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With the Claussen-Simon-Fund for Art & Culture, we support individual projects from all artistic disciplines in Hamburg and the surrounding region. Our focus is on the independent arts scene, young artists, and projects with high artistic standards that provide young people in particular with access to art and culture. Participatory formats are especially welcome.

Evaluation Criteria

  • Artistic quality (including the aesthetics and the level of innovation of the work)
  • Relevance and novelty of the artistic theme
  • Overall concept (coherence between content, participants, venue, etc.)
  • Impact (including target group and expected reach)
  • Contribution to Hamburg’s arts and culture landscape (including cultural exchange and artistic excellence)

Formal Criteria

  • The application must be submitted on time through our application form
  • The structured and carefully prepared project description should be 3–5 pages long and must answer all essential questions (who is doing what, when and where, with whom, and for whom).
  • A balanced budget and financing plan is required:
    • Income and expenses must break even.
    • Additional funding must be listed (including funding applied for but not yet approved).
  • The application deadline must be at least eight weeks before the start of the project.
  • The maximum funding request is 10,000 euros.
  • Applicants must be either nonprofit organizations with a valid tax exemption notice or individual persons.
  • The artistic work must be made accessible to a broad public in Hamburg or the surrounding region.

not eligible for funding:

  • Projects with a strong educational rather than artistic focus
  • Research phases and general ongoing costs (e.g. rental costs)
  • Amateur artists and groups
  • Commercially oriented cultural projects and competitions
  • CD productions, book printing, and feature films
  • Projects that are part of university curricula (seminar or final productions)
  • Private, profit-oriented institutions (e.g. GmbH)
  • Projects submitted by applicants who are currently receiving funding from the Claussen-Simon-Stiftung 

Application Deadlines

  • The next application deadlines for 2026: 14 January, 15 May, 30 September
  • Applications will be decided upon within four weeks.
  • Applications can only be submitted via the application form.
  • The form is in German. Applications may be submitted in either German or English.
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Rosanna Graf: Ordinary Women – Carrier Bags of Friction, Installationsansicht Kunsthaus Hamburg 2023 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023 Fotos: Antje Sauer

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass es mit Hilfe des Claussen-Simon-Fonds für Kunst & Kultur gelungen ist, Rosanna Graf auf ihrem weiteren Karriereschritt als Künstlerin zu fördern, zu begleiten und für internationale Aufmerksamkeit zu sorgen.

Anna Nowak, Geschäftsführung und Künstlerische Leitung vom Kunsthaus Hamburg

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