Estonian Ministry of Culture, 18 September 2025, Estonia

The 2026 cultural budget will bring a salary increase for cultural workers, coaches and collective leaders of the Song and Dance Festival. Additional funding will also be allocated to Team Estonia and major international events.

National Arts Council of Singapore, 16 September 2025, Singapore

S.E.A. Focus, a major contemporary Southeast Asian Art event in Singapore, will be organised by ART SG starting in 2026. This marks a new chapter for the event, which was founded and successfully delivered for seven years by STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery (STPI). Emi Eu, Executive Director of STPI, will remain as the artistic consultant alongside John Tung as the curator for the 2026 edition.

Ministry of Justice, Youth & Community Services (MJCS), 15 September 2025, Vanuatu

A high-level delegation led by the President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs, Paramount Chief Paul Robert Ravun Merhimba Dangdang, has departed Vanuatu last Saturday and received a warm welcome in Cairns, marking the start of a historic first official visit of the Council of Chiefs to Australia.

Solomon Islands Government, 12 September 2025, Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands and Cook Islands are exploring new areas of cooperation in tourism and culture, following a meeting between the two countries’ Ministers on the sidelines of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara today.

National Arts Council (BASATA), 12 September 2025, Tanzania

The National Arts Council (BASATA) have the ultimate objective of reviving and developing works of art and conducting various studies on arts issues in which the arts have been able to be divided into three main sections including Performing Arts, Music and Visual Arts.

Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, 12 September 2025, Ukraine

The promotion of inclusive art, support for artists with disabilities and neurodiverse artists, as well as the development of sustainable cultural projects are at the heart of the new Memorandum of Cooperation between the British Council and the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.