The cultural future of the province of Styria is under threat! Due to the cultural funding budgets of the province, which have been decreasing for years, as well as the lack of professional competence and a party-political composition of the new cultural board of trustees of the province of Styria, politicians are risking the destruction of the Styrian cultural landscape. Yet our province is urgently dependent on art and culture: As a tool for regional development, as a social bonding agent and critical mirror, as an employer and economic factor. We say no to this short-sighted cultural policy and demand a sustainable improvement in the framework conditions!
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tyrian cultural initiatives enable a diverse cultural life for the local population. As local cultural providers, they are an inseparable part of local communities, bring innovation, social and economic impulses and are indispensable for quality of life and well-being in communities and cities. Now they are under serious threat!
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Balanced cultural funding requires competent expert assessments in accordance with the State Cultural Funding Act! Furthermore, according to the Cultural Strategy 2030, party political influence should be reduced and independent expertise given priority. The current Cultural Board of Trustees does not adequately meet these requirements and must therefore be reappointed in a transparent manner.
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State cultural funding for the independent scene fell by 29% in real terms between 2017 and 2023 alone! Further cuts were added in 2024. An increase in the cultural funding budget is urgently needed to avert lasting damage.
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The Styrian Cultural Strategy 2030 was developed in a collective process and adopted by the Styrian Parliament in June 2024. The recommended measures, particularly with regard to the sustainable promotion of cultural initiatives and cultural centers, the strengthening of regional cultural work and cooperation as well as the promotion of diversity and cultural education, must be implemented with the involvement of the cultural scene.
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(Deutsch) Am 10.04. von 16 bis 17 Uhr versammelten sich die Vertreter*innen von 19 führenden steirischen Literaturinstitutionen (Liste: s.u.) zu einer Mahnwache vor dem Sitz des Stocker-Verlags in der Grazer …
7.4.: Since the petition went online on 20 March, many people have signed it and expressed their solidarity with the demands summarized by IG Kultur Steiermark. From cultural associations and …
21.03.: The developments in the Styrian cultural landscape are currently moving many people: on March 20, more than 2,500 people took to the streets at the Kulturland retten demonstration for …
