Minister pledges extra €300m to support the arts, as lost revenue mounts
4 years, 8 months ago

Minister pledges extra €300m to support the arts, as lost revenue mounts

Dutch News  

The government has earmarked an extra €300m to support the cultural sector, on top of the support package which employers in the sector can use to compensate workers for shorter hours and freelancers to apply for benefits. The money will be spent on what culture minister Ingrid Engelshoven called the ‘crucial cultural institutions’, such as the Rijkmuseum, the Nationaal Ballet and the International Theatre. Part of the money will be divided between six funds which will support ‘a limited number of museums, theatres and festivals which play a crucial role in their region’ provided local and provincial authorities also contribute, the minister said in a statement. The minister said during an interview on M she had felt ‘under attack’ but pointed out the culture sector is the first to be considered for extra help. Boris van der Ham, chairman of the association of independent theatre companies said that meant the minister ‘did not understand how this part of the theatre world works.

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Performing arts subsidies: out with the old, in with the new
4 years, 5 months ago

Performing arts subsidies: out with the old, in with the new

Dutch News  

The Dutch performing arts fund has divided up some €21m in subsidies for the next four years but dozens of music and theatre companies have missed the boat and may not survive, the Volkskrant reports. The fund has rewarded 33 newcomers, signalling ‘the end of an era’ for number of theatre companies, such as Maatschappij Discordia and Dood Paard, which …

Opposition wants €1bn for arts or 'cultural poverty' looms
4 years, 7 months ago

Opposition wants €1bn for arts or 'cultural poverty' looms

Dutch News  

Opposition parties PvdA, GroenLinks and SP are asking the government to up financial support for the arts to €1bn, warning society will be the poorer without it both culturally and economically, the AD reports. PvdA leader Lodewijk Asscher said the extra €700m, which comes on top of an earlier package worth €300m, is based on an inventory of needs ‘from …

Opposition wants €1bn for arts or 'cultural poverty' looms
4 years, 7 months ago

Opposition wants €1bn for arts or 'cultural poverty' looms

Dutch News  

Opposition parties PvdA, GroenLinks and SP are asking the government to up financial support for the arts to €1bn, warning society will be the poorer without it both culturally and economically, the AD reports. PvdA leader Lodewijk Asscher said the extra €700m, which comes on top of an earlier package worth €300m, is based on an inventory of needs ‘from …

Increase culture support to €1 billion: Left-wing parties
4 years, 7 months ago

Increase culture support to €1 billion: Left-wing parties

NL Times  

Left-wing parties PvdA, GroenLinks and SP are calling on the government to significantly increase its support for the culture sector, from the already promised 300 million euros to a total of 1 billion euros. According to the PvdA leader, the first emergency package of 300 million euros was a promising start, but it almost immediately became clear that much more …

Local culture heads ask government for more money to prop up sector
4 years, 7 months ago

Local culture heads ask government for more money to prop up sector

Dutch News  

Local councils claim they do not have enough money to save theatres and other cultural venues from going under and are calling on the cabinet to free up more funds. In an appeal to the government in the opinion pages of Sunday’s Volkskrant, culture aldermen and women Said Kasmi Touria Meliani, Robert van Asten and Anke Klein said the 300 …

Local culture heads ask government for more money to prop up sector
4 years, 7 months ago

Local culture heads ask government for more money to prop up sector

Dutch News  

Local councils claim they do not have enough money to save theatres and other cultural venues from going under and are calling on the cabinet to free up more funds. In an appeal to the government in the opinion pages of Sunday’s Volkskrant, culture aldermen and women Said Kasmi Touria Meliani, Robert van Asten and Anke Klein said the 300 …

Minister pledges extra €300m to support the arts, as lost revenue mounts
4 years, 8 months ago

Minister pledges extra €300m to support the arts, as lost revenue mounts

Dutch News  

The government has earmarked an extra €300m to support the cultural sector, on top of the support package which employers in the sector can use to compensate workers for shorter hours and freelancers to apply for benefits. The money will be spent on what culture minister Ingrid Engelshoven called the ‘crucial cultural institutions’, such as the Rijkmuseum, the Nationaal Ballet …

Cultural sector is desperate for support, minister declares season 'lost'
4 years, 8 months ago

Cultural sector is desperate for support, minister declares season 'lost'

Dutch News  

Fourteen of the most prominent Dutch cultural organisations are calling on the culture minister to establish a generous fund to support the cultural sector during and after the coronavirus crisis, the Parool reports. In a letter to culture minister Ingrid van Engelshoven and the culture departments of the four big cities, the Rijksmuseum, the Concertgebouw orchestra and the National Opera …

Cultural sector is desperate for support, minister declares season 'lost'
4 years, 8 months ago

Cultural sector is desperate for support, minister declares season 'lost'

Dutch News  

Fourteen of the most prominent Dutch cultural organisations are calling on the culture minister to establish a generous fund to support the cultural sector during and after the coronavirus crisis, the Parool reports. In a letter to culture minister Ingrid van Engelshoven and the culture departments of the four big cities, the Rijksmuseum, the Concertgebouw orchestra and the National Opera …

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