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Welcome to
The Foundation for the Culture of the Future
Purpose
The Foundation for
the Culture of the Future was established by the Swedish Government in 1994, and
was allocated capital amounting to 529 million Swedish kronor.
The purpose of the
Foundation, which will exist for at least ten years, is to financially
support long-term and innovative cultural projects, thus stimulating regional
culture in a wide sense. One of the underlying aims of this is to encourage
economic growth and development in the regions. In pursuing this aim, the
Foundation will eventually use up its capital. In view of the time limit on
its existence, the Foundation will not help fund what can be regarded as
operational costs. Nor will it finance, or in any other way assume
responsibility for, activities that have had their content or funding
reviewed as a result of changes in the public sector.
The Foundation has a
unique role, and its resources place it in an unprecedented position to
contribute to development in all artistic and cultural fields. On the basis
of its general assignment, and while maintaining a strong emphasis on
quality, the Foundation has focused on a few especially urgent areas. Two
objectives are currently being highlighted: firstly, to contribute to the
regeneration and development of cultural life, especially by improving
existing cultural institutions; and secondly, to intensify contacts between
the cultural sector and schools. This emphasis is based on the experiences
gained in the initial phase, when the Foundation invited the public to apply
for funding of new and long-term projects, along comparatively general
guidelines. Gradually, the Foundation has come to concentrate on areas that
are deemed priorities. However, the last year the Foundation invited
applications from the public for funding of projects was in 2008.
During the period
1995-2009, The Foundation for the Culture of the Future has awarded 830
million Swedish kronor to various cultural projects. At the end of 2009, the
market value of its equity was approximately 52 million kronor.
Stiftelsen framtidens kultur
Glunten
S-751 83 Uppsala
Telephone +46(0)18-17 19 40
Fax +46(0)18-17 19 41
E-mail info@framtidenskultur.se
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