About Us

EUCLID provides European & international information, research and consultancy services to the cultural sector.

EUCLID was established on 1 April 1993. Click on a heading below for detailed information:

• Services
• Contact Details

SERVICES

CUPID

Launched in 2004, CUPID (CUltural Projects Internet Database) is an online searchable database of cultural projects funded by the EU. CUPID allows users to search for information on projects and their organisers as well as to submit their own project information.
Click here to access CUPID (http://www.cupid.culture.info/)

Alert! e-newsletter

The Alert! provides regular news and information on funding opportunities from the EU and on relevant events, conferences and seminars.
Click here to register to receive Alert.

Cultureuro Seminars

These seminars provide an overview of European funding opportunities. Seminars are held each year across the UK throughout the year.
Click here for information on forthcoming seminars.

The Culture 2000/2007 Programme

EUCLID has been appointed to fulfil this function by the European Commission (EC) and the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) in the UK. The main role of the CCP is to promote the Culture 2000 programme, the European Union's funding programme to support projects in the arts (performing arts, visual arts and books & reading) and heritage sectors. In addition, the CCP is encouraged to provide information and guidance on other EC funding opportunities for the cultural sector.
Click here to access more information on the Culture 2000 / 2007 programmes. (http://www.culture2007.info/)
Click here to access information on other EU funding programmes for culture. (http://www.eufunds.culture.info/)

FACT-FILES

EUCLID has prepared and produced a number of comprehensive FACT-FILES these include:

• Background Information on the European Union (EU)
• Funding from the EU: An Overview
• Finding Partners and Making Applications

Click here to access the EUCLID Publications page with information on how to download these FACT-FILES.

FACT-BOOK - EU Opportunities for the Cultural Sector in England

First published in October 2003 (with the financial assistance of English Heritage), this was revised in November 2004.
Click here to access the EUCLID Publications page with information on how to purchase this FACT-BOOK.

EUCLID is regularly invited to make presentations at conferences and other events across the world. EUCLID has also been invited by other EU Cultural Contact Points to make presentations in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia & Slovenia.
If you would like to invite EUCLID to make a presentation, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to send an email

Cultural Conference Diary

This is a regularly updated and comprehensive listing of conferences, seminars, symposia and other events of interest to culture professionals from across the world.
Click here to access the Cultural Conference Diary.

FACT-BOOK - Developing & Supporting the UK Creative and Cultural Industries - A Sample of UK Contacts

Published in 2003.
Click here to access the EUCLID Publications page with information on how to purchase this Fact-Book.

Culture.Info is an online portal of cultural listings and related information - organised via a range of easily accessible sub-portals which focus on a theme (e.g. networks or funding), a location (e.g. UK) or a cultural area.
Click here to access Culture.Info (http://www.culture.info/)

EUCLID has organised many conferences and other events since 1996 with European or international themes.
Click here to access information on forthcoming conferences.
Click here to access information on previous conferences.

EUCLID hosted a visit by a total of 15 visitors from Bulgaria and Russia in November 2002, to the North West and Yorkshire regions of England. Since then, EUCLID has regularly hosted student and work placements from other countries, including France, Germany, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia and Serbia.
If you are interested in EUCLID hosting a visit or a placement, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to send an email.

ACRONIM (Arts & Cultural Research ON-line International Matrix)

ACRONIM is an international bibliographical online database of cultural research and documentation from across the world - books, reports, journal articles, conference papers, monographs and theses. Anyone, anywhere, can search the database or contribute submissions - free. ACRONIM was launched with around 3,000 items of cultural documentation and research.
Click here to access ACRONIM.

EUCLID's work in this area covers the following areas:

• Information services and online databases
• Cultural planning and research with an international perspective
• EU Funding
• Creative industries in the UK and Europe
• Local authority cultural planning
• Evaluation projects
• Education and training

Click here to access more information on these services.

CONTACT DETAILS