What makes Cultural Bridge special is the joint responsibility of seven funding partners in both countries: Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Wales Arts International / Arts Council of Wales, Creative Scotland, British Council Berlin, as well as Goethe-Institut London and Fonds Soziokultur. On the German side, Fonds Soziokultur provides funding for the participating cultural practitioners, while the British partners provide funding for their respective partner organisations. The different perspectives and funding structures create an important connection that rebuilds and strengthens cultural exchange between Germany and the UK.
The basis for the bilateral funding programme was a funding model developed by Fonds Soziokultur together with the Dutch Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie from 2013 to 2022 under the name “Jonge Kunst”. Fonds Soziokultur adapted this approach to the German-British context and developed it further together with its partners.
