• Nordic Culture Club is a venue for cultural practitioners and enthusiasts from across the Nordic Region and around the world. Here, we experiment with and present unique interdisciplinary experiences with a mix of everything from dance, music, performances and interactive experiences to monologues, catwalks, drag, quizzes, installations, video works, and much, much more. 

• We are now looking for experimental, innovative, and preferably interdisciplinary art performances of all kinds, as well as art projects that in some way involve and activate the audience. The length of the performance should be kept to 30 -90 minutes. 

• Out of the received proposals, a professional jury selects the artists and performers who are invited to the Nordic Culture Club goes FESTIVAL! -event. The jury’s decision will be sent to all applicants during April 2023.  

• For the artists performing at the event, Nordic Culture Point will pay a remuneration based on an agreement and cover travel costs within the Nordics and the Baltics aa well as necessary overnight stays in Helsinki. 

How to apply: Send us a short presentation of yourself or your group and tell us with words (max. 1000 characters), pictures or videos of what exactly you would like to perform or show at the Nordic Culture Club goes FESTIVAL! -event. Also write your desired remuneration for the performance, as well as any technical specifications and needs. The application should be presented in English, Swedish or Finnish. 

Send the application to: opencall@nordiskkulturkontakt.org the latest on 3rd of April 2023!  

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Contact person and additional information: Annika Bergvik-Forsander, producer/ curator, email: annika.bergvik-forsander@nordiskkulturkontakt.org       

Venue information: List of available equipment

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Nordic Culture Point is an institution of the Nordic Council of Ministers which works to support Nordic co-operation within the area of culture and to increase awareness of Nordic culture in Finland. 

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Burn_Slow: Nordic-Baltic Sound and Radio Art for Mental Well-being brought together more than 30 young sound artists. The sound artists were from the Nordic and Baltic states as well as from abroad, and attended a series of online events to explore how playful sound making and mindful listening practices can help to express and boost their mental well-being.

Acclaimed electronic music composers and sound artists from Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania mentored the young artists during the remote yet joint creative process, and in the end 30 compositions were created, as well as several conceptual artworks. Ten pieces were selected by a jury, which consisted of the mentors, and these were broadcasted during the Finland-based international art and activism festival PIXELACHE 2021 Burn___ online radio. 

Burn_Slow received funding through the Culture and art grant programme!

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Hosted by Pikene på Broen, the BAR International artist-in-residency programme in Kirkenes is open to artists of all genres along with musicians, architects, researchers and curators. The program facilitates artistic research and is aimed at new art production and creating new stories about the High North. Through the residency, artists gain insights into and work with the issues that are locally rooted but at the same time have global relevance.

One of the artists in residency at BAR International was Tea Andreoletti, an artistic researcher and performance artist working within modes of storytelling and social and cultural activism. Andreoletti took part in Pikene på Broen’s residency programme in 2021, and came back to Kirkenes for the Barents Spektakel festival with a performance project CALL FOR STAND-IN MAYORS AND COUNCILLORS, LAND, MINES AND BORDERS: FROM SØR-VARANGER TO THE UPPER SERIANA VALLEY (IT).

Riikka Keränen is a visual artist from Ristijärvi in the Kainuu region of Finland. Through her work, the artist reflects upon the entangled nature between human and other-than-human worlds. She attended Pikene på Broen’s BAR International residency programme, as part of Det GodeLiv – The Sweetness of Living, a networking, knowledge exchange, and experience-sharing artistic research and contemporary art process. Keränen took part in Barents Spektakel 2022 with ‘From and Towards Basic Elements’, outdoor sculptures and installations, and the exhibition ‘Tropisme’ at Terminal B, Pikene på Broen’s project space in Kirkenes.

BAR has received funding for artistic residencies within the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture.

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Kaaos Kaamos explores the fragile and human-centered aspects of contemporary circus in its walking performance that erases the barriers between stage and audience. On stage, seven artists create an interactive experience with focus on empathy, Nordic winter nights and the feeling of standing in front of something bigger. The project was granted funding from the Culture and Art Programme, which is open for new applications twice a year.

Video: Marika Hill

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Form in motion creates a parallel and interactive exhibition in three Nordic countries with artwork created by youths and professional artists. The project aims to create an interest in art among youths that have little or no experience of, and limited access to, contemporary art. The project has been granted support from Volt, the language and culture programme for children and young people up to the age of 25.

Video: Nils Cromnow

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Granted network projects strengthen connections between Nordic and Baltic countries

On the second round of short-term network funding in 2022 Nordic Culture Point received 56 applications and decided to grant funding to 13 short-term network projects. The total granted amount was 245 251 euro.

Several of the granted projects work within performing arts or visual arts. However, many of these projects include other art forms in their collaboration. What is seen as a specially valuable this round is that as much as 60 % of the projects include both Nordic and Baltic partners. According to the Expert Group it is important that the programme succeeds in creating new contacts between the Nordic and Baltic countries.  

One of the granted projects was Art-Based Learning at Nordic Art Museums and Art Galleries. The project will form a network for professional collaboration between art educators at six art institutions in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. The project believes that art-based learning has a strong impact for both individuals and the society at large.

Network Funding is part of the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture that aims to strengthen artistic and cultural cooperation in the Nordic region and the Baltic countries.

The next application round will be in the spring 2023 when both the short-term network funding and the long-term network funding will be available. Short-term funding is for projects working together up to 1 year whereas the long-term funding is for projects up to three years.

On the Approved funding-page you can see a list of all granted projects on this round as well as the previous rounds.

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The very first round of applications for Demos is now closed. The round gathered a total amount of 47 applications for €964,400. The expert group decided to grant support for 7 projects for €106,100. The individual grant amounts ranged from €7,000 to €20,000.

The expert group was pleased to note the great interest in the program. The number of applications meant fierce competition for the support, and after thorough discussion the very best projects were found. The quality of the round was very high and we look forward to opening the next round in 2023.

Some examples of supported projects are:

Arktiska samband by Översättarcentrum

“Arkistka samband” wants to connect literature written in Arctic minority languages by bringing together authors and translators and by exploring difficulties and opportunities for literature to reach beyond the sphere of colonial languages.

In collaboration with: Kalaallit Atuakkiortut – Grønlands Forfatterforening, Tjállegoahte – Authors’ Center Sápmi, Arctic Voices

B2B – From the Baltic to the Barents Sea by Baltic Circle

B2B – From the Baltic to the Barents Sea: Communities, Ecologies and the “green” transition aims to create a Nordic network that collaborates in arranging workshops, events, performances and a symposium intersecting through the Baltic Circle Festival (FI), the Barents Spektakel Festival (NO), BAC Baltic Art Center (SE) and CAA – Contemporary Art Archipelago (FI).

Ønskebarn by Norsk forening for fertilitet og fruktbarhet

The project will create a meeting place, so that experiences and ideas can be exchanged on how to strengthen the field of work with involuntarily childless persons. The goal is for this to be the start of a broader collaboration between the cooperating organizations.

In collaboration with: Simpukka rf, Tilvera, Landsforeningen for Ufrivillig barnløse

The next round of applications for Demos opens in August 2023. Please contact our advisors if you have thoughts of questions regarding an application.

All projects that have been granted support can be found HERE.

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The third round of applications for Norden 0-30 is now closed. The round gathered a total amount of 41 applications for €1,381,005. The expert group decided to grant support for 12 projects for €367,227. The individual aid amounts ranged from €8,093 to €50,000. 

Compared to the two other rounds this year, there were significantly more applications and for larger amounts of support. The expert group was pleased to note the increase in applications and first-time applicants, as well as an increase in projects led by the young people themselves.

Some examples of supported projects are:

Mångfaldsfest by Nordic Youth Associations

“Mångfaldsfest” contributes to peaceful coexistence in the diverse Nordic region. It is a youth-led project consisting of a study, a course, a seminar and a workshop around the Nordics during the year 2023.

Look at the music by Art Across

A collective of young Deaf and hearing artists from Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark will tour Nordic countries to present innovative musical concepts, inclusive of all regardless of their hearing status, and lead workshop to empower local deaf communities to participate in their creation.

NAMPYF – Nordic Arts, Music and Performance Youth Festival by Arctic Caucus

Sandnes Kulturskole (NO), Tóngtarskólinn (IS), Kulturskolen Syddjurs (DK) and Serravik Kulturskole (GL) are planning together a workshop festival week 7, 2024. Here 80-100 students and 10 teachers meet for a week in Sisimiut to participate in workshops in music, song, dance, visual arts and film production.

The next application round for the Nordics 0-30 is from 09.01.2023 – 09.02.2023.

Feel free to contact our advisors if you have thoughts and concerns about an application.

All projects that have been granted support can be found HERE.

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The expert group for the funding of artist residencies has now made its decisions on additional funding for residency activities to support Ukraine’s cultural scene. Nordic Culture Point received a total of 46 applications and granted EUR 230,000 to six residency projects. The extra round attracted a lot of interest in the field with nearly EUR 1.8 million in funding applied for. Although the approval rate was low as only 13 % of the applications were successful, the expert group was pleased to see so many applicants willing to take action for this cause.

The projects granted funding include the SWAN network in Sweden, the Ukraine Solidarity Residencies network in Finland (co-ordinated by HIAP) and LOORE, the Estonian Creative Residency Network. All these networks involve several residency organisations working together. The expert group valued their approach of working as a network because it gives the organisations the ability to pool their resources, share experiences and learn from one another in a highly effective way.

The war in Ukraine has meant that increasing numbers of Ukrainian artists and other professionals working in the arts and culture sector need a residency placement outside of the country in order to be able to work. The purpose of the initiative is to give Ukrainian professionals a safe and secure place and the opportunity to build professional networks in the Nordic and Baltic region and beyond. This funding will also help to facilitate dialogue between Ukrainians and people in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

The special initiative is being administered as a part of the residency funding module of the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture. Therefore, only residency centres located in the Nordic and Baltic countries were eligible to apply for funding.  The additional funding was allocated to the programme by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation (MR-SAM).

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