The fifth and final stage of AlmostReal will end with a public event entitled Mountains of butter, lakes of wine, 7-8 November 2009 at both the Stadsteater Lilla scenen and Konsthall C in Stockholm. This conclusionary event will bring together artists, cultural practitioners of various fields in an attempt to unravel the cultural-political landscape, outlook and interests of funding, both private and public, across Europe — to get to grips with how art is affected by the changing landscape of contemporary art funding in Europe. For instance, what are the proportions between public and private funding? Is public funding disappearing? If so, what can we do beyond lamenting the situation? Moreover, can European cultural policies be transformed from 'below'? Does AlmostReal signal an emergence of a constructive collaboration between artists and cultutral policy-makers and funders?