The outlook for arts sponsorship
The cultural world has been preparing for the impact of the global downturn. Most arts organizations expect the economic climate to have a significant effect on corporate support. Those that have been lucky enough to enjoy state funding in the past have also been anticipating a tightening of the public purse as demands for a new era of government austerity are heeded.
For arts lovers, worries abound about how this will affect the quality, variety, value and scale of cultural endeavor.
But what has really happened? Is it as bad as everyone fears? Has there been a significant change in how the arts are funded worldwide? Are sponsors demanding something new? Is there a common, global experience of change?
Brunswick Arts asked a cross-section of arts organizations and sponsors to discuss how cultural funding has changed, and the challenges and opportunities that presents.