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

Supporting arts, culture and international exchange

The dancer Liv Aira and jojk artist Elin Teilus. Photo: Jo Kemp.
Crisis support for the arts.
Crisis support for the arts.

Crisis support for the arts

The Swedish Arts Council is distributing 881 million SEK from the government’s new crisis support for the arts. The support consists of two grants. The first of which covers cancelled or postponed cultural events in Sweden due to COVID-19 is now closed to applications. A new type of support that provide for special needs in cultural life, is open to applications.

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Programme for global artistic freedom

In March 2020, the Swedish Arts Council and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, signed an agreement to provide support to the Swedish Arts Council so that we may conduct a new long-term programme with the aim of supporting and protecting artistic freedom globally.

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Kulturrådets entré. Foto: Åke E:son Lindman.
Kulturrådets entré. Foto: Åke E:son Lindman.

Information regarding the coronavirus

In these troubled times a lot of focus is on limiting the spread of the virus. This has of course affected the whole world, and all kinds of business. The world of books is severely affected in that book fairs and festivals are cancelled, bookshops are closed, and book releases are postponed.

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Heena Baek is the 2020 laureate.
Heena Baek is the 2020 laureate.

Baek Heena is the laureate of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2020

The South Korean author and illustrator Baek Heena has just been awarded the Astrid Lindgren memorial Award.

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Crisis support for the arts.
Crisis support for the arts.

Crisis support for the arts

The Swedish Arts Council is distributing 881 million SEK from the government’s new crisis support for the arts. The support consists of two grants. The first of which covers cancelled or postponed cultural events in Sweden due to COVID-19 is now closed to applications. A new type of support that provide for special needs in cultural life, is open to applications.

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Image -Trad_16x9_gron.jpg

Programme for global artistic freedom

In March 2020, the Swedish Arts Council and Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, signed an agreement to provide support to the Swedish Arts Council so that we may conduct a new long-term programme with the aim of supporting and protecting artistic freedom globally.

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Kulturrådets entré. Foto: Åke E:son Lindman.
Kulturrådets entré. Foto: Åke E:son Lindman.

Information regarding the coronavirus

In these troubled times a lot of focus is on limiting the spread of the virus. This has of course affected the whole world, and all kinds of business. The world of books is severely affected in that book fairs and festivals are cancelled, bookshops are closed, and book releases are postponed.

arrow
Heena Baek is the 2020 laureate.
Heena Baek is the 2020 laureate.

Baek Heena is the laureate of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2020

The South Korean author and illustrator Baek Heena has just been awarded the Astrid Lindgren memorial Award.

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Current grants

Literature and translation

Grants for translators of Swedish literature

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

5
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Last application date3 Nov 2020
Literature and translation

Translation to other Nordic languages

The objective of this grant is to increase publishing of quality literature in other Nordic languages. Since the grant is established in the national literature centres and their national and international networks, it can contribute to a wider discussion on translated literature.

63
days left
Last application date31 Dec 2020
Literature and translation

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.

63
days left
Last application date31 Dec 2020
Literature and translation

Grants for translators of Swedish literature

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

5
days left
Last application date 3 Nov 2020
Literature and translation

Translation to other Nordic languages

The objective of this grant is to increase publishing of quality literature in other Nordic languages. Since the grant is established in the national literature centres and their national and international networks, it can contribute to a wider discussion on translated literature.

63
days left
Last application date 31 Dec 2020
Literature and translation

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.

63
days left
Last application date 31 Dec 2020
See our other grants

Swedish Literature Exchange

Creative Europe Desk Sweden

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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