ClowNexus – Creative Encounters for Mental Health (ClowNexus CREMH) is a 36-month, cross-sectoral European cooperation project (March 2026 → February 2029) bringing together healthcare clowning organisations to respond to the youth mental health crisis, particularly the rise in children and adolescents hospitalised for psychological conditions. The project’s primary aim is to contribute to improved youth mental health through art by developing and testing specialised healthcare clowning methods for paediatric psychiatric patients, and by strengthening humour- and creativity-based approaches in paediatric patient care through support to healthcare professionals. In parallel, ClowNexus CREMH aims to strengthen the wider arts-for-health field by building the capacity, exchange, and recognition of healthcare clowning organisations through structured cross-border collaboration, mobility/training, and advocacy.

RNI is commissioning an external evaluator to conduct the Baseline Evaluation. The baseline must set up the project for strong monitoring, learning and accountability by clarifying what will be measured, how, by whom, and when; establishing baseline values/benchmarks where feasible; and providing practical recommendations.

**Commissioning organisation**
RED NOSES International (RNI) – Project Coordinator

**Funding programme**
Creative Europe – European Cooperation Projects

**Project duration**
36 months

**Location**
Remote / Europe-wide (no requirement to be Vienna-based)

**Language**
English

**Indicative budget ceiling**
Up to EUR 27,000 (all costs included, incl. taxes/VAT where applicable)

**Expected start**
April 2026 (following selection and contracting)

**Key grant deliverable**
Baseline Evaluation Report due October 2026