Applications will open on 1 October 2025. Updated guidance available now.
Cultural Bridge supports arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice.
An Audio Hunt in Easterhouse. Partners: Produced Moon (Glasgow, Scotland) and Storydive (Hamburg, Germany) photographer Lucas Chih Peng Kao.
Cultural Bridge celebrates bilateral partnerships between the UK and Germany through the collaboration between Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, British Council, Creative Scotland, Fonds Soziokultur, Goethe-Institut London and Wales Arts International / Arts Council of Wales.
By funding partnerships between Germany and the UK, the programme aims to support a growing network of organisations committed to sharing expertise and skills, exchanging ideas and collaborating on artistic practices and projects that explore themes and issues faced by communities across both countries.
Cultural Bridge has so far supported 49 partnerships through 62 awards, across four rounds of funding since its pilot year in 2021.
For further information about previous Cultural Bridge projects, visit: www.culturalbridge.info.
How to apply
Applications for the 2026/2027 programme will be open from 1 October to 12 November 2025.
Updated guidance for applicants is now available. Please ensure you have read this and checked your organisation’s eligibility to apply before submitting.
To read the guidance and find information about matchmaking sessions, visit the Cultural Bridge website.