As part of the Creative Europe programme, the European Union is co-financing 16 European platforms for the period 2021-2023. These platforms implement projects to increase the visibility and circulation of emerging European artists and their work, to develop both their careers and their talent.

Purpose

The European Union has set up the "European platforms for the promotion of emerging artists". They are intended to be an essential instrument for developing the careers of emerging talents and improving their working conditions.

These platforms work in partnership with member organisations, each of which receives a grant to set up a common artistic programme as well as a branding strategy.

The platforms provide tailor-made responses to the needs and challenges of emerging talent, offering them targeted professional opportunities in terms of mobility, training, incubation and development, as well as remuneration.

Like all other Creative Europe projects, the platforms also work on priorities such as inclusion and the European Green Deal, youth, skills, resilience and the recovery of the cultural and creative sectors after the Covid crisis, or more recently: support for Ukraine.

They work not only to improve the working conditions and careers of artists, but also to strengthen solidarity, participation and access to culture, social cohesion, and the promotion of creation and cultural diversity, as well as the EU’s fundamental values.