The decision on cancellation of municipal grants for the Weimar Art Festival has been moved to the autumn. The council, which met on Wednesday night, did not want to decide on a possible end for the Festival from 2019 but. A clear, it’s part of the art festival, it does not mean. However, he was glad, says Director Christian Holtzhauer, “that the issue now nieces passant and is treated purely house keeping perspective but also in content”. The time until the fall should now be used for the debate about which festival you want.
The festival strives for an attractive program for Weimar, to national attention and thirdly to “presence” with contemporary projects. “In a city that brings together in a confined space over 500 years of history, it is worthwhile to question this story with contemporary artistic positions to their relevance for today,” said the director.
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the 250,000 euros from the city comes to a multiple of the country and sponsors back
Even in times of tight budgets, the arts festival expects a commitment of the city to the festival founded 1990 levels. From the 170-million-euro budget of the municipality, it receives far 250,000 euros. Holtzhauer points out that on the funds from the Land of Thuringia (650,000 euros, which are linked to the Weimar grant) and the self-syndicated sponsorship (300,000 to 400,000 euros) flows a multiple of the urban total to Weimar. The Federal Cultural Foundation promotes art festival events, only on Monday gave the contract for the migration project “Transit Europe” known: 240,000 euros. Holtzhauer but would find it fatal, “when just talked in Weimar only on the economic profitability of art and not about the ideal”. Against the threat from there had been in recent days several protests.
Holtzhauer place, the federal government could Weimar might relieve at the Klassik Stiftung
Mayor Stefan Wolf had appealed in a statement once again to state and federal governments to support the city of Weimar Classics. Of course it would Holtzhauer pleased if the arts festival like about the Bad Hersfeld Festival would receive a direct institutional funding by the federal government. “But the city can not be let off the hook”, the raising funds otherwise makes no sense otherwise. however conceivable are regrouping, about greater involvement of the country. From federal side, so Holtzhauer, you could think about to increase in the long-established Klassik Stiftung Weimar or in addition to support the German National Theatre, “after all, the place where the Weimar Republic was proclaimed.” This could increase the scope of the city.
On Wednesday gave the festival its program for the twelfth edition (August 19-September 4) known. One focus asks for the 100th anniversary of Peter Weiss to the task of art to the present. Several projects are devoted to the question of how migration is changing our society. Information on the program with more than 100 events: www.kunstfest-weimar.de
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