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Change in Leadership at BBK Saxony-Anhalt: Helen Schneider Takes Over for Desiree Sander
The Executive Board of the Professional Association of Visual Artists of Saxony-Anhalt (BBK) will have a new interim member effective November 1, 2026. Helen Schneider, a visual artist and designer from Halle (Saale), is committed to actively supporting the work of the BBK Executive Board: “My goal is to contribute to an open, diverse, and […]
19 new BBK members were inducted in Halle (Saale)
We are delighted to welcome 19 new members to the BBK Saxony-Anhalt and extend a warm welcome to them! The small pop-up exhibition held at Große Klausstraße 6 in Halle (Saale) to get to know one another was improvised, but its diversity was second to none. On October 13, 2026, 17 artists met with the […]
Online workshop artist profiles BBK homepage
Online workshop on November 4, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. via Zoom To become visible on the homepage of BBK Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., we would like to encourage you to design your profile. For the first steps, we will be offering an introductory workshop from March 2026. In this workshop, we will show you […]
Lions Club Halle an der Saale Court Art Night
This year, the 5th HofKunstNacht, organized by the Lions Club Halle an der Saale, will take place on September 4, 2026, at the Neue Residenz, Domstr. 5, 06108 Halle. This is a charity event during which an auction will be held to raise funds for the Lions organization in the city of Halle. A portion […]
July Newsletter from the BBK Federal Association
July Newsletter from the BBK Federal Association, featuring the following topics: BBK Symposium on October 9, 2026, in Hanover; “Culture Makes You Strong” Must Stay!; Call for Proposals: “Culture Makes You Strong. We Can Do Art”; New: FAQs on the Fee Guidelines; ProTalks: Parenting and Art, on September 24, 2026; IGBK Delegates’ Assembly; Active Pension […]
Election Benchmarks for the 2026 State Election in Saxony-Anhalt
We have joined forces with two other organizations—Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. and Landeszentrum Freies Theater Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.—to present our state policy issues in a unified manner. Together, we surveyed seven political parties about their positions regarding the state election on September 6, 2026, and the upcoming legislative term. We view these campaign platform points as an […]
Election Forum Hosted by BBK, KWSA, and LanZe on August 22
Together with Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. and the Landeszentrum Freies Theater Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., we are hosting an election forum featuring a panel discussion on the election benchmarks we sent to the political parties. We’ll engage in direct dialogue and ask questions in person. We invite you to join us: Come to Halle (Saale) on August 22, […]
Open Letter Regarding COVID-19 Reimbursement Claims in Saxony
The Saxony State Association for the Visual Arts is a co-signatory of an open letter from the Saxony State Association for the Cultural and Creative Industries regarding the current practice of recouping funds from the COVID-19 Bridging Aid Programs I–IV. The letter is a call for fair recoupment procedures in the cultural and creative industries. […]
On the Road to the State Legislative Election
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt is part of several networks that, in the run-up to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6, 2026, are committed to democratic principles and are working to ensure a high voter turnout. After all, there is a lot at stake: our state’s openness to the world (the “Sachsen-Anhalt weltoffen” network), cultural […]
Library cooperation between Burg and BBK launched
Two contemporary visual arts institutions in Halle (Saale) have launched a collaboration that will benefit both partners, especially researchers, students and visual artists: From now on, the library of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle will receive a collection of books from the library of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. as a […]
New FAQ on Fees on the BBK Federal Association’s Website
The FAQs were developed by the Fees Working Group and supplement the guide “Fees for Visual Artists” with practical explanations, calculation aids, and answers to frequently asked questions. The guide provides support in preparing proposals, contract negotiations, and grant applications, and also addresses important topics such as the KSK, employment, mini-jobs, as well as pension […]
“Kultur macht stark”: Secure the continuation of the funding program!
Together with the other 26 program partners of “Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung”, the BBK Bundesverband has issued a joint statement calling for the program to be secured for the period 2028-2033 (link in bio). According to the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD, the program is to be continued beyond the current […]
Cultural Promotion Act of the State of Saxony-Anhalt passed
Today, on May 20, 2026, the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt approved the new Cultural Promotion Act. This is good news, as cultural funding in Saxony-Anhalt now finally has a legal basis. The consultation with cultural stakeholders has resulted in some significant improvements. For example, many optional provisions have been converted into binding formulations, youth art […]
BBK signs statement “Culture needs diversity and home” with
Statement on culture in Saxony-Anhalt Home is where diversity is lived and others and strangers are treated with respect. Home is where cultures are recognized as equal and we meet as equals. Art and culture connect people. Whether theaters, museums, libraries, music or art venues, socio-cultural centers or independent initiatives, we create meeting spaces and […]
Pension provision for artists: A look at the pension systems of Denmark, Ireland, Spain and Finland
Discussions as part of the “visual artists | diverse conditions” project also repeatedly included debates on the pension situation of visual artists in various European countries. The impressions and impulses from these discussions were summarized by the office and the project team in a paper (PDF) The considerations are based on discussions with European artists’ […]
“Art needs freedom – democracy needs art”
In a joint statement entitled “Art needs freedom – democracy needs art”, we, the nationwide artists’ associations, clearly position ourselves against the cultural policy demands of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt for the upcoming state elections (subsumed under the term “new, patriotic cultural policy”) and reaffirm the importance of the fundamental principles of artistic freedom and cultural […]
Here is somewhere else – BBK members in Kiel
Group exhibition “Here is there somewhere else – views of society” Exhibiting artists: Anne Martin, Desiree Sander, Marion Münzberg, Sibylle Mundt, Tobias Nerger (members of BBK Saxony-Anhalt), Andreas Trabitzsch, Arturo Sayan, Heidi Krautwald, janKB, Kai Zimmer, Naiwei Tian, Patrick Wüst (members of BBK Schleswig-Holstein) A group of 12 BBK members working with the media of […]
BBK supports “Saxony-Anhalt. Cosmopolitan!”
“Saxony-Anhalt. Weltoffen!” is an independent, civil society alliance that is committed to a diverse, democratic and solidary Saxony-Anhalt. The BBK Saxony-Anhalt supports this alliance. We also want to send out strong signals for democracy, diversity, cosmopolitanism and solidarity in the coming years. OUR COMMON GOALS ARE:
13 new BBK members accepted in Halle (Saale)
At the end of April 2026, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt welcomed 13 new members. Artists from different generations, genres and regions presented themselves in the improvised exhibition space next to the BBK office. Artists from the Harz region (Wernigerode), the district of Stendal (Bismark, Werben), Magdeburg, Dessau-Roßlau, Halle (Saale) and Zeitz came to Halle’s old town […]
“MachMaTips” series: responsible and inclusive communication in cultural education
The new video series “MachMaTipps” bundles key findings from the training series as part of “Machmamit! – Find what’s yours” series on public relations work in cultural education. Over several dates in the fall of 2025, professionals were supported in workshops and impulse formats to address children and young people in a target group-oriented, effective […]