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Erin Chang
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Database and Website Officer
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e.chang [at] dutchculture.nl
 

Entering Orbit: DutchCulture Database Mapping 2022

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Entering Orbit - DutchCulture Database Mapping 2022
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DutchCulture/Erin Chang

Entering Orbit: DutchCulture Database Mapping 2022

We look at Dutch international cultural activities in 2022, and explore how artists are finding their 'new orbit', after 2 years of athering restrictions.
By Erin Chang

The DutchCulture Database tracks the work of Dutch artists and cultural organisations worldwide. The database aims to look at the overall trends in how Dutch artists move internationally. This helps us understand the Netherlands' cultural impact around the globe. Each year, we produce a Database Mapping. This mapping looks at the activities of artists over the last year and analyses the key directions of cultural activities.

Are you a Dutch (based) artist or cultural professional working on international cooperation projects? If so, create an account for our database in just a few steps, so that your activities will be included from now on.

In 2022, we saw a strong start to recovery after two years of travel and gathering restrictions. Activity levels have risen and artists once again can travel internationally at near 'normal' levels, although world events continue to affect international collaborations. This year we explore the theme of how Dutch artists are finding their 'new orbit' in a transforming international cultural field, amongst the changes and challenges of the past few years.

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A heat map of the world shows where the most activities have taken place.
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Heat map of Dutch cultural activities in 2022
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DutchCulture/Erin Chang

In 2022, we tracked 14409 cultural activities by Dutch artists and cultural organisations around the globe. 2963 Dutch artist organisations were involved in cultural projects in 2548 cities in 113 countries. With nearly twice as many activities as the previous two years, this is the first year we have seen a strong recovery in international cultural participation. Likewise, only 3% of activities were online in 2022, indicating that live activities are once again in full force.

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A timeline shows the 50 most popular international events for Dutch artists
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Top 50 Most Popular International Events
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DutchCulture/Erin Chang

Events and locations

Over 7000 venues hosted Dutch artists and organisations across 2022. Events such as festivals, biennales, fairs, and conferences continue to act as focal points, attracting Dutch artists. Above are the top 50 cultural events based on the number of activities at each event. Likewise, major metropolitan areas remain key hubs for Dutch artists. In 2022, the most popular cities were Berlin, Paris, London, New York, and Tokyo.

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Map of the Dutch provinces showing the number of active artists per province.
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Number of internationally active artists per province
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DutchCulture/Erin Chang

Participation across the provinces

In 2022, 2963 artists and cultural organisations participated in cultural activities abroad. We tracked artists from 232 Dutch cities and towns. The number of internationally active Dutch artists increased by 8% from last year and the number of internationally active Dutch cities increased by 18%. The four main Randstad cities continue to act as clusters for internationally-active artists, with artists from these areas making up 67% of all internationally active artists.

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Pie chart shows where the DutchCulture Database gets its data from
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Database Source Breakdown
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DutchCulture/Erin Chang

Tracking International Activities

We collect information from a variety of different sources. These include our partners at the Dutch embassies and consulates, Dutch cultural foundations, directly from artists and organisations, and through our own desk research. We want to thank our partners for their help in collecting this information. Through our MyDC portal, artists and organisations can add activities directly to the database. We have seen significant portal growth in the last year, with over 300 new MyDC users.

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