The scope of EU funding
To ensure a clear and coherent presentation of long-term developments, a revised categorisation framework was developed for the infographic. It is based on a comparative analysis of key data sources, including the archives and databases of Creative Europe Desk Slovenia and the European Commission database, with the aim of aligning project classifications across different programme generations since 2002. The interactive design functions as a flexible analytical tool, enabling users to explore the data from multiple perspectives. It illustrates the scope of EU funding for Slovenia’s cultural and creative sectors, shows how Slovenian organisations participate in European partnerships as project leaders or partners, and presents this involvement by legal form and artistic discipline.
Beyond presenting data, the infographic can serve research, policy and promotional purposes. It supports researchers and analysts in examining cultural funding and cooperation patterns, while also providing evidence for cultural policy development. At the same time, it offers a clear overview of more than two decades of participation in European cultural programmes, helping to highlight the most active Slovenian organisations and strengthen their visibility within the international cultural space.
About the project
Based on a specialised database developed and maintained by the Motovila Institute, which hosts the Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, the infographics were produced within the public procurement project Development and Upgrade of the Information Portals of the Ministry of Culture for the Transition to the eKultura Platform, implemented by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory in partnership with the Motovila Institute.
Editorial team: Nika Mušič, Mateja Lazar, Sabina Briški Karlić, Helena Pivec, Alenka Pirman.
Background
The first graphic and interactive visualisation presented data on EU funding for culture, film, and audiovisual media raised by Slovenian organisations in the period 2000–2018 across the Culture 2000, MEDIA Plus, Culture, MEDIA, and Creative Europe programmes. It was the result of a data mining and interoperability project prepared by the Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, managed by the Motovila Institute (prior to 2014 Cultural Contact Point Slovenia/SCCA-Ljubljana and Media Desk Slovenia/Slovenian Film Centre), and the Culture.si/Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory, with the aim of making the data accessible for further analysis and comparative research.
A short analysis of the EU funding for culture successfully raised by Slovene organisations in the last decade was presented on 23 October 2013 in Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, on which occasion the upcoming EU Creative Europe programme (2014–2020) was introduced by a representative of the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
The poster presented another version of the infographic covering the period 2002–2012.
Editorial team: Helena Pivec, Alenka Pirman (Culture.si), Mateja Lazar, Maša Ekar, Sabina Briški (CED Slovenia). Graphic visualisation (print): Helena Božič. Web development: Jure Čuhalev & Ljudmila. Special thanks to Domen Fras, Jana Renee Wilcoxen, Mitja Doma, Živa Zupan.
See also
- A list of ALL Slovene organisations funded by the Culture, MEDIA and Cross-Sectoral Programmes 2000-2026
- Creative Europe Desk Slovenia
- Motovila Institute
- More on European cooperation
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