European Cultural Foundation

The ECF is one of the leading independent organisations devoted to cultural development, and is a passionate advocate of cultural cooperation.

We...

Campaign for, initiate, develop and support cultural cooperation activities across the broader Europe.

Develop new cultural experience and media activities by offering grants and by initiating and coordinating programmes for organisations and individuals.

Are actively involved in cultural policy development, particularly for the integration of European society.

Strive to give culture a stronger voice and profile at all levels.

Work in partnership with other leading European cultural organisations.

Our approach is

To focus our work through themes which have a contemporary relevance for culture and civil society.

Over the next three years, 2006 to 2008, our work focuses on the experience of diversity and the power of culture. We will be exploring and developing this in three main areas:

- Artists exploring diversity

- Migration: how migrants contribute to creativity in Europe

- Inside Out: activities which deal with diversity issues, both from within and beyond the European Union.

ECF supports the mobility of arts and culture professionals:

These artists and cultural practitioners took a STEP beyond and shared their travel stories



The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is a leading independent foundation for arts and culture in Europe. It sees Europe’s growing cultural diversity as a massive plus, and directs much of its energy and resources to supporting cultural work that reflects and invigorates this diversity. The ECF gives grants and awards, runs media, mobility and arts programmes, and campaigns for strong cultural policies and for culture to be at the heart of Europe’s political agenda. www.eurocult.org

The ECF receives a substantial part of its income from the Dutch lotteries – the Bank Giro Lotterij and De Lotto – via the Prince Bernhard Cultural Foundation.