Operating subsidies within the Arts Decree – deadline December 1

Are you submitting an application on December 1 for operating funds within the Arts Decree? Discover the most recent information on this page.

Do the test! (In Dutch) Are you ready to translate your plans into a solid subsidy file? Go through our checklist.
We will put you on the right track! Need more explanation about the different questions in your file? Read our advice on the various components of your application below.
Ask us your questions! You can always send us an email (advies@kunsten.be) or drop by at our virtual coffee bar (morning coffees every Monday and Wednesday from 9 to 10 am).

This page will be continuously updated with useful information in the run-up to your policy plan.

Everything you need to know when applying for operating subsidies 2023-2027

This presentation will give you all the information you need about applying for your operating subsidies. Watch the presentation with Dutch or English subtitles (turn them via “CC” in the black bar).

Watch the video with subtitles here

Looking for advice on submitting your application?

Operating subsidies: positioning and collaboration

What position do you (or does your organisation) take in the arts field? What is your role, how do you complement other players, what makes you unique? And also: what about collaborations with others?

Operating subsidies: artistic plan

What is your artistic plan, in which discipline(s) are you active, and what function(s) do you assume? How do you translate your artistic ideas into the criteria and definitions of the Arts Decree?

Operating subsidies: business plan

How do you organise everything according to your artistic vision, and how do you keep it fair and correct?

Operating subsidies: the minister’s concerns

If one or more of these points of interest connect to your artistic or business plans, you can highlight this in your application.

Operating subsidies: general conditions and principles

The Arts Decree offers a free framework in which to position yourself, but there are some general conditions and principles.

Department of Culture of the Flemish Government

Download here a brochure with basic information, prepared by the Flanders Department of Culture. This document will guide you and contains all information on the compulsory sections:

(all documents are in Dutch)

Find more information on the website of the Flanders Department of Culture