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.
Opstart is the Nordic Culture Fund’s investment in the initial phases of artistic and cultural projects. The programme supports the joint development of new and promising project ideas, with a view to strengthening the Nordic ambitions of the projects. You can apply for up to DKK 25,000, and there is no requirement for co-financing. Opstart has a rolling application deadline, and you will receive a reply within 20 working days.
In 2024 Opstart accepts applications Jan. 8 – May 24, and Aug. 12 – Nov. 15.
Globus Opstart+ is a funding programme within the Fund’s thematic initiative Globus. The programme is a development of the previous Globus Opstart-programme and supports the establishment and research phases of projects that could not be developed in the Nordic countries alone.
In the annual report, you can gain insight into the development of the fund’s support programs, partnerships, knowledge sharing, network formation, and strengthened global focus.
From May 29th to 31st, the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) will hold its General Assembly in Copenhagen. The Nordic Culture Fund has contributed to several elements of the program as part of the Fund’s GLOBUS initiative.
Globus FORWARD is a new direction within the Nordic Culture Fund’s thematic initiative Globus and replaces the previous Globus Call–programme. The support is targeted at existing collaborations that demonstrate potential and readiness for further development. It is the grantees themselves who decide on the aims and content of the specific development activities. The programme will be open for applications during 14 June – 15 September 2024.
Maria Mediaas Jørstad, Director of the Nordic Culture Fund, believes that art and culture have a vital role to play in a world that is becoming increasingly divided and chaotic. Art and culture provide nuance and gets us out of our echo chambers. Read the portrait here.
A/nordi/c – think tank for art and policies was set with basic funding from the Nordic Culture Fund. The think tank worked in 2021-2023 to bring artistic practice and political reality closer together. A summary of the think tank’s knowledge and activities can be found at anordic.org.
A Nordic exchange and research programme to strengthen the development of choreographic art across the Nordic and Baltic countries.
I nyhedsbrevet får du bl.a nyheder om fondens støtteprogrammer og andre initiativer.
The Nordic Culture Fund awards grants worth approximately DKK 29 million every year.
The Fund receives 1,400 applications every year.
Every year approximately 180 receive Project Funding, 105 receive Opstart and about 57 receive Puls funding.