What's new in the New European Bauhaus

Two years after its launch, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) has become a catalyst for the European Green Deal transformation. With over 600 official partner organizations ranging from EU wide networks to local initiatives, the NEB reaches millions of citizens. The initiative is bringing together people from various backgrounds - from art and design, cultural and creative industries, cultural heritage institutions, to educators, scientists and innovators, businesses, local and regional authorities, and citizen initiatives.

EIT Culture & Creativity: Great success for Austria's creative industries

We are very pleased: Kreativwirtschaft Austria together with JKU Linz and Ars Electronica are lead partners in the winning consortium for the EIT Culture & Creativity! The newly created EIT Culture & Creativity connects leading institutions from business, industry, innovation, art and culture, education and research in Europe. We, Kreativwirtschaft Austria, have been intensively involved in the preparation of the application over the past years and are pleased that one of six centres for the new European innovation network for the creative sector will now be established in Vienna!

KSVF Support Fund

The support fund is a social pot established in the Artists' Social Insurance Fund (KSVF) for the financial support of artists who have fallen into financial distress due to an emergency or who, due to an unforeseeable event, find themselves in a situation that will lead to an emergency without support. Here you can find information for the application.

Support of the SVS

Anyone who is directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus through illness and quarantine, or who is expecting massive business losses and is therefore experiencing payment difficulties, will be supported by the SVS. Those affected should contact the SVS directly and without complications. If necessary, the SVS offers all SVS insured persons the following options: Deferral of contributions Payment of contributions in installments Reduction of the provisional contribution base...