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SICA (The Dutch Service Centre for International Activities)
Foreign Visitors Program
 
SICA has a Foreign Visitors' Programme which provides an opportunity for inviting key cultural figures,officials and journalists to the Netherlands.

SICA is the portal for Dutch culture professionals involved in international activities and cultural policy. SICA aims to stimulate and suport Dutch artists and foreign parties that are involved in cultural exchange with The Netherlands. Information and support is distributed through this web site, the quarterly magazine SICAmag, fact sheets, workshops and conferences and directly via the SICA consultants.

Foreign Visitors Program

SICA and eleven other Dutch cultural organisations organise a Foreign Visitors' Programme for the Netherlands Culture Fund (Dutch name: HGIS-Cultuur), a joint committee of the ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs. This programme is an excellent means of inviting people from key cultural organisations abroad to come to the Netherlands, meet Dutch cultural organisations and see Dutch cultural activities. Experience has shown that these visits are very fruitful for the visitor and for the Dutch cultural field. All visits should clearly benefit the Dutch cultural field as well as the cultural field of the country of origin of the visitor.

SICA is responsible for the programmes for visitors who are active in several cultural sectors or cultural umbrella organisations. Past visitors include policy makers, journalists and managing directors of cultural centres and umbrella organisations. Visitors should be enthusiastic about learning more about overall Dutch culture and cultural policy and about meeting a broad range of Dutch culture organisations. The programme is devised using the background and interests of the visitor as well as the interests of the Dutch cultural field as a starting point. The programme is composed in close co-operation with the visitor. Usually the programme is made up of a compact programme of three to five working days.

Before any visit is confirmed, SICA asks the Dutch Embassy or Consulate in the visitors' country for advice. It is essential that visitors speak and understand English quite well. The Netherlands Culture Fund provides the SICA with a budget to cover some of the costs of visits. This is not always sufficient to cover the costs, so visitors are usually asked to commit to the visit by contributing financially as well.

For more information, please contact the SICA.

Kontakt:
SICA / CCP
Keizersgracht 324
1016 EZ  Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel: +31 20 6164 225
fax: +31 20 6128 152
post@sica.nl
www.sica.nl