Focal Point: Artists and Culture after Covid

International conference where the outcomes of the bilateral project Post Covid Adaptation Models in Culture will be presented.

Focal Point: Artists and Culture after Covid

The COVID-19 pandemic marked the inception of a series of crises currently faced in Europe. Within the cultural sphere, it has particularly impacted the most vulnerable, i.e. those who create, disseminate, and preserve cultural values—artists, creatives, and other cultural workers. Cultural policy is dedicated to legislating their status as artists, a commitment adopted in various forms or updated by EU countries in response to the ongoing crisis. The conference builds upon its predecessor held in September 2022, offering expanded insights into the status of artists. Additionally, the conference will shed light on the current challenges faced in cultural policy.

The partner of the project, supported by the EEA and Norway Grants, is Arts and Culture Norway.

Speaker:
Kristin Danielsen, CEO of Arts and Culture Norway, Chair of IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies)
Åse Meyer, vedoucí poradkyně, Oddělení mezinárodní spolupráce, Arts and Culture Norway
Joost Heinsius, independent expert on financing, the position of workers in the CCS and societal value of CCS, co-chair of the OMC Group
Haakon Bekeng-Flemmen, Senior Adviser, Department of Cultural Analysis, Arts and Culture Norway
Pavla Petrová, Director of the ATI
and others

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Presentations of conference contributions

Name of speaker	Name of the contribution	Language	Presentation
Kristin Danielsen	The dawn of a new cultural time	English	here
Pavla Petrová, Marek Prokůpek	Transformations of Business Models in Cultural Organizations and Public Support Schemes in the Wake of the Pandemic	Czech	here
Haakon Bekeng-Flemmen	Creativity in Recovery: Musicians and Performing artists after the Pandemic	English	here
Jana Návratová	Understanding the Career Trajectories of Czech Artists – Findings from Research Interviews	Czech	here
Joost Heinsius	There is work to do! A European perspective on the working conditions of artists and other cultural professionals	English	here
Zuzana Zahradníčková	Status of the Artist in the Czech Republic	Czech	here
Jana Návratová, Anna Štičková, Monika Klementová, Marek Prokůpek	Presentation: Life of an Artist – Insights from Research Interviews	Czech	here