NORDIC CULTURE POINT –SECRETARIAT FOR TWO FUNDING PROGRAMMES FOR CULTURE

New Nordic Circus Network, Photo: Joonas Hartikainen

NORDIC-BALTIC MOBILITY PROGRAMME FOR CULTURE

CULTURE AND ART PROGRAMME

ALL FIELDS OF ART AND CULTURE

• Artistic quality

• Innovation and development

• No quotas for art fields or countries

• Country of residence, not nationality

Spillfeber, Drømmefall

NORDIC-BALTIC MOBILITY PROGRAMME FOR CULTURE

MOBILITY SUPPORT

NETWORK FUNDING

SUPPORT FOR ARTIST RESIDENCIES

NORDIC-BALTIC MOBILITY PROGRAMME FOR CULTURE

MOBILITY SUPPORT – PROFESSIONAL VISITS TO ANOTHER COUNTRY

• Accommodation grant for 1-10 days stay in another Nordic or Baltic country

• And a fixed sum for travel grant according to destination

• Only for professionals

• For individuals and small groups up to 6 persons

Cold Facts / Hot Enchantment, Photo: Mike Lamb

NORDIC-BALTIC MOBILITY PROGRAMME FOR CULTURE

NETWORK FUNDING – BUILD NEW NETWORKS

• Partners from at least 3 countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Åland)

• Co-operation with non-Nordic-Baltic countries can complement

• Co-operate and develop partnerships and to learn from each other

Junge Hunde, Photo: Stine Marie Grumheden

NORDIC-BALTIC MOBILITY PROGRAMME FOR CULTURE

NETWORK FUNDING – BUILD NEW NETWORKS

• Short-term network1 yearMax 25 000 EURMax 70 %

• Long-term network3 yearsMax 150 000 EURMax 50 %

Dance in the Kitchen, Photo: Rünno Lahesoo

NORDIC-BALTIC MOBILITY PROGRAMME FOR CULTURE

SUPPORT FOR NORDIC AND BALTIC ARTIST RESIDENCIES

• Residencies receive the support

• …and choose the visiting artists

• Residency can invite individual artists or small groups / ensembles

• 2-4 Nordic and Baltic artists per year

• Accommodation for about two months

The Place of No Roads, Photo: Ville Lenkkeri

CULTURE AND ART PROGRAMME

PRODUCTION-BASED ACTIVITIES

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

THE NORDIC DIMENSION

• Collaboration between participants from three countries

• Organiser, participant or theme

Sommerfugle-effekter, Photo: Michael Dinesen

CULTURE AND ART PROGRAMME

PRODUCTION-BASED ACTIVITIES

• Production of new works, projects and other new initiatives

• Not for recurring or ongoing events

• Funding for all phases of the project- pre-project (max 13 000 EUR /

100%)- pilot project (max 40 000 EUR / 75%)- project (max 100 000 EUR / 50%)

• The programme is open for both professionals and amateurs

Kitchen, Photo: Rünno Lahesoo

CULTURE AND ART PROGRAMME

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

• Organisation and implementation of projects that develop competence in the fields of culture and art

• Sharing of knowledge through different platforms: discussions, debates and new forms of collaboration

• Seminars, workshops, master classes, courses

Herbologies / Foraging Networks, Photo: Ulla Taipale

CULTURE AND ART PROGRAMME

NEW PRIORITY AREAS

• The sustainable Nordic region

• The creative Nordic region

• The intercultural Nordic region

• The young Nordic region

• The digital Nordic region

Copenhagen – Malmö – Drammen – Are You With Us?Photo: Karsten Bungaard Fotografisk atelier

APPLICATION

HOW TO APPLY?

• Only electronic applicationswww.kknord.org

• Application rounds: Mobility: 4 rounds / yearShort-term network: 2 / yearLong-term network: 1 / yearResidencies: not open in 2014Culture and Art: 2 / year

Handplockat, Photo: Frøydi Laszlo

APPLICATION TIMES 2014

Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for CultureMobility support – professional visits to another country23.07.2014.-20.08.2014.24.09.2014.-22.10.2014.Network funding03.09.2014.-01.10.2014.

Culture and Art ProgrammeProduction-based activities, Capacity development20.08.2014.-17.09.2014.

APPLICATION

WHAT HAPPENS WITH YOUR APPLICATION?

• The application is assessed by an external group of experts

• You receive the results 2 months after the deadline

• The last 15% is always paid first after reporting

• 34 % granted funding in 2012

TimeMap#3, Photo: Søren Meisner

GRANTED PROJECTS - STATISTICS FOR LATVIA

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Mobility support

36 € 51308

24€ 35500

22 € 34397

39€ 75300

34€ 48200

Short term network

5 € 88792

5 € 59560

7 € 86210

3€ 39500

3€ 29565

Long term network

1 € 37772

1 € 140000

- 1€ 60000

-

Residencies

2 € 23000

1 € 6500

- 2€ 14680

-

Culture & Art programme

3 € 42485

4 € 53252

1 € 20000

1€ 3000

2€ 65683

Total amount

47 € 243357

35 € 294812

30 € 140607

46€ 192480

39€ 143448

AT LAST, BUT NOT LEAST...

BE PREPARED FOR COMPETITION!

• Get acquainted with the programme’s criteria

• Remember the keywords: Nordic-Baltic focus, innovation and artistic quality

• Describe the project and budget precisely

LOCAL CONTACT IN LATVIA

Nordic Council of Ministers Office in LatviaCulture Adviser Ginta TropaE-mail: ginta@norden.lvPhone: +371 67820055

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Place of No Roads, Photo: Ville Lenkkeri