, 1050 Ixelles - Bruxelles (BE)
Language: The official language of workshop is English

TRAINERS:
Stefano Cristiano (Project designer and expert of euro-projects)
Alessio Michelotti (Adminsitrator of Open Street aisbl and coordinator of 6 projects
supported by European Community through PAMCE, EACEA, ERASMUS+)

NOTE: Open Street aisbl will release to every participant a certificate of attendance, valid for the single persona as well as for the entity he represents.

# - # - # - # - # - # - # - # - #

DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHOP PROGRAM IN PDF

Do not miss this training opportunity, which could revive the European dimension of your activity: SUBMIT NOW THE PARTICIPATION FORM IN 4 SIMPLE STEPS [DEADLINE 1st November]

Open Street: the winning cooperation.

3 European cooperation projects designed by Open Street have obtained European funding for the 2018-2019-2020 triennium. A total of 1,1 ML euros will be invested in favor of performing arts among Italy, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Serbia.



2017 will be remembered as “year of revival” for Open Street aisbl and its activities. After funding the birth of our network in 2010-2012, this year the European Commission have accepted three different applications under the aegis of our international association seated in Brussels.

Performing arts, and in particular the street and circus sector, for the next 3 years, gains important investments that will help festivals, companies and, in general cultural operators in the continent, to develop the European dimension of their activity.

Professional training programs, creations, international showcases and festivals in nine countries will be funded for the three-year period 2018-2020 with a total of € 1.1 million and a European co-financing of € 800,000.

"Poetic Invasion" is a project dedicated to the relationship between performing arts and unconventional places, Coordinated by the City of Montegranaro (in the Italian region of the Marche, seat of the VEREGRASTREET International Festival. The project, of which Open Street aisbl is partner, was supported under the CREATIVE EUROPE programme. The other two partners are the Sibiu International Festival (RO) and the "La Strada" Festival in Bremen (DE). http://open-street.eu/documents/detailed_description_PIC.pdf

Also under CREATIVE EUROPE "Mysteries & Drolls" is a program that aims to rediscover the roots of popular theater whithin the relationship between sacred representation and buffonesque arts. The partnership involves the Municipality of Certaldo with the Mercantia Festival, Belfast's Festival Of Fools, Maracaibo (Spain), Teater A (Proscenium - Poland), the production center of Tempus Fugit (Germany). http://open-street.eu/documents/DETAILED_DESCRIPTION_M&D.pdf

Last but not least, a few weeks ago we had notice that the CE through ERASMUS + programme has funded "Pinocchio Joins The Orchestra (on S.TR.E.E.T.)", a project aimed at teaching symphonic music in the schools and promoting the orchestra as inclusive community, on model of “El Sistema” designed by José Antonio Abreu in Venezuela since the '70s. http://open-street.eu/documents/STREET_Detailed_Description.pdf

The expertise and skills of Open Street aisbl in building successful partnerships and supervising the applications, is available to members and other operators throughout Europe. On the occasion of the publication of the new Creative Europe Call by the EC Culture Agency (EACEA), the Association invites all interested ones to attend a meeting in November at its Brussels venue to know the new call and - at the same time - to discuss with possible partner organizations in order to preparing good application for the Deadline of January 18 (see upcoming news).