The organizer's week 5-10 December is the Administration for Cultural Development annual review of organizers, organizer development and audience development. Do you work as an organizer in addition to your musicianship? Read more about and take part in the entire program here.

A selection of program items:

• How to write the best application? — Test your project idea on a regional developer!
  VGR Kulturutveckling invites you to an open hearing where some projects receive direct guidance — but where everyone can listen, ask questions and get knowledge and tips for their own application process regarding regional support.

  When: Tuesday 6 December at 10.00-12.00
  Var: Online, on Teams
  What: Digital hearing

  Read more and sign up here.

• Ethnic diversity – still an untapped factor?
  Many ethnic cultural associations have conducted cultural activities for several decades, but what role have they taken and received in cultural life and how has their cultural expression been embraced by the public cultural sector?

  When: Wednesday 7 December at 11.00-16.00
  Var: Kulturlagret, Djurgårdsgatan 29, Gothenburg

  Read more and sign up here.

• Non-profit organizers' perspective on regional cultural policy
  A digital seminar where the Västra Götaland Region's Corporate Culture Department leads a conversation about what role non-profit cultural life can take, alternatively ska ha — in the regional cultural policy. Cast: Terese Anthin and Björn Ohlén.

  When: Thursday 8 December at 18.00-20.00
  Var: Online, on Teams

  Read more and sign up here.

Report from the conference Money — two days on cultural support for free practitioners

On November 23-24, the digital conference Money — two days on cultural support for independent practitioners was held. A host of cultural organisations, donors, foundations and initiatives were on display during the regions' two-day digital conference on money, moderated by Ann Ighe & Daniel Terres. The program was aimed at independent cultural practitioners, and is organized by the VG region and the Värmland region.

We got, among other things, learn more about how the various applications and grants work for various institutions and initiatives — such as the Swedish Postal Code Foundation, the Artists' Committee, the Cultural Council, Nordic Culture Contact, the All-Männa Arvsfonden, the VG region and the City of Gothenburg.

This was a bit of a gold mine for those looking for different types of support and want to get a handle on the infrastructure around the different support systems and bodies for scholarships, grants and financial support — what you can apply for at state or regional level, what you should think about when applying, how the different forms of support are divided and much more.

We also got to listen to various inspiring organizations, organizers and networks who shared their tips and how they themselves navigate the culture and support landscape. The Not Quite Art Center and the Clandestino Festival were some of these.

MCV has made a summary of the briefings relevant to music support applicants, email us at mcv@mcv.se if you want access to the material!

On December 12 at At 18.00 we open the doors to MCV's traditional Christmas party for all members! A warm welcome to an entire evening with a good vegetarian Christmas sandwich, drinks and good food hanging out together at Café Hängmattan! ☃️ In addition, there will be a music quiz with the very MCV member and quiz master Loke Nyberg, so put on your best Christmas sweater and come and celebrate with us and all the members!

When: December 12 at 18.00 — 21.00
Var: Café Hängmattan, Karl Johansgatan 16
Apply: No later than December 8 (link to registration is available via our latest member newsletter by email)

The Västra Götaland region announces that the application is now open for cultural and work scholarships. Due to technical problems, it has not been possible to submit the application, but this has now been fixed. The application period is also extended, and only closes on December 22.

Apply here!

Now there is streamed the conversation — Voices on the cultural budget from last week to listen to! The entire conversation is available here.

You haven't missed the application for the Musikcentrum's new project Omstarta mig Internationellt, have you? We are looking for acts who have international relevance, high ambitions to launch themselves internationally and who want support and input in their work. Maybe you have a booking company or management, or do all the work yourself? Regardless, it's fine to search!

All information and application are available here. NOTE, application deadline — December 1!

Communication – meet Michael Gottfried, ACT

Time for the Sustain Webinar! On Monday, November 28, we will once again meet Michel Gottfried, communications manager at major European jazz company ACT, who will turn his attention to the art of storytelling and the modern media landscape.

The webinar is held in English and moderated by Kim Vestin at Musikcentrum Öst:

For almost 20 years, Michael Gottfried works in the fields of communication, media relations, text and concept, digital marketing and A&R – with a strong focus on jazz and more, but also with regular excursions into crossovers, indie, classical music and "world music".

Since 2009 he has been doing this exclusively for the label ACT, one of the world's leading indies in contemporary, cross-genre music with jazz DNA. Michael Gottfried has worked on about 500 albums for ACT so far, among others with greats like Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny and Esbjörn Svensson.

His talk will concern the following:
- How do you tell good stories in the online and offline world and to the media, concert promoters, institutions and (potential) listeners?
– What does the current media and communications landscape for jazz and more actually look like?

When: November 28 at 13.00 — 15.00
Var: zoom meeting
Apply: takes place no later than November 27 via our latest member mailing (by email)

Musikcentrum's webinars are conducted via Zoom and are free for those who are members of Musikcentrum Syd, West or East, and have paid the 2022 membership fee.