Arts and Culture Departments

Overview

The Division Arts and Culture promotes contemporary art in Austria and Austrian artists abroad. It is responsible for federal funding programmes across all segments of contemporary art including performing and fine arts, music, literature, film, new media, photography, architecture, design, and regional cultural initiatives.

Contact

• Address: Concordiaplatz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria
• Phone: +43 (0)1 71606-851001
• Email: [email protected]

Departments

• Department 1: Medals and awards, event management, special projects, digitization, artist-in-residence and bilateral artist exchange programmes
• Department 2: Music and Performing Arts – grants for orchestras, ensembles, concert organisers, theatres, festivals, individuals, composition, scholarships, and awards
• Department 3: Film – innovative film, grants for young filmmakers, documentary, animation and experimental films, film heritage
• Department 4: Architecture, Baukultur, monument protection and UNESCO World Heritage
• Department 5: Literature and publishing, Libraries – literature support, children's and youth literature, scholarships, translation grants
• Department 6: Visual arts, design, fashion, photography, video and media arts – grants for associations, institutions, galleries, artists, studio programmes, federal exhibitions
• Department 7: Cultural initiatives, museum, folks culture – regional cultural initiatives, interdisciplinary projects, cultural management