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Er heerst chaos bij de procedure voor subsidieaanvragen voor de Culturele Basisinfrastructuur. Daarom laten we u de mail even lezen. 

Dat in Nederland het wantrouwen van de overheid jegens de burger bizarre vormen heeft aangenomen, bewijst het gedoe met de toeslagen bij de belastingdienst en de toestanden bij het UWV. Of je gemiddelde verhuurder van woningen waar je een lekke kraan wilt melden. Dankzij een politiek die onder invloed van vals ondernemersdenken en rabiaat populisme de burger als fraudeur behandelt… 

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Waarom meten leidt tot minder weten en nog meer meten. Over de zinloosheid van trendrapporten en indexen

Ze hebben bij Boekman iets geleerd. De stichting die sinds dit jaar de eer heeft de cultuurindex te beheren, snapt dat trendgrafiekjes bitter weinig zeggen. Dat constateerden we op deze site al meerdere malen, de onderzoekers beamen dat nu ook volmondig. Dus pakt de club het dit jaar anders aan. De afgelopen maanden hebben zestig wijze mannen en vrouwen zich… 

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OK Boomer. The Diversity & Inclusion Code is going to change the art world. Or had it changed long ago?

From 42 to 18 pages. Actually, that says it all about the new Diversity and Inclusion Code that saw the light of day on Friday 1 November. After all the wooliness and ifs and buts of the original Cultural Diversity Code, the new thing is a miracle of clarity. Is perhaps also necessary, in these times of identity wars, where on the left and... 

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‘Teveel willekeur in de erfgoedwet.’ Commissie Pechtold wil dat we ons culturele erfgoed serieus nemen.

We gaan te nonchalant met ons culturele erfgoed om. Dat blijkt uit het op maandag 30 september gepresenteerde rapport ‘Terughoudend en Betrokken’, dat de commissie Pechtold op verzoek van minister Van Engelshoven heeft opgestel. In 110 pagina’s (met plaatjes) valt te lezen dat de huidige inrichting van de Erfgoedwet leidt tot willekeur en onzekerheid. Dat betekent dat onverkwikkelijke toestanden als… 

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'Art tax cuts and a cultural fund will be created as an incentive for homeowners to invest in works of art.' (How we think the throne speech should have read)

Members of the States General, This year about 72 years ago we had the first Holland Festival. After years of enslavement and tyranny, hope for a better future literally came from above, in the form of Maria Callas. Eyewitnesses who saw the lights in the Stadsschouwburg turn red that day would never forget that image. 72 years later, it seems... 

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Social Fund Performing Arts turns out to be moneypit: assets halved in five years. Why is this bad news?

'If we continue at the current rate, the fund will be exhausted in the foreseeable future.' This can be read in the 2018 annual report of the Performing Arts Social Fund. Plenty of reason to sound the alarm, indeed. Is this yet another victim of the cabinet's cuts? Not really, it turns out. When you look at the documents in detail, you see mainly that... 

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How a small riot in Eindhoven could have major consequences for all subsidies (But for now, it's just a blunder)

Dankzij een tip van een lezer zagen we dat in Eindhoven gedoe is rond subsidies. Nu gebeurt dat wel vaker, maar hier was iets speciaals aan de hand. Het Eindhovens Dagblad meldde (Blendle link €) dat de voltallige Raad van Toezicht van de Stichting Cultuur Eindhoven was opgestapt. Er was stront aan de knikker omdat, zo schrijft het ED, de… 

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Shout out! The big fill-in for the new arts plan.

The Council for Culture has just proposed the new Basic Infrastructure (BIS), and it has become a very big, in traditional terms 'prosperous', baby. Since the Council is not allowed to name names, and can only list functions, we have already made a fill-in list here, in which we list (very briefly, because little time and not knowing about everything) which existing cultural... 

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Met een app ben je er niet. Waarom de minister het archiveren van alle kunsten verplicht moet stellen

De erfgoedsector is niet de meest sexy sector van de Nederlandse cultuurwereld. Ook al vliegen de bloottenstoonstellingen je dit seizoen om de oren, je denkt toch eerder aan duistere musea, monumenten, postzegelverzamelingen, oud spul. Zo kon het gebeuren dat de stichting Digitaal Erfgoed Nederland al bijna 25 jaar kon bestaan zonder dat iemand in de ‘populairdere’ kunsten (podium, film, literatuur)… 

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A late poem for Kunsten92, the minister and the Culture Council.

Ik had nog zo beloofd er niets over te schrijven, die bijeenkomst van Kunsten 92 over de regioprofielen. Ik moet immers nog een paar sinterklaasgedichten schrijven voor goede vrienden, en die verdienen al mijn aandacht. Daarom nu maar even op rijm. Omdat iemand het moet doen. Er liggen nu zeventien regioprofielen van stedelijke regio’s tot dorpen met duizend zielen, Omdat… 

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Demise of VVD culture spokesman during budget debate in St Nicholas mood, with surprise for PvdD

A little pity was in order during the debate on the culture budget in the Lower House. Thierry Aartsen, the VVD's brand-new culture spokesperson, still hadn't done his homework and therefore got terrible on his mitre from fellow culture spokesmen in the Lower House. And then also from the minister. Was he allowed to speak around 11... 

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The non-visitor does not exist. Research commissioned by minister ends debate.

The Netherlands suffers from a problematisation problem. In case you find that a problematic term, that is part of the problem. Indeed: we make something into a complicated problem and explain it complicated because there is actually no reason to make it a problem. Venue: our national assembly. Reason: not everyone benefits equally from... 

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Was will the WOB? Ministry makes documents around grant Labour Market Agenda culture public.

Het ministerie van OCW beschikt over uitstekende zwarte viltstiften. Op geen enkele manier is het me daarom gelukt te achterhalen welke krant in Amsterdam het WOB-verzoek heeft gedaan waarop minister van Engelshoven nu reageert. De lengte van het zwarte balkje kan alles zijn (behalve Coöperatief Cultureel Persbureau UA). Maar goed: iemand doet onderzoek naar de gang van zaken rond de… 

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'Library pays borrowing fee even if not due'

Last month, RTL investigated how badly libraries in the Netherlands were doing. An article on this site then made it clear that writers are more than necessary victims of this. Indeed, by moving library collections to schools, libraries would escape the obligation to pay a fee (the so-called 'lending right'). This, of course, called for a... 

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Culture Council seeks: MEMBERS (media, journalism and science)

The Council for Culture is the statutory advisory body to the government and parliament in the field of culture and media. The council is independent and advises, solicited and unsolicited, on current policy issues and subsidy applications. The council aims to make opinions with vision and boldness; opinions that make a difference and contribute to a rich cultural life. In accordance with Article 11, third... 

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Press release: Culture Press becomes part of The Cooperative / Reporters Online

On 20 December, the general membership meeting of Coöperatief Cultureel Persbureau unanimously decided to accept a cooperation offer from The Co-operative/House of Journalism and Reporters Online. This is an important step in the development of independent cultural journalism. Culture Press, as the Cooperative Cultural Press Agency is known on the internet and social media, is growing significantly as a result. The... 

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Heenvliet: Ravestein ruins photographer: Steenbergh, C. (source: http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/)

24 million extra for culture? Will do. Matter of 'cash shift'.

There is no such thing as free money. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has shown that many times. Extra money turns out to be a cigar from its own pocket. The ministry has elevated cash shifting to an art. Of course, it sounds so nice, all that extra money for the cultural sector, but where does it actually come from? Simple: by abolishing tax breaks for private individuals with listed buildings.... 

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Art world says thanks for bike bell, but now wants pedal back too

That 10 million is officially in. The art world is doing its best to sound grateful. The employers in the performing arts, gathered in the NAPK, have sent Bussemaker a thank you. Because she is not cutting 300 million from culture, but only 290 million. The extra money raked together last year by various lobbyists and parties is now anchored in the... 

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Culture Council fill-in exercise offers hardly any surprises

Champagne at BAK in Utrecht, deep disappointment at The New Institute in Rotterdam: the Council for Culture has spoken. Today, Thursday 19 May 2016, the first advice after the draconian art cuts by the first Rutte cabinet came out, and heads are rolling. Amsterdam loses prestigious presentation institution De Appel, in The Hague fellow institution Stroom has to redo its homework. The Orkest van het Oosten and the Gelders Orkest have to come up with merger plans within two years. In Utrecht, the city company Theater Utrecht will no longer receive funding despite artistic appreciation. Het Zuidelijk Toneel in Eindhoven Tilburg must make new plans and Opera Zuid must quickly raise its artistic quality. These are the main conclusions of the Culture Council's opinion.

As dramatic as some of this may sound, the advice is actually not, when you look over the whole battlefield. Thanks in part to

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Amersfoort's cultural policy filleted: 'Once started, there's no turning back'

In Amersfoort, one art hall is empty and one art hall is full. KAdE, only recently completed and already successful, was dismantled five years after opening and moved to another, even newer building, across the railway line. However, the city council does not appear to have been properly informed about the financial consequences of this move and is now stuck with and noose of at least 10... 

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10 viral stories from Culture Press for 235,000 real readers

Altijd met het goede nieuws beginnen. De afdeling voorlichting van het ministerie van OCW heeft in 2014 heel erg goed haar best gedaan. Het ene juichpersbericht na het andere jubelcommuniqué stuurden ze de wereld in. Terwijl er eigenlijk nauwelijks goed nieuws te melden was. Over cultuur. Maar omdat er heel veel luie journalisten zijn, gaat goed nieuws vaak in een… 

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Disbanded Tilburg dance innovators go into fitness for parkinson's patients

Zat weer een briefje bij de post. Een van de vele, deze weken. Over een club die nog maar pas door de overheid was opgericht. Met de bijbehorende miljoenen, die vanwege de wraaklust van de PVV nu in de lokale sloot gekieperd zijn. De makers hebben alweer een paar maanden geleden een nieuw doel voor zichzelf gevonden: het welzijn van Parkinson-patënten verbeteren. Maar Danshuis Station Zuid is nu dus verleden tijd. We quoten:

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41,5 miljoen per jaar voor verbetering cultuuronderwijs

Het ministerie van OCW steekt de komende jaren tijd en geld in verbetering van het cultuuronderwijs op de basisscholen. Via een combinatie van reeds bestaande potjes en geld dat door rijk, gemeentes en provincies wordt bijgedragen komt er in de komende jaren per jaar 41,5 miljoen euro vrij voor de kunsteducatie. En voordat iedere ZZP-ende kunstenaar nu alvast plannen gaat maken: dat geld gaat vooral naar onderzoeken en procedures, waarbij het meest concrete doel is: ‘de ontwikkeling van een leerlijn cultuureducatie’.

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Art for all: €3 per person, per month

The discussion was and is endless, but now we have figures. Thanks to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science's new 'key figures', we now know how much the state (all of us) are spending for the opportunity to experience art: per inhabitant, the state spends 38.90 per year on subsidies for dance, theatre, museums, youth theatre, opera and orchestras. So that's just over 3 euros a month. Indeed something to get into each other's hair about, we think.

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