Cultural Bridge
Forming cultural bridges between the UK and Germany
Cultural Bridge celebrates bilateral partnerships between the UK and Germany through the collaboration of all UK arts councils and leading German cultural institutions. The programme aims to act as a platform of exchange, enabling others to discuss social issues, strengthen the exchange between the UK and Germany, and foster artistic collaboration and cultural democracy.
Together with Fonds Soziokultur, British Council, Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Wales/Wales Arts International, Creative Scotland we co-produced the pilot program as an opportunity to advocate bilateral community arts collaborations.
Applications for the 2027-2028 Cultural Bridge programme will open in January - guidance out now
The application portal for the 2027-2028 Cultural Bridge (Round 6) programme will be open from Monday 4th January - Wednesday 10th February 2027. Please note that this round will focus on Tier 2 applications only.
The priority for this round is to enable more sustainable relationships between UK and German organisations which have already begun (not NEW). Applications are welcome from any UK-Germany creative partnerships who have worked together previously, internal and external to our Cultural Bridge network. All partnerships must have a core focus on social arts. Our ambition is for future rounds to be open to new (Tier 1) partnership applications.
We have released updated guidance for applicants, so please ensure you have read this and checked your organisation’s eligibility to apply before considering an application.
Find out more about Cultural Bridge
Cultural Bridge supports arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice.
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To find out more about our previous projects follow the Cultural Bridge Network on instagram or watch their films on youtube.
