Cultural & creative industries in Grand Est
accro, network of the cultural and creative industries in Grand Est
promotes and connects cultural and creative industries with other sectors of the economy, through support, networking and funding.
accro: what’s it all about?
Making creativity an economic driver in Grand Est.
accro brings together businesses, studios, institutions and creators from the cultural and creative industries. Founded in 2014, the association unites an ecosystem, equips it and connects it: to the region, to other sectors, to Europe.
- 2014
- Year the association was founded
- 15
- Cultural and creative sectors represented
What accro does
What we do →-
Support and training
Structure and grow your business, with freely available toolkits.
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Creative engineering
Working alongside local authorities and organisations: feasibility, programming, project management assistance.
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REC!
A week in Strasbourg bringing together the cultural and creative industries of the Upper Rhine and Europe.
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Agoratrium
The regional hub for the cultural and creative industries, backed by France 2030.
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Higher education
Workshop3C, the Autumn School and projects with schools across Grand Est.
Monitoring grants and funding, every month.
We track the grants, calls for projects and funding schemes relevant to the cultural and creative industries in Grand Est, and bring them together in one place, with a link to each official website.
Find fundingOur innovation call for projects
Tango&Scan
Every year, Tango&Scan funds creative or digital projects led by a pair: a player from the cultural and creative industries teamed up with a partner from another sector.
- winning projects
- 297
- editions since 2012
- 15
- in cumulative grants
- €4.25M
- maximum grant per winner
- €20,000
All the winners, one square per project
- €4.25M paid out to winners since 2012. Under each edition, the grey bar shows its amount.
- €14,500 average grant per project, up to a maximum of €20,000.
- 1 in 3 winners works in , ahead of (71) and (40).
- 31 projects awarded in , the record edition.
A measured impact
Measured by four impact studies by BETA (University of Strasbourg / CNRS), editions 2012 to 2025. Conservative estimates.
What guides us
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Cooperation
Bringing creatives and other sectors of the economy into dialogue.
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Cross-fertilisation
Fostering hybrid projects at the boundaries between disciplines.
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Local roots
Grand Est as a place of challenges and transformation.
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European outlook
From the Upper Rhine to Europe, from one ecosystem to another.
You are…
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Creative or project lead
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Local authority or business
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Partner or funder
Join the accro community.
Creative organisations, partners, the simply curious: become part of the network of the cultural and creative industries in Grand Est.
accro is funded by 
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