Call for artists to perform at Culture Moves Europe’s 3 year anniversary

About the event

To celebrate the first 3 years of Culture Moves Europe and create bridges to the future, Culture Moves Europe is organising an in-person event on 3 April 2025, in Brussels, Belgium.
This event will involve grantees of Culture Moves Europe, the local cultural and artistic community and policy makers.

What we are looking for

Organisers seek three artistic contributions for the event. The artists selected will have the opportunity to perform and/or showcase their artistic work live at the event. For this they will receive a performance fee, as well as coverage of travel and accommodation costs.
Those interested can submit their applications individually or in groups of up to five people, provided that at least one applicant is a former grantee of the Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Action. 

Apply in one of the three categories

All artistic interventions will take place in an indoor cultural venue (further details to be discussed during pre-selection phase, see Timeline below) to an audience of 150 to 200 people. The audience is composed of representatives of the European Institutions and the creative and cultural sector, as well as the general public. 

Applicants must choose from one of the three categories:

Long performance (30-45min) + Q&A (20min) 

Selected artists will be asked to join a short and informal Q&A on stage conducted by the event’s moderator (appointed by the Culture Moves Europe team). 

The questions will be about the artist’s work, their experience of cultural mobility in Europe, the topics of inclusion and/or environmental sustainability in their work, and the Culture Moves Europe grant. More details and the specific questions will be provided in advance before the event.

Short Performance (15-30min)

DJ Set (3 hours)

The time of the performance will be split between ambience music during catering and reception and a danceable set in the evening. 

Conditions

Applications can be submitted individually or in groups of up to five people, provided at least one group member is a former grantee of the Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Action.

The applicant who has participated in Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility must have submitted their activity report no later than 28 January 2025. Selected hosts and participants in the residency action of Culture Moves Europe are not eligible.

One person can only apply once, whether individually or part of a group. If an application contains a person who has applied more than once, the application will not be considered. 

The applicant (and each group member if it is a group) must prove their legal residence in one of the 40 Creative Europe countries. including Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost regions of the European Union.

The selection criteria will be based on the quality of the offer considering the relevance, the feasibility in the context and premises, relation to the topics of inclusion and/or environmental sustainability.

Presentation of a project related to at least one of the eligible sectors:

• architecture
• cultural heritage
• design and fashion design
• literature
• music
• performing arts
• visual arts

Applicants must be available and present in Brussels between 1-4 April 2025 as follows:

• April 1: Arrival
• April 2: Setup, and rehearsals
• April 3: Final rehearsal and presentation during the event
• April 4: Departure

What is covered? 

A fixed remuneration for the services, the reimbursement of appropriate travel and accommodation costs.

Costs that consider additional needs that may arise due to a disability can be covered.

Remuneration per category

Each offer must select one of the following categories:

• Long Performance + participation to Q&A: €8 000 plus VAT
• Short Performance: €5000 plus VAT
• DJ Set: €4000 plus VAT

Travel & Accommodation

Organisers will reimburse travel and accommodation costs within reasonable limits, following these guidelines:

• sustainable means of transport preferred
• travel costs only for tickets in economy class
• hotel costs up to a rate of €141 gross per night/person
• taxi costs are only covered in case of justified reasons and only after prior approval
• daily allowance of €49 per day
• costs that consider additional needs that may arise due to a disability can be covered

The remuneration for the services is fixed and cannot be negotiated. The remuneration is offered as a lumpsum, which means that the selected projects will be able to use the budget at their own discretion and will not need to further justify their expenses.

Timeline, application and selection processes

• 28 January 2025: Deadline for submissions
• From 27 January - early February 2025: Pre-selection process (stage 1)
• 10 February 2025: Notification to pre-selected candidates. Preselected candidates will receive more information about the venue.
• 13-17 February 2025: Interviews with pre-selected candidates (stage 2)
• 19 February 2025: Announcement of the selected service providers.
• 1-4 April 2025: Selected service providers must be in Brussels.

How to apply?

Applicants must create an account on the Goethe-Application Portal (GAP). Check the templateapplication form  below for more information on the process. 

Submissions of proposals will be accepted until 28 January 2025, 23:59:59, via the online form on the Goethe-Application Portal (GAP).

Only applications sent via GAP will be accepted, and no late submissions will be taken into consideration. 

In case of a group application, the group leader submits the application (and supporting documents) for the entire group, with power of attorney for all group members. If selected, the group leader is the main contact point with the Culture Moves Europe team.

The application and requested documents must be submitted in English language.