Statens kulturråd

Events Company Sentenced to Repay Pandemic Support

Dance Band Appeal: "We Are Also Culture"

Dance band is also culture, claim those active in the dance band industry who have joined forces in a joint appeal. This is a question we have been fighting about since the 90s, says Lasse Lundberg, bandleader of the dance band Blender.

Threatened Cultural Actors: Contemporary Art in a Screw Press

Wanås in Skåne and Rackstadmuseet in Värmland are struggling against economic headwinds. At Körsbärsgården on Gotland, this year's art summer looks like it will be the last. It's war between the government and the cultural sector, says Marita Jonsson, one of the founders.

Closure Threat Looms Over Teater Fryshuset

The End is Near for Teatermaskinen - "Tragic"

In the fall, the time is up for the cultural platform Teatermaskinen in Skinnskatteberg. The money is gone, and bankruptcy is waiting. It feels like I have to auction off my child, says operational manager Berit Engman.

Cultural Actors Struggle in the Wake of Crises

Sweden's small cultural institutions are struggling. In a cultural landscape where the pandemic, inflation, and reduced allocations have left deep economic scars on operations, the actors are taking matters into their own hands.

Merger Meets Strong Resistance from the Arts

Gallery does not have to repay crisis support

Édouard Louis proposed for the school's new reading list

French author Édouard Louis's autobiographical novel "Envy: A Novel" is included on a first-reading list for high school. So is "Theft" by Ann-Helén Laestadius.