Despite 73% of Americans giving to charity, only 16% support the arts—revealing a critical gap in cultural philanthropy. A 2025 AP-NORC study highlights how donor demographics, political ideologies, and structural inequities shape which creative voices are heard. As arts funding increasingly relies on private donors, questions arise about freedom, equity, and sustainability in cultural expression.
Apply now the Rawabet program production grants! The Production grants are a key component of the Rawabet Programme. These grants are aimed at artists from the Arab region who have resided in Europe since 2015. The programme offers production grants valued up to 12,000 euros for those in the performing arts field, including theatre, dance, circus, performing acts, and music. Some of the supported projects will also have the opportunity to participate in one of the Rawabet festivals during 2025 or 2026.
Europe’s arts philanthropy is navigating major shifts, driven by digital innovation, post-pandemic recovery, and new funding strategies. Foundations are increasing support for sustainability and diversity, yet bureaucratic hurdles and funding disparities persist. Public-private partnerships and pooled funding models show promise, but tensions remain over artistic freedom and access. This article explores the landscape’s challenges and emerging opportunities.
It is of urgency to invest in these structures as their foundations are crackling. The number of people that are involved concretely in the protective work globally is countable on few hands. The protective structures on ground are alarmingly scarce and not fully integrated in the international system of protection, according to head of Mimeta, Cato Litangen.
Authorities, philanthropy, cultural institutes, and key organizations and artists from vulnerable regions, took part in the first meeting of the Artist at Risk Funding Initiative. The aim is to strengthen the protection of artists at risk.
Mimeta would like to invite you as a funding partner to a meeting on Thursday 23rd March 11:30 – 16:00 (lunch included, venue tbc) to discuss this Artist at Risk funding Initiative, and confirm partnerships with those interested. The meeting will take place in cooperation with and around ICORN annual network meeting, 22-24 March in Brussels.
Sanad in the Digital Realm responds to the needs of Syrian people, both inside and outside Syria, who cannot necessarily gather in physical spaces to reach audiences safely. Digital space offers a viable alternative, particularly for projects using bold and innovative formats
Prom the Perss release of Créer en Afrique Centrale
The ACP-EU Culture Programe - Créer en Afrique Centrale has launched its third call for proposals to support cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in Central Africa as economic, social and cultural actors, with the aim of increasing the economic revenues of the creative sector, fostering the creation of sustainable jobs in the cultural sector as well as better accessibility, recognition and valorisation of artists and their works.
