The Europe Chapter of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies was formed at the fifth meeting of members from the region in Madrid in 2010, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture of Spain.
CURRENT NATIONAL MEMBERS
The current members of the Europe Chapter are:
- National Culture Fund, Bulgaria
• Ministry of Culture and Media, Croatia
• Czech Cultural Institute, Czech Republic
• Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces, Denmark
• Arts Council England
• Estonian Ministry of Culture
• Finnish Arts and Culture Agency
• Ministry of Culture of Georgia
• Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, Iceland
• Arts Council of Ireland – An Chomhairle Ealaíon
• State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia
• Lithuanian Council for Culture
• Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg
• Arts Council Malta
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Kulturdirektoratet - Arts and Culture Norway
• National Centre for Culture, Poland
• Creative Scotland
• Slovak Arts Council, Slovak Republic
• Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia
• Ministry of Culture, Spain
• Swedish Arts Council, Sweden
• Ukrainian Cultural Foundation
• Cygnor Celfyddydau Cymru – Arts Council of Wales
Current Affiliate Members of the Europe Chapter:
- Kultura Nova Foundation, Croatia
• The Nordic Culture Fund, Denmark
• The Administration of the National Cultural Fund, Romania
• National Council of Culture and Arts, Catalunya, Spain
• The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Members in Europe have held 25 meetings to date:
- Barcelona, Spain, September 2025
- Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2025
- Tartu, Estonia, April 2024
- Stockholm, Sweden, May 2023
- Mexico City, Mexico, September 2022
- Virtual meeting, June 2022
- Virtual meeting, April 2021
- Virtual meeting, October 2020
- Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia, October 2019
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2019
- Liverpool, England, October 2018
- Aarhus, Denmark, September 2017
- Valletta, Malta, October 2016
- Oslo, Norway, September 2015
- Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2014
- Santiago, Chile, January 2014
- Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2013
- Helsinki, Finland, June 2012
- Melbourne, Australia, October 2011
- Valletta, Malta, May 2011
- Madrid, Spain, September 2010
- Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2009
- Copenhagen, Denmark, May 2009
- Glasgow, Scotland, November 2008
- Athens, Greece, November 2007
