Culture in college agreements

The guide addresses the question of what agreements a municipality can make to make the (local) cultural and creative sector more flexible and resilient and how culture can (continue to) make valuable contributions to important policy domains, such as social cohesion and inclusion, health and care, climate and sustainability, and the spatial task.

"Culture is essential to municipalities, but municipalities are also essential to culture: they are the largest cultural subsidizers, and play a facilitating and supporting role in a variety of ways to ensure that the local cultural sector can continue to thrive."

For each subject the guide explains what the sector can contribute to this task, what people can do themselves, and examples are given. It also discusses the New Creative DealThis is an ambitious and comprehensive plan for the powerful recovery and renewal of the sector that also offers points of departure for local politics. Below are a few points from the concrete recommendations given in the guide:

• Create a plan for recovery and transition with creators and other working people in the sector, focused on embedding, innovation and sustainable strengthening.
• Create a counter for unsought solutions (unsolicited proposals).
• Match PPO (Permanent Professional Development) applications from self-employed individuals in your community.
• Establish a counter to provide special assistance to self-employed individuals.
• Make culture part of an integrated social and poverty policy.
• Give artists and creatives the space to address complex social issues and make them discussable.
• Map the economic impact of the sector and give it a firm position in economic policy.
• Employ cultural organizations, artists and creatives preventively in youth and elder care.
• Behave as an exemplary and innovative client. Allow the design, agenda-setting and creative power of local makers and creative organizations to contribute to the approach to municipal social and physical tasks.
• Establish a counter for grants/loan facilities for cultural organizations and cultural entrepreneurs and creators. 

The full text can be found here: Culture in College Accords