Aarau rethinks its cultural funding
The Aarau City Council has taken note of the comprehensive implementation plan for the cultural concept for the years 2015 to 2018 and approved six measures for 2015, including a review of the guidelines for cultural promotion.
According to the city's official announcement, the appointment of an external project manager to evaluate the Oxer project and the development of an operating concept for the future theater is planned for the current year. The summer performances in the Alte Reithalle between April and September will continue.
Clarifications regarding a new location for the cantonal lighthouse KiFF are to be initiated. The cultural institutions of cantonal importance are to be maintained through closer cooperation and improved infrastructure services. Outreach work is to be optimized for all cultural institutions.
This year, the Culture Commission has been tasked with reviewing and revising the guidelines for cultural promotion in line with the cultural concept. The creation of focal points, the strengthening of festival projects and the simplification of approval procedures are topics that will be examined in more detail in this context.
The need for production, event, studio and storage space in Aarau is unbroken, the city writes further. This need is to be met with a corresponding tool that includes the accessible (initially municipal) spaces and allows them to be reserved easily. The conception and implementation is to take place this year. In addition, structures and processes in the cultural sector are to be optimized.
