The European Commission’s Culture Programme was established to promote international mobility of those working in the cultural sector, to encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output, and to foster intercultural dialogue. To facilitate cultural cooperation beyond Europe, the European Commission designates funds for cooperation projects with Third Countries. For 2013, these funds can be used by Australian cultural organisations in collaboration with European partners.
Cooperation Projects aim to help cultural operators, such as theatres, museums, professional associations, research centres, universities, cultural institutes and public authorities from participating European countries to cooperate, so that different sectors can work together and extend their cultural and artistic reach across borders. Previous examples of Projects have ranged from promoting cultural dialogue through fashion, puppetry, and music, to photography festivals, literary projects, theatre and dance projects.
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