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apr 6 2025

Utställning med Karin Alfredsson

Vi får en guidad tur av kulturråd Stefan Hansen för att uppleva utställningen Snö och regn skall passera som skildrar Karin Alfredssons verk. Efteråt kan vi ta något att dricka på Sequoias terrass som ligger precis intill och dela med oss av vår upplevelse. Läs mer om Karin Alfredsson och utställningen här. Bilden är Karin Alfredssons […]

apr 1 2025

Grants and Donations >>

Every year SWEA Washington DC gives out Grants and Donations to various projects promoting Swedish culture, history, music, visual and performing arts, literature, media, science or the environment. It is thanks to our members’ remarkable volunteer work that the Grants and Donations are possible. To apply for the 2025 Grants or Donations please click on the […]

apr 1 2025

Apply for SWEA Washington DC Grants 2025 here >>

Welcome to SWEA DC Grants page! We are so happy you are here! We have set aside $ 10,000 for Grants to be awarded in 2025. Now is the time to apply! Do you? –     Have an art project that needs funding? –     A piece of music you want to share with the world? –     Have you a ‘must-read’ Swedish […]

apr 1 2025

Apply for SWEA Washington DC Donations 2025 here >>

Welcome! SWEA Washington DC will award up to $5,000 in Donations for 2025 to organizations located within the region of the SWEA Washington DC Chapter; Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia, towards an activity or project that preserves or promotes the Swedish culture and language, through a specific activity, or the arts with concerts, theater and […]

mar 4 2025

Valborgsfirande

VALBORG Lördagen den 26 april kl. 15.00 – 18.30 NORMAN FARMS 1580 Woodbine Road Woodbine, MD, 21797 Nu samlas vi igen för att elda ut det gamla och sjunga in det nya! SWEA DC firar traditionsenligt med med ASA och Drott Lodge. Välkomna att anmäla er nedan. Separat utskick kommer via email med mer information, sångblad och ansvarsfriskrivning. Det blir […]

feb 9 2025

Den 25-28 september 2025

TRIPPEL REGIONMÖTE – 25 – 28 september, 2025. SWEA DC ansvarar för årets regionmöte som omfattar tre regioner i USA och Kanada. VAME (västra), MAME (mellan) och OAME (östra) i vilken DC ingår.   TEMA: THE GILDED AGE   PROGRAMMET SÅ SOM DET SER UT NU… Torsdag den 25 septemeber Incheckning på hotellen Happy Hour på Axis Communications, Rosslyn kl. 17:00 Middag på kvällen   Fredag den […]

Professionelle

feb 9 2025

SWEA Professional

Välkommen till SWEA Professional DC! SWEA Professional är ett globalt nätverk för yrkesverksamma, svensktalande kvinnor utomlands, där vi delar vår gemensamma värld av erfarenheter, kunskaper och kultur. Vi är så glada att ha dig med i vårt nätverk i Washington DC. Här delar vi med oss av våra arbetslivserfarenheter och stöttar varandra i att göra […]

dec 31 2024

2022 Grant recipient

Shannon King for her Master’s thesis at Georgetown University titled Övning ger Färdighet: How Home Language Policies Affect Swedish Heritage Language Proficiency and Usage. Her research focused on the language choices used in interactions between Swedish speaking siblings in the United States

dec 31 2024

2022 Grant recipient

Lynette Sifiso was awarded funds for the Words of Wisdom project, which is dedicated to the profound words and wisdom of Nobel Laureates. The project explored the rich history of the Nobel Prizes thanks to the generous support of the SWEA DC Scholarship

dec 31 2024

2021 Grant recipient

Nicole Fitchett was awarded the SWEA scholarship to participate in the course ”Sweden Global Business Project”. Through this course she studied the philosophies and practicalities of Swedish business culture, as well as partnering with a Swedish AI manufacturing startup to develop a strategy for their entry into North American markets

dec 31 2024

2023 Grant recipient

Brad Harmon for his work on a translation of the acclaimed novel Who Killed Bambi? by Finland-Swedish author Monika Fagerholm. Brad later received a prestigious Translation Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 2025 to complete the translation of the book, which will be published in 2026 by the University of Wisconsin Press

dec 31 2024

2024 Grant recipient

Tiffany Aurora for her creation, production, and publication of the podcast, Discovering Swedish Culture in America. This four episode limited series, scheduled for release 2025, celebrates Swedish art and culture across the United States through first-person interviews, introductions to cultural institutions and events, and travel recommendations for listeners who want to experience the Swedish culture