JAVNI SKLAD RS ZA KULTURNE DEJAVNOSTI

JSKD - Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities fulfils the national potential of amateur cultural activities. It supports active creativity, the development of creative capacities, professional standards, and expands the availability of cultural programmes. Through its programmes, JSKD enables personal growth and cultural integration, encourages programmes of cultural education and lifelong learning and enhances competencies, skills and abilities. As a professional, organisational and financial support to cultural activities, it emphasises counselling, quality education and events, publishing activities, targeted co-financing of projects by cultural societies and associations and interdepartmental and international connections. The Slovenian cultural space is considered as a field of open communication, relaxed creativity and comprehensive cultural education for sustainable development. Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities was established by law in 1996 (It was them known as Republic of Slovenia Fund for Free Time Cultural Activities, the current name was decided on the Law on Public Funds in 2000). In addition to taking care of amateur cultural societies and their associations, the fund has begun to act as a cultural intermediary and has carried out organisational and administrative tasks for local communities. Thus, it has been the main driver of cultural politics everywhere, particularly outside the city centres. In 2010, the National Assembly passed a new Public Fund of the Republic of Slovenia for Cultural Activities Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 29/10). An important novelty was the introduction of data collection for shaping the expert groundwork for the fund’s work, controlling the results and the effects of financing, monitoring the fulfilment of contractual obligations by the performers of programmes and projects and monitoring the state of amateur cultural activities and informing the public about financing programmes and projects. Today, the Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities is one of the most effective cultural networks in the country, enabling omnidirectional communication between more than 5,000 cultural societies with nearly 110,000 members, local communities, 59 regional branch offices, the central professional service and state institutions. Together, we create over 25,000 events per year, which are viewed by nearly 4 million people. Key Fields in Activities of JSKD Care for Amateur Culture JSKD is the carrier of development, implementation and monitoring of the national programmes for amateur cultural activities, live traditional culture, cultural heritage and modern forms of culture. In the context of its functioning, it takes care of the extent and the quality of amateur culture as well as quality and comprehensive education.. Management of National Infrastructure for Amateur Culture JSKD develops and manages a network of 59 regional branch offices, which provides an infrastructure for notifying, networking and informing. Management of JSKD Management of JSKD includes conducting of business activities, creating visions, planning, monitoring and evaluation of attained goals and taking care for legal and financial transparency of the business. It develops internal and external criteria for its functioning and coordinates agreements with local communities. Co-Financing of Programmes, Projects, Investments and Trainings JSKD ensures and directs financial support to amateur cultural activities at the national, regional and local levels. It monitors the implementation and use of resources. PROJECT EUROPA CANTAT 2021 (16 July 2021 - 25 July 2021) JSKD, in cooperation with the City of Ljubljana, the Ministry of Culture and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, successfully applied for hosting the Europa Cantat 2021, which will be held in Ljubljana between 16 and 25 July 2021. The festival is the largest international choral e