Deadline: 30-Jun-25
The Regional Council of Normandy invites stakeholders from Normandy, France, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, Ireland, Southern Italy, Norway and Denmark to respond to this call for projects to create the programme for a major event-year.
Objectives
- Highlighting Normandy in the heart of Europe/Highlighting Europe in the heart of Normandy
- Enhance the attractiveness of the territories
- Encourage, create and promote European and international cooperation in the cultural, economic and/or tourism sectors.
- Develop a structural dynamic between cultural, tourism and economic operators.
- Promote Normandy’s heritage (architectural, intangible, natural, etc.)
- Mobilise young people
- Involve local communities and rural areas
What topics?
- All stakeholders from Normandy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, southern Italy, Norway and Denmark are invited to take ownership of the story of the year 2027 and to implement cultural, artistic, event-related, heritage, scientific, academic, gastronomic, tourist, sporting and educational projects for this year-long event.
Duration
- The event will take place from March to October 2027 (this period is indicative. A project starting or ending outside this period will not be disqualified).
What types of projects?
- The European Year of the Normans will consist of multidisciplinary events: heritage exhibitions, contemporary art, live performances, cross-border artistic residencies, re-enactments, festivities, student exchanges, sports, heritage promotion, guided tours, conferences, cinema, publications, research and educational activities.
- Beyond the Normandy region, this year-long event will involve partners from the Channel Islands, Ireland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Denmark, and will encourage the emergence of major events across all these territories, thus creating a cohesive network of programmes ranging from historical to contemporary themes, with numerous collaborations between European structures.
- These collaborations will help forge structural links, invent new working methodologies, create programmatic bridges, and unleash collective narratives and imaginations. This whole part of Europe, united by a common history, will carry a distinctly European programme.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is open to any organisation or group of organisations from Normandy, France, and Europe in the fields of culture, creativity, sports, education, etc., whether public, private, or from the third sector, regardless of size.
- If you are submitting a proposal for funding, the project leader must be an organisation based in Normandy (a public or private institution, a cultural association, etc.).
- This Normandy based organisation must respond to the French form to submit its proposal.
- If you are submitting a proposal for a label, the project leader can be based in any of the partner territories.
- There is no limit to the number of projects a single organisation can propose.
For more information, visit British Council.
