Projects

Project: Curriculum ‘The Volunteers: Americans join World War One, 1914-1919’ Beneficiary: AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc  Amount: 30.000 USD Duration: 2014 - 2016 The Volunteers: Americans Join World War I, 1914-1919 Curriculum was launched on March 2 at an event hosted by the Flanders House in New York City and online at thevolunteers.afs.org. The event featured keynote speaker Sophie De Schaepdrijver, a distinguished Belgian historian, Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University, and recipient of the Order of the Crown (Belgium).

Project: digital disclosure of 'the Seasons', series of paintings of Pieter Bruegel  the Elder Beneficiary : Kunsthistorisch Museum Vienna Amount: 55 000 euro Duration: January 2020 - October 2021 Based on the succesful retrospective exhibition 'Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Once in a lifetime' in 2019, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (KHM) has, with financial support from the Flemish government, developed an instrument to digitally collect and analyze Bruegel's works and make it accessible to a wide audience (insidebruegel.net). The huge success of this exhibition and website led to the

Project: Exhibition  "Kleureyck. Van Eycks kleuren in design"  Beneficiary: Design Museum Gent and Lille 3000 Amount: 100 000 euro duration: March 2020 - January 2021 The exhibition "Kleureyck.

Project: With the help of citizen scientists and the innovative eDNA technique, the aim is to collect data on biodiversity in marine World Heritage sites in order to subsequently process the information scientifically and to conduct a global media campaign on biodiversity. Beneficiary: UNESCO Subsidy: USD 364,264 (+ USD 535,292 co-financing from the Flanders Unesco Science Trust Fund - FUST) Period: 2021 – 2023 This project aims to investigate biodiversity in a selection of UNESCO's 50 marine World Heritage sites through citizen science and the involvement of the local population, by using

Project: Improving the representation of African sites on the World Heritage List: upstream support for natural heritage Beneficiary: UNESCO Duration: 2019-2020 Budget: 250.000 USD Africa remains poorly represented on the World Heritage List. It is a longstanding aim for UNESCO to improve this situation. In order to achieve a more balanced representation on the World Heritage List, technical assistance should be provided to African countries in their efforts to nominate sites as World Heritage. This projects wants to contribute to that aim, specifically for key natural sites.

Project: International Scientific Conference: Culture in Armed Conflict Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 170.000 USD Duration: 2016 The international conference 'Culture in Armed Conflict' focuses primarily on the role culture plays in armed conflicts and how it affects human rights and security.

project: a Flemish programme for the RomaEurope Festival for contemporary arts in Rome in 2019 Beneficiary: Fondazione RomaEurope (Rome) Budget: 80.000 euro Duration: 2019 (the festival takes place from September till november 2019) The RomaEurope Festival is a prestigious and multidisciplinary arts festival that takes place in Rome. The program consists of contemporary dance, theater, visual arts and music.

Project: Emergency Safeguarding of the Site of Palmyra: Implementation of the World Heritage Committee Decisions Beneficiary: UNESCO Amount: 100.000 USD Duration: 2016 – 2018 Due to the armed conflict in Syria, many World Heritage sites were damaged, including the well-known site of Palmyra. Since the site was accessible again in 2016, Unesco dispatched a rapid assessment mission to assess the damages and identify emergency measures.

project: Showcase event in VS  of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Beneficiary: Kunsthuis vzw Budget: 71.130 euro Period: one time event in 2019 (the exacte date is to be confirmed) In 2014, Opera Flanders and Ballet Flanders merged into Opera Ballet Flanders.

Project: Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the intangible Cultural Heritage Beneficiary: UNESCO Amount: 117.467 USD Duration: 2018 – 2019 This project is designed within the framework of UNESCO’s global capacity-building strategy to assist countries with effectively implementing the provisions of the 2003 Convention on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH).

Project: Bringing together the international community to protect Syria's cultural heritage Beneficiary: UNESCO Amount: 170.000 USD Duration: 2014 - 2016 This project includes a meeting of international experts for the conservation of cultural heritage in Syria and technical emergency assistance. The project highlights the activities set up by UNESCO around this and helps to take emergency measures. It also creates awareness of the destruction of heritage.

Project: Protection of heritage of religious interest as a tool for reconciliation (Iraq) Beneficiary: UNESCO Amount: 250.000 USD Duration: 2018 – 2019 In the aftermath of the ISIS/Daesh occupation of Northern parts of Iraq, there is a need for mapping the damage they have done to religious heritage in a systematic manner. Unesco aims in this project to devise a methodology for this and to use it for a comprehensive assessment of the damage and needs. Following that assessment the results will be published and distributed through scientific community and the public at large.

Project: Building climate adaptation capacities at natural World Heritage sites - especially in Africa - with a focus on communication, training and fundraising. Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: USD 404,000 Duration: 2020 - 2022 This project supports the start-up of Unesco's climate programme for natural World Heritage, which is led by the Flemish Fanny Douvere. The ultimate goal of this project is to strengthen the resilience of natural World Heritage sites in developing countries - and in Africa in particular - by building capacities for climate adaptation and developing a sustainable financing

Project: the African Festival Beneficiary: Stichting Afrikaans en de Lage Landen Amount: 3.500 euro Duration: 2018 The African Festival is a festival in the Netherlands that focuses on various facets of African culture, such as music, literature, dance, film and theatre. During the festival, African and Dutch-speaking artists from different parts of the region will perform. However, the focus is on South African artist and their work. The festival aims to introduce Dutch speakers to related culture from South Africa.

Project: preliminary phase of International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) Beneficiary: Architecture Workroom Brussels (AWB) Budget: 200.000 euros Period: 1/08/2018 - 31/12/2018 Flemish architect Joachim Declerck (AWB), Flemish property developer Leo van Broeck and Dutch Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade, have been appointed as curator for the 2018 and 2020 editions of the  International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam (IABR).  Both editions are entirely dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and the Paris Agreement on climate. 

Project: Arts Flanders Beneficiary: Farm Radio Trust Duration: 2017 Budget: 24.000 euro Arts Flanders is a referral portal for both non-Belgians and Belgians abroad to find their way around government bodies and the various information platforms in the arts, heritage, amateur arts, social-cultural work for adults and young people, local cultural policy and socio-artistic initiatives. Arts Flanders is a visible brand, which increases the overseas visibility of Flemish arts and heritage as a whole.

Project: Operating year 2018 Begunstigde: Arts Flanders Japan Budget: 450.000 euro Duration: 2018 Arts Flanders Japan energizes and nourishes the cultural relations between Flanders and Japan. While thefocus is on Tokyo, activities South Korea and Taiwan are also possible. With a strong network in and the great knowledge of both the Flemish and Japanese cultural field, Arts Flanders Japan is the natural intermediary. In globo it takes the role of broker, networker, bridge builder and driver of Flemish - Japanese cultural interaction and collaboration.  More info

Project: Costs allowance Asia tour Beneficiary: vzw B'Rock Budget: 15.000 euro Duration: 2018 B'Rock Orchestra was set up in Ghent in 2005 on the basis of an urge for renewal and rejuvenation in the world of Early Music. Our international musicians distinguish themselves by their open mind and flexibility of repertoire and playing style. In the choices it makes for its concert programmes, B'Rock combines established works by baroque composers with the lesser-known repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. Classical music is becoming popular in Asia.

Project: Balkan Express Caravan Meeting Beneficiary: Bunker Ljubljana Budget: 10.000 euro Duration: 5 tot 9 June 2017 Flanders Arts Institute, Balkan Express Network & Bunker Ljubljana organised a four-day meeting around artistic production and working conditions in contemporary civil society in a wider Europe – under the moniker of Balkan Express Caravan Meeting. Artists, producers, curators/programmers and art theorists from Flanders, Belgium, Slovenia, Kosovo, Serbia, Georgia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Poland and other European countries exchange insights and explore opport

Project: 50th Anniversary of Collegium Vocale Gent Beneficiary: Collegium Vocale Gent Budget: € 80.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 Collegium Vocale celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020 as an internationally operating Flemish classical music ensemble. About 40% of the concerts take place in Belgium and 60% abroad.