CULTURAL FRONTRUNNERS

Annual Cultural Frontrunners meeting 2009 in Palo Alto, CA.

Cultural Frontrunners was founded in the fall of 2005 by the Embassy of Denmark and currently counts approximately 60 members. The original purpose of the network was to create a forum where members could exchange ideas about Danish cultural promotion and spread the word about talented Danes seeking new opportunities in the U.S.

Over the years, the frontrunners has launched a great number of Danish events across the country – e.g. Danish film festivals, design and graphical art exhibitions, happenings and tributes to the Danish heritage society in the U.S. Where some members represent cultural institutions and the Danish foreign ministry, others are individual artists or individuals with a specific interest in Danish art and Danish heritage.

The network is maintained by the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC, in close cooperation with colleagues at the Danish Consulate General in New York but the projects themselves are each pushed forward by one or more members of the group. The embassy and the Consulate General are always available to offer guidance and advice about how to proceed with an idea, how to apply for funding, and to a limited degree we can offer modest economic support to cultural projects.

If you are interested in becoming a Cultural Frontrunner please feel free to contact Head of Public Diplomacy and Communication at the embassy Mr. Torsten Jansen by phone on 202-797-5363. You are also welcome to contact Senior Advisor, Cultural Affairs Ms. Trine Lykke Tornøe at the embassy by phone on 202-797-5361. We look forward to hearing from you! You may also check out our Cultural Frontrunners page on Facebook.