Performance mandate for the music village of Ernen
The Valais State Council has approved pilot agreements with the Ernen Music Village, Ferme-Asile and Palp Festival, which are intended to strengthen the cultural institutions supported and secure their financial support in future.
The aim of the trilateral performance mandates is to define a multi-year funding framework so that the supported cultural enterprises can work on their development without constant financial pressure. In addition to securing and strengthening support from the municipalities and the canton, the mandates are also intended to reduce the administrative burden. In fact, according to the canton's media release, these institutions have been receiving various forms of support from the Department of Culture for several years, resulting in a high administrative burden on both sides.
The three agreements signed for the pilot phase concern the associations Grand Mirific in Bruson (Palp Festival), Ferme-Asile in Sion and the music village of Ernen. The canton and the municipalities concerned have undertaken to provide increased support to the beneficiaries of the performance contracts. As a result, the canton has increased the average support by 50% over four years.
At the end of the defined period, the department will carry out an assessment to determine whether such agreements enable the objectives to be achieved and whether it is appropriate to extend them to other cultural institutions.
