Revision of the Graubünden Cultural Promotion Act
The cultural promotion law of the canton of Graubünden is about to be completely revised. In addition to a repositioning of cultural policy, new structures resulting from the territorial reform also play a role. Regions are to be obliged to run a comprehensive range of singing and music schools.
As part of the total revision of the Economic Development Act and the creation of a law on the promotion of sport, questions regarding the reorganization and repositioning of cantonal cultural promotion are also to be examined. Possible focal points of cultural promotion (professional culture, amateur culture), the interfaces with economic promotion and the responsibilities and selection of the cantonal cultural promotion commission are to be clarified.
The current cultural promotion of the Canton of Graubünden is based on the Law on the Promotion of Culture of September 28, 1997 and the Ordinance to the Law on the Promotion of Culture of January 12, 1998. The Law on the Promotion of Culture and the Ordinance based on it have proven their worth in many areas to date as the basis for cantonal cultural promotion. It is now planned to explicitly include support for professional cultural activities in the objectives of the law. The draft also stipulates that the regions are obliged to provide a comprehensive range of singing and music schools.
The law is to come into force on January 1, 2018 at the latest. The government of the canton of Graubünden is now submitting a draft for consultation. The consultation will last until April 15, 2016 and the documents are available online at www.gr.ch.
