About us
We are the Danish Arts Foundation
Grants for more than 6,400 artists and art projects every year
More than 65 different funding programmes
15,700 applications every year
We are Denmark’s largest arts foundation. We work to spread the arts to a wide audience all over Denmark, to promote Danish art internationally, and to pave the way for talented artists.
We support creative thinking and innovative ideas by funding more than 6,400 artists and art projects every year.
Through more than 65 different funding programmes, we fund the production and promotion of both visual arts, film, literature, music, performing arts, architecture, crafts, and design – and all that transcends the borders of these art forms. And as a foreign artist, you may apply for funding for your artwork or project through our international funding programmes.
Our 16 expert committees are responsible for awarding grants to both Danish and foreign art projects, based on the 15,700 applications that we receive every year from artists, institutions, schools, organisations, and companies.
In the Danish Arts Foundation, we wish to facilitate the conversation about our shared world of art, and we invite everybody to join in.
Art across the country
Art should be widely distributed and accessible to as many people as possible. We strive to ensure that all citizens in Denmark experience the art world as inclusive and relevant to them.
Children and young adults engagement with art
Art plays a crucial role in the development of children and young adults as individuals and as citizens. It provides a space and an opportunity to create, strengthen and transform the social communities.
New and cross-disciplinary art forms
Art has always evolved and continues to develop in new genres and forms of expression, both within, outside, and between artistic disciplines. We aim to support this ongoing development.
International activities
Art is global and sparks conversations - also across national borders. Art can strengthen dialogue with and between citizens around the world.