Art Meetings is an international project held in Ukraine, targeted to disseminate European independent culture and to initiate international cultural cooperation. The event was initiated within the Culture Program of Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2011. The co-organizers of the project are cultural institutions from various countries. Art Meetings project is held under the honorary auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The organizer of the festival is Polish Eclectica Foundation. The project is financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Pro Helvetia, Nordic Culture Fund, Visegrad Fund and Polish Institute in Kyiv. - The idea of the project is to encourage intercultural cooperation on an international level, to show the opportunities and benefits, exchange ideas and experience, develop and implement common solutions in international strategies of cultural field - our aim is to create a platform for discussion about contemporary culture – this is a first step to create partnerships between cultural institutions, journalists, culture managers, NGOs and artists they can get to know and inspire each other - we want the Ukrainian audience to get acquainted with the most interesting representatives of the European music and visual art world. Art Meetings Festival aims to achieve not only an artistic impact, but also to influence an educational, organizational, informational and, first of all, social dimension.