Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TORO20241230019
- Term of Validity
- 30 December 2024 - 30 December 2025
- Company's Country
- Romania
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- The Romanian cultural foundation provides long-lasting support and advice to artists during transitional stages in their development. It has a particular interest in artists using new technologies and is socially engaged and longs for new media projects that can design new perceptions and experiments. Till 13.05.2025 it is looking for international partners in the CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1 call, under research and development cooperation agreements.
- Full Description
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The Romanian cultural Foundation, based in Transylvania, is a non-profit organization that provides funding for culture and strives to bring exceptional art closer to the public. They support and present a variety of some of the most challenging contemporary art and artist. The Foundation’s mission is to bring new art closer to the public while leading a self-sustaining cultural community and organizing exhibitions, workshops and performances, while also promoting positive examples of success, showing how gender rights and equality are better for men and women and strengthening women's achievement, leadership and success across all fields - media, business, arts, culture and more.
Furthermore, the Foundation helps artists create innovative work and bring it to the public while also creating a culture dedicated, vibrant Art Center.
Members of the Foundation community have a wide range of interests and professional backgrounds and we all believe that art makes a huge difference in the world through a fusion between various fields of art (visual and performative). So, the Foundation works together with artist on a daily basis and have a common goal - to create a place where people can understand the ideas of contemporary artists.
The Romanian Foundation is looking for international partners in the Creative Europe Programme (CREA) calls - European Cooperation Projects Small Scale - CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1 with the deadline of project submitting in 13.05.2025, to further develop new exhibitions, events, and cultural festivals related projects, under research and development cooperation agreements. - Advantages and Innovations
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The Romanian cultural foundation offers the following advantages:
* Excellent communication with international partners. The Romanian foundation has extensive experience in developing international partnerships. The team adapts easily to multicultural environments.
* A pro-active attitude focused on problem-solving. The Romanian foundation is a young, dynamic organisation, able to react quickly to maximise results.
* High creativity and innovation potential – The team is of the box thinkers, thus leading to creative ideas with differentiate and add value to the projects proposed.
* Well trained team with experience in entrepreneurship, project management & arts.
* Experience in educational projects dedicated to young artists that aim to increase their entrepreneurial skills and offer career opportunities through artist residencies. - Stage of Development
- Concept stage
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- IPR description
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The programme supports the development and implementation of innovative technologies that align with cultural and creative sector goals. These technologies typically aim to enhance digital and artistic practices, support content production, and improve accessibility to cultural works.
Examples of technologies that could be developed include:
1. Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) for immersive experiences
- VR Platforms for exhibitions: virtual galleries where audiences can experience exhibitions remotely, providing 3D visualizations of artworks or cultural artifacts.
- AR for cultural festivals: AR applications to overlay digital storytelling elements during live cultural events and festivals.
2. Digital audience engagement tools
- Mobile pplications: development of apps for festivals and events to provide real-time updates, interactive schedules, and gamified experiences for audience engagement.
- Interactive mapping systems: technology that integrates location-based services, such as guiding attendees through large-scale festivals while highlighting event-specific content, like performances or exhibitions.
3. Collaborative platforms for event planning
- Cross-border collaboration tools: development of cloud-based platforms to enable collaborative planning for international cultural festivals or exhibitions. These platforms streamline project management for diverse teams across multiple countries, allowing them to share resources and coordinate logistics.
4. Innovative projection and lighting technologies
- Projection mapping for cultural events: development of cutting-edge projection technologies for dynamic visual storytelling during festivals or exhibitions.
- Sustainable Lighting Systems: development of eco-friendly lighting solutions, used for both exhibitions and live events.
5. Tools for accessibility
- Assistive technologies: tools such as subtitles, sign-language overlays, or audio guides for exhibitions and live events, enhancing inclusivity for attendees with disabilities.
- Multi-language platforms: mobile tools or apps that provide translations and contextual information to multicultural audiences during exhibitions and festivals.
6. Digital archiving and preservation
- Digital archiving for exhibitions: technologies to digitize and archive materials from cultural exhibitions or festivals, ensuring long-term preservation and accessibility.
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The Romanian cultural foundation is looking looking for international partners in the Creative Europe Programme (CREA) calls - European Cooperation Projects Small Scale - CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1.
The action European Cooperation Projects supports projects involving organisations in the cultural and creative sectors of all sizes, including micro-organisations and small-sized organisations, and from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activities.
Topic CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1 - Small Scale projects:
- The consortium most be composed of minimum 3 entities from 3 different eligible countries.
- The maximum EU grant amount is of EUR 200 000 per project.
- The funding rate is of maximum 80%
The Foundation would like to find a team where they can be a project member, offering their experience in the artistic area.
Potential partners could include:
1. Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) for immersive experiences
- Companies specializing in VR/AR technology development.
- Universities or research institutions focusing on media, gaming, or digital art technologies.
- Museums or cultural heritage organizations interested in virtual exhibitions.
2. Digital audience engagement tools
- App developers or startups working on event-based mobile applications.
- Organizations hosting large-scale cultural festivals, such as music festivals or biennales.
- UX/UI design experts to enhance app usability for cultural contexts.
3. Collaborative platforms for event planning
- Tech companies offering cloud-based solutions for collaborative tools.
- Organizations specializing in cultural project management and cross-border cooperation.
- NGOs or networks facilitating international cultural events.
4. Innovative projection and lighting technologies
- Companies specializing in projection mapping and creative lighting systems.
- Festivals or events looking to integrate advanced projection technology in their programming.
- Sustainability-focused innovators to develop eco-friendly lighting solutions.
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5. Tools for accessibility
- Accessibility technology developers focusing on inclusivity in cultural contexts.
- Organizations serving people with disabilities, particularly in arts and culture.
- Translation and localization experts for multilingual support.
6. Digital archiving and preservation
- Institutions working on digital preservation of cultural heritage.
- Companies specializing in media digitization, storage, and retrieval solutions.
- Libraries, archives, or museums focusing on long-term conservation.
Call document and annexes can be consulted here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1
Cooperation with the partners identified will be based on research and development agreements.
The deadline of project submitting is 13.05.2025. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- University
- SME 50 - 249
- Other
- SME <=10
- R&D Institution
- Big company
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01005003 - E-Publishing, Digital Content
- 01006015 - VoIP telephony, remote access
- 02009020 - Lighting and signalling system
- 01001002 - Digital Systems, Digital Representation
- 01005006 - Visualisation, Virtual Reality
- Market keywords
- 07004008 - Other consumer products
- Sector Groups Involved
- Creative Industries
- Digital
- Targeted countries
- All countries