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Major report on independence of government arts funding
IFACCA is thrilled, after many years in development, to release today The Independence of Government Arts Funding: A Review.
Written by Christopher Madden, the report presents a global perspective on independence in government arts support, exploring issues such as the ‘arm’s length principle’ and the ‘arts council versus ministry’ debate. The report does not promote any model, nor argue for any particular degree of independence. It explores arts policy models and frameworks through a neutral lens, surveying the incidence of different approaches around the world and summarising expert opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of the main approaches.
The report presents previously unpublished arts council data on a range of factors – such as decision making rules and appointments processes – that impact on the independence of arts agencies from government. These data, along with a review of the key literature, are used to probe two fundamental questions: how much influence do governments have over arts funding, and how much influence should they have?
This report is the result of work going back to the birth of IFACCA at the first World Summit on the Arts and Culture in Canada in 2000 – and has been released in preparation for the 4th World Summit in Joburg. Our thanks to the many policymakers, researchers and commentators around the world who have provided input into this work. We hope the report is a useful resource and a stimulus for further research, discussion and debate about the independence of government arts support.
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