This way we hope to identify universal values and conflicting perspectives in order to address those in detail. The gathering in 2018 functions as a blueprint to organise follow-ups and discuss the topic with a range of professionals with different perspectives. Include politics - rules and regulations curb fairness.Īs DutchCulture we will continue to work on understanding fair international cultural cooperation and create tools to distribute shared intelligence and ways of implementing practical frameworks. Be aware of language – be more inclusive in your communication. Evaluate in honesty – do not predetermine the results. Give true agency - trust those you collaborate with. Reach out – proactively cater to audiences that normally might not apply. Be flexible – there is no one-size-fits-all in funding and international cooperation. Set the example – be an inclusive and reflective organisation. We need a humble attitude at the core of developing fair programs, funding and collaborations. We work with each other rather than for each other. Feedback needs to be cherished and serves funding organisations to create a flexible architecture. We strive for transparency and sustainability to resolve unfair and unequal cooperation. We acknowledge the overall context is unequal, making international cultural cooperation unequal a priori. The focus of this meeting were the conventions and practical issues in funding international activities, which can be summed up as follows: This closed meeting at Broedplaats Lely in Amsterdam followed the publication of the toolkit Beyond Curiosity and Desire: Towards Fairer International Collaborations in the Arts earlier in 2018, by IETM with On the Move and DutchCulture, focused on issues influencing expectations and engagement in international and intercultural activities.Īs a next step in addressing the points raised by the toolkit, the meeting aimed at offering an opportunity for funders and institutions to discuss and exchange their perspectives, as well as develop shared intelligence to move forward in embedding such practices in our respective organisations and ways of working.

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