Baltic Culture Fund announces funding results for 2025

The Baltic Culture Fund has announced the results of its funding for 2025. The Fund allocated €300,000 to enhance cultural collaboration among the Baltic States. Funding has been allocated to four initiatives, with two of them being coordinated by organisations based in Lithuania. 

Funding for the Baltics' outstanding ideas

This year, the Fund received 35 applications, with total funding requests exceeding €2.1 million. Julija Reklaitė, a member of the Baltic Culture Fund's Expert Committee, emphasised that key factors in the evaluation process included the alignment with the Fund’s objectives, equal participation from all three Baltic States, the diversity of artistic disciplines, the involvement of prominent international partners, and the overall quality of the applications. “The applications selected for funding stood out for their ambitious creative concepts, strong content, professional project management, and close collaboration among the Baltic countries in showcasing all three nations in prestigious international venues,” she noted.

The applications were evaluated by a six-member Expert Committee, with two members from each Baltic country. The list of the 2025-2027 Expert Committee can be found here.

From Japan to the USA: The Baltic States are set to strengthen global cultural connections

€70,000 has been allocated for the A Thousand Words project. The project will be carried out by Cultural and
Organisational Ideas (Lithuania) in collaboration with the Latvian Animation Association and the Estonian Academy of Arts. The project aims to showcase Baltic illustration and animation to the Japanese audience, enhance the visibility of artists, and foster long-term creative collaboration between the Baltic States and Japan.

€75,000 has been allocated to the project Power of the Margins: the Baltic Section as part of Sculpture Milwaukee 2. The project is coordinated by the Kim? Contemporary Art Centre (Latvia) in partnership with the CAC -Contemporary Art Centre (Lithuania) and the Kai Art Center (Estonia). Baltic artists will take part in Sculpture Milwaukee 2026 in the USA, showcasing outdoor sculptures and installations in the city's public spaces alongside artists from Japan, the USA, and Native American communities. Researchers, curators, and artists are also set to participate in the international conference accompanying this exhibition. 

€75,000 has been allocated to the project Focus on the Baltic States at the largest European jazz music forum Jazzahead! in 2026 and 2027. The project will be carried out by the Latvian Music Information Centre in collaboration with Music Estonia and the Lithuanian Jazz Union. The project will showcase Baltic jazz musicians, artists, and the community at the Jazzahead! world jazz trade fair in Germany.

€80,000 has been allocated to the project Baltic Focus at the Festival Mondial Des Théâtres De Marionnettes. The project is coordinated by the Vilnius Theatre LĖLĖ in collaboration with the Latvian Puppet Theatre and the Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences. The World Puppetry Festival in France will feature Baltic visual theatre performances, including puppetry, object theatre, and interdisciplinary theatre, along with other events that highlight the region's cultural identity.

About the Baltic Culture Fund

The Baltic Culture Fund has been active since 2019, each year providing funding for international projects that enhance the cultural connections and international presence of the Baltic States. The Fund is managed on a rotating basis by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation, and the Lithuanian Council for Culture, based on a three-year cycle. Starting in 2025, the Lithuanian Council for Culture will manage the Fund, and applications will be accepted once a year. The calls for funding applications for 2026 are expected to open in January next year.