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

version of NACE) and the international classification of activity of not-for-profit organisations
(ICNPO) for use among cultural organisations.
Responsible body: MC in cooperation with the Czech Statistical Office, NIPOS and the Theatre
Institute
Term: ongoing
Effect on the state budget: 0
9. Determine the potential of the cultural industry in the Czech Republic in relation to
the arts, with the aim of uncovering possible means and methods of increasing the productivity,
export, and competitiveness of the country’s cultural industry. 32
Responsible body: MC
Term: 1 st stage, i. e. to determine the potential of the cultural industry in the Czech Republic
(2008), ongoing thereafter
Effect on the state budget: within the budget of the MC
10. Establish an Arts Council that will serve as the advisory, initiatory, and coordinating
body of the Ministry of Culture. The task of the Arts Council will be mainly overseeing
the fulfilment of the Concept for More Efficient Support for the Arts, proposing and initiating
strategic, organisational, and legislative measures and provisions relating to the
arts, negotiating, assessing, consulting, and preparing official opinions and recommendations
relating to the arts, monitoring the work of organisations founded by the MC in
the arts, and stimulating ideas for research on theoretical and practical issues in the
sphere of the arts, etc.
Responsible body: MC
Term: 2007
Effect on the state budget: 0
11. Support media focusing on artistic production and the reflection of such work, and
doing so primarily through the provision of information and funding.
Responsible body: MC
Term: ongoing
Effect on the state budget: within the budget of the MC
12. Cooperate on the formulation of methodological guidelines aimed at supporting
professional architectural work and its integration into public life.
Responsible body: MC in cooperation with the Ministry for Regional Development, the Czech
Chamber of Architects, and other professional organisations
Term: 2007
Effect on the state budget: 0
32 See the National Sustainable Development Strategy of the Czech Republic (Resolution No. 1242 of the Government
of the Czech Republic dated 8 th December 2004) and the Economic Growth Strategy Art. 3.3.3.4 on
improving the conditions for investment and the provision of services in the sphere of cultural industry (Resolution
No. 984 of the Government of the Czech Republic dated 20 th July 2005).
b) PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ARTISTIC DIVERSITY AND CREATIVITY WITH
RESPECT TO REDUCTION OF THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCES OF CONSUMER SOCIETY
13. Launch a grant programme for the presentation of contemporary visual art and
architectural work in galleries, museums and exhibition halls, which systemically
complement the Programme for the Support of Professional Theatres and Symphony
Orchestras and Choirs.
Responsible body: MC
Term: 1 st stage, i. e. preparation of the programme and subsequently the announcement of the
programme (2007), ongoing thereafter
Effect on the state budget: within the budget of the MC
14. Develop and implement a comprehensive concept of support for audiovisual work,
which will define the necessary instruments to achieve in particular the following
goals:
– Make better use of creative potential and support free artistic expression
– Establish the conditions for re-investing talent and funding in the area of
audiovisual work
– Strengthen the role of individual entities in the infrastructure of audiovisual
work as instruments of cultural policy, i. e. identify the competences of individual
entities focusing on areas that require a specific method of support
Responsible body: MC in cooperation with representatives from other organisations
Term: 2007
Effect on the state budget: within the budget of the MC
15. Launch a programme of artistic residencies and study scholarships for artists and
scholars for the purpose of carrying out work on artistic projects in the fields of literature,
theatre, dance, music, the visual arts and architecture, film, and for critical reflection
in these fields.
Responsible body: MC
Term: 1 st stage, i. e. preparation of the programme and subsequently the announcement of the
programme (2007), ongoing thereafter
Effect on the state budget: within the budget of the MC
16. Support the continuing education of artists, managers in the arts, administrators,
and animators through grant programmes, which will include support for participation
in workshops and seminars primarily by covering the fees and costs connected with
participation. Support the organisation of these kinds of projects by entities experienced
in the field of art management, including post-secondary schools. Provide more opportunities
for life-long education.
Responsible body: MC in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport within the framework of its recommendations to postsecondary
schools
Term: 1 st stage, i. e. preparation and development of the grant programmes (2007), ongoing
thereafter
Effect on the state budget: within the budgets of the MC, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs,
and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
72
73