Projects

Project: Grant for organisation Guest of Honor at Frankfurter Buchmesse Beneficiary: Flemish Literature Fund Amount: 400.000 euro Duration: October 2016 In 2016, Flanders and the Netherlands presented jointly the Frankfurter Buchmesse, the largest and most important literary fair in the world. They do this under the motto "this is what we share.

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: The Fire of Leuven. Chronicle of a War Crime. Beneficiary: Fonk vzw Amount: 7.000 euros Duration: December 2013 - August 2014 In late August 1914, Leuven fell victim to blind war rage. Virtually the entire city centre was systematically destroyed by the German occupying forces.

Project: Exhibition Rubens. Painter of sketches Beneficiary: Prado Museum Madrid Budget: 90.000 euro Duration: April - Agust 2018 The exhibition “Rubens. Painter of sketches” will take place from 9 April to 5 August 2018 in the Prado Museum in Madrid. The museum brings together 75 artworks of Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). The exhibition will also be shown at the Boijmans van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam. Peter Paul Rubens is an Antwerp painter.

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: 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: International concert tour Rosas en B'Rock- Brandenburg concertos Beneficiary: Rosas Budget: 70.000 euro Duration: 2018 On 12 September 2018, the world premiere of the Brandenburger concerto took place in Berlin. Flemish choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker made her fourth creation on music by Bach.

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: Tour in South Africa by Youth Choir Waelrant and Show Choir Rise Up and participation in World Choir Games in South Africa Beneficiary: Koor & Stem Budget: 12.500 euros Duration: 2018 - 2019 Koor & Stem supports choirs and singers across Flanders. Youth Choir Waelrant and Show Choir Rise Up will tour through South Africa in 2018, performing in different cities. Both Youth Choir Waelrant and Show Choir Rise Up will promote Flanders as host for the 11th World Choir Games in 2020.

Project: action plan Arts Flanders 2018 Beneficiary: Kunstensteunpunt Budget: 19.000 euro Duration: 2018 Arts Flanders aims to become the international point of reference for information about the Arts and Cultural Heritage in the Flanders region and about artists from Flanders who are active abroad.  The mission of Arts Flanders is to provide information and content about the most important international cultural events in Belgium and Europe and from around the world.

Project:  Education program for Palestinian young people This program specifically targets 6-year-olds in Ramallah, Birzeit, East Jerusalem, and the Al Fara refugee camp.  Teacher Capacity Building Palestinian Circus School Organising annually different workshops on capacity building in Palestine.

Project: Preproduction work of the upcoming concert at the Edinburgh Tattoo Festival and the costs associated with the stay in Edinburgh Beneficiary: Royal wind band Ypriana  Budget: 22.500 euro Duration: 2018 The Royal wind band Ypriana has been a fixed cultural value for more than 80 years when it comes to hafaba music (harmony - brass) and has an international reputation thanks to various concert tours in Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, England and Germany.  Geert Gombeir, production partner of the band will take charge of the artistic preproduction and the production of the harmo

Project: Exhibition 'The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus and Jan Vos' in the Frick Collection in New York Beneficiary: The Frick Collection Budget: 25.000 euro Duration: 2018 - 2019 From 18 September 2018 to 13 January 2019, the exhibition 'The Charter House of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus and Jan Vos' will be held in the Frick Collection in New York. With this exhibition two exceptional paintings will be reunited for the first time in 20 years, namely 'The Holy Virgin the Carthusian' by Jan van Eyck and 'the Exeter - Madonna' by Petrus Christus.

Project: operations of the Al Kamandjâti music school, Ramallah  Beneficiary: Al Kamandjâti music school Budget: 30.000 euro Duration: 2018 Al Kamandjâti (AK) has established music schools in numerous locations in Palestine and Lebanon that service approximately 500 children, providing music instruction in strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, guitar, oriental and occidental percussion, oud, nay, voice, music appreciation, ensemble playing and music theory. Instruments are provided for the children at no cost, allowing those without means to pursue their musical dreams. 

Project: Continuation of the cooperation with  A.M. Qattan Foundation after the end of the festival Under Construction: Flemish Palestinian Connection Beneficiary: Connexion vzw Budget: 35.000 euro Period: 2018 Connexion and A.M. Qattan Foundation had the ambition to bridge the distance between Flanders and Palestine by bringing together artists and stimulating exchange and cooperation through the Flanders Under Construction Festival. An initial evaluation of the Under Construction Festival shows that the project successfully applies to collaboration and co-production.

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:  Contributions to the Special Account for support to countries in post-conflict and post-disaster situations: crisis response in Nepal Beneficiary: UNESCO Amount: 25.000 USD Duration: 2015 With this contribution Flanders supports UNESCO's emergency actions in the aftermath of the major earthquakes on 25 April and 12 May 2015 in Nepal. These earthquakes caused great damage in the Kathmandu Valley, a World Heritage site known for its unique temples, stupas and historic houses.

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: 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.