• the organisation acts through an officially designated representative;

  • participation is institutional rather than individual;

  • membership does not constitute a licence, accreditation, or a guarantee of funding.




What an Associate Membership of ECCD receives (€400 per year):

  • Official status as an Associate Membership of ECCD
    (with the right to indicate this status in public and professional communications);

  • Institutional inclusion in the ECCD ecosystem
    (participation as a partner rather than as an external participant);

  • Access to ECCD partner open calls and programmes
    (joint formats, pilot projects, and international initiatives);

  • Opportunity to initiate joint projects
    (within the framework of ECCD’s mission and in accordance with approved procedures);

  • Delegation of one designated representative
    to relevant ECCD working groups and committees;

  • Priority consideration within partnership formats
    under equal selection conditions;

  • Expert and advisory support on programme-related matters
    (non-commercial advisory support);

  • Access to closed sectoral sessions and briefings
    (online and offline, by invitation);

  • Associate Membership Certificate
    (confirmation of status, not an award).








Associate Membership in the Eurasian Council for Craft and Design constitutes a form of professional participation for legal entities in the organisation’s activities, programmes, and initiatives, without involvement in governing bodies or representative functions.

Who may become an Associate Membership of ECCD?

Associate Memberships may include legal entities and institutions whose activities are directly related to the development of craft, design, and the creative economy.

Eligible categories of organisations:





Form of Participation:




Form of Participation:




  • the organisation acts through an officially designated representative;

  • participation is institutional rather than individual;

  • membership does not constitute a licence, accreditation, or a guarantee of funding.




What an Associate Membership of ECCD receives (€400 per year):

  • Official status as an Organisational Member of ECCD
    (with the right to indicate this status in public and professional communications);

  • Institutional inclusion in the ECCD ecosystem
    (participation as a partner rather than as an external participant);

  • Access to ECCD partner open calls and programmes
    (joint formats, pilot projects, and international initiatives);

  • Opportunity to initiate joint projects
    (within the framework of ECCD’s mission and in accordance with approved procedures);

  • Delegation of one designated representative
    to relevant ECCD working groups and committees;

  • Priority consideration within partnership formats
    under equal selection conditions;

  • Expert and advisory support on programme-related matters
    (non-commercial advisory support);

  • Access to closed sectoral sessions and briefings
    (online and offline, by invitation);

  • Associate Membership Certificate
    (confirmation of status, not an award).








  • professional associations and chambers of craft;

  • educational institutions (universities, colleges, academies);

  • museums, cultural centres, and foundations;

  • research institutes and analytical centres;

  • festivals, biennales, fashion weeks, and platforms;

  • non-profit organisations in the cultural sector;

  • specialised creative clusters and hubs.





  • professional associations and chambers of craft;

  • educational institutions (universities, colleges, academies);

  • museums, cultural centres, and foundations;

  • research institutes and analytical centres;

  • festivals, biennales, fashion weeks, and platforms;

  • non-profit organisations in the cultural sector;

  • specialised creative clusters and hubs.





Associate Membership in the Eurasian Council for Craft and Design constitutes a form of professional participation for legal entities in the organisation’s activities, programmes, and initiatives, without involvement in governing bodies or representative functions.

Associate Memberships may include legal entities and institutions whose activities are directly related to the development of craft, design, and the creative economy.

Who may become an Associate Membership of ECCD?

  • the organisation acts through an officially designated representative;

  • participation is institutional rather than individual;

  • membership does not constitute a licence, accreditation, or a guarantee of funding.




What an Associate Membership of ECCD receives (€400 per year):

  • Official status as an Associate Membership of ECCD
    (with the right to indicate this status in public and professional communications);

  • Institutional inclusion in the ECCD ecosystem
    (participation as a partner rather than as an external participant);

  • Access to ECCD partner open calls and programmes
    (joint formats, pilot projects, and international initiatives);

  • Opportunity to initiate joint projects
    (within the framework of ECCD’s mission and in accordance with approved procedures);

  • Delegation of one designated representative
    to relevant ECCD working groups and committees;

  • Priority consideration within partnership formats
    under equal selection conditions;

  • Expert and advisory support on programme-related matters
    (non-commercial advisory support);

  • Access to closed sectoral sessions and briefings
    (online and offline, by invitation);

  • Associate Membership Certificate
    (confirmation of status, not an award).








Associate Membership in the Eurasian Council for Craft and Design constitutes a form of professional participation for legal entities in the organisation’s activities, programmes, and initiatives, without involvement in governing bodies or representative functions.

Who may become an Associate Membership of ECCD?

Form of Participation:




Associate Memberships may include legal entities and institutions whose activities are directly related to the development of craft, design, and the creative economy.

  • professional associations and chambers of craft;

  • educational institutions (universities, colleges, academies);

  • museums, cultural centres, and foundations;

  • research institutes and analytical centres;

  • festivals, biennales, fashion weeks, and platforms;

  • non-profit organisations in the cultural sector;

  • specialised creative clusters and hubs.