The annual cultural policy convention will be arranged digitally on 10–12 February. The fund's director Benny Marcel will, among other things, be interviewing the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind and moderate a conversation with the Swedish Committee on Cultural Affairs. The discussions can be watched live on Folk och Kultur’s digital platform.

Throughout the last year, we have experienced great interest in the fund’s work with Globus. The fund has decided to continue with Globus Opstart in 2021 and we are ready to receive new applications from 1 February. Furthermore, a new research report shows that Globus as a funding programme can respond to concrete needs and demand in the artistic and cultural field and that the programme strengthens dialogue on the development of funding programmes. Read more here.

Back in August, we had a unique opportunity to follow the Greenlandic artist and filmmaker Inuk Silis Høegh in his hometown Nuuk. In the newest part of our documentary series Inuk tells about his latest project THE GREEN LAND and his personal journey – about growing up in a family of artists and returning home and establishing himself as an artist in Greenland after years spent abroad.

The Ministers for Nordic Co-operation and the Nordic Council have agreed to a supplementary grant for the Nordic Culture Fund, a decision prompted in part by political opposition to budget savings and by a statement signed by over 100,000 artists.