Enjoy 'Sounds of the North' (Gdañsk/ Poland, 25 July – 1 Aug.).

The "Festival of Music Inspired by Folklore" takes place for the 30th time this year.

  
'Rauma Biennale Balticum' – What's up Sea? (Finland, 12 June – 19 Sept).

The opening of the 13th Rauma Biennale Balticum takes place on 11 June at 6 pm.

  
Contemporary art from Poland: 'The small improvisation' (Kiel/ Germany).

This German-Polish exhibition project (start: 11 June) is supported by ARS BALTICA.

  
'International Forum on the Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture'.

ARS BALTICA is going to participate actively in this forum (St. Petersburg, 20/21 May).

  
This year's BluesBaltica festival starts on 21 May (Eutin/ Germany).

More than 60 world famous musicians participate in this ARS BALTICA event.

  
20th anniversary of JazzBaltica (northern Germany, 30 June – 4 July).

The ticket sale for this year’s ARS BALTICA event JazzBaltica starts on 3 May 2010.

  
European Festival of the First Novel (Germany, 6-9 May 2010).

For the eighth time, the ARS BALTICA project presents a Literary Conference for New European Literature and a Reading Gala

  
ARS BALTICA is represented at the CBSS/ NCM conference on ‘Creative Industries’ (Vilnius, 23 Feb 2010).

ARS BALTICA is on the agenda with a presentation for an audience of about 150 decision makers, civil servants and creative industry practitioners from the whole BSR.   

  
First meeting of the CBSS 'Senior Officials Group for Culture' in Vilnius: participation of ARS BALTICA.

ARS BALTICA will be represented at the first meeting of the newly established CBSS "Senior Officials Group for Culture".

  
Transfer of ARS BALTICA Secretariat :: 1 January 2010.

As of 1 st January 2010, after six years of operating at the Balic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdañsk,  the rotating Secretariat of ARS BALTICA network will be transferred to Landeskulturzentrum Salzau.

  
ARS BALTICA conference: cultural policies for the Baltic Sea Region; 26 November 2009.

Main topic: EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in the field of cultural policies

  
CBSS 15th Ministerial Session, Elsinore 3-4 June 2009.

ARS BALTICA received recognition in the Declaration concluding the meeting.

  
ARS BALTICA contribution to the BSR strategy. Please find enclosed the document entitled “ARS BALTICA contribution to the process of the EU-Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.  
Riga Declaration.

ARS BALTICA received a very positive statement in Riga declaration at the 8th Conference of the Ministers for Culture of the Baltic Sea States "Future of Culture in the Baltic Sea Region".

  
‘Stiftung Kunstfonds’ invites fine artists to apply for grants.

The programme is dedicated to fine artists living in Germany.

  
'Christopher Summer Festival' (Vilnius/ Lithuania, until 31 Aug.).

Concerts within the frame of "Christopher’s Picnics" are one of the festival highlights.

  
World culture in Gdynia: 'Globaltica Festival' (Poland, 23 – 25 July).

Jamaica and Spain, Belarus and Tibet – artists from all over the world will come to Gdynia.

  
'Saaremaa Opera Days' – One week of operatic music (Estonia, 19 – 24 July).

The festival presents Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and offers "opera for children".

  
Informal meeting for theatre festival managers (18 July, Szeged/ Hungary).

'Let's talk!' aims on sharing experience and finding partners for EU wide cooperation.

  
14th Vilnius Painting Triennial: : 'False Recognition' (Vilnius/ Lithuania).

Come and see international approaches to 'new thoughts in painting' (until 15 Aug)!

  
Contemporary Music Conference ARTMUSFAIR (22-25 Sept, Poland).

Registrate for the event in Warsaw before 30 June in order to get the best prices!

  
Apply for 'Collaborative Research Residency' (deadline: 1 August 2010).

Stimulation of collaborate Nordic-Baltic research within the field of contemporary art.

  
Arts and crafts from Sweden and Germany (Hässleholm/ Sweden).

The exhibition "Blickwechsel" is open from 13 June until 15 August 2010.

  
'Pispala Schottische' – folk dance in Tampere/ Finland (9 – 13 June).

Enjoy the unique atmosphere of playing and dancing in the streets of Tampere!

  
Trans-disciplinary artistic training (Lisbon/ Portugal, 11 Oct. – 31 March).

Apply now for a training programme with individual coaching and regular dialogues!

  
'Pa¾aislis Music Festival' (Kaunas/ Lithuania, 30 May – 29 Aug.) .

The festival presents the best musicians and conductors from Lithuania and abroad.

  
EXHIBITION: ‘Wystawa’ at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw/ Poland.

The German-Polish co-operation project "Wystawa" is shown until 20 June 2010.

  
Classical and contemporary music: 'Vilnius Festival' (28 May – 6 June) .

Welcome to one of the most famous musical events in Lithuania!

  
35th anniversary of 'Polish Film Festival Gdynia' (24 – 29 May 2010).

Join the event and learn about the latest Polish film productions!

  
'Bergen International Festival' with 160 events (26 May – 9 June, Norway).

The Bergen International Festival is the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries.

  
Welcome to ‘Nightjazz’ in Bergen/ Norway (26 May – 5 June).

Enjoy this traditional jazzfestival with a total number of about 80 concerts!

  
International Summer School: Economics of Art and Culture.

Five courses on the relation between culture and economics (Netherl., 28 June – 11 Aug.).

  
International event of choral music: Vaasa XVIII Choirfestival (12–16 May).

Come to Vaasa/ Finland and enjoy a huge music event with 2000 performers!

  
Arts, media, languages – Nordic folk high schools offer summer courses .

Apply now for an interesting summer time in Denmark, Norway, Sweden or Finland!

  
Welcome to the festival ‘New Baltic Dance’ in Vilnius/ Lithuania.

The International Contemporary Dance Festival takes place from 4 to 9 May 2010.

  
APPLY NOW: International Summer School of Photography (Ludza/ Latvia).

The deadline for application for the course (31 July – 8 August 2010) is 10 May.

  
Joint exhibition of Danish and German craftworks in Haderslev/ Denmark.

"Blick/Kontakt" (17 April until 30 May 2010) shows the craftworks of 21 artists.

  
Exhibition ‘Island Design’ shown at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin/ Germany.

Between 11 April and 25 May, the exhibition presents artistic craftwork from the Nordic.

  
‘First Motion’ calls for cross-media projects in the Baltic Sea Region.

The deadline for sending in the application is 14 May 2010.

  
APPLY: Training on ‘Developing the Art of Sustainability in Cultural Centres’.

Cultural operators may participate in this workshop in Paris/ France (17-19 June 2010).

  
OPEN CALL: 7th International Miniprint Triennial Finland 2010.

Printing artists are asked to send in their candidate prints until 15 May 2010.

  
Poetry and photographs from Lapland: ‘Camera Poetica’ (Rostock/ Germany).

Until 23 April 2010, the Literature House in Rostock shows impressions from Lapland.

  
Research Workshop: ‘Artistic festivals with a social and intellectual agenda’.

The event is part of a larger programme and takes place in Poznán/ Poland (22-25 April).

  
Conference about ‘World Heritage and Tourism’ (Quebec/ Canada, 2-4 June).

Register now for this international conference!

  
APPLY NOW for the ‘Raumars Artist in Residence Programme’ 2011 (Finland).

Artists are invited to send in applications for the programme until 15 April 2010.

  
LAST CALL: Apply for 'DAGNY Scholar-ship' in Krakow before March 31st .

Writers may apply for a three months residential scholarship in the ‘Villa Decius’.

  
APPLY for the 'International Ibsen Scholarship' 2010.

Deadline for application is April 15th. The scholarship funds Ibsen related projects.

  
Welcome to the ‘European Forum on Music’ (Vienna/ Austria, 15-18 April).

This new forum focuses on “Musical Diversity – Looking Back, Looking Forward”.

  
'Klaipeda Music Spring' Festival starts on the 1st of April .

With a series of nine classical concerts, Klaipeda welcomes the spring.

  
6th International Festival of Visual Arts ‘inSPIRACJE’ (Szczecin/ Poland).

This year, the festival (18-21 March 2010) focuses on the subject of glamour.

  
Apply for a doctoral programme at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden).

The "Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts" accepts applications until 2010-04-05 .

  
‘Finnish Literature Exchange’ offers travel and translation grants .

The current application period for FILI's grants for translators ends on 2010-04-01.

  
Conference on 'Culture and Media Education' (Germany, 15–17 July).

The call for papers for this international conference is open until 31 March 2010.

  
Course on Cultural Management (Antwerp/ Belgium, 1 - 7 July 2010).

Applications have to be sent to the  University of Antwerp until 2010-04-01!

  
'Nordic-Baltic Mobility-Programme for Culture' supports network building.

The deadline for application is the 10th of March 2010.

  
Collaboration grants for transnational activities (Deadline: 2010-03-01).

The European Cultural Foundation supports cultural collaboration across Europe.

  
‘Sami Week’ in Umeå/ Sweden (6-14 March): a fascinating cultural event .

Exhibitions, concerts, films and more about the Sami culture in northern Europe.

  
Winterjazz in Tallinn/ Estonia: This year’s 'Jazzkaar' has started.

Until 21st of March, “Winterjazz” presents a foretaste of the concerts taking place in April.

  
‘MODERNOLOGIES’: New exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

The exhibition starts on 12 February 2010 and presents about 130 works and projects.

  
9 March 2010: Start of the popular ‘Borealis Festival’ in Bergen/ Norway.

The festival presents music performances, theatre, light and sound installations.

  
'Tallinn Music Week' takes place for the second time (25-27 March 2010).

The showcase festival presents the best and most outstanding Estonian talents.

  
Welcome to the 'Mariehamn Literature Days' (Finland, 19-21 March 2010).

The ticket sale for the annual literature event on the Åland Isles starts on 11 February.

  
Joint CBSS and NCM Conference in Vilnius (23-24 Feb 2010): 'Creative Industries in the Baltic Sea Region'.

The registration for the conference "The Sea of Creativity. Perspectives of Creative Industries in the Baltic Sea Region" is open until 5 February 2010. The conference takes place in Vilnius/ Lithuania.

  
Nordic Culture Point offers ‘mobility support’ (deadline: 10 Feb).

Cultural professionals from the Nordic and the Baltic countries can now apply for an accomodation grant.

  
Workshop on 'Performance Projects': 15 Feb - 19 March 2010, Denmark.

Registrate now for a 5 weeks workshop in Vordingborg/ Denmark!

  
Arctic Frontiers Conference and the Northern Lights Festival, 24 January - 5 February 2010, Tromsø, Norway.

Tromsø will resound with Fryderyk Chopin’s music celebrating the composer’s bicentenary of birth.

  
Exhibitions POST ARS_20_CONTEXTS and Kristina Inèiūraitė. Survival, 18 December 2009 – 14.02.2010, Vilnius.

The Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) presents two exhibitions by Lithuanian artists to complete its 2009 exhibition cycle.

  
Tallinn Christmas Market 2009.

The Christmas market on the square has become something of a winter festival – more than just buying and selling, it features a rich cultural programme, too.

  
Building Memory: four films about architecture, monuments, and community, 11 December – 14 February, Vilnius .

The artworks in Building Memory explore different aspects of 60 years of Europe's most problematic and contested history from a focus on architecture, monuments, and community and geo-political perspectives.


  
RETHINK – Nordic Exhibition of the Year 2009-2010.

The exhibition is a part of the official culture programme for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP15 in Copenhagen :: 7-18 December 2009.

  
Société Réaliste: Transitioners - London View, 28 November – 23 January, Berlin.

The opening of the exhibition takes place on Friday, 27 November at 7 p.m.

  
The 6 th Intenational Conference on Cultural Policy Research, 24 - 27 August 2010, Jyväskylä, Finland - CALL FOR PAPERS!.

ICCPR2010 aims to explore cultural policies, their meanings, roles and impact in an interdisciplinary and international environment.

  
The International Conference “Re: Designing Cultural Politics”, 3 – 4 December 2009, Stockholm.

This is an international conference on the inter-relations between local, regional, national and European culture policy making.
 

  
Declaration of the Conference of the Culture Ministers of the Baltic Sea Countries :: Riga. 8th Conference of the Ministers for Culture of the Baltic Sea States Future of Culture in the Baltic Sea Region was held in Riga on 17 October 2008 and concluded with the Riga Declaration.  
Apply for EU funding for European cultural festivals (deadline: 15 Nov).

All the relevant documents for the application process are available now.

  
Final reports of the working groups of the EU Commission on Culture.

The results of the four working groups will feed into the next working plan (2011).

  
Belgian EU Presidency organises two conferences on culture.

Save the dates 8-9 September and 17-19 October 2010!

  
Get informed about the EU Culture Programme: Cultural Contact Points.

The national Cultural Contact Points offer help and information about EU funding.

  
New EU internet tool: Cultural funding opportunities .

Find your way to funding opportunities on an EU level!

  
Conference: 'Culture and the policies of change' (Brussels, 6-7 Sept 2010).

The conference is aimed at senior policy-makers, practitioners and researchers.

  
Update of the EU Culture Programme Guide 2007 – 2013.

New: support to the specifics and needs of European cultural festivals!

  
Political agreement: 'Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture'.

The agreement for strengthening cultural co-operation in Northern Europe was signed in St. Petersburg/ Russia on 20 May.

  
Citizens may take part in the debate on the Cultural Dimension of Europe.

Feel free to fill in a questionnaire about the meaning of culture for the EU!

  
2011 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/ Europa Nostra Awards.

Apply now for the award for the best of cultural heritage achievements.

  
The European Commission offers a ‘Culture Infoday’ (Brussels, 17 May).

Take the chance to learn about funding possibilities and find new project partners!

  
Seminar on ‘Culture and Development’ in Girona/ Spain (4-5 May 2010).

The international event is organised under the umbrella of the Spanish EU Presidency.

  
Forum on Europe’s Macro-Regions (Brussels, 13 April 2010).

The EU Committee of the Regions invites to "integration through territorial co-operation”.

  
European Commission proposes 'European Heritage Label'.

The label shall highlight sites the symbolize European integration, ideals and history.

  
29-30 March 2010 (Spain): 'European Forum on Cultural Industries'.

This meeting place is organised by the Ministry of Culture of Spain and the European Commission, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona.

  
25 years of the “European Capitals of Culture”: celebratory event and conference in Brussels.

The "European Capitals of Culture" were launched in 1985. On 23 - 24 March 2010 the European Commission organises a celebratory event and a strategic conference in Brussels.

  
Spanish EU Presidency: Culture is on the agenda.

In January, the Spanish Minister of Culture presented the main lines of cultural policy during the Spanish EU Presidency.

 

  
Video installation "Travesías", January – June 2010, Brussels.

The installation created specially for the atrium of the Justus Lipsius building of the European Union Council uses a LED screen.
 

  
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero about the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the EU.

The Spanish prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero had a speech in the Spanish Congress.
 

  
Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Program introduced to foreign press .

The 2010 program, events and the international contact plan was shared with the foreign press in Istanbul.

  
Pécs2010 European Capital of Culture Opening Ceremony, 10 January 2010, Hungary.

The opening ceremony will take place in Széchenyi Square and will emphasize cooperation with the other two capitals of culture, Essen in the Ruhr Region and Istanbul.

  
European Book Prize 2009.

The prize was awarded on 9 December in Brussels for the third time.

  
Venice and Istanbul.

Contribution to Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture

  
Go East! Conference, 11-12 December, Warsaw.

The Chances and Challenges of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership

  
European Border Breakers Awards 2010.

The winners of the EBBAs will receive their awards in Groningen on 14 January 2010.

  
Creativity and innovation in the EU – closing conference 16–17 December, Stockholm.

The concluding conference ‘Create. Innovate. Grow.’ will serve as a meeting place, in which policy-creation themes will be discussed from a European perspective.

  
CIVIS Media Prize 2010.

In 2010 the Prize will be awarded both as a European and German television prize as well as a European radio prize to German-language programmes in the European Union and Switzerland.

  
European Diploma in Cultural Project Management 2010/2011.

This pan-European training programme has arisen from the will to foster cultural diversity as well as transregional and transnational cultural exchanges.

  
European Neighbours’ Day, 28 May 2010.

European Neighbours' Day is an initiative of the European Federation of Local Solidarity (E.F.L.S.) 

  
The House of Stories, till 30 December 2009, Linz.

Objects, artifacts, costumes, photos, films and blueprints that played a role in the Linz09 program will bring back memories of some of this year's highlights in the House of Stories.

  
Awards of the “Imagine a new world” photo competition.

Hungarian artist Daniel Halasz was awarded the First Prize for his portfolio "Imaginary Diary" which uses the genre of the postcard.

  
The European Comission report on arts education in the EU..

The European Commission has presented a report on the aims and objectives of arts education, its organisation, the provision of extra-curricular activities, as well as initiatives for the development of such education at school.

  
Launch of the European House for Culture, 27 September 2009, Brussels.

The European House for Culture is a cultural organisation initiated by the European Festivals Association (EFA).
 

  
The European Comission donates €5m to European filmmakers..

40 projects had been selected from among 95 applications to receive funding (a total of €5m) within the EU's Media International programme.

  
Swedish Umeå and Latvian Riga will be European Capitals of Culture 2014..

The candidates must present a programme with a lasting impact that contributes to the long-term cultural, economic and social development of the city concerned.


 

  
A new version of the European Union central website EUROPA..

The new site will have "a simpler, more uniform layout, with content presented in a more logical way," and represents the first step on the road towards a "more consistent corporate identity throughout" the Europa website family.

 

  
The photo competition 'Imagine a new world' – entries due till 31 August 2009..

The European Commission is asking all professional and amateur photographers to submit their photographs to the competition.

  
The exhibition “The European Green Belt: Borders.Wilderness.Future”, 4 July 2009 – 10 January 2010, Linz.

An international nature conservation project  with the aim to protect various landscapes along the former Iron Curtain and to preserve their natural and cultural assets.

  
The Manifesto on Innovation and Education in the European Union..

The manifesto for the European Year of Creativity and Innovation will be published later this year by the 27 ambassadors and will focus strongly on education policy, culture design and research.

  
Priorities of the Swedish EU Presidency - Meeting in Brussels, 18-19 June 2009.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt attended the meeting of the European Council to discuss priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the European Union.

  
Re: New Music – a network bringing music across Europe.

The network supports the circulation and performance of existing high quality ensemble repertoire and initiates exchange of music, knowledge and new ideas.

  
European Culture Forum, 29-30 September 2009, Brussels.

Brussels will host two big events this autumn: on 28 September the Culture Programme Conference; and on 29-30 September the European Culture Forum.

  
2009: European Year of Creativity and Innovation . The Czech Presidency of the EU and European Commission launched the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 on Wednesday, 7 January with the slogan “Imagine. Create. Innovate”.  
3….2….1….09 Opening – Linz 2009 The European Capital of Culture. Linz – the European Capital of Culture in 2009 wants to invite guest from all part of Europe for celebration of opening of the new year on 31.12.08 - 2.01.09.

  
Vilnius European Capital of Culture 2009: Opening of the Programme - 31 December 2008. On the eve of 2009 visitors and residents can witness the unique musical fiesta of dance, sound and light.