Cultural Bridge celebrates intercultural artistic exchange through the collaboration of all UK arts councils and leading German cultural institutions. By funding partnerships between Germany and the UK, the programme aims to build new relationships and foster artistic collaboration and cultural democracy.
In 2021, Cultural Bridge launched its pilot programme supporting seven new artistic collaborations between organisations across the UK and Germany to initiate projects exploring socially engaged arts practice through intercultural exchange and dialogue.
Applications are now open for the 2023-2024 Cultural Bridge programme. This is an opportunity for arts organisations based in the UK and Germany who embody cultural democracy and wish to forge or develop bilateral partnerships to work together and share artistic practice.
The Cultural Bridge Year 2 programme has two funding tiers:
- Tier 1: New Partnerships: Supporting new partnerships between UK and German organisations, applicants can request between £5000 (approx €5900) - £10,000 (approx €11,900) in total per partnership.
- Tier 2: Established Partnerships: Supporting existing partnerships between UK and German organisations, applicants can request up to £30,000 (approx €35,800) per partnership.
This programme is open to all cultural organisations with proven expertise in socially engaged artistic practice.
Partnerships must include at least one German partner and one UK partner, from any one of the four nations: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Applications can be for physical, digital or hybrid activity focussed on socially engaged/participatory practice and in response to the programme aims/themes.
