The grant shall be awarded following a call for applications from dance companies registered as non-profits (a.s.b.l.) in Luxembourg that can demonstrate significant professional experience, involvement in Luxembourg’s art and cultural scene, and the potential to develop on the international scene. They shall present a strategic plan to fund, create and distribute the specific project presented.

If the applicants already receive structuring aid for established dance companies from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Culture, it shall be considered an advantage.

All applications must be submitted using the online application form. Documents must not be sent by post.

Applicants awarded the grant to develop a choreography project shall not be eligible for other support or programmes funded by Kultur | lx during the project period, with the exception of distribution of other works.

The grant holder shall not be permitted to apply for the subsequent round of funding.

The grant holder shall not be eligible for other residency exchange programmes run by TROIS C-L for the same project during the period of the grant.

Performing arts (dance)

Applications shall be assessed and selected by an international jury made up of representatives from the funding partners who will select the winner. The jury’s decision is final. The jury may decide not to award the grant if it does not deem any of the applications submitted to be suitable.

• Applicant has close ties with Luxembourg’s cultural scene;
• Project has clearly identified objectives;
• Long-term career strategy;
• Two-year project development plan;
• Potential for international distribution (artistic quality, relevance of proposal, technical conditions);
• A dedicated professional team (administration, production and/or distribution manager);
• Quality of business plan and diversity of funding sources with financial investment or in-kind support from other national and international partners;
• International tour experience.

This list is not exhaustive:

• Costs connected with research and creation residencies (e.g. transport, accommodation, residency fees, technical staff costs, per diem, visas);
• Communications costs (visuals, press pack, online presence);
• Costs connected with professional events to promote the project (e.g. festivals, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, master classes, transport, accommodation, accreditation, per diem);
• Fees for non-artist staff (administration, production and/or distribution manager);
• Invitation of professionals to different stages of the process (transport, accommodation);
• Production costs (set design, costumes, artistic and technical team fees).

• Dance company operating costs;
• Promotion and communications for the company’s other productions beyond the project supported.

The grant holder shall receive:

• From Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg :
  • A lump sum of €25,000 split equally over two years to cover project development costs not linked to the production itself (promotion, participation in professional events, fees for non-artistic staff, invitations to professionals etc.);
  • Support in the form of guidance to develop the project and promotion via Kultur | lx’s platforms of activity (Tanzmesse, Focus, Off Avignon, etc.).
• From Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg :
  • Financial support to the value of €25,000 to cover production costs until the full dress rehearsal for the new work;
  • Support from the industry for a 10-day technical residency to complete the new work from the end of October to the start of November 2025 (access to an equipped studio and technicians, accommodation for up to 5 people, travel costs);
  • Acquisition of the rights to the premiere in Luxembourg at the end of the technical residency at the Grand Théâtre Studio. The premiere and all other additional performances in the Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg shall be subject to a separate rights agreement without an exclusivity clause for Luxembourg.
• From TROIS C-L – Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois :
  • Financial support to the value of €20,000 to cover residency costs with partners (travel costs, accommodation, fees, per diem);
  • Hosting at TROIS C-L of different stages of work on the project, including an outside perspective on the work and public performances as part of 3 at TROIS.

• From the Lyon National Dance Centre :
  • An experimentation residency in June 2024 at the Lyon National Dance Centre for up to 5 people, including financial support to the value of €1,800;
  • This residence will be covered by a separate agreement.
• From Le Gymnase CDCN in Roubaix
  • A residency including use of a studio and accommodation for up to 4 people for 2 weeks leading to an end-of residency performance;
  • This residency shall be covered by a separate agreement.

Overview of financial support

The grant holder undertakes to:

• Follow the support programme approved by the partners at the start of the project;
• Inform the partners about the stages of development of the project and provide all information necessary for communications and promotion in good time (visuals, texts, videos, performance dates etc.);
• Submit detailed reports mid-way through the project and at the end of the project and provide proof of payment of invoices;
• Act as the executive producer and guarantee financial, artistic and operational management of the project;
• Comply in full with all obligations required under the legislation governing the activity in question (tax, social, copyright, related rights etc.);
• The terms of payment shall be defined in a contract sent to the grant holder by each of the partners;
• Compliance with Luxembourg’s Ministry of Culture Code of Ethics: https://mc.gouvernement.lu/fr/dossiers/2022/charte-de-deontologie-pour-les-structures-culturelles.html

Independent artists
With Luxembourg citizenship or residency in Luxembourg.

Performing arts

The applicant will provide, through Kultur |lx‘s online support application platform, the following information in English:

• ID and certificate of residence;
• Artistic CV;
• A letter introducing the motivation to join a network and work with the partner countries;
• A letter stating how critical friendship could help the applicant’s work;
• A short presentation of the applicant’s current projects.

Applications will be reviewed and the grantee selected by the representatives of the partner organisations of GLEN. The decision is final.

Applications must be submitted before 18th June 2023 midnight CET through Kultur |lx‘s online support application platform.

• Ties of the artist to the Luxembourg cultural scene;
• Being at an early or middle stage of a career and taking first steps at the international level;
• Interest in taking part to the life of a network;
• Interest in working in with peers from the countries of GLEN.

• Kultur | lx and GLEN will directly cover travel expenses, accommodation and per diem costs in the frame of the networking events;
• Travel, accommodation and per diem costs in the frame of the IETM Caravan/Kosovo Showcase organised by ODA Theatre can be covered in extra by Kultur | lx;
• The grantee will receive a lump sum of 500 € which can be used to cover programme-related expenses not covered directly by Kultur | lx and GLEN. Eligible expenses include travel, accommodation, accreditation, fees, promotion;
• The grantee remains eligible for other support programmes offered by Kultur | lx during the year of the programme.

• Participate in the two networking events;
• Maintain a regular dialogue with the assigned critical friend;
• Follow GLEN webinars as much as possible;
• Submit a report at the end of the project in June 2024;
• Include the names and logos of the GLEN funders on all project-related communication materials.

This grant is intended for:

• Artist Managers / Management

With Luxembourg citizenship or residency in Luxembourg.

• Cover letter
• CV of the applicant and/or presentation of their company
• Overview on the artists they manage
• Status (selection)
  • Asbl
  • Sarl
  • Independent
  • Other (list)
• ID (upload)
• Strategic / Business / Career Development Plan for 2022-2024
  • Describe yourself and/or your company, your strengths, and how your activities help in the overall growth of the Luxembourgish music sector.
  • List the high-level activities and goals for both you and your artists you expect to achieve over the course of the 2022-2024 calendar years. 
  • Global Budget Estimation. Estimate how much you’ll spend on various development activities per calendar year.

Beneficiaries of the Artist Management Programme can only receive the award once and are also unable to receive funds via Global Project Grant.

Laureates will also receive an additional stipend to attend up to two (2) international conferences per calendar year. This stipend is capped at €800 maximum per event and must be applied for via Kultur lx’s Support for mobility, research and career development before the deadline specified under “Decision Process” here.

Music.

The applications will be examined by an External Selection Committee, which will name two (2) beneficiaries for this pilot grant to take place over the course of two years. The committee’s decision is final. The committee may decide not to award the grant, if it feels that the applications submitted to it do not merit the award.

Applications to be submitted by:
September 4, 2022 deadline.

• Close involvement with the Luxembourgish cultural scene;
• Working with at least one Luxembourgish artist with a strong export strategy; ideally managers working with artists eligible for Kultur | lx’s support will be favoured. 
• Relevance and uniqueness of the artist(s) managed;
• Full or part-time music professional. 
• Must have a contractual relationship with a Luxembourgish artist; and/or business permit; and/or Asbl, Sarl, Independent status, etc.
• Relevance of their long-term career strategy;
• Having an international network is a plus (agents, bookers, labels, etc.);

Including, but not limited to:

• Personal career development (business meetings, time spent attending conferences and trade events, workshops, etc.).
• Consultation with the artists day-to-day
• Strategic planning of releases, performances, festivals or upcoming projects
• Orchestrating tours
• Creating marketing and merchandising strategies
• Networking via business meetings and international conferences
  • An €800 maximum per conference envelope will be granted for up to two events per calendar year.
• Establish and pursue long-term career goals
• Take part in a bi-monthly mentoring program with international music managers
• Quarterly meeting with Kultur | lx

The total amount of the grant is capped at €10,000 / year over a two-year period.

The manager undertakes to:

• Pursue weekly work with their core (Luxembourgish) artists;
• Follow, as much as possible, the guidelines and initiatives set out as part of this grant and to inform Kultur | lx of any changes necessary to properly put that project into effect;
• Take part in a bi-monthly mentoring program with international music managers;
• Participate in at least two international conferences per calendar year (for example : Reeperbahn Festival, jazzahead!, IAMA, Eurosonic Noorderslag, Europe Jazz Conference, Classical:NEXT, WOMEX, etc). An €800 maximum per conference envelope will be granted for up to two events per calendar year;
• Submit a quarterly report on their activities and projects;
• Submit a detailed report at the end of each year, including a year end balance sheet (“bilan comptable”);
• Strictly meet his/her statutory obligations (tax, social contributions, copyright, related rights, etc.);
• Inform Kultur | lx of upcoming events (conferences, workshops, etc) and initiatives with his/her artists roster and provide everything required for publicising and promoting them in good time (images, texts, videos, concert dates, etc.);
• Maintain a regular dialogue with Kultur | lx on your progress throughout the year.

Terms and conditions for payment of the grant (per calendar year):

• • Instalment 1, October 2022 – €5.000 when the agreement is signed;
  • Instalment 2, €5.000 after the first six months and following a mid-term report;
  • Instalment 3, €5.000 for year two, only following a report including detailed activities and a final financial report written and submitted from year one;

• If a year-one report has not been provided, laureates will not be eligible to receive funding for the second year of this grant.

• • Instalment 4, €5.000 six months later, plus a final year two report in October 2024 at the end of the 2 year Artist Management Programme;

• The laureate will need to hand in a final year two report in October at the end of the 2 year Artist Management Programme. If the final report has not been provided, the organisation will be entitled to ask for a full or partial reimbursement of the grant. 

The award of the funding will be voided if one of the obligations applicable to the grant are no longer met, or that the funding was awarded on the basis of inaccurate or incomplete information.

Should the funding be voided, the organisation will be entitled to reimbursement of any payments already made. The organisation may, on an exceptional basis, waive its right to reimbursement upon the submission of a written request setting out the reasons, which must be outside the control of the beneficiary of the funding, why the project did not take place and their direct causal link with the fact that it did not take place.

• Artists;
• A.s.b.l.

Deadline to apply : 27 February 2022 midnight.

Artists and organisations already members of the IETM are not eligible for this grant.

Performing arts

Applications shall be reviewed and selected by the Selection committee Performing Arts, which will assign the grant holder(s). The Committee’s decision is final. The Committee may decide not to award a grant if it considers that the submissions do not justify the award.

Kultur | lx awards three grants every three years.

• Ties of the artist/the A.s.b.l. to the Luxembourg cultural scene;
• Internationalisation strategy.

Eligible expenses are dedicated to the artist/company members joining the network.

• Network membership fees;
• Travel expenses (within the framework of a network event);
• Accommodation (within the framework of a network event);
• Per diem (within the framework of a network event);
• Visa fees (within the framework of a network event);
• Covid test fees (within the framework of a network event);

Reimbursement of up to 80% of eligible expenses. The total amount of aid is limited to €2,000 per year. However, when justified by the nature or scope of the project, the Coordinators reserve the right in accordance with the selection committee to exceed that amount on an exceptional basis.

The artist shall:

• Participate in at least one physical IETM event per year, except in case of force majeure;
• Participate in preparatory meetings with the Kultur | lx coordination;
• Submit an interim report each year and a detailed final report at the end of the project;
• Provide all proof of payment and invoices;
• Payment of the grant is made after each trip upon submission of the invoices and the report.

This grant is intended for:

• Artists;
• With Luxembourg citizenship or residency in Luxembourg.

Beneficiaries of the Global Project Grant are not eligible for other individual grants in the same year and may not apply for the Global Project Grant again the next year.

Music

The application files will be examined by the Music External Selection Committee, which will name the beneficiary/ies. The committee’s decision is final. The committee may decide not to award the grant, if it feels that the applications submitted to it do not justify the award.

Applications to be submitted by: September 18, 2023

• Close involvement with the Luxembourg cultural scene;
• Having recorded at least one EP or album;
• Long-term career strategy;
• Artist’s development plan over the year in question;
• Relevance and uniqueness of the project;
• Potential for export;
• Guaranteed commitment of a professional entourage (manager, agent, booker, label, etc.);
• Quality of the budget and diversity of funding sources;
• Financial investment from other partners and/or private entities amounting to at least 20% of the total grant.

Including, but not limited to:

• Tours (transport, accommodation, technical team costs, per diem, visas, etc.);
• Promotion and marketing (press-agency services, community management, creation of promotional material linked to the project, purchase of advertising space, etc.);
• Composition skills development (services of producers/composers, workshop-registration fees, masterclasses, song-writing, etc.);
• Career development (management services, business trips, registration fees for conferences/showcases/trade shows, expenses of visiting professionals, etc.).

• Pressing of CDs/vinyl records;
• Production of merchandising;
• Production of music videos;
• Studio time;
• Artist’s website.

All other costs related to the artistic and production phase.

The total amount of the grant is capped at €25,000. The amount ultimately awarded will depend on how well the criteria are met.

The artist undertakes to:

• Follow, as far as possible, the submitted project, and to inform Kultur | lx of any changes necessary to properly put that project into effect;
• Submit a mid-term report on the project;
• Submit a detailed report at the end of the project and provide full evidence of payment and invoices;
• Strictly meet his/her statutory obligations (tax, social contributions, copyright, related rights, etc.);
• Inform Kultur | lx of upcoming events and provide everything required for publicising and promoting them in due time (images, texts, videos, concert dates, etc.);
• Maintain a regular dialogue with Kultur | lx sur on the project’s progress.

Terms and conditions for payment of the grant:

• Instalment 1 – 50% of the total when the contract is signed;
• Instalment 2 – 25% of the total at the mid-point of the period set for the project;
• Instalment 3 – 25% of the total after receipt of the detailed final activity and financial report.

The award of the funding will be voided if the project in respect of which the funding was awarded does not take place by the deadline that the organisation set at the time when the funding was awarded. The same applies in the event that one of the conditions applicable to the award of the funding is no longer being met, or that the funding was awarded on the basis of inaccurate or incomplete information.

Should the funding be voided, the organisation will be entitled to reimbursement of any payments already made. The organisation may, on an exceptional basis, waive its right to reimbursement upon the submission of a written request setting out the reasons, which must be outside the control of the beneficiary of the funding, why the project did not take place and their direct causal link with the fact that it did not take place.

The beneficiary of the grant must include the Kultur | lx logo on all project-related communication materials, with the statement “With the support of Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg”.

List of previous Laureates

2023
Pop/Rock/Electro/Hip-Hop: Josh Island
Jazz/World: Greg Lamy

2022
Pop/Rock/Electro/Hip-Hop: Francis of Delirium
Jazz/World: Claire Parsons
Classical/Contemporary: Francesco Tristano

2021
Pop/Rock/Electro/Hip-Hop: TUYS
Jazz/World: Michel Meis 4TET
Classical/Contemporary: Cathy Krier