Budapest, 18 March 2000
European
Union Support for the Arts
Budapest, 18 March, 2000
This one-day symposium had
been initiated by the organisers of the Budapest
Spring Festival, which is in its 20th jubilee year (17 March - 1 April,
2000). Besides the large number of artistic events, it has been a tradition
to organise a conference for cultural managers and administrators during the
festival on current issues. This year's meeting was dedicated to the principles
and modalities of support for the arts in the European Union.
Time:10 am - 4 pm. Venue:
Gerbeaud Café.
The invited speakers gave
authentic information and views about the policies of the Union concerning the
support to the arts, with special emphasis on the chances of artists in the
pre-accession countries.
Speakers
Zoltan Rockenbauer (Minister
of Culture)
Michael Lake (Ambassador
of the European Union to Hungary)
Tim Hemmings (European Commission, Brussels)
Valérie Martino (Relais Culture Europe, Paris)
Mimma Guastoni (Kaleidoscope)
Rudolf Wolfensberger
(founding president, PEARLE - Performing Arts Employers Associations League
Europe)
Gavin Henderson (EFA-EU commission)
Jean-Francois Michael (Bureau Européen de la Musique)
Attila Zongor (Culture Contact Point, Hungary)
Péter Bíró (Siemens)
After the introductions
of Mr Rockenbauer and Mr Lake, the invited speakers explored their views on
the topic and answered questions from the audience. Mr Lake and Mr Hemmings
provided an overview of the new Culture 2000 programme of the European Union,
while
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gave practical
information on the implementation process of the programme in Hungary. The other
speakers shared their experiences in cultural activities on a European scale.
In the audience there were representatives of artistic unions, cultural organisations,
agencies and companies in the country. In addition, due to the generousity of
the Festival, our Observatory hosted five guests from other countries in the
region: Olinka Vistica from Croatia, Ainiki Valjataga from Estonia, Dorota Ilczuk
from Poland, Andras Demeter from Romania and Vesna Copic from Slovenia.
For more information on
the Culture 2000 programme visit the site of the European
Union, for further information on Hungarian related EU issues, visit the
site of the European
Union Information Centre or that of the EU
Delegation to Hungary.
Participants from abroad
attended the opening concert of the Budapest Spring Festival on 17 March and
a Mozart Evening on the 18th.
Contact: Anikó Kis, Budapest
Observatory or
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