Creative freelancers are bursting with talent and passion for their craft, but self-employment can sometimes take a back seat. For this reason, De Creatieve Coalitie, Platform ACCT and Cultuur+Ondernemen are organising CreativeRoadz on 3 April. The first edition will be opened by actress and creator Hanna van Vliet, who is known from the acclaimed series ANNE+, among others. CreativeRoadz is...
Of the 1910 self-employed people still working behind the scenes of the performing arts in 2019, only 1090 will be left in 2022. So what we suspected turns out to be true: technicians have gone up onto the roof to install solar panels and heat pumps, audience workers found a destination in healthcare. Although the Culture Monitor does not capture this migration, it is clear
This is a pre-publication from the book The Art of Different, which will be available from 17 January 2023 via the author's site The arts sector is vulnerable, as was unmistakably demonstrated during the pandemic years. It is also clear that these are not just temporary setbacks, but problems of a structural nature. These were already in play before Corona but were anticipated...
Macroeconomically, the Netherlands is doing well. Recently published CBS figures show economic growth of 4.8 per cent in 2021. Very different is the situation of small businesses, which have been hit hard by a sharp downturn in business results. As a result, the number of expected closures has doubled from 2.6 per cent to 5.9 per cent. This is evident from...
Today, the Cultural and Creative Sector Taskforce sent yet another letter in draft form to the ministry of OCW. In it, the assembled umbrella of all creative and cultural organisations reiterates its earlier criticism of the relaxation of coronagraph measures, which brings no relief to the cultural sector and nightlife in particular. Special attention is given to DJs and...
Nobody understands yet why the theatres, museums and concert halls have to stay closed, while shops and contact professions are back in full swing. And rightly so: we all want a normal life again, going to the movies together, dancing at a cool concert, and strolling past art in a museum. We need relaxation. However, there is also a downside to this...
Vandaag hebben demissionair minister Ingrid van Engelshoven van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, de Nederlandse Associatie voor Podiumkunsten (NAPK) en de Vereniging Vrije Theaterproducenten (VVTP) afgesproken met de middelen uit de steunpakketten zelfstandigen zo volledig mogelijk door te betalen. Dit is een opmaat naar bredere afspraken over de doorwerking van de specifieke steunpakketten binnen de gehele culturele sector, die de Taskforce…
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