nordic culture point

Nordic Culture Point

Brahms Festival Copenhagen. Photo: Nikolai Lund

Secretariat for two culture programmes

Funding for innovative projects All fields of art

and culture Artistic quality No age limits No quotas Country of

residence

Money Transformance. Photo: Petr Kudláček

The Nordic/Baltic dimension Participants from

min. three countries/self-governing areas

Participant, organiser or theme

Cooperation with non-Nordic/Baltic countries can complement

An essential assessment criteria

Kedja Dansolution. Photo: Vahid/Goossun Art-illery

Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture

- a programme for professionalsMobility funding

Networks

Residencies

Study trips to another country

Danish minuet with a French musician. Photo: Egil Bakka

• Accommodation for one week

• Fixed sums: 800-1600 EUR

• Travel costs: West-Nordic Baltic-Nordic

Build new networksPartners from at least three countries/self-

governing areas Short-term 1 year Max € 25 000 Max 70%Long-term 3 years Max € 150 000 Max 50%

Trans Nordic Net. Photo: Rune Guneriussen

Nordic and Baltic artists’ residences Invite Nordic and

Baltic artists 2-4 artists per year Accommodation for

about 2 months Residences receive

support …and choose visiting

artists

Landscape from Lofoten in Norway. Photo: Atle Syvertsen

Culture and Art Programme

- for professionals and amateurs

- partners from at least three countries/self-

governing areas

Production

Capacity building

Funding for new productions

Artwork, projects, initiatives

Communication Funding for all

phases: pre-project, pilot project and project

The Green Room. Photo: Marianne Danielsson

Capacity building Seminars Workshops Master classes Courses

Photo: Juhana Moisander

Three priority areas Children and youth Nordic cultural

heritage Cultural diversity Open also for other

themes

Lofoten. Photo: Atle Syvertsen

How to apply? Only electronic applications

www.kulturkontaktnord.org

Application roundsMobility: 4 rounds/yearCulture and art: 2 /yearShort-term networks: 2 /

yearLong-term networks: 1 / yearResidences: every third year

Magnus Bjerk. Photo: Magnus Bjerk

From application to projectFill in the

electronic application form

Submit the application to Nordic

Culture Point

External experts assess the application

Nordic Culture Point informs the

applicantsExecution of the project

Payment and reporting

Be prepared for competition 28 procent of applications

were granted funding in 2009 Study the assessment criteria

for the programmes Remember the key words:

- Nordic/Baltic dimension - innovation- artistic quality

Describe your project and budget clearly

Nordbor. Photo: Thomas H. Johnsson

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www.kulturkontaktnord.org

Network funding

15.09.2010.-13.10.2010.

Mobility funding

06.10.2010.-03.11.2010.

Local contact point in Latvia

Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Latvia

Culture Adviser Ginta Tropa

E-mail: ginta@norden.lv

Phone: +371 67820055

www.norden.lv