Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
Applications are now open for the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Art for Everyone Grant Program to increase the opportunities of people in need of care or support to experience high-quality art and in this manner promote cultural equality.
The purpose of the art to be created using this grant is to reach people whose access to art is otherwise limited. Possible locales for implementing this kind of project include hospitals, prisons, reception centres, care units for substance abusers, child welfare institutions, sheltered homes, day centres, and homes for the elderly. The work conducted in this kind of a project must be long-term.
About 350,000 euros have been allocated annually for these purposes. The minimum sum that can be applied for is 25,000 euros, and the funding may cover work, project-related expenses, or both.
The Art for Everyone Grant is open to producers of artistic content from all artistic fields. Eligible applicants include individual artists, working groups, and registered professional arts collectives such as associations.
When assessing the projects, consideration will be given to the number of encounters—whether involving several audiences or sustained interaction with a single audience—as well as the applicant’s understanding of the participants and the approach used to engage them in defining the project’s objectives.
In addition to the required attachments, the application must include the contact information of the partner institution and their tentative agreement to the project, detailing where it will be carried out and the partner’s contribution. The project plan should clearly describe audience involvement and methods for monitoring the efficiency of activities.
The October Round for applications runs till 31 October 2025 until 4 pm.
For more information, visit Finnish Cultural Foundation.
