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The right and opportunity for children and young people to take part in cultural and artistic life has been a priority issue in Swedish cultural policy ever since the 1970s. Being creative and able to express oneself, and experiencing what other people have created, are important for individual development and to gain an understanding of the world. Culture offers tools and arenas for individuals to express themselves personally and prepares them for active citizenship. During its term of office, the Government intends to strengthen the status of culture with regard to children and young people in the long-term.

Free dramatic art is extremely important as a motor for developing dramatic art as a whole, and because a wide range of children and young people can be reached by this art form, which is often on tour. From the beginning of 2007, appropriations to free dramatic art have been raised by SEK 10 million per year as a long-term investment in dramatic art for children and young people.

In the autumn of 2004, the Action Group for Children's Culture, Aktionsgruppen för barnkultur, inquiry was appointed to support the right of children and young people to participate in cultural life and to their own creativity The inquiry report "Tänka framåt, men göra nu. Så stärker vi barnkulturen", SOU 2006:45, (Think ahead, but act now. This is how we strengthen children's culture), the inquiry report is only in Swedish) has been circulated for comment. The report presents proposals for ways of enhancing opportunities for children and young people to become involved in culture and creativity of their own.

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