Arts funding: accountability or interference?
Funding requires evidence of how money is used. Disputes begin where political objectives encroach on artistic decisions.
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The ninth round of the mentoring programme ‘Frauen in Kultur und Medien’ (Women in Culture and the Media) supports 26 women on their way towards greater responsibility and visibility. Yet supporting individuals does not automatically change the rules by which cultural institutions recruit, pay and make decisions.
READ THE BACKGROUNDFunding requires evidence of how money is used. Disputes begin where political objectives encroach on artistic decisions.
→Mentoring can strengthen contacts and confidence. Whether it leads to a leadership post is ultimately decided by institutions and selection panels.
→The federal and state governments’ paper promises sovereignty over cultural data and fair participation. How this will work in practice remains largely unclear.
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