Quo vadis ars?

The situation in the cultural sector has been described and discussed in numerous interviews, corona diaries, comments and reports in the past few weeks. Our annotated collection of currently 193 sources gathers voices from different sectors and media. This creates a picture of the cultural landscape in crisis, whose temporal transformation can be explored interactively via a dedicated tag cloud.


 

»Bei Öffnungen muss die Kultur dabei sein«
»Easings need to include culture«

by Carsten Brosda, Daniel Kaiser (11 Feb 2021)
Original source: NDR Kultur

The politicians' promise to present a step-by-step plan for a way out of the lockdown in mid-February was not fulfilled. Some ministers of culture have submitted a proposal that was not taken into account in the federal and state consultations. The question of how efficient the lockdown and the measures associated with it are is being raised more and more loudly. In an interview with NDR, Hamburg's Senator for Culture calls for a little patience. He hopes that the proposed gradual regulation for the opening of cultural institutions will also be implemented in par allel with retail and restaurants, also because of the excellent hygiene concepts in the institutions, so that culture is not disadvantaged as it was last autumn. In this context, he can hardly understand why the opening of hairdressing salons is currently being given priority. At the same time, he is concerned about the long-term consequences for cultural workers of the extension of the lockdown. At least in Hamburg, he does not see the financing of cultural institutions in jeopardy for the next two years. However, there will be no return to a cultural landscape like before the crisis, if only because the ranks of the players are thinning out.

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tag Lockdown Öffnung Kulturfinanzierung Friseursalons stiller Tod Perspektive
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Sündenfall Bamberg: Kulturrat sorgt sich um Etatkürzungen der Kommunen
The Fall of Bamberg: Cultural council worries about budget cuts of the municipalities

by Olaf Zimmermann (26 Oct 2020)
Original source: SWR 2

The financing of culture is a voluntary task of the municipalities. When funds become very scarce, the only solution for the treasurers is often to cut the funds for culture and sports. This week, the city of Bamberg hit the headlines in this regard: the city's administrative treasury is 45 million euros short, which is why the culture budget must be drastically cut. But if culture is missing, we destroy the inner life of a city. Making the treasurers responsible for this situation does not solve the problem. The managing director of the German Cultural Council, Olaf Zimmermann, is calling for joint resistance, because in this emergency situation only the federal government can support the municipalities - even if this is not yet legally possible.
Basically Zimmermann assumes that the beacons will survive in the cultural life of the cities. However, the many smaller institutions, some of which are privately financed and often located outside the major centers, are in danger as a result of the crisis. At present, the aim is not to subsidize institutions that were already at risk before the crisis, but to help those that are well supported in normal times to survive the crisis. Nobody doubts at present that this support is necessary. Zimmermann considers the observation that audiences have been hesitant to attend cultural events in recent weeks to be a temporary problem. At the moment, it is mainly the restrictions on social contacts that are putting people under psychological strain. He is convinced that "culture will blossom again" next year.

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tag Bamberg Kämmerer Kommunen Bund Kulturfinanzierung Etatkürzungen psychische Belastung
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STORM is an acronym playing with the initials by Miriam Seidler & Tim Otto Roth, who are hit both by the Corona crisis. Dr. Miriam Seidler is a scholar in German literature and currently works as specialist in public relations. Dr. Tim Otto Roth is a scholar in art and science history and works as a conceptual artist and composer. He is known for his huge projects in public space, cooperations with leading scientific institutions and his immersive sound and light installations. Miriam and Tim collaborate regularly for years. With facing arts they reaslize their first common art project.
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