Touring artists: information and advisory services – expanded since 2018/2019


Where
Germany
When
2020
Who
International society of fine arts igbk, federal republic of germany’s centre of the international theatre institute (iti)
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure

Main aims: preparing information on inward and outward mobility and making it available to creative artists and cultural professionals target groups: artists; creative professionals and event organisers; previous focus on visual and performing arts sectors; since 2018/2019 provision of initial information for the music industry; expanded to cultural professionals from turkey; artists and cultural professionals forced to leave their countries of origin and come to germany for political reasons expected results: maintaining and expanding the range of information on visual and performing arts available online; since 2018/2019: providing music sector actors with initial information on inward and outward mobility, administrative issues and living circumstances for cultural professionals in germany; supporting creative and cultural professionals who have had to leave their countries of origin due to the political situation and now live in germany through information available online and in-person advice; informing creative and cultural professionals from turkey present in germany of the professional avenues available

Results achieved

From 2018/2019: more in-depth information provided to cultural professionals from turkey who come to germany on a temporary basis for work or stay in the federal republic for longer periods; information and advice provided to creative and cultural professionals who have had to leave their countries of origin due to the political situation and now live in germany; in each case event organisers in germany actively addressed on this issue; in 2018, approx. 2500 visitors per month registered on the touring artists online portal; 377 qualified, personal consultations held; approx. 25 workshops and presentations carried out annually; three newsletters published per year; since 2018/2019 initial expansion in the music sector

Financial resources allocated to the policy

Federal government commissioner for culture and the media: eu75,000 (2016); eu91,270 (2017); eu73,770 (2018); eu83,500 (2019); in 2018 and 2019 additional project funding from the senate department for culture and europe of land berlin within the framework of the project "berlin - open to the world" (weltoffenes berlin): eu24,000 (2018); eu36,000 (2019)