November 6, 2024: The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation, as promoter, launches “Talent 35 – Supporting and Promoting Emerging Artists and Contemporary Art”, a bilateral cultural initiative developed in partnership with Nedland Kultur from Norway. The initiative will contribute to supporting contemporary art and emerging artists, increasing awareness of cultural diversity, and strengthening cooperation and cultural exchange between Romania and Norway.
The launch conference of the bilateral initiative Talent 35 will take place on Thursday, November 7, starting at 12:00 PM, in an online session. Emerging artists, cultural institutions, stakeholders, and other target groups addressed by the project will have the opportunity to learn about the proposed objectives and planned activities, as well as the way they will be implemented. Registrations can be made by completing the form at this link.
Through this initiative, the project experts and 60 young emerging artists from Romania and Norway will engage in an exchange of know-how, best practices, and creative and cultural experiences, and with the participation of 35 artists, a classical music concert and a contemporary visual art exhibition will be organized, including the publication of an album of selected works. The project's activities take place between November 2024 and February 2025 and contribute to supporting contemporary art and emerging artists, as well as promoting cultural diversity and cooperation and cultural exchange between Romania and Norway, reaching an audience of 1,000 people.
Talent 35 aims for the following activities:
- conducting an exchange of know-how and best practices in the creative and cultural field in Norway by 3 experts from the project team
- carrying out an exchange of creative and cultural experiences between emerging artists from Romania and Norway for 60 participants, through online sessions
- organizing a concert involving 10 young emerging musicians and an audience of 800 people
- organizing a contemporary visual art exhibition involving 25 young emerging visual artists and an audience of 200 people
- publishing a contemporary art album in 400 copies
The bilateral initiative “Talent 35 – Supporting and Promoting Emerging Artists and Contemporary Art” is a bilateral initiative implemented by the Project Management Unit within the Ministry of Culture, as Programme Operator of the RO-CULTURE Programme, in partnership with Arts and Culture Norway, as Programme Partner, and financed with the support of the EEA Grants 2014–2021 through the National Bilateral Fund, managed by the National Contact Point within the Ministry of Investments and European Projects.
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The total value of the bilateral initiative is 618.840,41 lei (124.355,03 EUR).
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About the EEA Grants
EEA Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, and the Kingdom of Norway to reducing economic and social disparities within the European Economic Area and to strengthening bilateral relations with the 15 beneficiary states in Eastern and Southern Europe and the Baltic states. These financing mechanisms are established based on the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which brings together EU member states and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway as equal partners in the internal market.
In total, the three states contributed €3.3 billion between 1994 and 2014 and €1.55 billion for the 2014-2021 funding period.
More details are available on: www.eeagrants.org and www.eeagrants.ro.
About RO-CULTURA
The RO-CULTURE Programme is implemented by the Ministry of Culture through the Project Management Unit and has the general objective of strengthening economic and social development through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship, and cultural heritage management.
The Program budget is approximately 34 million euros.
More details are available on www.ro-cultura.ro.
About The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation
The Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation was established in 1990 by King Michael I of Romania and Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown. With 34 years of activity, the Margareta of Romania Royal Foundation supports children, youth, and elderly people through sustainable interventions based on the exchange of experience and values between generations. Over time, the Foundation has been involved in numerous social, cultural, and educational support projects, as well as projects for artistic talent. More details are available on fundatiaregala.ro/.
About Nedland Kultur
Nedland Kultur is a private company from Norway with over 20 years of experience in cultural projects, intercultural collaborations, organizing concerts and festivals, music digitalization, etc. The company has implemented projects in Norway, the United Kingdom, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, Russia, Palestine, Israel, Vietnam, and Egypt, including Romania. Through numerous projects in varied locations, Nedland Kultur has brought people together, inspiring them to enjoy getting to know each other, learning from one another, and respecting each other, based on the firm belief that there are always more things uniting people from different cultural and/or geographical backgrounds than what separates them. More details are available on www.nedlandkultur.com.
