Chairman of Amsterdam Arts Council steps down early.

by Wijbrand Schaap
28 August 201530 March 2022
2 min read
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Gerard de Kleijn, sinds 2010 voorzitter van de Amsterdamse Kunstraad, maakt zijn tweede termijn, die in 2018 zou eindigen, niet af. Vandaag kondigde hij zijn vertrek aan per 1 januari 2016. Dat is twee jaar eerder dan de bedoeling was. Het heeft te maken met de keuze van de Amsterdamse gemeenteraad voor een nieuw stelsel van cultuursubsidies, waarin de rol van de onafhankelijke kunstraad veel kleiner is.
'Ik ben (in 2014) herbenoemd, en ik heb met die herbenoeming ingestemd met andere verwachti...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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