Nordic Culture Fund creates new paths for future art and cultural cooperation
Through our funding programmes, partnerships and cultural policy work, we aim to stimulate the development of art and cultural life and ensure flexible frameworks for new transnational collaborations.
NEMO – Northern European Mobility Opportunity
NEMO is a pilot programme for mobility and artistic exchange, supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and the arts funding agencies of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The programme aims to foster international collaboration, strengthen artistic networks across the region and support more artists and arts professionals in engaging with international partners.
The call focuses on individual artists and arts practitioners in the early stages of their careers, reflecting a shared recognition among the partners that this group has a particular need for additional support and opportunities in the current climate.
Globus FORWARD – Strengthening the capacities of transnational collaborations
Globus FORWARD welcomes applications during 13 June – 12 September 2025. The programme supports artistic and cultural collaborations that operate in wide transnational settings and that are ready for further development.
If you are a new applicant/have not received Globus-funding before, we recommend that you submit a pre-application to check your eligibility before preparing a full application. Pre-applications can be submitted between 20 June and 3 August 2025.
Kristin Danielsen is the new Director of the Nordic Culture Fund
Kristin Danielsen came to The Nordic Culture Fund from a position as Director of Arts and Culture Norway, and brings solid experience from the arts and culture sector at national, Nordic and global level. She took up the position of Director of the Nordic Culture Fund on 21 August 2025.
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Nordic Culture Fund’s Annual Report for 2024
In the Nordic Culture Fund’s annual report for 2024, you can gain insight into the Fund’s strategic work with grant-making, network facilitation, knowledge sharing and partnerships.
Over the course of 2024, The Nordic Culture Fund provided a total of 29,9 million DKK to 248 projects and initiative. In the annual report, you can read more about how the support was distributed between the different programs, about a handful of examples, and read about some highlights of the Fund’s work in 2024.
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The Nordic Culture Fund at IFACCA’s World Summit in Seoul
The Nordic Culture Fund will participate in the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, organised by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies (IFACCA), taking place in Seoul, South Korea from 27 to 30 May. The Fund is an affiliate member of IFACCA and is currently collaborating with the network on a fellowship programme under the framework of its Globus initiative.
UNESCO and the Nordic Culture Fund join forces to anchor culture in the post-2030 Agenda
UNESCO, in collaboration with the Nordic Culture Fund, has recently launched the working paper “Acting for the Recognition of Culture as a Global Public Good and a Stand-Alone Goal”, which highlights the pivotal role of culture as a catalyst for sustainable development.
Climate Histories Interventions
How can art-science collaborations deepen our understanding of climate challenges? Climate Histories Interventions combines creative and academic voices to inspire public dialogue on climate resilience, promoting environmental awareness through public art interventions.
3Ecologists project: Para-Pedagogies of Resistance
The 3Ecologies Project was launched in 2020 by Brian Massumi and Erin Manning. In this ethos of alongsideness, 3Ecologies develops techniques for research-creation at the intersection of the environmental, conceptual and social ecologies.
Nordic Foundation Conference 2025
Nordic Culture Fund is co-facilitator of the break out session “Arts as a Driver for Social Innovation”, a “deep dive” conversation at this year’s conference. It is facilitated in collaboration with Bikubenfonden and Konestiftelsen.
Gothenburg book fair 2025
Kristin Danielsen, director of The Nordic Culture Fund, will participate in two Nordic-language conversations at this year’s book fair in Gothenburg. She will moderate the conversation “Art, Culture, threat and (self)censorship” on 25 September, an participate in the conversation “Should crisis or war arrive – would we need culture?” on 26 September.
MONDIACULT 2025
Nordic Culture Fund participates at “MONDIACULT – World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development” in Barcelona. The Fund’s Director Kristin Danielsen will be a panelist at the official Nordic Side Event entitled “Access to Culture and Cultural Heritage Bolsters Societal Development and Resilience in Times of Crises” on 30 September.
Our year in numbers
- 29
millions
The Nordic Culture Fund awards grants worth approximately DKK 29 million every year.
- 1400
applications
The Fund receives 1,400 applications every year.
- 350
projects
Every year approximately 180 receive Project Funding, 105 receive Opstart and about 57 receive Puls funding.
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