Partnership projects
As part of the 2019-2025 strategy, the Nordic Culture Fund is working on a new type of strategic partnerships and development projects which lie beyond the scope our other funding programs. You can read more about the work and the current cooperation projects here.
Cooperation with the Bikuben Foundation on development programs for cultural institutions
Good ideas and talent are not always enough in the arts and culture sector. Organizational skills and strategic focus can help ideas get off the ground and make a difference. That's why, together with the Danish foundation Bikubenfonden, we have created a development program for cultural institutions to help them realize their potential.
Sustainability in culture
With the European Green Deal, EU Member States have committed to reach the goal of climate neutrality by 2050. At the same time, the UN SDGs have given us a common vocabulary and a more holistic understanding of sustainability. The cultural sector is often mentioned as an important driver for sustainable development, yet it is rare that ambitions are put into practice and that artists and cultural operators themselves are involved in defining what this role means.
Sustainability
Center for Music Ecosystems: Resilient Music Cities - Torshavn, Nuuk & Juneau
How can music ecosystems help develop sustainable and resilient communities in geographically isolated places in the Nordic and Alaskan regions? This is the central question of the project, which explores what makes Nuuk, Thorshavn and Juneau (Alaska) able to absorb a range of shocks and disturbances, both from within and from without. The partnership is part of the Foundation's Globus thematic initiative.
Sustainability |
Music |
Policy
IFACCA Globus: The Global South
When we discuss artistic freedom and artistic identity in a global perspective, we need diverse and global participation. This is why Globus has entered into a partnership with IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies), which allows us to invite member countries and/or participants from the Global South who would otherwise be barred from participating.
Globus
Cooperation with UNESCO on artistic freedom of expression
Artistic freedom is the most important thing we have. In collaboration with UNESCO we have formed a Nordic alliance to strengthen international cooperation to ensure that artists, cultural operators, researchers and communicators can think, produce and communicate creatively and freely, even when the covid19 pandemic is behind us.
UNESCO |
Policy |
Globus
The Arts & Health Collective: Creative Solutions for Complex Challenges
Engaging with the arts is good for people, and can improve our lives and health in very concrete ways. Yet we have limited knowledge of how to integrate arts and culture in health care. WHO and the Nordic Culture Fund want to change this through a collaborative project.
WHO |
Policy |
Globus
Your application process
1. Your bright idea
Develop your project and draw inspiration from successful applicants. Consider applying for Opstart or Globus Opstart funding to develop your idea.
2. Your application
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3. Response and payment(s)
Await a response to your application. See what to do once you receive funding.
