We all deserve a fully functioning system. One that gives us security and comfort by protecting our basic rights and needs. A system that offers wellbeing in the largest sense…
Author: sota comm
February: Social Security
An invitation to participate in a discussion and a collective assembling of suggestions in relation to the reform of the social security for artists! Fair Arts Almanac Session #2: SOCIAL SECURITY…
Reflection on Rest (by Nicolas Galeazzi)
I love the last entry in the common notepad of the TIME TO REST day, organised by SOTA on January 30th 2021. It’s a reference to the Josef Beuys’ galerist’s…
Call: Saturday 20th February we do culture, join!
Dear artist, cultural worker, cultural organisation, Do you agree that since the cultural sector was closed down again, it’s very silent? That the economic effect of the lockdown is not fairly…
New Arts Decree is cooking…..
and we’re cooking, too! NL Op de ministerraad van 18 december 2020 werd op voorstel van minister-president Jan Jambon de herziening van het Kunstendecreet voorgesteld. De Vlaamse Regering hecht haar…
Meet us every month in 2021
Lees dit in het Nederlands Dear all, Another year, a new almanac! In 2021 State of the Arts will organize monthly meetings again. Every last Saturday of the month we…
Open letter on the new cultural activity grant of the Flemish Community
Dear Jan, It is true, Corona obliges everyone to improvise. And yes, that is no easy task for policymakers like you. But it should not get any more absurd. As…
Open brief over de kersverse culturele activiteitenpremie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Beste Jan, Het is waar, Corona verplicht iedereen tot improviseren. En ja, dat is geen sinecure voor beleidsmakers als u. Maar veel absurder moet het toch niet worden. Net op…
Open brief: close the gap
Beste collega kunstenaar, cultuurwerker, kunstdocent, student, cultuurliefhebber, In april 2020 lanceerden we SOS Relief, een online tool die mensen toelaat om rechtstreeks, van individu tot individu, kleine bedragen uit te…
Lettre ouverte: comblez l’ecart
Chers collègues artistes, travailleurs artistiques, éducateurs artistiques, étudiants, membres du public, Le 15 avril 2020, nous avons lancé SOS Relief, un outil en ligne destiné à faciliter le transfert direct…