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MEDIA DIGITAL ART AND CULTURE IN FLANDERS BELGIUM - BAM

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T H E A G E N C Y F O R A R T S<br />

& H E R I TA G E F L E M I S H A U T H O R I T I E S<br />

A Arts and Heritage<br />

Arenbergstraat 9<br />

1000 Brussels<br />

W kunstenenerfgoed.be<br />

As one of the implementing bodies of the Flemish<br />

Government policy, Arts and Heritage contributes<br />

actively to the development of high-quality and<br />

diverse (professional) arts and cultural heritage<br />

landscape. We commit ourselves to becoming<br />

a unique and central node of expertise. In our permanent professional<br />

development, future orientation, results, responsibility, enthusiasm and<br />

integrity are key elements.<br />

In the federal state of Belgium, The Communities have exclusive<br />

competence for cultural policy and its implementation. The Flemish authorities<br />

can issue laws to that effect, called Flemish Parliament Acts. The Flemish<br />

authorities can also conclude international treaties independently. There are<br />

thirteen policy areas within the Flemish authorities. The Agency for Arts and<br />

Heritage belongs to the Cultuur, Jeugd, Sport en Media (CJSM) (Culture, Youth,<br />

Sport and Media) policy area.<br />

The arts policy of the Flemish authorities is implemented by three<br />

organizations: the Agency for Arts and Heritage, the Flemish Literature Fund<br />

and the Flemish Audio-Visual Fund. Within the Arts Division of the Agency for<br />

Arts and Heritage, the Arts Flemish Parliament Act strives for an integrated<br />

approach to all artistic disciplines. The Arts Flemish Parliament Act focuses<br />

on the following art forms: performing arts, music, plastic and (multi)screen)<br />

audio-visual arts, architecture, design, cultural publications, new media and<br />

hybrid forms thereof. The Arts Flemish Parliament Act focuses on creation,<br />

as well as on presentation and participation. The Arts Flemish Parliament Act<br />

subsidizes individual artists (through projects, grants, creative commissions<br />

and invitations for workshops), art organizations (on a multi-annual basis) and<br />

workshops (labs, alternative management offices...).<br />

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