In total, the organizers applied for crisis support for almost SEK 884 million, but only SEK 278 million can be distributed for events that have been canceled or postponed between October and December last year due to the pandemic restrictions.
Most of the money has gone to music and performing arts.
- It has been more difficult for image and form and museums to get money.
Even when the restriction became eight people, they could stay open.
An exhibition is open all day and maybe you can have a reasonable flow, says Kajsa Ravin, Director General of the Swedish Arts Council.
Follows it closely
The larger crisis support, SEK 1.4 billion for "special needs", a kind of operating grant, will, however, be distributed in mid-May, where the players can receive larger sums than SEK 10 million.
How far the money will go remains to be seen.
- It is impossible to say if the money is enough, nor do we know what the vaccinations and the opening up of society will contribute to the cultural sector.
It is one thing to survive, another to be able to start again.
There we know that, for example, the performing arts are front-heavy, the costs are at the beginning, the money is then given.
We follow this closely, listen in and lift up to the government.