Impact of COVID-19 and Zagreb Earthquake on CSOs in Contemporary Culture and Arts

RESULTS OF THE TEST PHASE OF THE RESEARCH

Dr Krešimir Krolo
Dr Željka Tonković
Dr Dea Vidović
Dr Ana Žuvela

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Results from the questionnaire answered by 74 civil society organisations in the period from 1.3.2020 to 30.6.2020
WITH 74 CSOs IN 2019 DIRECTLY CONNECTED…
3350
members, employees, associates, volunteers
•71.6 %
NGOs
•28.4 %
artistic
organisations
•70.3 %
women
•29.7 %
men

City of Zagreb 47.3 %

Zagreb County 12.2 %

Primorsko-goranska County 10.8 %

Istarska County 8.1 %

Splitsko-dalmatinska County 5.4 %

Other counties 16.2 %

Interdisciplinary art

New media art

Audio-visual art

Visual arts

Theatre

Dance and physical theatre

For more details see Image 2
Vulnerability
43.8 %
of interviewees felt an existential threat
Earthquake
56.1 %
 of interviewees
Impacted
•
30.1 %
impacted indirectly
•
26.0 %
impacted directly
Damages
80 % Office space
57.1 % Space for cultural and artistic activities
35 % Office supplies
30 % Equipment and other supplies
COVID-19
Impact of the crisis on various working aspects
For more details see Image 7
73.9 %
Collaborations and
networking
75.3 %
International projects
and collaborations
82.2 %
Implementation of
cultural and
artistic activities
89.1 %
Travel/
mobility
Estimated decrease in organisational income in 2020 comparing to 2019

Over 50 %

25–50 %

Up to 25 %

Not expected

28.4 % CSOs

32.4 % CSOs

32.4 % CSOs

6.8 % CSOs

Resilience
3585
planned activities
/ 1.3.2020–30.6.2020
•13.6 % cancelled
•86.4 % postponed/ adjusted
Planned number of visitors
187,768
Employees/
associates
included
2453
Online
activities
648

Different approaches

  • 63.2 % Video recordings of activities••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 54.4 % Group events not intended for public•••••••••••••••••••
  • 45.6 % Live streaming••••••••••••••••
  • 30.9 % Online learning programs•••••••••••
  • 26.5 % Webinars•••••••••
  • 23.5 % Online exhibitions••••••••
For more details see Image 15

Other formats

  • 50.7 %Not applicable to our organisation••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 21.9 %Activity is organised in public space (square, street)•••••••••••••
  • 12.3 %Radio broadcast•••••••
  • 9.6 %Activity is organised in front of apartment buildings••••••
  • 6.8 %Activity is organised on balcony/terrace•••••
  • 4.1 %Direct TV broadcast•••
For more details see Image 17

Adjustments

  • 80.8 %We apply with new projects/programs••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 78.2 %We adjust cultural and artistic activities to the new normal•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 69.2 %We look for alternative sources of funding••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 67.9 %We advocate for donors to transfer us approved funds••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 57.7 %We create new cultural and artistic activities••••••••••••••••••••••
  • 42.3 %We cut costs for programs•••••••••••••••••
For more details see Image 20
Spillover
Estimated amount of unrealised financial funds
4,801,524 kn
  • Transport 748,616 kn
  • Hotels 515,503 kn
  • Design 475,905 kn
  • Rent of equipment 471,744 kn
  • Marketing 443,052 kn
For more details see Table 9
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Impact of COVID-19 and Zagreb earthquake on CSOs in Contemporary Culture and Arts

Results of the test phase of the research

Edition Kultura Nova

Publisher: Kultura Nova Foundation

For the publisher: Dea Vidović

Authors: Dr Krešimir Krolo, Dr Željka Tonković, Dr Dea Vidović and Dr Ana Žuvela

Editor: Dea Vidović

Executive editor: Tamara Zamelli

Design and layout: Filburg

Translation to English: Miljenka Buljević

Proofreading: Proof-Reading-Service.com

Research was implemented by the Research and Development Department of the Kultura Nova Foundation: Tamara Zamelli, Antonija Letinić and Marta Jalšovec (research coordinator)

ISBN 978-953-8224-02-7

Zagreb, January 2021

Kultura Nova Foundation, Gajeva 2/6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

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