Saxony's Minister of Culture Barbara Klepsch (CDU) sees a secure financial basis for the cultural landscape as a priority for the new government. "One of the most important projects in the new legislature is to review the Cultural Areas Act and maintain it as a reliable basis for extensive funding for the entire cultural state of Saxony," explained Klepsch after her recent appointment as Minister.
The Cultural Areas Act came into force in 1994 and is a unique concept for cultural funding in Germany. The cities of Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig as well as five rural regions form cultural areas. Decisions on the funding of institutions and projects are made independently. The state supports the cultural areas with around 105 million euros per year. The cultural areas levy a contribution to finance their share.
In addition to the Saxon Cultural Senate, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), among others, had also spoken out in favor of a reform of the Cultural Spaces Act during the election campaign.
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