We are not alone.

We were able to dive into the whole ecosystem of digital arts organisation, says Mario Kunovsky from Signal in Prague. Signal Festival is one of the largest digital festivals in Europe, yet struggling with long-term, and sustainable financing. Signal has conducted a pilot project as part of DIS Digital Inter/Section.

Signal is one of the partners that have conducted local pilot projects to explore new revenue streams for digital arts and culture organsiations. The aim of their project was to develop a long term strategy to reach new audiences, monetise more activities and continually increase the number of paying visitors in order to secure a long term financial stability for the festival.

Exploring the ecosystem of digital arts organisation and being part of Digital Inter / Section have delivered valuable insights. Kunovsky continues that, we saw so many valuable practices and inputs that we’ll hopefully will be able to implement to Signal.

The fact that we’re not alone and that other organisations in the digital arts sector are facing the same issues as we are.

Mario Kunovsky, Signal, Prague

Digital arts organisations are diverse but share many strengths and challenges. In particular they have a high understanding of digital society and experience-based environments and strong networking and collaborative skills. DIS - Digital Inter/Section, a project supported by Cretive Europe, is preparing the release of the four case studies carried out across the European Union.

The goal of DI/S has been to explore new business models for cultural organisations in the digital arts sector. The project has looked into how to diversify the revenue streams and business models of these types of organisations and to promote sustainable, ethical and inclusive economic growth. A further objective has been to develop and test innovative business models and recommend tools for increasing economic resilience. The case studies are scheduled to be released from November 15, 2024.