Hard times for the arts in Europe
28/06/2010
SICA has consulted its partners in a number of European countries in order to gauge the mood in the cultural sector.
None of the countries is currently in a position to provide a full picture of the impact of the economic crisis on cultural budgets. What is certain, is that cuts have been announced across the board, but these have not all been implemented so far. In some countries, (impending) elections create an extra thread for the culture budget.
Countries
The countries that are represented in this overview are: Belgium/Flanders, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. SICA will publish an update of this report after receiving contributions from other European countries.
The economic crisis and the prospects for art and culture in Europe (pdf, 4 p.), situation on 21 June 2010.