Respond to cutbacks!
The recently announced radical cutbacks in funding for the Dutch cultural sector will have a devastating effect on art and culture in the Netherlands and worldwide. As one of many consequences, Dutch art and technology organisations actively involved in emerging arts, which play an influential role in the development of the sector internationally, will face a loss of their structural and project based funding. This will lead to a significant decrease in the accession of new talent, knowledge and innovation. Instead of being provided with a possibility to restructure, these unprecedented cutbacks will take effect starting in January, 2013. This means a lot of the quality as well as the infrastructure that was built up over the past decades will be lost. As a way to justify their actions, the government is working hard to give the entire Dutch cultural sector a terrible image, referring to art as a useless hobby and to cultural workers as a bunch of deadbeats.
In addition to the impact on affected organisations and a decrease in the quantity and quality of their output, the audience will face an increase in the tax on ticket prices as of July 1st this year, making art and culture in the Netherlands less accessible in general.
Therefore, we ask you to respond to these announced cutbacks on art and culture.
What can you do?
Sign the petition against the cutbacks (in Dutch)
Sign the petition against the cutbacks (in English)
Comment on NIMk’s MEDIA ART, WE CARE!
Sign the petition of SKOR (in Dutch)
Take part in ARTBOMB: a peaceful art intervention
Take part in the March of Civilization on 26 & 27 June
Take part in the wide-spread actions
More
Platform of Dutch art organisations
Article by Sven Lütticken
Article in E-Flux
Shadekaart
In addition to the impact on affected organisations and a decrease in the quantity and quality of their output, the audience will face an increase in the tax on ticket prices as of July 1st this year, making art and culture in the Netherlands less accessible in general.
Therefore, we ask you to respond to these announced cutbacks on art and culture.
What can you do?
Sign the petition against the cutbacks (in Dutch)
Sign the petition against the cutbacks (in English)
Comment on NIMk’s MEDIA ART, WE CARE!
Sign the petition of SKOR (in Dutch)
Take part in ARTBOMB: a peaceful art intervention
Take part in the March of Civilization on 26 & 27 June
Take part in the wide-spread actions
More
Platform of Dutch art organisations
Article by Sven Lütticken
Article in E-Flux
Shadekaart
