Creatives for Vienna – Making Spaces

In accordance with the competition rules, the Vienna Business Agency will award prize money of €15,000 per project to submissions selected by the jury. The entrant is responsible for ensuring that the applicable tax is paid on the prize money (as well as payment of any social security contributions).

We are looking for concepts for the use of spaces that enrich or expand the range of available space types for the creative industries - concepts that create, utilize and use space for creative work - concepts that avoid vacancies through community involvement and conserve urban resources through utilization and interim use. 

Available spaces - whether first floor premises or larger building complexes, whether used temporarily or activated for long-term establishment - should generate added value for the creative scene through new ideas. 
A prerequisite for submission is that the project is focused on a specific space in Vienna. Concepts can be submitted for spaces already in use as well as for spaces whose use is still in the planning phase. 

Spaces play a decisive role as places of encounter, exchange and inspiration for collaborative, cooperative and networked work by creative professionals. What do spaces look like that are open to new collaborative ideas? That offer space for creative engagement with social issues? That open up opportunities for new business models for creative work?

We are looking for concepts that address one or more key topics:

• Exchange and networking - From encounter to approach to collaboration: What spatial framework conditions support communities in exchanging ideas? What new uses are conceivable - in addition to co-working concepts?
• Work and production - creative work as a process: Which places enable production? How do workspaces need to be rethought to support the work of creative professionals?
• Analog and digital - diversity of places: How can innovations in the digital be considered and used for the analog? How can the interface between analog and digital space be designed?
• Creativity and everyday life - spaces for living and working: How can spaces help to balance creative work, care work, leisure and engagement
• Environment and society - added value through dialog: How can the work of creative professionals also have an impact on the immediate environment? What promotes social interaction in the city? 

Each project must focus on a specific space in Vienna in order to be eligible for submission. A valid tenancy agreement or a letter of intent from the owner for the period of the project must be enclosed with the application as proof of availability.

You can submit your project online from 23 September to 2 December 2024 at the <Link Vienna Business Agency’s “Funding Cockpit” submission platform>. To do this, register on our website <https://wirtschaftsagentur.at/registrierung/> and create a profile. In your profile, select “My submissions” and “See all funding options”. 

All required documents must be received at the Vienna Business Agency by 11:59 pm on Monday, 2 December 2024. An independent jury will then evaluate and select the entries for the jury prizes. Selected entrants will be invited to present their concept at a hearing in January 2025. All entrants will be informed of the jury’s decision by February 2025.