From 2023, five additional writers and artists in Estonia will be awarded start salaries, paid by Ministry of Culture under the creative salaries instrument.
The spring exhibition of the Estonian Artists Union opened at the Tallinn Art Hall (Tallinna kunstihoone), Tallinn City Gallery (Tallinna Linnagalerii) and Kunstihoone Gallery on May 3. The exhibitions will remain open until May 30.
The participants of this year s spring exhibition were chosen by the jury as Vano Allsalu (Vice President of the Estonian Artists Union), Corina Apostol (Art House Curator), Siim Preiman (Art House Curator), Aivar Berzin (Art Supporter), Hanna-Liis Kont (Freelance Curator).
359 artists submitted work hoping to be included in the exhibition, the highest number so far. Editor: Helen Wright
The former head of Tartu Artists Union Markus Toompere said on the show Kunstiministeerium that culture funding is not allocated equally. He said theater takes money from art.
Toompere, who stepped down from his position after a decade, said the government s current cultural policy does not operate with equal rules: The picture on paper and reality - there s not just a small shift, it s two different worlds.
In Toompere s opinion, the Ministry of Culture is working on ideas that have strong lobbyists and the most vocal ones win. The main message from the ministry in the field of art is that we do not have money and we cannot support you. At the same time, we see how there are new venues for theaters, such as in Kuressaare, Pärnu, Narva and there seems to be enough money in the theatre field, he said.