Šogad arī mākslas amatieri un voluntieri var iesniegt pieteikumus finansējumam Ziemeļu Ministru padomes Kultūras un mākslas programmā Nordic Culture Point 22.02.2010 - 22.03.2010
Culture and Art Programme open for applications. This year's first application round for the Nordic Council of Ministers' Culture and art programme opens on 22 February 2010, with a deadline on 22 March. In addition to professionals, now also amateurs and volunteer sector can apply for funding.
The programme grants funding to projects from all fields of art and culture. Each project needs to have participants from at least two of the Nordic countries Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway, and/or the autonomous areas the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Åland Islands.
The most important assessment criteria are quality and creative character of the project. When assessing applications from the amateur culture and volunteer sector, priority is given to projects that are carried out in cooperation with professionals.
The programme is divided into two parts: funding for production-based activities and for capacity development, which can be for example seminars, courses and workshops.
The programme grants project funding only, and ordinary operational costs cannot be covered through the programme.
Applications are submitted through an electronic application form, which is posted on Nordic Culture Point's website www.kulturkontaktnord.org. You also find the programme criteria and more information on the application system on the webpage.