Projects

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: 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: Building climate adaptation capacities at natural World Heritage sites - especially in Africa - with a focus on communication, training and fundraising. Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: USD 99,951 Duration: 2020 - 2022 Studies show that more than half of all natural World Heritage sites are threatened by large-scale industrial projects, with adverse effects on the ecosystem.

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 joint project "Slovak Soil in Flemish Art": Tracing trade and technology of two leading regions in the Renaissance   Beneficiary: the University of Antwerp Budget: 24.000 euros Periode: 2018 The purpose of the project is to find evidence of the technological connection between the Renaissance painters of the Antwerp School and Slovak’s leading mining industry.  At the beginning of the 16th century, the mining industry in Slovakia started producing a series of innovative copper pigments that instantly found its way to Flemish artists, thanks to Antwerp’s role as central Europe

Project: pre-production and presentation of the play 'The Island of Future Dreams/Eiland van Drome Wat Nog Kom'. Beneficiary: Vrystaat Budget: 37.000 euros Period: 2019 The Island of Future Dreams' is a joint project of the Vrystaat Arts Festival (Vryfees, South Africa), Bram De Goeij (Netherlands) and Stef De Paepe van De Maan (Flanders). This collaboration is the result of encounters during their participation in the Assistej-festival in Cape Town (May 2017). The Island of Future Dreams' is a play made for, and based on conversations with, South African young adults.

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: programs aimed at building better-functioning democratic institutions, developing an appropriate legislative framework, encouraging partnerships,… Beneficiary: Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership (ECEAP) Budget: € 75.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 The Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership (ECEAP) is a training center and think tank aimed at the Eastern Partnership countries, which is a partnership between the European Union and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. On the basis of the experience gained during the Estonian transition phase after the fall of the

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.

Project: the El Pessebre Christmas Oratorio by Pablo Casals Beneficiary: the Mechelen Chamber Orchestra Budget: € 60.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 The Mechelen Chamber Orchestra will perform the El Pessebre Christmas Oratorio by Pablo Casals in 2020 during a tour through Brussels (19 December 2020), Mechelen (20 December 2020), Vic (26 December 2020) and Barcelona (27, 29 and 30 December 2020). Poet and author Joan Alavedra (1896-1981) wrote the text of El Pessebre when he and Pablo Casals helped refugees from the Franco regime in the camps in the French Pyrenees.

Project: organizing the Delta Atelier trajectory Beneficiary: Architecture Workroom Brussels vzw (AWB) Budget: € 60.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 The Flemish architect Joachim Declerck of Architecture Workroom Brussels vzw (AWB) was appointed as curator for the Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale (IABR) for the 2018 and 2020 editions together with the Flemish architect Leo van Broeck and the Dutch Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade. decided to have both the 2018 and 2020 biennials take place in Rotterdam and in Brussels.

Project: Visitor programme for the Mecenasses of the Center for Dutch Art Beneficiary: Rubenianum, Research institute for Flemish art of the 16th and 17th centuries Budget: 15.000 euros Periode: 2018 In 2018, the Rubenianum and the Netherlands Institute for Art History KRD are planning a visitor programme for the Mecenasssen of the Center for Dutch Art: the Van Otterloo and Weatherbie families.

Project: residency programme in Flanders for Arab artists Beneficiary: Mophradat Amount: 24.759 euros Duration: 2017 - 2018 Mophradat creates opportunities for artists from the Arab world through an inventive approach to funding, commissioning, collaborating, and gathering. Mophradat will develop a residency programme in Flanders for Arab artists.

Project: Offering technical support to Marine World Heritage sites with special attention for capacity building and collaboration between African sites. Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 149.330 USD Duration: 2019 – 2020 Dit project zorgt voor een verdere ondersteuning van Unesco’ programma voor de bescherming van marien Werelderfgoed, dat wordt geleid door de Vlaamse Fanny Douvere. Het specifieke doel van dit project is om de samenwerking tussen Afrikaanse mariene sites te bevorderen om zo ook hun capaciteiten te versterken, en om technische ondersteuning te bieden aan mariene sites.

Project: Organisation of a training in Mozambique for the capacity building in Africa on underwater cultural heritage Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 92.650 USD Duration: 2019 – 2020 This project aims to improve the protection and management of maritime and underwater cultural heritage in the African countries, within the framework of the principles and standards of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. A regional training course is planned on legal protection and practical management of underwater cultural heritage.

Project: Operating grant Beneficiary: PEN Vlaanderen Budget: 4.082,20 euros Period: 2019 PEN Vlaanderen actively defends fellow-writers around the world, both through direct and indirect support.  PEN Flanders uses culture as a carrier of values in the international relations of Flanders and the European Union. Cultural diplomacy, based on a framework that integrates values, can help steer the process towards more democracy.

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: Exhibition: works of Léon Spilliaert Budget: 100.000 euros Period: 2020 In 2020, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Flemish painter and graphic artist Léon Spilliaert. The grant to the Royal Academy of Arts aims to increase the awareness and visibility of the Flemish arts and culture on an international level. The exhibition about Spilliaert is the result of close cooperation after the Ensor exhibition at the Royal Academy in 2016.

Project: Participation of Flemish ensembles performing at the FeMAP festival 2019 in Catalonia Beneficiary: Kunstenpunt Budget: 70.000 euros Period: 2019 Pyrenees Early Musical Festival (  FeMAP ) invites Flanders as host for its edition of 2019. Flanders wants to play a connecting role with Catalonia in order to further stimulate and anchor the existing cooperation. That is why both partners have decided to spread the cooperation with Flanders over the festival editions of 2019 and 2020.

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.