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Subject: [GRANTS:152] 1997 Kaleidoscope Programme
From: Marek Tiits <marek@ibs.ee>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 22:24:43 +0200 (EET)
Organization: Institute of Baltic Studies
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European Community Support for Culture
1997 Kaleidoscope Programme
Information and Call for Applications
(96/C 298/09)
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I. Subject
The Kaleidoscope programme, adopted by the European Parliament and
the Council on 29.3.1996, supports artistic and cultural
activities having a European dimension.
This notice provides information on the programme and invites
applications for Community financial support for cultural projects
and events starting in 1997.
II. Background
Following the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union,
and specifically Article 128 thereof, which established the
Community's competence in the field of culture, the European
Commission presented a proposal for a new Community programme
entitled Kaleidoscope [Footnote 1]. In accordance with the
procedure known as co-decision, established by Article 189b of the
Treaty, a Decision to establish a programme to support artistic
and cultural activities having a European dimension has now been
adopted by the European Parliament and by the Council, after
consultation with the Committee of the Regions.
The programme has been established for a three year period with
effect from 1 January 1996.
III. Objectives of the Programme
The programme is intended, by means of co-operation, to encourage
artistic and cultural creation and to promote knowledge and
dissemination of the culture and cultural life of the European
peoples, by supporting cultural projects with a European
dimension, ie. those involving partnerships of organisations from
at least three Member States. [Footnote 2]
It will support and supplement the action of Member States in the
field of culture in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity
laid down in Article 3b of the Treaty on European Union. Financial
support will be given to artistic and cultural projects carried
out in partnership, or through networks, and large-scale European
co-operation projects.
Community support should primarily be used for the cultural and
artistic aspects of projects under the programme, their
administrative and personnel expenditure should, therefore, be
shown to respect the principles of sound economic management.
The specific objectives of Kaleidoscope are;
* to encourage activities involving artistic creation with a
European dimension, ie. those which are organised by partners
from at least three Member States, to enable the number and
quality of cultural exchanges to be increased and to ensure a
good overall representation of all forms of artistic
expression covered by the programme.
* to support innovative cultural projects carried out by
European partners from at least three different Member
States, which provide a genuine added value to those cultural
activities which are undertaken at national and regional
level.
* to contribute to the development of the professional skills
of artists and other cultural operators, in particular by
supporting cultural projects which include the improvement of
professional skills as part of their organisation, and by
stepping up exchanges of experiences, thus facilitating
greater co-operation between artists from various Member
States.
* to contribute to the mutual knowledge of European cultures by
making it easier for different European audiences to have
access to and participate in the culture and arts of other
Member States and by facilitating inter-cultural dialogue.
IV. Structure of the Kaleidoscope Programme
The programme comprises the following two Actions under which
applications can be submitted.
Action 1 Support for events and cultural projects carried out in
partnerships or through networks
The programme is open to cultural and artistic projects jointly
organized by cultural networks or by partnerships of organisations
from at least three Member States, and which also involve
participants from at least three Member States.
Particular attention will be given to networks which promote
access to culture for people from a diversity of social and
regional backgrounds.
Projects should either involve creative work intended for public
display or dissemination in Europe or help to promote greater
cultural exchanges and access to culture by the public. The areas
covered by the programme are: the performing arts (eg. dance,
music, theatre, opera), visual or spatial arts (eg. painting,
sculpture, carving, engraving), the applied arts (e.g.
architecture, photography and design), and projects involving
multimedia as a form of artistic expression.
Projects submitted for consideration must be of European interest,
of high quality and innovatory or exemplary in nature. Additional
support may be given to projects which involve either study
periods or courses for improving professional skills in the arts
or culture for the benefit, in particular, of young people, or
measures intended to increase cultural dissemination or public
access to culture.
A priority will be given to projects contributing to lasting
co-operation.
The following are not eligible for support under this programme:
* projects not starting in 1997
* projects in areas covered by other Community actions in the
field of culture (cinema and television, cultural heritage
and books and reading)
* cultural co-operation projects concerning regions of the same
Member State or of a purely national or bilateral nature
* the production of material and publications for commercial
purposes; although support can be given to books,
collections, reviews, records, CDs, videos, CD-i and CD-ROMs
when they form an integral part of a larger project
* investment or operating costs of the cultural organisations
which do not form an integral part of the project in
question.
On completion of the supported project, the organisers must submit
a report on the outcome and be prepared to provide relevant
information on the project to the European Commission in order to
enable proper evaluation of both the project and the programme.
Generally speaking, Community support for a cultural project,
granted in the context of the Kaleidoscope programme, may not be
repeated, and may in no circumstances be continued for more than
two consecutive years for the same type of project. Requests for
the renewal of Community support will be assessed by independent
experts on the basis of a report to be submitted by the organisers
on the outcome of the previous year's activities. Independent
experts may recommend changes to the project.
Financing
Projects must have a balanced financing plan, and must in addition
have other sources of funding, whether from the public or the
private sectors. For the majority of projects and events,
Community support provided from the Kaleidoscope programme may not
exceed 25% of the total cost of the project in question, nor may
it exceed 50,000 ECUs.
However, in the case of projects incorporating, beyond their
central event or work, additional elements which involve either
training periods or courses for improving professional skills, or
measures intended to increase cultural dissemination or public
access to culture an additional Community contribution may be
granted. This Community support may cover up to 50% of this
specific component, but this may not exceed 20,000 ECUs.
The maximum possible Community contribution to any project within
the Kaleidoscope programme, therefore, will be 70,000 ECUs.
For projects which are concerned purely with the improvement of
professional skills, Community assistance may cover up to 50% of
the total cost, up to a maximum of 50,000 ECUs.
The administrative costs must not exceed 20% of the Community
financing of the project.
Projects involving a Community contribution of less than 5,000
ECUs are not, in principle, eligible for support from the
Kaleidoscope programme.
Action 2 - Large-scale European co-operation actions
A separate action will provide support to significant large-scale
quality projects having a European dimension and major cultural
and socio-economic impact.
This action is open to the same type of cultural and artistic
projects and with the same conditions as in Action 1, however they
must be jointly organised by cultural networks or cultural
co-organisers from at least four Member States and must involve
participants from at least four Member States.
Considering the very selective nature of Action 2, and the fact
that the budget for this action is very limited, organizers are
invited to consider whether their projects correspond fully with
the objectives of Action 2.
Cultural events organised to mark Europe Day on 9th May are
eligible for support under this action. In this case the projects
may involve co-organisers and participants from at least three
Member States.
Funding is initially provided for 1 year. Neverthless, it may be
extended up to a maximum of 2 years for projects beginning in
1997. Extension from year to year will depend on an assessment of
the actions carried out in the previous year, evaluating both the
cultural quality and the socio-economic impact of the results
obtained.
Financing
Community support for projects submitted under Action 2 may exceed
50,000 ECUs, but may not exceed 25% of the total cost of the
project.
Involvement of third countries
Third countries which are parties to the European Economic Area
Agreement:
In accordance with the EEA Agreement, organisations from Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway may participate in the Kaleidoscope
programme with the same rights and obligations as those of
organisations from Member States.
Other third countries:
In accordance with the various association or co-operation
agreements between the European Community and third countries, the
Kaleidoscope programme will be open to a number of non-member
countries under the following conditions:
* organisations from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia,
may participate in the Kaleidoscope programme. The specific
modalities of their participation will be progressively
defined in the framework of the Association Councils on the
basis of the additional protocols. [Footnote 3]
* organisations from Cyprus and Malta and from other third
countries which have concluded association or cooperation
agreements with the European Community containing cultural
clauses, may participate in the Kaleidoscope programme on the
basis of these agreements, and of additional appropriations
to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with
those countries. [Footnote 3]
Artistic and cultural co-operation projects must involve
co-organisers and participants from at least one third country and
at least two Member States (Action 1) or from at least one third
country and at least three Member States (Action 2).
However, organisations from third countries may be involved in
projects which are presented by at least 3 Member States (Action
1) or by at least 4 Member States (Action 2).
V. Eligibility Criteria
The following criteria will be taken into account in the selection
of projects submitted under the Kaleidoscope programme.
Formal criteria to be considered in pre-selection;
Action 1:
* co-organisers and participants from at least three Member
States or EFTA/EEA countries
* co-organisers and participants from at least one third
country and at least two Member States or EFTA/EEA countries
Action 2:
* co-organisers and participants from at least four Member
States or EFTA/EEA countries
* co-organisers and participants from at least one third
country and at least three Member States or EFTA/EEA
countries
All projects:
* a detailed and balanced estimated budget
* respect for the limit of 20% of Community funding for
administrative costs (except personnel);
* projects starting in 1997
* respect for the time limit for presentation of projects;
* presentation of the legal statutes or constitution of the
organization responsible for the project (applicable only to
organizations in the private sector);
* the original signatures of the co-organisers.
* detailed description of the project.
Criteria to be considered during selection process;
* high cultural and artistic quality
* encourages artistic creation
* encourages cultural exchanges
* provides real added value at Community level
* establishes lasting co-operation
* innovatory or exemplary
* increases access to culture
* potential socio-economic impact
* can be evaluated after the event
As regards the programme as a whole, consideration will also be
given to achieving a broad geographical balance, and a balance
across art forms.
VI. Applications
Application forms and accompanying guidance notes can be obtained
from the Offices of the European Commission in the Member States
or from the Culture Unit at the following address;
European Commission
Kaleidoscope Programme
DG X/D.1 Culture Unit
Room 4/02
Rue de la Loi 102
B-1049 Brussels
3 copies of the completed application forms (one original plus two
copies) should be sent to the Culture Unit at this address.
Applications must be sent by 15.1.1997 (the postmark will be
considered as the official date of submission). This deadline will
be strictly adhered to and on no account will any extensions be
given.
While applications may be submitted in any of the eleven official
Community languages, in order to assist the effective management
of the programme, it would be helpful if applicants could also
provide a translation into another official Community language of
the relevant sections of the application form.
Only original application forms will be accepted. Text must be
typed directly or cut and pasted to the form, but
computer-generated replica forms will not be accepted.
Applications will be disqualified if they are incomplete or do not
satisfy the eligibility criteria, such as demonstrating the
involvement of both co-organisers and participants requested under
the two actions, or if they fail to include a detailed and
balanced estimated budget.
Ineligible applications will be rejected during a pre-selection
process and will be returned to the applicant.
VII. Selection of applications
The selection of applications will be the responsibility of the
Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of the Decision
establishing the programme. Selection will take account of the
opinion of independent groups of experts in the cultural sector,
who will assess the cultural and artistic merit of all eligible
applications. The opinions of the groups of experts are reached on
a collective and confidential basis. Members of the groups are not
permitted to divulge the details of their deliberations.
The announcement of the selected projects will be made before
31.5.1997. No advance notice of any decision will be given in
respect of individual projects.
It will be the responsibility of the organisers of the selected
projects to ensure that the support provided by the European Union
under the Kaleidoscope programme is publicised by all appropriate
means. A "Kaleidoscope" logo is available for use in public
relations and promotional material related to the cultural
activities of the selected project.
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<1>Note: The name proposed originally for the programme was
"Kaleidoscope 2000", but this was changed to "Kaleidoscope" during
the co-decision procedure. [Back to text]
<2>Please note also the paragraph "Involvement of third countries"
below. Furthermore, please note that any reference made to the
Member States applies also to EFTA/EEA countries (see below same
section). [Back to text]
<3>For 1997, these countries can participate in the programme only
on condition that the specific modalities concerned are addressed
within the framework of the Council. [Back to text]
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