Appenzell AR renews cultural partnerships
The Government Council of the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden has decided to renew the performance agreements with cultural institutions for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. This affects the Appenzell Brass Music Association, the Appenzell Chamber Orchestra and the Roothuus Gonten, among others.
According to the canton, the cuts of CHF 100,000 in the cultural fund as part of the program to ease the burden on the economy have led to some reductions in recurring contributions.
297,000 francs have been earmarked to support cultural institutions of cantonal importance. Performance agreements have been concluded with the following six institutions for the three years 2015-2017: Appenzeller Blasmusikverband, Appenzeller Kammerorchester, Appenzeller Kulturkonferenz, Ausserrhodische Kulturstiftung, Heimatschutz Appenzell and Schlesinger Stiftung.
In addition, from 2015 an annual contribution of CHF 50,000 will go to the Roothuus Gonten, the center for Appenzell and Toggenburg folk music, of which Appenzell Ausserrhoden is one of the sponsors.
The performance agreements with the four institutions outside the canton, which are of particular importance for the cultural life of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and for which a total of CHF 24,000 is spent annually, will also be continued. These are the Museum in Lagerhaus St. Gallen, Nextex St.Gallen, art-tv.ch and bandXost.
