The two most important government actors supporting artists and projects in the area of music are the Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet) and The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden). On the regional level, all regions in the country support activities in the area of music, including regional orgchestras.
The Swedish Arts Council is a government agency responsible for supporting arts and culture in general, focusing on institutions, organizations, and groups, rather than on individual artists. It is a central agency in relation to the music sector. Relevant grants from the Arts Council include grants regions, regional music organizations and institutions, to producers of music, and for international cultural exchange. This includes e.g., development grants for regional music activities, e.g. for developing new audiences, tours, or collaboration between different art forms.
The Swedish Performing Arts Agency (Statens musikverk) is a government agency that previously supported music and performing arts. It was created in 2011, gathering a number of preexisting organizations, including the Museum of Performing Arts (Scenkonstmuseet), the Swedish Music and Theatre Library, EMS (an electronic music studio), and the record label Caprice Records. It’s responsibilities for funding music and performing arts have now been transferred to the Swedish Arts Council.
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