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Nightlife Articles #40: Why Aren’t Clubs Recognised as ‘National Portfolio Organisations’ like Galleries, Museums and Theatres The time has come to question the outdated cultural hierarchy that places classical arts above contemporary ones. The contribution of clubs to our society is clear—they are hubs of creativity, diversity, and economic activity. Clubs or venues like Fabric, SubClub, Ministry of Sound, and Printworks deserve to be celebrated, protected, and funded in the same way that opera houses and theatres are. Let’s not wait until it’s too late to recognise their value. It’s time to give clubs the support they need to continue shaping the culture of tomorrow. https://buff.ly/3Uahfke

Nightlife Articles #40: Why Aren’t Clubs Recognised as ‘National Portfolio Organisations’ like Galleries, Museums and Theatres The time has come to question the outdated cultural hierarchy that places classical arts above contemporary ones. The contribution of clubs to our society is clear—they are hubs of creativity, diversity, and economic activity. Clubs or venues like Fabric, SubClub, Ministry of Sound, and Printworks deserve to be celebrated, protected, and funded in the same way that opera houses and theatres are. Let’s not wait until it’s too late to recognise their value. It’s time to give clubs the support they need to continue shaping the culture of tomorrow. https://buff.ly/3Uahfke

I was saddened to hear about the financial state of British arts festivals and worry the threat of some being ‘lost’ could impact Scotland negatively. A report by the British Arts Festivals Association entitled The Festivals Forward report found that last year, on average, there was a ￡20,000 funding gap across UK festivals. For an industry already dependant on grants, it’s a worrying trend, not least for Scottish institutions like the Edinburgh Fringe. Research and findings are all well and good, but only if they inspire action and allow for growth in our arts sector once again. Protecting our culture and inspiring future generations of creatives must always be high on our agenda as a nation.

Nightlife Articles #40: Why Aren’t Clubs Recognised as ‘National Portfolio Organisations’ like Galleries, Museums and Theatres The time has come to question the outdated cultural hierarchy that places classical arts above contemporary ones. The contribution of clubs to our society is clear—they are hubs of creativity, diversity, and economic activity. Clubs or venues like Fabric, SubClub, Ministry of Sound, and Printworks deserve to be celebrated, protected, and funded in the same way that opera houses and theatres are. Let’s not wait until it’s too late to recognise their value. It’s time to give clubs the support they need to continue shaping the culture of tomorrow. https://buff.ly/3Uahfke

Leeds Heritage Theatres, Leeds Museums & Galleries, Leeds Playhouse , and Opera North will become the first organisations to test the All In scheme and its widespread potential for improving creative and cultural experiences for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people. The pilot is expected to run for eight months to summer 2025 and will take a collaborative and flexible approach with the pilot organisations, providing crucial insights and allowing further developments to be made before it rolls out across the creative and cultural sector. All In will announce the annual subscription rate in January, ahead of roll out across the UK and Ireland in the second half of 2025 More on this story in the link in comments ??

#news #openletter ?? Nearly 200 cultural organisations are calling on the European Parliament to speak out about the attacks, bans, layoffs and cutbacks in the cultural sector across Europe. In an open letter to the European Parliament titled "Resistance now: Free Culture" the leaders of these organisations have joined forces to call on the European Parliament to take concrete action to defend artistic freedom. ??To sign and read more on the open letter's statements here: https://lnkd.in/dPeSsTg7 This initiative has been launched in collaboration with Milo Rau and the Wiener Festwochen GesmbH, ?the network of publicly-funded theatres European Theatre Convention, the Prospero – Extended Theatre platform and network Opera Europa.

There are many indicators of cultural crisis as societies grapple with converging crises. What are you seeing? What action is needed to align with what is happening in Europe? ???? #culturematters #buildpeace #freedomofexpression #climateactionnow

?? ???? We are pleased to support the government of Jordan by implementing the project "European Union Cultural Initiatives in Jordan 2024-2027", funded by the European Union along with Cadena IDP and Beyond Group. ? The overall objective of this project is to: ?? promote better knowledge of the EU culture and the overall EU cooperation priorities in Jordan ?? contribute to mutual understanding, dialogue between cultures ?? bring EU and Jordan societies closer together ? The overarching mission is to foster cultural development and artistic expression in Jordan by organizing and implementing various cultural events and festivals (art exhibitions, music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings, literary festivals and workshops on various aspects of arts and culture) as well as contests focusing on areas such as visual arts, literature, music composition, and cultural entrepreneurship. Through these initiatives, the project and the EU aim to support local artists and cultural practitioners providing them with opportunities to showcase their talents and reach wider audiences. The project will run from June 2024 until May 2027. ? #EuropeanUnion #EU #Culture #Jordan #newcontract #internationaldevelopment #ibfIMPACT

I’m excited to have contributed to the Perform Europe, a forward-looking funding scheme for the performing arts, by carrying out the first analysis of the 42 partnerships that have been selected for the programme. What has crystalized during the scanning are “7 Strategies of Change” taken up by projects, aimed at building a more sustainable and inclusive performing arts sector across Europe: 1. The Lens of Embodied Subjectivity ?? 2. Research Focus ?? 3. Alternative Formats ? 4. Rethinking Touring Models ?? 5. Community Fostering ?? 6. Network Strengthening ?? 7. Community Empowerment ?? From this first look at the projects, a few takeaways stood out to me: ?? The local and the personal are the new global: the embodied, personal, communal, and localized experiences are taking center-stage (pun somewhat intended ??). ?? Next, there is significant focus on using the opportunity to trial new, green, more experimental, rooted production and touring models that connect more deeply with the local audiences, communities and networks. ?? Finally, there’s a strong commitment to amplifying the voices of those often left unheard. In particular, youth and marginalized communities are perceived by the projects as both those most affected and vulnerable, yet simultaneously the most capable of taking initiative, imagining solutions, and bringing about alternative social and ecological realities. For a deeper dive, I have also written an article with more detail on each of these strategies and with some examples of Perform Europe projects that the strategies. Check it out here if you're interested: https://lnkd.in/dYGFaxJd

The 2024 recipient of the Innovative Concert of the Year Award at OPUS Klassik, Dorothee Kalbhenn, believes that the institution she works with "should behave like a good neighbour, who cares about the people around them.” The idea of her award-winning ‘Orchestra Society’ encourages communication and bringing together different groups to achieve a common result. Progress and empowerment fuels?a necessity?for collaboration?between?a wide range of players;?large?arts organisations, concert halls, opera houses, orchestras - and associations, schools,?and?refugee centers.?Dorothee Kalbhenn, who is the Program Director of the Konzerthaus Berlin and on the 2025 Classical:NEXT Jury, and musician and project designer Kian Jazdi discuss why small and large institutions should team up, listen and pay attention to each other. #classicalmusic #innovation #collaboration