Arts Council Norway

Arts Council Norway is the main governmental operator for the implementation of Norwegian cultural policy. Arts Council Norway functions as an advisory body to the central government and public sector on cultural affairs. The Arts Council is fully financed by the Ministry of Culture.

Arts Council Norway has a key role in the EEA Grants as a Donor programme partner in six cultural exchange programmes; Czech republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania. Arts Council Norway has taken on the role as DPP to ensure the participation of the Norwegian cultural sector and the relevance of the programmes for the cultural actors in Norway.

In Romania, the Programme ”Promotion of diversity in culture and arts within European cultural heritage” is implemented by the Ministry of Culture through the Project  Management Unit, acting as Programme Operator,  in partnership with Arts Council Norway.

For more information, go to http://kulturradet.no/english/