11/04/2026
📆 April 17th: Cultural Administration: Can local administrators be more than bureaucratic managers and become the new champions of local art communities?
Political populism does not stop at the arts: Across all of Europe, many political players are currently directly targeting the freedom and diversity of the arts. At the same time, mainstream political parties and unstable coalition governments are either distracted by other ‚more pressing‘ concerns or do not recognize the significant role the arts play in society. Whatever the case, the arts have taken a backseat in the political spectacle. As such, an increasing number of local administrators and arts councilors have tested and used the limits of their position to introduce long-term strategies or provide advice and structural support to local art scenes. In this session, cultural policy experts, arts councilors and civil servants will discuss the discretionary power of administrative structures.
Speakers: Jörg Reichl (Mayor of the City of Rudolstadt, Thuringia – D), Dagmar Ruscheinsky (Mayor for Culture of the City of Chemnitz, Saxony – D) and Richard Rybníček (Mayor of the City of Trenčín, SK)
Moderation: Christian Keller
Registration 🔗 https://eaipa.eu/institutional-responsibility-in-focus/
