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Regionalt kulturfond is a state-funded grant program administered by county municipalities in Norway. The fund aims to contribute to good local communities and an open, inclusive, and diverse cultural life. The grant stimulates increased activity and participation in cultural life, strengthens collaboration between professional and volunteer cultural sectors, reinforces local and regional cultural volunteerism, and contributes to increased quality in arts and cultural offerings locally and regionally. The fund supports three main categories: Production (enhancing quality through professional-amateur collaboration), Cooperation (strengthening cultural volunteerism through partnerships), and Culture for All (promoting diversity through recruitment and new cultural expressions). Activities must involve collaboration between professional cultural actors and volunteers, take place in Vestfold, and start in 2026.

Vestfold Fylkeskulturpris is an annual prize that honors and recognizes an active artist or cultural worker who has made a significant contribution to the county's art and cultural life. The prize is awarded to an artist or cultural worker who is resident in Vestfold, or otherwise has a connection to the county, and who can demonstrate particularly high-quality activity or production. The award amount is NOK 75,000. Candidates can only be proposed by others and not by the artist or cultural worker themselves. The nomination deadline is August 15 each year. The prize has been awarded since 1969, originally as the Kunstnerprisen (Artist Prize) from 1969-2019, and as the Fylkeskulturprisen since 2020. Notable past recipients include authors, composers, visual artists, filmmakers, musicians, and cultural organizations.