1. Culture Index for the Netherlands conference: International Perspectives on Participation and Engagement in the Arts Utrecht, 20 th -21 st June 2014 Jeroen Boelhouwer, Cas Smithuijsen, Andries van den Broek, Koen van Eijck, Henk Vinken & Lisa van Woerkom

3. 3 Because a broad and longitudinal perspective may.... highlight the importance of trends in the cultural sector.. lead to better information on the cultural sector.. lead to a single source for information on cultural sector.. lead to a better informed debate on the cultural sector Culture Index Netherlands: Why ???

4. 4 by bringing together and indexing every bit of information we thought was useful by clustering and interpreting those figures in a publication with a broad scope How did we go about ??

5. 5 cultural sector press public policy For whom ?? public debate

6. 6 reliable repeated relevant What figures were useful ??

7. 7 Participation CULTURE INDEX Culture Index consists of 4 pillars CapacityCash flowsCompetitiveness a matter of special concern: digitalisation

8. 8 4 pillars contain 11 core indicators, which contain a 100 or so trends Capacity Institutions Infrastructure Labour market Cash flows Private money Public money Creative sector Participation Attendance Amateur arts Consumption Competitiveness National International

9. 9 105106105?? Index100 2005200720092011 Culture Index Netherlands 2005-2011

10. 10 Culture Index Netherlands 2005-2011

11. 11 Capacity

12. 12 Infrastructure book titles+ private theatre acts+ movie titles+ problem/challenge: how to measure and deal with digitalization? Labour market volunteers+ graduates art schools+ Underlying trends in the pillar capacity

13. 13 Participation

14. 14 Attendance (digital) services libraries + museums and cinemas+ Amateur arts participation- Consumption (digital) book sales+ (digital) music sales- again, the digital domain is a problem/challenge, both for the cultural sector as well as for measurement Underlying trends in the pillar participation

15. 15 Cash flows

16. 16 Private money museums and cinemas+ (digital) music sales- Creatieve industrie cash flow- Public money tax benefits+ export value music acts+ gifts- subsidies+ (corrected for inflation) Underlying trends in the pillar cash flows

17. 17 Competitiveness

18. 18 share of Dutch film titles+ share of Dutch book titles- NationalInternational share of arts in graduates+ share of music in export+ share of arts in volunteering+visibility Dutch artists- Dutch galleries on art fairs- Underlying trends in the pillar competitiveness

19. 19 We know the culture index.... is work in progress.. is hindered by lack of data on various points.. relies on a good many decisions open to debate Culture Index Netherlands.. needs to cope better with effects of digitalization

20. 20 We hope the culture index.... inspires to reflect on the index.. leads to new streams of information.. inspires to reflect on cultural policy and sector Culture Index Netherlands.. leads to better informed policy on and in sector