Public authorities in Norway use the following methods to support artists:
- Government Grants For Artists (Arts Council Norway)
These schemes give support to individual artists.
- The Norwegian Cultural Fund (Arts Council Norway)
This fund allocates funding to projects based on application.
- Schemes for compensation and taxes
There are different schemes to ensure that artists receive compensation for the public use of their work.
- Grants to art institutions
Several theatres, symphony orchestras and the National Opera receive between 70-95% of their income from public grants.
- Grants to dissemination institutions
The major part of the income of many dissemination institutions are public grants.
- Others
There are several schemes that contribute to the extension of the market for artistic and cultural goods and services, e.g. the purchasing scheme for new Norwegian literature.
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