Veneto, from the Venice Biennale to orchestras: here are the cuts for culture according to sector operators
All cuts of the junta’s Luca Zaia to culture in Veneto. In a region rich in artistic and cultural beauties, where organizations and theaters of national value operate, the linear reductions in expenditure are striking. On average it is 15 percent, in reality it is even 50 percent. They concern not only the largest entities, but also the so-called minor ones, for which a few tens of miles of euros are a source of survival. L’processing is not official, as the result of the joint work of Venetian cultural operators, in particular of theAgis Triveneta, the General Association for Entertainment. It is based on the data contained in the financial statements, especially the consolidated one of the Veneto Region relating to 2021 and the forecast (not yet approved) for 2022. In this regard, the sixth regional commission, while approving the budgetary indications, adopted a recommendation, with the invitation not to make further cuts in culture, taking into account of a motion approved unanimously last July by the regional council. Therefore, an arm wrestling with the council and the commissioner is looming Cristiano Corazzari. In total, the expenditure forecast for 2021 was 11 million 347 thousand euros, in the budget it had fallen to 10 million 870 thousand, while the forecasts for 2022 are for an expenditure of 9 million 718 thousand euros.
ART – In the collaboration agreement with The Venice Biennale it goes from 400,000 to 289,000 euros (111,000 less, 28 percent). A contribution of 100,000 euros is added from scratch for urgent repairs to damage suffered by the St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES – For exhibitions, events and conferences of regional interest, you can go down from 2,293,500 a 200,000 euros. The interventions for the development of cultural activities descends from 100,000 to 72,000 euros. Cultural interventions for program agreements of local authorities pass from 540,000 to 255,000 euros (decline of 285,000, 53 percent). The cultural foundation of the Municipality of Rovigo will come down from 45,000 to 38,250 euros. The contribution for the Venetian City of Culture would drop from 100,000 to 85,000 euros.
VENETIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY – For Venetians in the world and facilitations for their return, it drops from 320,000 to 171,000 euros. The cross-border study center of Comelico and Sappada will keep 20 thousand euros. The celebration of the Day of the Venetians in the world drops from 15,000 to 12,750 euros. In contrast, the interventions of recovery and conservation of the cultural heritage dating back to Most Serene Republic of Venice in Istria, Dalmatia and the Mediterranean area with an expense that goes from 160,000 to 388,000 thousand euros. The collaboration with the Cini Foundation (70 years of its establishment) and the 1600 years of the foundation of Venice provides for a new item for 127,500 euros.
LITERATURE – The Arnaldo Settembrini literary prize in Mestre drops from 30,000 to 25,460 euros.
MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES – For museums, libraries and local archives, the price goes down from 550,000 to 357,000 euros. The museum of History of medicine in the Veneto Region it drops from 30,000 to 17,000 euros. The expense for the conservation of the Giacomo Matteotti’s house in Fratta Polesine Polesine drops from 29,700 to 36,000 euros.
ORCHESTRA – The contribution in favor ofOrchestra of the Olympic Theater di Vicenza should drop from 110,000 to 85,000 euros (minus 23 percent). The foundation Orchestra of Padua and Veneto 280,000 to 202,000 euros (minus 27.7 percent). L’Regional Venetian Philharmonic Orchestra it would drop from 120,000 to 93,500 euros.
SHOAH – Initiatives for the knowledge of the Shoah and for the Memorial Day they are halved as they pass from 110,500 to 59,500 euros.
SHOWS – Remarkable the intervention on the promotion of artistic, musical, theatrical or cinematographic activities that goes from 650,000 to 297,500 (352 thousand less, 54 percent). The regional interventions of the cinema system for the localization of cinema sales went from 180,000 to 130,000 euros (minus 27 percent). Arteben that deals with promotion e diffusion of the theater of culture in Veneto communities it would go from 650,000 to 470,000 euros (180,000 less, 27.7 percent). The Institute of the Veneto Film Commission goes from 200,000 to 170,000 euros.
THEATERS – The participation in the Stable Theater of Veneto “Carlo Goldoni”, which descends from one million 800 thousand to one million 275 thousand euros (minus 29 percent). The participation of the Region in foundations governed by private law is reduced by a fifth “Arena of Verona” And “The Phoenix of Venice”, going from one million 280 thousand to one million 20 thousand euros (a drop of 260,000 euros, 20 percent). Participation in the foundation for the new Municipal Theater of Vicenza from 150,000 to 119,000 euros (minus 20 percent). For the Atlantis Foundation Permanent theater of Verona it drops from 45,000 to 34,000 euros (minus 24.4 per cent).
VENETIAN VILLAS – The expense of 790,000 for the Venetian Villas.
GREAT EVENTS- Not strictly linked to culture, the program for the promotion of major events would grow from 2 million 100 thousand to 2 million 500 thousand euros.