<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Honor, et al...<div><br></div><div>There is a petition here: <a href="http://petities.nl/petitie/bezuinigen-op-cultuur-zonder-alle-feiten-nooit">http://petities.nl/petitie/bezuinigen-op-cultuur-zonder-alle-feiten-nooit</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://petities.nl/petitie/bezuinigen-op-cultuur-zonder-alle-feiten-nooit"></a>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Jesse</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 2011-06-15, at 11:38 AM, <a href="mailto:spectre-request@mikrolisten.de">spectre-request@mikrolisten.de</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">From: Honor Harger <<a href="mailto:honor@lighthouse.org.uk">honor@lighthouse.org.uk</a>><br>Subject: Re: [spectre] New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>funding<br>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:spectre@mikrolisten.de">spectre@mikrolisten.de</a><br>Cc: Annette Wolfsberger <<a href="mailto:annettefromaustria@gmail.com">annettefromaustria@gmail.com</a>><br>Message-ID: <a06240808ca1e24155c76@[192.168.1.68]><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"<br><br>Dear all,<br><br>The situation evolving in the Netherlands is shocking and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>catastrophic. Can those involved in the Dutch media arts scene let<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>us know what the international community can do to help or support<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>the organisations who face oblivion?<br><br>I know they seem like small gestures, but I'm sure there's a petition<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>or open letter in circulation, and it would be great to post the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>details of that here.<br><br>Plus, is it worth concerned colleagues from around the world, writing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>letters directly to Halbe Zijlstra?<br><br>I'm saddened and concerned, and my thoughts are with all my friends<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>in the media arts sector in the Netherlands.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Honor<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">Last Friday the new policy plans of the new Minister were announced<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and published and they are very dramatic in general for the whole<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">field of art and culture in The Netherlands. On the PNEK list it was<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">announced as:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">New Media Art Organisations in Netherlands lose funding.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Dutch New Media Art Organisations Steim, De Waag, Mediamatic, V2<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">& NIMK are about to lose all their funding.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Dutch secretary of state for Culture in the Netherlands, Halbe<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Zijlstra, has published his policy plan for coming years. In<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">contrast to the official recommendations given to him by the Culture<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Advisory Board, the cutbacks will not be spread out over a number of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">years, but will take immediate effect in 2013. The budget for visual<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">art will shrink from 53,3 to 31 million.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Among the more damaging and destructive decisions is the complete<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">cutting of funding for the six leading New Media Art Organsiations<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that produce, distribute and facilitate New Media Art;<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-STEIM: Independent Live electronic music centre that is exclusively<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">dedicated to the performing arts.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-De WAAG: Organisation & Worklab for old and new media, developers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">of open source tools, research & technology for the creative<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">independant industry & intermediate between art, science and media.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-Worm: Rotterdam based laboratory, venue and studios for film, music<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and internet featuring concerts, new media events, screenings,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">production of film, music and software art.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-Mediamatic: software art projects, lectures, workshops & screenings<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">aiming on the young generation of artists, designers & tinkerers.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-V2: interdisciplinary centre for art and media technology in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Rotterdam, activities include organizing presentations, exhibitions<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and workshops, research and development of artworks operating in an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">international network<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-NIMK: The Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk) promotes the wide<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and unrestrained development, application and distribution of, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">reflection on, new technologies within the visual arts. Since the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Netherlands Media Art Institute came into being in 1978 an extensive<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">collection of video and media art has been assembled, to which new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">works are constantly being added.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">These institutes together form the foundation for New Media Arts in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the Netherlands and forfil an important role in the International<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Network that shares knowledge, exchanges, produces, distributes and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">promotes various forms of New Media Art.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">For most of these organisations the budget cuts will mean their disappearance.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(fwd)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">BUT of course there is more to it. In the document one can read that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Architecture, Design and eCulture are fusing together in a new fund<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">called Creative Industry (something non of these sectors wants). ALL<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">organization in the 3 domains won't receive any structural funding<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">anymore in this plan BUT the new Fund, that is now being structured,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">will likely offer the change to organizations to get structural<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">funding (2 to 4 years). But since this fund is not there yet and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">since they are having strong debates about the role and function,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and program of this fund nothing is indicated about this fund in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">published document. So when reading the document you get a different<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">picture of what is being debated right now insight the Ministry and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">with the 3 sectors.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The thing that should be in place for this fund are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">1. structural funding to some of the important plpl.ayers in the 3<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">sectors; and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">2. creating space for basic research in the 3 sectors.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">When we get this done we are still facing a hardcore economic agenda<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(the Minister is a hardcore liberal) but that we can shape and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">address 'creatively' since we can't and don't want to fullfill this<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">agenda ourselves. Dealing with the goals of the new Fund will be a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">major challenge since NO ONE wants this Fund and it has NO bearing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">grounds.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Still, if you read the whole document you can see that probably<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">eCulture, design and architecture are coming out best if you compare<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">what is happening in other sectors like theatre, performing arts,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">post academic education, visual arts a.s. For example all production<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">houses for theatre won't be funded anymore; all post-academic<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">organization like the Rijksacademie, Jan van Eyck and Berlage<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Institute won't receive any funding anymore after 2012. This are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">just some of the cuts that have been done.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">NIMk nevertheless, since they are not part of eCulture but the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">visual arts, are serious trouble up from 2013. The Minister<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">indicated that he has NO responsiblity for an archive that is not<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">set up by the Ministry but by a foundation itself, so it's NIMk's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">responsibility to deal with their archive he thinks. The same for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the Theater Instituut Nederland that won't get any funding and who<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">also have a large archive on theatre on theatre covering decades of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">history. but it's also an archive setup and organised by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">institute itself so also here the Minister sees no responsibilities<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for him.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">So you can imagine that I have been lobbying, having meetings last<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">months since we saw all of this coming, even though the result is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">very unexpected in its format (bringing architecture, design and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">eCulture in one new sector called Creative Industry - that nobody<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">wants to be related to).<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I keep you updated since the coming month will be essential for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">future of eCulture in the Netherlands since the new fund is now<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">being discussed and shaped and should be announced end of July. And<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">of course we think and push that this new fund will supoort some<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">organisations structuraly since the budget is there (eCulture is far<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">less cut down then any other sector, only about 15% while other<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">sectors face cut downs to 25 till 50%).<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Info, archive and help:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://post.in-mind.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre">http://post.in-mind.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre</a><br></blockquote><br><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Honor Harger<br><br>Director<br>Lighthouse<br><a href="http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/">http://www.lighthouse.org.uk</a><br><br>Address: 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK<br>Tel: +44 1273 647197<br>email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:honor@lighthouse.org.uk">honor@lighthouse.org.uk</a><br><br>Find us on Twitter:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/LighthouseArts">http://twitter.com/LighthouseArts</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Join our mailing list:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/about/signup.html">http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/about/signup.html</a><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br></div><br><br><div>
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