OverBruggen: a new portal for Dutch-Flemish cultural cooperation

Over the past one and a half years, DutchCulture, Flemish Arts Centre De Brakke Grond and partners have researched the difficulties that cultural professionals face when working across the Dutch-Flemish border. The new information portal [removed] offers practical tools for artists: a taxation guide, a subsidy overview, advice on how to cooperate successfully and much more. (Dutch)

Interested in learning more about our background research? Read the article Seeking a cross-border measuring tool, a study of the interconnectedness in the Flemish-Dutch theatre sector.
 

Exemptions travel ban and self-quarantine for the cultural sector during COVID-19

Working together with an artist from outside the Netherlands? In order to get the spread of the coronavirus under control, travel restrictions have been imposed by the Dutch government. This has major consequences for internationally operating artists and cultural professionals. In this article, the obstacles and possibilities for these professionals are highlighted.
 

On the local implications of the global cultural village

DutchCulture asked journalist Toef Jaeger to write an article on the international cultural ambitions of the four biggest Dutch cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht) and their view on internationalisation. The focus seems to be shifting from the export of culture (an economic interest) to translocality and the societal value for the city and its inhabitants. What trends do we see and what do they mean for the future of international cultural cooperation? And what is the influence of COVID-19, now that traditional physical forms of culture have nearly come to a full stop? (Dutch)

Photo: Marco Raaphorst/Wikimedia Commons
 

DutchCulture Database: 19,227 events in 2019, open call for 2020

Each year, DutchCulture maps the international events that Dutch artists and cultural organisations produce and take part in [removed];Throughout 2019, we tracked Dutch participation in 19,227 international cultural activities, spread across 212 countries in 3,010 cities across the globe. 3,736 Dutch artists and cultural organisations from all artistic disciplines participated in these events.

The year 2020 will yield different results due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We need your input to find out how many activities have been cancelled, which events took place digitally and what new formats have been developed in response to coronavirus restrictions.
 

9 November: DutchCulture on Tour – edition Noord-Nederland

Station Noord and DutchCulture invited all makers, artists and cultural organisations with international ambitions from Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen to join us for DutchCulture on Tour – edition Noord-Nederland. Obviously, the pandemic raises all the more questions on the future and practical hurdles of international cultural exchange, which we address during our presentations and in personal meetings. This event takes place online. (Dutch)

Want to know more about cultural internationalisation in the Northern Netherlands?
– Read our article on cultural policy in Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen (Dutch)
– Discover how independent artist Anne Fie Salverda, Noorderzon Festival of Performing Arts & Society and Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork relate to working internationally
– What are the international cultural ambitions of the province of Friesland after having been European Capital of Culture in 2018? 

Photo: Ben Nienhuis, DutchCulture on Tour: edition Brabant
 

Colloquium 3: The aesthetics of displacement

Can works of art provide an alternative critical way of thinking on migration, besides the discourse in which European democracy has become entangled? Researcher Errol Boon wrote a personal essay on DutchCulture’s colloquium on the aesthetics of displacement and Gianfranco Rosi’s film Fuocoammare, both programmed during the Forum on European Culture. The colloquium was part of DutchCulture’s research project on cultural internationalisation in a globalised world.

Photo: Gianfranco Rosi, still from the film ‘Fuocoammare’
 

A new partnership between DutchCulture and Arts Council Korea for 2021-2022

On 14 October, DutchCulture signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arts Council Korea (ARKO). This MoU formulates a new framework of collaboration for the cultural sectors in the Netherlands and South Korea in the next two years. In 2021 and 2022 Dutch-Korean joint artistic research, cultural collaboration, artist and knowledge exchange will be actively supported by the two partnered organisations, particularly around the theme of ‘inclusivity and innovation’, through a joint funding programme.

Photo: Arts Council Korea
 

Forum on European Culture: Afropean

The photo exhibition Afropean was one of the impactful programmes of the Forum on European Culture 2020. We look back at the highlights of cooperating with writer and photographer Johny Pitts now that the exhibition has come to an end. Watch back the video and read more about its spin-off at Galerie Mercatorplein, Amsterdam.

Photo: Zsarà Grunfeld
 

Vacancy: communication expert

We are looking for a communication expert to help us develop creative and effective campaigns for our programmes. You will be working in the newly-formed Communications & Marketing team. Candidates must be fluent in Dutch (native) and proficient in English. (Dutch)

Photo: Mathilde Decourcelle
 

Recap: Dutch Embassy Culture Days 2020 go digital

In the week of September 28, the annual Embassy Culture Days (Terugkomdagen 2020) took place digitally. Cultural employees of Dutch embassies around the world discussed new developments in the field and exchanged ideas with representatives from Dutch cultural institutions. Read our recap of four sessions focusing on the new International Cultural Policy 2021-2024, the influence of COVID-19 and the inspiring initiative NITE Hotel.

Photo: Lonneke van der Palen