The Arts and Culture Program draws on the power of culture, in particular artistic and expressive culture, to help build and maintain open societies. We carry out this mission principally by working to strengthen the autonomous cultural sector as an essential element of civil society.
Focus Areas
- Advancing Roma Inclusion
The Open Society Arts and Culture Program supports projects that aim to promote the cultural inclusion of Roma in Central and Eastern Europe. - Strengthening Civil Society
The Open Society Arts and Culture Program provides grants to strengthen alternative and autonomous cultural infrastructures and innovative arts initiatives in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Moldova, Mongolia, and Turkey.