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Compendium stakeholder member CUPORE (Helsinki), the Finnish Center for Cultural Policy Research, has recently published an interesting and profound "Review of the Government Programme's Cultural Policy in Finland". This descriptive and informative report gives an perspective on what kind of cultural policy is to be expected from the Finnish government. CUPORE researchers Olli Jakonen and Vappu Renko have examined the cultural policy objectives of the fresh government programme. Beside the nominal cultural policy goals the report also describes the additional cultural objectives from other sections of the government programme.
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For the first time, a short cultural policy profile for Moldova has been released on the Compendium website. A special thanks goes out to our Moldovan expert Veaceslav Reabcinschii for compiling the profile. Below, you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in Moldova: In February 2023, the Moldovan parliament approved an activity programme titled "Prosperous, Safe, European Moldova". According to this, the overall level of culture in society and personal development of the citizens should be raised, material heritage should be protected and cultural traditions as well as cultural diversity should be promoted. In 2022, a...
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A new bill to enhance the freedom of artistic expression has been approved by Malta’s parliament. The Maltese House of Representatives recently unanimously approved a new bill aimed at strengthening freedom of artistic expression, following its third reading on 12 July. The bill aims to protect artists from prosecution for their work. It introduces new provisions to the Criminal Code and the Electronic Communications Act, stating that the law "shall not hinder artistic, satirical or comic expression". The bill was originally introduced in June 2023 by Owen Bonnici, Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, and Byron Camilleri,...
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The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) has published the report of the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 3-5 May. The Summit was organised by IFACCA in cooperation with Kulturrådet, the Swedish Arts Council. About 400 participants from 90 different countries came together to discuss the main theme of Safeguarding Artistic Freedom. The report provides a summary of the main discussion points from the Summit and focuses on the following themes: Rights to artistic freedom: Understanding barriers and threats; Responsibilities in artistic freedom: Creating and maximising opportunities; and Practicing artistic...
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The Compendium community commemorates Biserka Cvjetičanin With great sadness we have to announce the death of cultural policy expert Biserka Cvjetičanin, an Emeritus Research Adviser, and long-term Head of the Department for Culture and Communication at the Institute for Development (1985-2000) and International Relations (IRMO), Zagreb, Croatia. On top of that, she took on the position of Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia from 2000 until 2004. During this time, she made a significant contribution to the development of Croatian cultural policy and to the introduction of democratic standards in decision-making. In addition to that, she made...
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In collaboration with the Arts Council Malta, we are thrilled to officially announce this year's International Conference on Cultural Policy taking place in Valletta, Malta on October 5th 2023. As part of this conference, the 6th Assembly of the Compendium Association and Assembly of Compendium Experts will be held on the following day, October 6th, serving also as a meeting point for the Compendium community itself. In conjunction to this, Arts Council Malta will be organising the 2nd edition of the State of the Arts - Malta National Symposium on October 7th. After the success of the last International Cultural Policy...
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International non-governmental organisation Freemuse has released their new report about the State of Artistic Freedom in 2023. On 110 pages, the report outlines the reality of artists caught up in conflict and unrest or those who are living under oppressive regimes. "They were brought to trial, arrested, imprisoned, attacked, censored or even killed for standing up to authoritarianism, protesting war, challenging cultural and societal values through their art and taking part in movements for change" - Freemuse 2023 The report focuses on ten key countries, that in 2022 have proved to be restrictive towards freedom of artists and endangering for...
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The University of Arts in Belgrade has organised a conference titled “In from the margins – Sharing footnotes of subaltern knowledge and practices: Questioning North-South relations and ethics of international collaboration” in Belgrade from 26-28 June 2023. The conference is part of the SHAKIN' project, an initiative by the European Union's Erasmus + Education and Training programme. About 150 participants from various different countries and three different continents (Europe, Asia and Africa) are participating in the conference. The conference is build up in a hybrid format, allowing in-person as well as online participation. Additionally, the conference is being livestreamed for...
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A recently updated version of the cultural policy profile for Croatia is available thanks to the amazing efforts of our expert Jaka Primorac. Below you can find some highlights of recent cultural policy developments in Croatia: The cultural sector is still recovering from the pandemic and two strong earthquakes in 2020. Cultural objects, offices of cultural organisations and ateliers were left severely damaged, while others have been completely destroyed. Current public debates include: The key legislative changes in the financing of public needs in culture and cultural councils; the discussions on the draft of the new theatre law and the need...
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We are excited to announce that the Compendium is now on Instagram! Besides the usual cultural policy updates, we will focus our attention on also creating short explanatory videos, to help targeting a young, broad audience. We are planning to pursue a slightly different approach on Instagram compared to the other social media channels, so give us a follow if you want to see different content from us! In the near future we are planning to post: Short explanatory videos about the work of the Compendium Short introductions to each country covered by the cultural policy profiles Behind the scenes...
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