Asociacija, Association of Arts and Culture NGOs and Freelancers

Contact

Asociacija, Društvo nevladnih organizacij in samostojnih ustvarjalcev na področju kulture in umetnosti

Metelkova 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.asociacija.si

asociacija@mail.ljudmila.org

Phone386 (0) 51 773 611

Jurij Krpan, President

Asociacija (English: "Association") was established in Ljubljana in 1992 as an informal association of non-governmental organisations and freelancers from the arts and culture sectors in Slovenia, and was officially registered as a non-profit cultural organisation in 2003.

Its first project was the publication of The White Book which contains statistical data from the years 1998 to 2001 about its members (currently 56 NGOs and 28 freelance artists). Later followed published statistics about the number of cultural events produced by the members in 2006. In 2009 Asociacija launched the national project Networking and Capacity Building of the NGO in Culture, partly funded by the European Social Fund. Featured activities include public round tables and awareness building on the role of culture in society, the position of cultural workers, and strategies for improving the functioning of national NGOs.

Mission

Asociacija aims to accelerate the articulation of political will at the level of cultural policy makers in order to create conditions for long-term sustainability. It seeks to support dynamic cultural and artistic production in the independent sector, especially in spheres which are of lower priority to governmental institutions. Thus Asociacija endeavours to create an equal opportunity platform for the independent and subsidised sectors, particularly in reference to access to public financial support, working conditions, and evaluation mechanisms for cultural production. Another task of the association is to monitor legislation and propose special mechanisms for the social protection of freelancers in the cultural sector.

See also

• Artservis.org

External links

• Asociacija website
• Appeal for international support (2007)
• Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy, EU Funds (in Slovenian)