The Executive Board of Gedeputeerde Staten has decided which organizations will receive subsidies from the new scheme for arts and festivals established earlier this year. Applications could be submitted from May 1, 2025, to August 1, 2025. A total of €4,860,000 was available, divided over six different art disciplines. Due to the number of applications, GS decided earlier to increase the amount to €6,078,829, allowing more applications to be granted. In total, 13 organizations receive subsidies.
Granted Projects
The organizations receiving subsidies are:
- Stichting Exploitatie Grote Kerk Veere receives €465,000 for the project ‘Dance Week and Culture Podium Grote Kerk Veere’.
- Stichting Het Zeeuws Orkest receives €1,080,000 for the project ‘Stichting Het Zeeuws Orkest 2026-2028’.
- Stichting Hoogtij receives €221,939 for the project ‘Hoogtij Festival 2026-2028’.
- Stichting Nieuwe Muziek Zeeland receives €375,000 for the project ‘Discover the Power of Jazz: Accessible-Eccentric-Zeelandic’.
- Stichting Deining receives €219,000 for the project ‘Talent Development and Short Film Festival Tegenstroom’.
- Stichting Theaterproductiehuis Zeeland receives €1,800,000 for the project ‘Multi-Year Project Plan Theaterproductiehuis Zeeland/ Late Summer Festival’.
- Stichting Maria Magdalena Cantorij receives €240,000 for the project ‘Cantatekaravaan 2026-2028’.
- Stichting de Baaierd receives €150,000 for the project ‘Clusters for Quality: Application Breeding Ground for Zeeland Literature De Baaierd’.
- Stichting CineZee receives €315,000 for the project ‘CineZee: New Waves’.
- Stichting Cultural Activities on Schouwen-Duiveland receives €158,350 for the project ‘Nicolaas Concerts 2026-2028’.
- Stichting Vrienden Kamermuziek Zeeland receives €388,617 for the project ‘Chamber Music Festival and Series 2026-2028’.
- Stichting Kamerorkest TY receives €395,923 for the project ‘TY Zeeland Chamber Orchestra’.
- Stichting ‘De Klomp’ Festivals receives €270,000 for the project ‘Klomppop’.
Rejected Projects
Besides positive news for 13 organizations, 16 organizations received the message that they will not receive subsidies. “A few applications were incorrectly submitted and therefore withdrawn, but there were also applications that scored insufficiently on one or more assessment criteria. These applications were rejected for that reason,” says Deputy Jo-Annes de Bat. “Still, I am satisfied with the result. It was an intensive process and because it is new, also quite exciting. With this new scheme, we have given everyone a fair chance to compete for subsidies. It is a good foundation on which we can build further.”
About the Multi-Year Subsidy Scheme for Arts and Festivals 2026-2028
The money from this scheme is distributed over three years. At the end of this period, organizations can participate again in a new round. The scheme builds on the principles from the Implementation Agenda Culture & Heritage 2025-2032. Subsidies could be applied for activities within the disciplines: Theater/Dance, Classical Music, Other Music, Film, Visual Arts, and Literature.
