Amateo Award
Overview
Who can apply?
Dance, theatre, street art and more – all participatory arts projects run by amateur groups across Europe are welcome to enter. If your creative group could inspire others to try something different, this is the best way to spotlight your achievement.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the Amateo Award you have to be able to answer yes to the following questions:
- Their project involves people who participate on an amateur basis.
- Any paid staff involved are neither the main nor the sole decision makers, either creatively or organisationally.
- based in an EU member state or a participating country.
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
Inspiring creative projects that are having a powerful, positive and sustainable impact on their community!
The AMATEO awards aim to highlight and showcase the impact and the potential of participatory arts and cultural engagement for a democratic, diverse and inclusive Europe. The awards celebrate the creativity of people and showcase the manifold expressions of participatory arts all over Europe.
AMATEO wants to award outstanding participatory arts organizations, projects or initiatives of all art and culture forms that are having a powerful, positive and sustainable impact on their community, one that inspires others to try something different.
This year, theye would especially like to highlight projects based on two themes:
- Social inclusion & community building and
- Environment & sustainable development
Nominated activities may be either new and innovative or longer lasting approaches which have stood the test of time and are sustainable. They may involve small groups that are deeply impacted or larger groups that have a big outreach and impact. Essentially, we’re looking for a demonstration of impact.
Since 2018, 255 projects from 25 countries across Europe and beyond applied for the Amateo Award and featured activity focused on young people, older people (including those with dementia), those with different cultural or migrant backgrounds and projects to improve the community or environment.
Each year, five groups were shortlisted by the jury. Read more about the last years finalists.
Read full Terms & Conditions for Amateo Award.