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taNDem - The project

The cross-border taNDem project was aimed at German and Dutch artists and cultural practitioners. Whilst 15 projects were carried out in each of the first three years on the themes of ‘home’, ‘energy’ and ‘paradise’, there was a ‘taNDem gap year’ in 2021–2022.

taNDem gap year (2021–2022)

The focus of the gap year was on project development, knowledge exchange and networking. The project supports German and Dutch artists and cultural practitioners in developing their ideas using the taNDem toolkit and offers a range of content-based workshops. In addition, taNDem organised cross-border encounters through a series of in-person and online networking events.

taNDemPitch 2021

The taNDem gap year kicked off with two online pitch events on 19 and 21 April. Ideas for cross-border collaboration were presented to an expert jury in pitches lasting a maximum of five minutes. The focus was on developing German-Dutch collaboration and, in particular, on preparing a cross-border art project. During the online pitch, participants had to convince the jury what makes their idea so unique and why they should be awarded the taNDem Toolkit.

taNDem is aimed at artists, cultural associations and institutions, and other cultural stakeholders from the EUREGIO region. The Kulturbüro des Münsterland e.V. is a project partner and also provides a project manager responsible for content.

What is the EUREGIO?

The EUREGIO is a cross-border association of 129 German and Dutch cities, municipalities, districts and water boards. The EUREGIO area covers around 13,000 square kilometres and is home to around 3.4 million inhabitants. On the Dutch side, the area includes Twente and Achterhoek as well as parts of north-east Overijssel and south-east Drenthe; on the German side, the Münsterland, the district of Grafschaft Bentheim, the city and district of Osnabrück as well as parts of southern Emsland.

Your contact person

Andre Sebastian
© Münsterland e.V./Anja Tiwisina
Andre Sebastian
Head of Münsterland Cultural Office
Art & Culture Foundation
Cultural Academy

0049 2571 94 93 23

The project partners and sponsors

taNDem is part of the INTERREG V A project "Kunstverbinding - Art Connection". In this project, the EUREGIO, Cultuur Oost, Münsterland e.V., Emsländische Landschaft e.V., the city of Osnabrück, the district of Osnabrück and the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel have joined forces to promote the art and cultural scene in the border region.

The project "Kunstverbinding - Art Connection" is financially supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, the Lower Saxony Ministry for Federal and European Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia within the framework of the INTERREG V A Programme Germany-Nederland.

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