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CREATIVE EUROPE ARMENIA

Armenia already participated in the previous cycle of Creative Europe (2014-2020). Its continued participation in the 2021-2027 cycle provides new opportunities to support the country’s cultural and creative sectors.

The Creative Europe programme 2021-2027 has a budget of € 2.44 billion and is managed by the European Commission through the European Education and Culture Executive Agency.

The Creative Europe programme is divided into 3 strands:

  • Culture strand: Initiatives promoting and enhancing artistic and cultural cooperation at the European level, except in audio-visual.
  • Media strand: Actions encouraging the competitiveness, innovation and sustainability of the European Audiovisual sector.
  • Cross-Sectoral strand: initiatives promoting innovative actions and collaboration across the Audiovisual and cultural sectors, support to the media and news sector, and covers the activities of Creative Europe Desks to promote the Programme’s opportunities at a local level.

Armenia joined the Culture strand and partly the Cross-sectoral strand of Creative Europe (2021-2027) for the establishment of a Creative Europe Desk in the country. The novelties of the 2021-2027 programme will help the cultural and creative sectors recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen their efforts to become more inclusive, more digital and environmentally more sustainable.

This means that Armenian artists, cultural professionals and organisations will be able to participate in various calls for proposals.

Armenia is eligible for the following calls (Culture strand)

  • European Cooperation Projects: to improve access to European cultural and creative works and to promote innovation and creativity by a cross border cooperation.
  • Circulation of European Literary Works: to supports initiatives on translating and promoting European literary works.
  • Culture Moves Europe: Mobility for Artists and Professionals provides grants for artists and cultural professionals in all 40 creative Europe countries. It covers the sectors of architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literary translation, music, performing arts, and visual arts.
  • European Networks of Cultural and Creative Organisations: to enhance the capacities of European cultural and creative sectors to face common challenges and nurture talents, innovate, prosper and generate jobs and growth, by supporting projects implemented by highly representative, multi-country, membership-based networks of European cultural organisations.
  • European Platforms: to foster the mobility and visibility of creators and artists – in particular those lacking international exposure, to stimulate a genuine Europe-wide programming of cultural and artistic activities, by facilitating access to non-national European cultural works via international touring, events, exhibitions, festivals, etc.
  • Pan-European Cultural Entities: to support cultural entities – such as orchestras – with a large geographical reach, whose aim is to offer training, professionalisation, and performance opportunities for young, highly talented artists.

Through the European Networks of culture and creative organisations scheme, the  Programme supports 37 organisations that support cultural organisations and professionals who contribute to strengthening the competitiveness and diversity of the European cultural and creative sectors. Creative Europe Networks are organisations of different sizes representing thousands of members from individuals to national and regional organisations working in the cultural and creative sectors.  The European Commission consults with these networks concerning the design and implementation of the EU’s culture policy. Some Armenians institutions and organisations are members of these networks.

With the help of these networks, the Creative Europe programme aims to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors, offering training and development opportunities. It provides a platform to exchange ideas and spread information about projects and best practices.

Armenia has created its Creative Europe Desk, cofounded by the European Commission and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia. As of mid-2023, the new coordinator of the desk is “Yerevan Perspectives” International Music Festival. 

https://www.creativeeurope.am/?lang=en

The activities of the Desk aim at contributing to the development of intercultural communication in the European cultural space, raising awareness in Armenia about the Creative Europe Programme and the open calls, capacity building of the cultural organizations, structures, and individuals, identifying potential partners, etc. The office conducts information events and workshops for potential beneficiaries of the programme, and provides consultancy on the open calls, deadlines, application packages, etc.  Receiving and evaluating funding applications, selecting winning projects or awarding grants are under the responsibility of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission.

E-mail: info@creativeeurope.am  ani.hovsepyan@creativeeurope.am