The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launches a call open to governments and public institutions, as well as civil society organizations, to support initiatives aimed at protecting and promoting the status of the artist and artistic freedom.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CALL FOR PROJECTS
This call for projects aims to support government and civil society-led initiatives that protect and promote the status of the artist and artistic freedom in its broad sense, as recognised by UNESCO – that is, encompassing a bundle of rights protected under international law, including:
- The right to create without censorship or intimidation
- The right to have artistic work supported, distributed, and remunerated
- Artists’ right to freedom of movement
- Artists’ right to freedom of association
- The protection of the social and economic rights of artists
- Everyone’s right to participate in cultural life
To advance these rights, the call for projects offers two tracks:
- TRACK 1 – FOR GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Technical assistance to revise or design laws, regulations, policies and measures that promote
and protect the status of the artist and artistic freedom. - TRACK 2 – FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
Financial assistance for innovative projects that advance the status of the artist and artistic
freedom, at the local, national, regional or international level. These may encompass, for
example, capacity building, advocacy, monitoring and research, etc.
Funding can cover costs directly related to project delivery, such as:
- Organizing training sessions, workshops, capacity-building activities
- Developing tools, resources, communication materials
- Conducting advocacy campaigns, research and monitoring activities
- Providing emergency support to artists and cultural professionals and institutions, including relocation, residencies, or safe working space.
- Covering other logistical expenses necessary for the project’s implementation.
The deadline to submit proposals is 23 February 2026.
More detailed information is available in this PDF document. Any further questions on the call can be directed to the UNESCO Secretariat by email aschberg@unesco.org.
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