Navigating the Storm
Building Sustainable Funding Systems for Culture
Duration: 60 min
Language: English
EmMi Luebeskind House
Littenstraße 87, 10179 Berlin
Curated by:
Peter Paul Kainrath (Klangforum Wien)
Karsten Witt (KWMM)
Viktoria Kondrashova
How do crises and economic instability reshape the ways culture is funded — and what models of resilience can ensure the future of the arts? The discussion "Navigating the Storm: Building Sustainable Funding Systems for Culture" brings together policymakers, cultural leaders, and practitioners to examine how Europe can build sustainable systems of cultural support in times of uncertainty. The conversation will address the shifting balance between public funding, private philanthropy, and institutional strategies, exploring how collaboration can strengthen long-term independence and financial resilience across the arts sector.
Participators
Moderator:
Peter Paul Kainrath – Artistic Director of Klangforum Wien. A former concert pianist, he has served as Director of the Klangspuren Schwaz Festival and the Transart Festival of Contemporary Culture in South Tyrol, Director of the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, and television producer for Mediaart Production Coop.
Speakers:
Emmanuel Hondré (Opéra National de Bordeaux) – General Director, noted for innovative and sustainable management strategies. He holds a PhD in Musicology from the University of Tours and is a Visiting Professor at Sciences Po University, Paris.
Christoph Lieben-Seutter (Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg) – Austrian Intendant and expert in institutional management and future-oriented strategies. He is the General Director of both the Laeiszhalle and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
Hedwig Fijen – Dutch art historian and founding director of Manifesta.
Karsten Witt – Founder of his own art agency and production centre, Karsten Witt Music Management GmbH in Berlin, providing support not only in project and artist management but also as a consultant across all areas of music management.
Arthur Steiner – Art historian working at the intersection of contemporary art, technology, and social justice. He is the co-founder of New Silk Roads. Previously, he directed Hivos’s R.O.O.M. programme, which supports content creators in closed societies, and Digital Earth, a global research network of artists and scholars that seeks to map, depict, and understand recent geopolitical and technological developments.
Carolina Botti – Director of ALES, in-house division of the Ministry of Culture, Rome, Italy.
Free event – registration required.