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Light at the End of the Tunnel for CULTURE III: Committees Announced, Evaluation Underway

Published March 20, 2026, 17:16
Light at the End of the Tunnel for CULTURE III: Committees Announced, Evaluation Underway

The Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture has announced the start of the evaluation process for the 506 applications submitted for the projects of the “CULTURE III” Program. The Evaluation Committees have begun examining the applications and are expected to complete their work within April. The applications are distributed across the sectors of Literature (61), Visual Arts (114), Music (175), Dance (58), Theatre (63), Traditional Culture (42) and Cinema (18). The Deputy Ministry also announced the composition of the Evaluation Committees for each sector, aiming for transparency. The Committees are composed of experts in each field, as well as representatives from the Department of Contemporary Culture. The announcement comes after weeks of waiting and reactions from the cultural sector, which had been requesting a clear timeline and transparency in the process. The start of the evaluation marks an important step in the implementation of the “CULTURE III” program and is expected to boost the cultural sector of Cyprus.