concept for more efficient support of the arts in 2007–2013 - Divadlo.cz

State Cultural Policy and Support for the Arts in 2000–2005 (in thous. of Czk)
Support for
nonprofessional
activities
Support for
artistic work,
presentation,
science and
research by
nongovernmental
entities
under Chapter
334
Share of
Chapter 334 –
MC out of the
state budget
Share of
expenditures
under Chapter
334 – MC on
culture in %
(i. e.
excluding
expenditures
on CNS)
State budget
expenditures
under Chapter
334 – MC (not
incl. CNS)
Expenditures
on churches
and religious
communities
(CNS)
State budget
expenditures
under Chapter
334 – MC
Total
expenditure
from the
state budget
2000 627 336 000 5 050 556 732 788 4 326 768 0.69 % 0.81 % 356 925 20 551
2001 685 177 300 5 157 053 916 963 4 240 090 0.62 % 0.75 % 146 329 23 258
2002 739 622 657 4 879 882 971 097 3 908 785 0.53 % 0.66 % 155 616 61 793
152 962 73 392
0.77 %
2003 795 362 391 6 159 905* 1 130 844 5 029 061 0.63 %
2004 869 050 652 6 045 710 1 248 194 4 797 516 0.55 % 0.70 % 186 370 76 458
0.63 %
2005 908 415 643 5 757 145 1 195 036 4 562 109 0.50 %
* Including the costs from the damage after the floods in 2002, in the amount of 1 billion Czk.
I. Targets
Part B
CONCEPT
The Concept for More Efficient Support of the Arts is aimed at the promotion of creative
artistic activities, the collection, treatment, preservation and presentation of the arts, at means of
ensuring the accessibility of the arts to the public in the Czech Republic and abroad, and at fostering
international cooperation in the arts.
Within the framework of this concept the arts are understood as any works, material or
non-material, that are created by artists, evolve out of an art-historical tradition, and refer to a
specific society by reflecting its cultural and social identity.
Works of art are created and/or interpreted by individuals and groups, and usually exist
in one of or a combination of the following artistic fields: theatre, including musical theatre, music,
dance, the visual arts, film, new media, and literature.
An artist 27 is any individual who creates a work of art or through his/her interpretation is
involved in the creation or re-creation of a work of art and who considers his/her artistic work
as the primary content of their life and who consequently contributes to the advancement of the
arts and culture and who is recognised or strives to be recognised as an artist, regardless of
whether or not the individual is a member of any professional union or association.
Qualified professionals and scholars (for example, theatre, music, and literary scholars, curators,
historians and critics, archivists, librarians, documentarists, restoraters) collect, work with, conserve,
and restore the nation’s cultural wealth and make it accessible and transmissable to the public.
II. Objectives
The objective of support is to provide for and establish the conditions that are necessary
in order for free creative expression and the presentation of artistic works, for their critical reflection,
for working with and interpreting the arts, and for the preservation of these works as
the nation’s cultural wealth and the heritage of future generations. Another objective of the support
is also to provide for the continued development of artistic activities and the activities of
the cultural entities that manage and oversee the country’s cultural heritage.
Individual provisions are therefore aimed at:
– Strengthening the role of art in society.
– Enhancing the presentation of Czech arts abroad and strengthening international cooperation.
– The protection and enhancement of artistic diversity, emphasising support for creativity
and endeavouring to provide a balance against the effect of a consumer society.
– Ensuring that the arts are accessible to every citizen (equal access).
– Strengthening the infrastructure of the arts and the investment subsidies to cultural institutions.
27 In conformity with Art. 27 of the Cultural Policy, the definition of an artist takes into account the formal
UNESCO definition of an artist, dating from 1980, updated in a report called the Definition of an Artist for Tax
and Charity Purposes, prepared by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies in 2002.
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