CALL FOR PROPOSALS - EU-ACP SUPPORT TO CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN ACP COUNTRIES THE EU-ACP SUPPORT PROGRAMME TO CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN ACP countries is funded by the European Commission, managed and implemented by the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). It is open to the 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the 15 European Union Member States that are signatories to the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable development through the promotion of an enabling environment for creativity, cooperation and exchanges, independence and viability of the cultural sector in the ACP States, as well as the safeguarding of cultural diversity and fundamental cultural values. The Programme includes a grant scheme seeking to reinforce the technical, financial and managerial capacities of ACP cultural operators and cultural industries. For more information, please visit: http://www.acpcultures.eu/?page=programme_subventions&lang=uk

UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme 2009 We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 2009 UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists. As an implementation instrument of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the Programme promotes the mobility of young artists through sojourns in art residencies abroad so as to foster creativity and cultural diversity. It recognizes the important contribution of artists in the creative process and their central role in nurturing the diversity of cultural expressions. Artist-in-residence bursaries are being offered in institutions around the world in the following three fields: visual arts, creative writing and music. To consult the list of bursaries being offered for 2009 please visit our website at www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg . There, you will find direct links to institutions and full instructions on the application requirements and necessary dates. For all questions or enquiries that have not been addressed on our website’s FAQ section please contact us via email at Aschberg@unesco.org . Please share this information with all those who may be interested: artists and residencies. Regards, UNESCO-Aschberg www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg  Section of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries