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The dancer Liv Aira and jojk artist Elin Teilus. Photo: Jo Kemp.

Image -PRESSBILD19A8764.jpg — Photo: Susanne Kronholm

Laurie Halse Anderson is the laureate of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2023

Laurie Halse Anderson is one of America’s foremost writers for young adults. Her breakthrough novel, Speak, was published in 1999 and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film.

Året 2023 står i stor stil i de skiftande färgerna: blågrå, neon grönt och mörk grön. — World Summit on Arts and Culture 2023

World Summit on Arts and Culture 2023

In 2023 we are hosting the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture together with the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). The summit will bring together leading policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from the arts and culture sectors to discuss how to safeguard artistic freedom.

New programme to strengthen artistic freedom.

Programme for artistic freedom

The Swedish Arts Council has launched a new programme to strengthen artistic freedom globally during a three-year period (2021-2023). The programme is realised through financial support from Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and aims to improve conditions for artists to create, display and distribute their work without being exposed to threats or harassments.

Portrait of Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council. Photo: Susanne Kronholm. — Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council. Photo: Susanne Kronholm.

Sweden condemns the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine

Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council: – We feel the deepest solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the people involved in the Ukrainian cultural life, and with everyone who fights for democracy, artistic freedom and human rights in Ukraine, and in Russia.

Image -PRESSBILD19A8764.jpg — Photo: Susanne Kronholm

Laurie Halse Anderson is the laureate of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2023

Laurie Halse Anderson is one of America’s foremost writers for young adults. Her breakthrough novel, Speak, was published in 1999 and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film.

Året 2023 står i stor stil i de skiftande färgerna: blågrå, neon grönt och mörk grön. — World Summit on Arts and Culture 2023

World Summit on Arts and Culture 2023

In 2023 we are hosting the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture together with the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). The summit will bring together leading policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from the arts and culture sectors to discuss how to safeguard artistic freedom.

New programme to strengthen artistic freedom.

Programme for artistic freedom

The Swedish Arts Council has launched a new programme to strengthen artistic freedom globally during a three-year period (2021-2023). The programme is realised through financial support from Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and aims to improve conditions for artists to create, display and distribute their work without being exposed to threats or harassments.

Portrait of Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council. Photo: Susanne Kronholm. — Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council. Photo: Susanne Kronholm.

Sweden condemns the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine

Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council: – We feel the deepest solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the people involved in the Ukrainian cultural life, and with everyone who fights for democracy, artistic freedom and human rights in Ukraine, and in Russia.

Current grants

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translators of Swedish literature

This grant promotes international exchange and skill improvement activities among translators of Swedish literature and drama.

Last application date 18 Apr 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Translation of Swedish drama for stage performance

This grant aims to make it possible for more Swedish theatre plays in translation to be performed on stage abroad.

Last application date 25 Apr 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translation of Swedish literature and drama (Non-Nordic languages)

This grant aims to promote translation of Swedish literature into other, non-Nordic, languages.

Last application date 25 Apr 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translators of Swedish literature

This grant promotes international exchange and skill improvement activities among translators of Swedish literature and drama.

Last application date 18 Apr 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Translation of Swedish drama for stage performance

This grant aims to make it possible for more Swedish theatre plays in translation to be performed on stage abroad.

Last application date 25 Apr 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translation of Swedish literature and drama (Non-Nordic languages)

This grant aims to promote translation of Swedish literature into other, non-Nordic, languages.

Last application date 25 Apr 2023