Deadline: 30-Sep-25
The Sommer Foundation is seeking proposals for Educational projects which aims to encourage the implementation of educational activities as part of an artistic or cultural project in the following fields: performing arts, fine arts, visual arts, music, literature, design, multidisciplinary projects, architecture.
It is specifically aimed at artists and cultural structures as well as at active structures for citizenship, integration and social action, producers or organisers, who wish, through specific work or in the frame of a cultural project, to carry out cultural mediation aimed at a young audience between the ages of 0 and 25.
Objectives
- Its objectives are:
- To awaken the minds and cultural curiosity of children and young people by allowing them to discover in more detail a specific artistic universe and works.
- To give participants new tools to enable their personal and creative development.
- To actively involve children and young people in the development of an artistic work or a cultural project.
- To develop new skills through mutual learning as an artist/cultural/educational/social structure on the one hand and as a pedagogical staff on the other.
Funding Information
- The amount of aid is determined according to the requirements and scope of the project and the estimated budget. It may not exceed EUR 7,000 per project.
Target Audience
- Target audience of the projects: children, teenagers, young adults, families;
Eligibility Criteria
- The projects must be proposed and implemented by individual artists or by individuals and teams from Luxembourg non-profit organisations. Any professional Luxembourg artist or an artist connected to Luxembourg and any organisation whose registered office and activities are based in Luxembourg may apply.
- The following are eligible to submit a project:
- Freelance and independent artists
- Companies, groups, ensembles or collectives of artists
- Cultural institutions and associations
- Educational and pedagogical structures in the formal and non-formal sector
- Active structures for citizenship, integration and social action
- Societal impact companies (SIS)
Selection Criteria
- The selection will be based on various criteria such as:
- A strong artistic and educational dimension,
- The participatory nature of the project,
- The composition of the pair,
- The target audience and the strategy to reach it,
- The technical and financial feasibility.
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