Dutch Should Do More to Protect Artistic Freedom: Arts Council - DutchNews.nl

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Artistic freedom in the Netherlands is under pressure, warns the Council for Culture. In its advisory report, the body advocates for legislation that would better protect artists. The need is urgent with the rise of populist parties and polarization. "I think the danger is great, and that it could become even greater," chair Kristel Baele said this morning on the NOS Radio 1 Journaal. Aversion to art is not new. The reason the Council for Cultur…

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Artistic freedom: Public support for political involvement in the arts is growing, according to the government's advisory body. To achieve this…

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The Council for Culture (brr), an advisory body to the cabinet, writes in a new advisory report, "Maken (z)onder druk" (Making (without) pressure), that it is crucial that artistic freedom in the Netherlands receives better government protection. While this is excellent advice in itself, as artistic freedom can never be in short supply and must therefore be protected, the examples cited by the Council for Culture to demonstrate that this freedom…

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Artistic freedom must be protected by enshrined in law, according to the Council for Culture (RvC). In recent years, the government's advisory body has received signals from creators and institutions "that their work is increasingly becoming a topic of debate," the council writes in an advisory report published Tuesday.