There is no specific national strategy for visual arts and crafts in Croatia. The instruments related to this sector on the national level are based on the yearly public calls for public needs in culture through three major measures of financing: the first measure is dedicated to projects and programmes related to the promotion of contemporary visual creativity, promotion and protection of freedom of visual action, support for artistic events, preservation of national artistic heritage and cultural diversity, and encouragement of the development and promotion of visual arts; while the second measure relates to monographs in the visual arts. The third measure was developed as a pilot programme in 2018 to give support to the creation, production and distribution of works in the visual arts. This measure continued in the following years, and in 2022 the total amount of support for 234 programs was 2 692 000 HRK (357 290 EUR). The Cultural Council for Visual Arts is a consultative body to the Minister of Culture and Media in connection to visual arts activities.
In the period of 2020-2022 discussions continued to be related to the impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods of visual artists and the visual arts infrastructure with special focus on the consequences of the Zagreb earthquake on the key institutions and cultural infrastructure in general.
Croatian Chamber for Trade and Crafts (Hrvatska obrtnička komora-HOK) is an independent professional business organization of tradesmen and craftsmen, founded with the aim of promoting, coordinating and representing the joint interests of tradesmanship and craftsmanship. Within its’ purview it also deals with traditional and artistic crafts in Croatia.
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