"Culture is not a top priority for this college," the Schouwen-Duiveland Labour Party believes.

Gorkum - Cultural sector is in dire straits

(...) The big austerity exercise comes in the spring when, among other things, the new Cultural Policy is on the table. (..)
Meanwhile, further consultations are being held with other cultural bodies, such as the Toon Foundation and the New Doelen theatre on 30 January. "They, like the Gorcums Museum, can come up with innovative, cost-saving plans. The question to them is 'what can they do themselves?' " (...)

Source: TheCityGorinchem  Nov 11

 

'Culture not given priority on Schouwen-Duiveland'

"Culture is not a top priority for this college," the Labour Party believes. (..)
Culture councillor Wim Stouten responded by listing the things that do happen: maintaining subsidies to the Library and Music School, setting up Campus Cultura at Pontes, digitising film theatre fiZi and 260,000 euros in subsidies as a contribution to the restoration of the New Church in Zierikzee.

Source: PZC  10 Nov 11

 

Natuurmuseum Brabant in Tilburg receives €100,000

The Nature Museum Brabant in Tilburg will receive 100,000 euros. The Tilburg city council approved the proposal to provide a tonne of extra subsidy on Thursday. This money will allow Natuurmuseum Brabant to rent the exhibition space of the former Scryption for the next three years. (..)

Source: TilburgDichtbij  Nov 11

 

Terneuzen - Scheldejazz has high hopes for more money

The festival Scheldejazz in Terneuzen is hopeful that the province of Zeeland will structurally increase its subsidy from next year. (..)
Whereas the jazz festival in Middelburg gets 60,000 euros annually in co-financing between province and municipality, Scheldejazz has to make do with 18,000 euros in a similar construction. (..)
"We are now taking stock of the differences between the festivals. The intention is to equalise the subsidies, with Middelburg not losing out." (..)

Source: PZC  Nov 11

 

Hilversum - Land grant De Vorstin

Hilversum's Podium de Vorstin is already counted among the better-run venues a year after its extremely difficult start and can therefore count on national funding. The extra money is intended to offer an even more varied programme. (..)
[Director] stresses that the contribution from the national pot, it is an amount of 15,000 to 25,000 euros per year, cannot be offset against the money the stage receives from the Hilversum municipality. (...) The assessment of stages is done by the Dutch Performing Arts Fund, which also distributes subsidies.

Source: Gooi and Eemlander  Nov 11

 

South Holland - Kunstgebouw continues to exist

From 2013, [arts education] Kunstgebouw will receive less subsidy from the province of South Holland. The reason is that the province wants to shift the tasks in the field of cultural education and cultural participation to the municipalities

Source: Culture Network  10 Nov 11

 

Simpelveld - Closure of library in Bocholtz postponed

The planned closure of the Bocholtz library in multifunctional centre Op de Boor from 1 January next year has been postponed for the time being. (..)

Source: The Limburger  Nov 11

 

Tholen - MusicalXpres from Poortvliet takes a giant step

(...) MusicalXpres will produce the professional production together with the Belgian company Stihmul. This producer's offer came just in time, because [director] was seriously considering quitting. The cuts to culture, which also affect her theatre school, made the future look bleak. Stihmul's offer to stage a professional production together changed everything. (...)

Source: PZC  Nov 11

 

Hope for the Creative Group Weesp

(...) B and W propose to reduce the subsidy spread over a few years from 14,000 to 0 euros. The KGW does not think this is fair. According to the club, the subsidy should be seen as compensation for the high rental costs. That was once so agreed with the municipality. After all, the group moved into the expensive fortress at the request of the municipality in the late 1980s. Many groups were not aware of this arrangement. Therefore, they want to cut the KGW by 4900 euros next year and leave it at that. If this goes ahead, the Creative Group can continue to exist. (..)

Source: Orphan News  Nov 11