Nordic Culture Point received 84 applications in this year’s round, 15 of which were granted funding. The total amount awarded was EUR 616 000. Competition was again fierce, and the grant percentage was 18%.
In Lithuania three artist residencies got funding more than EUR 100 000 in total for 2023.
Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artist Association
The Festivity Residency programme, organized by Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artist Association received EUR 49 980 in funding to research and artistic interpretation of the holiday phenomenon. It is open for artists, art and humanities researchers, and activists who are exploring the phenomenon and elements of different celebrations in their practice.
Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artist Association
Miško uostas
The Trainspotting Art Residency, Miško uostas, received EUR 29 456. They will invite four sound artists or workgroups from Nordic and Baltic countries for a four-month residency. By focusing on placemaking, artists will create sound works for train passengers based on their experiences of Švenčionėliai – a derelict town built around a train station, transformed by creative community “Miško uostas”.
Miško uostas
Hands-on Press residency
In Kaunas the Hands-on Press residency received EUR 21 508. They invite Nordic artists whose practice focuses on small editions of printed-matter to explore their own creativity through self-publishing and riso-printing, in the context of Kaunas, Lithuanian and its creative community.
Hands on Press
