ACCELERATOR BESKIDS 20<26 is a monthly development program for building and improving cooperation between artists, creators, cultural managers and institutions of the cultural and creative sector in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland within the cross-border Beskids region. 

During the Accelerator, you will have the opportunity to get to know more interesting cultural actors from the region, establish potential cooperation and prepare a joint cultural and artistic project. At the same time, the program will also include consultations on project ideas, mentoring or workshops for writing project applications for various grant schemes (Interreg, Visegrad Fund, etc.) 

At the end of the Accelerator, you will have the opportunity to submit your joint project to the Žilina Beskids 2026 Open Call for projects and thus become part of the final application of Žilina for the competition for the European Capital of Culture 2026 title.

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Registration closes on May 26, 2021 at 11:59 pm.

All important information can be found on this page.