Closing on: Feb 23, 2026
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals – Fuelling Creative Futures.
The call includes a track for Civil Society Organisations. This programme supports critical work in protecting and promoting the status of artists and safeguarding artistic freedom – fundamental pillars of creative expression and cultural development worldwide.
Financial assistance is available for innovative projects that advance the status of artists and artistic freedom at local, national, regional, or international levels.
Eligible Project Types:
- Capacity building initiatives
- Advocacy campaigns
- Monitoring & research projects
- Artist rights protection programs
- Artistic freedom promotion activities
