More than 7000 artists and cultural professionals received support from Culture Moves Europe’s first edition of mobility grants that closed on 1 July.

Since its start in 2022, Culture Moves Europe (CME) quickly became the biggest artistic mobility support in the cultural landscape of the 40 Creative Europe countries.

It offered mobility grants to 7274 artists and cultural professionals through its two actions: individual mobility and residency, distributing more than €15 million. 

Grantees committed to decrease the ecological footprint of their mobility projects. More than half of them travelled in a more sustainable way, using an alternative to airplanes. For the distances below 1000 km more than 87% of the journeys were green. Most of the grantees have also implemented sustainable practices in their projects, in line with Culture Moves Europe guidelines.

The results also reveal an increasing interest in the top-ups CME offered that aim at allowing the broadest participation possible:

Culture Moves Europe focused on young and emerging artists too, with some promising results:

Culture Moves Europe is coming back after the summer break. New calls in the autumn will bring new opportunities for artists and cultural professionals!