International links

This page offers an overview of the most important cultural information centres in Europe and provides a list of interesting international networks and databases.

Intermediaries
Networks
Databases

Intermediaries

Albania

• Fan Noli
  Fondacioni per Art dhe Kulture
• TICA
  Tirana Institute for Contemporary art

Austria

• IG Kultur Osterreich
• KulturKontakt Austria
• Österreichische Kulturdokumentation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Art
  SCCA

Canada

• RCAAQ
  Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec

Croatia (Hrvatska)

• HDLU
  Croatian Association of Artists
• Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia

Czech Republic

• Czech Centres

Denmark

• Danish Visual Arts
  Danish Arts Agency

Estonia

• Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia

Finland

• FRAME
  Finnish Fund For Art Exchange
• The Finnish Artists' Studio Foundation

France

• Arcadi
• Culturesfrance
• ONDA
  Office National de Diffusion Artistique
• Platform
  Regroupement des Fonds régionaux d’art contemporain

Germany

• Goethe-Institut
  Learning German, Experiencing Culture
• IFA
  Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations
• IGBK
  Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste
• imai
  Inter media art institute
• Kulturstiftung des Bundes
  The German Federal Cultural Foundation
• MeX
  Intermediale und experimentelle Musikprojekte, Dortmund

Greece

• Hellenic Foundation for Culture
• The J.F. COSTOPOULOS FOUNDATION

Hungary

• ACAX
  Agency for Contemporary Art Exchang

Iceland

• CIA.IS
  Center for Icelandic Art

Ireland

• Culture Ireland
  promoting Irish arts worldwide
• The Arts Council of Ireland
  The government agency for funding and developing the arts in Ireland
• Visual Artists Ireland

Italy

• Fondazione Europea Margherita Ravano Ollivero
• Fondazione Fitzcarraldo

Japan

• AIR Japan
  Website of Japanese Artist In Residence Rrograms
• Japan Foundation

Latvia

• LCCA
  The Latvian Centre for Contermporary Art
• MMIC
  The Centre for Arts Management and Information
• State Culture Capital Foundation

Lithuania

• Kulturpolis.lt
  Klaipeda Culture Communication Center
• The Ministry of Cultureof the Republic of Lithuania

Luxembourg

• Agence Luxembourgeoise d'Action Culturelle

Malta

• The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts

Moldova

• KSA:K

Netherlands

• Fonds BKVK
  Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten, Vormgeving, Bouwkunsten
• ISEA
  Inter-Society of Electronic Arts
• Mondriaan Foundation
• SICA
  Stichting Internationale Culturele Activiteiten
• STEIM
  The studio for electro-instrumental music
• Virtueel Platform
  internationaal georiënteerd, onafhankelijk expertisecentrum
• Waag Society

Norway

• AIR West Norway
  Artists in Residence Programmes West Norway
• OCA
  Office for Contemporary Art Norway

Poland

• Pro Cultura Foundation
• The Adam Mickiewicz Institute

Portugal

• DGArtes
  Directorate-General for the Arts
• Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
• Instituto Camões Portugal
• Observatório das Actividades Culturais

Romania

• ECUMEST
• META Cultural Foundation

Slovak Republic

• NSCU
  Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts

Slovenia

• Art Servis
• SCCA
  Center for Contemporary Arts

Spain

• InterArts
• SEACEX
  Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior
• UAAV
  Union of Visual Artist's Associations

Sweden

• IASPIS
  International Artists Studio Program in Sweden

Switzerland

• artists in residence ch
  informationpool and interface between artists in residence and exchange and guest studios in Switzerland
• PRO HELVETIA
  Arts Council of Switzerland

Ukraine

• Centre for Cultural Management Ukraine

United Kingdom

• Arts Council England
• Britsh Council
  Arts Group
• National Campaign for the Arts
• Visiting Arts

Networks

• BalkanKult
• BJCEM
  Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de l'Europe et de la Méditeranne
• Culture Action Europe
  The European Forum for the Arts and Heritage
• Culture.info
• EARN
  European Artistic Research Network
• EMARE network
  European Media Artists in Residence Exchange
• Eunic
  European Union National Institutes for Culture
• European Biennial Network
• European Forum for the Arts and Heritage
  EFAH
• European League of Institutes of the Art
  elia artschools
• European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres
  ENCATC
• Grackle
  Online database of modern and contemporary art exhibitions available for tour
• IFACCA
  The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
• INCCA
  International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art
• Independent Collectors
  Global network of Independent Curators of contemporary art
• International Association of Art Critics
  AICA
• International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art
  IKT
• ISEA
  Inter-Society of Electronic Arts
• LEAD Network
  Linked Euroregion Arts Development Network
• n.e.w.s.
  www.northeastwestsouth.net
• Network of European Museums Organisations
  NEMO
• Network of museum curators of Dutch and Flemish art
  CODART
• Platform
  Regroupement des Fonds régionaux d’art contemporain
• RCAAQ
  Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec
• Res Artis
  The worldwide network of artist-residencies and residential art centers
• Sculpture Network
  the European portal for three-dimensional art and sculpture
• Waag Society

Databases

• AIR Japan
  Website of Japanese Artist In Residence Rrograms
• artists in residence ch
  informationpool and interface between artists in residence and exchange and guest studios in Switzerland
• Asia Art Archive
• euromuse.net
  The exhibition portal of Europe
• European Art Net
  EAN
• LabforCulture.org
  The networking platform for information on European arts and culture
• Nordic Culture Point
• Pepinières européennes pour jeunes artistes
• PILOT
  International archive for artists and curators
• PLOTEUS
  Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space
• The Finnish Artists' Studio Foundation