Cultural policy and the importance of independent concert organization in Vrhnika

Pričujoče magistrsko delo je posvečeno samostojnim koncertnim organizatorjem na Vrhniki in vprašanju o vplivu lokalne kulturne politike na njihovo delovanje. V svojem delu sem predstavila ključne prostore in organizacije, ki se ukvarjajo z organizacijo koncertov na Vrhniki in njihovo zgodovino, predstavila sem, koliko koncertov in katere so čez leta ponudili, kako dobro so bili obiskani ter kako so bili podprti s strani občine. V svojem delu prikažem tudi letni proračun občine Vrhnika (oziroma program Zavoda Ivana Cankarja na Vrhniki, ki pokriva kulturo in turizem občine) in koliko sredstev je bilo namenjenih koncertom ali organizatorjem le teh. Raziskovalna vprašanja se osredotočajo na to, ali ima kulturna politika s svojo usmeritvijo vpliv na koncertno dogajanje v našem kraju ali je koncertno dogajanje bolj odvisno od samostojnih kulturnih posrednikov.The present master\u27s thesis is dedicated to independent concert organizers in Vrhnika and the measure of the impact of local cultural policy on their work. In my work I presented the key venues and organizations involved in organizing concerts in Vrhnika and their history, I presented how many and which concerts they offered over the years, how well they were attended and how they were supported by the municipality. In my work I also show the annual budget of the municipality of Vrhnika (or the program of the Ivan Cankar Institute in Vrhnika, which covers the culture and tourism of the municipality) and how much money was allocated to concerts or their organizers. Research questions are focused on the question of whether cultural policy with its orientation has an impact on concert events in our place or whether concert events are more dependent on independent cultural intermediaries