Culture

About the Program

The CULTURE strand as a part of the Creative Europe programme covers all cultural and creative sectors (with the exception of the audio-visual and film sectors). 

The CULTURE strand accounts 33% of the Creative Europe programme budget.

The CULTURE strand consists of the following actions:

• Horizontal actions covering all cultural and creative sectors: support to cultural cooperation projects, networks of professional organisations, platforms for the promotion of European artists and works, individual mobility scheme.
• Sector-specific support to complement horizontal actions in music, book & publishing, cultural heritage and architecture as well as other sectors.

Special actions to reward and promote excellence and creativity such as the awards for literature, music, architecture and cultural heritage, European Capitals of Culture, and the European Heritage Label.

The main novelties of the CULTURE strand include:

• Stronger emphasis on European transnational creation, circulation of works, and innovation in the culture and creative sectors.
• Easier access to Creative Europe funding through higher co-financing rates.
• A tailor-made mobility scheme for artists and professionals.
• Actions targeting sector-specific needs in music, literature, architecture, cultural heritage, design, fashion and cultural tourism.