Amsterdam plans to strengthen its international cultural position

Amsterdam wants to strengthen and expand its international cultural position in the 2017-2020 period. The city council of Amsterdam has presented the outlines of its Arts and Culture Memorandum for the period. In it, the city council explains what the ambitions of the municipal arts and cultural policy are and what the city will be investing in during the 2017-2020 period.

Besides priorities in the spheres of cultural education, talent development and local distribution, Amsterdam wants to strengthen and expand the city’s international cultural position by stimulating an international supply and more international collaboration, and by strengthening ties between international companies and professionals in the arts and culture sector.

A striking point is that the budget for the arts and culture is being increased by €7.6 million per year. Most of this amount is going to smaller institutes and talent development, such as the 3Package Deal programme, based on a collaborative effort between Bureau Broedplaatsen and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, which aims to bind top talents to the city. Through this programme, 10 international top talents from various art disciplines receive a living and work space for one year and a budget for their artistic development. A total of €86.1 million is available each year.

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Image: artists from abroad selected for the 3Package Deal in Amsterdam in 2014