Concerns
Petition: Active pension for the self-employed
Since January 1, 2026, employees who voluntarily continue to work after reaching retirement age have received a high tax incentive: employees can earn up to €2,000 per month in addition to their pension tax-free – a tax advantage of €500 to €920 per month. Almost four million self-employed people are excluded from this active pension. […]
Mobile dome for loan in Halle (Saale)
This year, the cultural theme years of the city of Halle Saale are dedicated to the topic “stadt licht leben energie”. EVH and the Halle Planetarium are in charge of the event. This year, the organizers are offering a mobile dome for rent free of charge, and the projection technology will also be rented out. […]
Talk & open work meeting: Work and seesaw – family friendliness in the art world
14.04.2026, 5 pm – duration approx. 2 hoursFree of charge – registration required by 07.04.2026Location: Gallery Café of the Cranach Museum The Halle-based Werk und Wippe initiative will present its work and discuss obstacles, opportunities and concrete approaches for a more family-friendly art industry in a moderated talk – with a particular focus on residency […]
New in the work database as of February 2026: Ulrike Kirchner and Hans Molzberger
With the seventh round of publications since 2017, the “Werkdatenbank Bildende Kunst Sachsen-Anhalt” has grown to 6,419 works by 43 artists. The focus is on two contemporary artists whose catalogs were newly created in winter 2025/26: the Wittenberg artist Ulrike Kirchner (1959) and Hans Molzberger (1953) from the Altmark region. Ulrike Kirchner Ulrike Kirchner was […]
Donation campaign: “generell frisch” in Wittenberg needs your help!
Since 2013, the Kulturwerk des BBK Sachsen-Anhalt has regularly presented the new BBK members in the “generell frisch” series. Following presentations in Halle (Saale), Merseburg, Dessau-Roßlau, Magdeburg, Ilsenburg, Halberstadt and Salzwedel, Lutherstadt Wittenberg is to follow this year. However, the financing of the project is in danger of failing because the association is unable to […]
Results of the BBK transparency survey 2025/26
At the turn of the year 2025/26, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt conducted a transparency survey among its members for the fifth time. It enabled members to comment on the activities of their professional association and declare their willingness to get involved and provide professional support. The background to the survey is needs that are brought to […]
Warning about fraudulent e-mails to BBK members
Halle (Saale), January 26, 2026 There are currently an increasing number of suspicious inquiries to members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt. The sender is a “Judita” or a “Katharina” or a “Paschal” with a gmx address or gmail address, who expresses interest in the artistic work in English and asks to be contacted. Apparently, our homepage […]
Annegrete Riebesel elected to BBK Federal Executive Board
The BBK Federal Association has a new board! It consists of the re-elected members Dierk Berthel, Marcel Noack and Dagmar Schmidt and the newly elected Anders Petersen, Annegrete Riebesel, Adam Sevens and Èv van Hettmer. Dagmar Schmidt and Marcel Noack remain BBK Federal Chairmen. The elections took place at the beginning of November 2025 at […]
Board change at BBK Saxony-Anhalt: Christoph Ackermann takes over for Line Jastram
The board of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. has had a new member since November 1, 2025. Christoph Ackermann, a visual artist from Magdeburg, was co-opted onto the board at the most recent board meeting and would like to use the remaining term of office until 2027 to work on behalf of his colleagues […]
Appropriate fees for cultural education throughout the day
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt provides information on the latest developments in the field of cultural education, particularly in relation to all-day programs. Anyone who works for schools as an independent artist or would like to do so in the future can simply approach the schools and present their own offers, beyond programs such as “Kultur macht […]
Platforms for cultural education offers
In Saxony-Anhalt and beyond, there are various opportunities for visual artists to publicize their own cultural education offerings. The BBK Saxony-Anhalt presents two possibilities here: Creative potential Saxony-Anhalt: This platform connects schools, extracurricular learning venues and committed stakeholders in order to develop innovative educational concepts. Artists can publish their own offers here in order to […]
16 new BBK members accepted in Tangerhütte
We are delighted to welcome 16 new members to the BBK Saxony-Anhalt. They came together with the BBK team at the end of October 2025 to introduce themselves and get to know each other at a pop-up exhibition in the New Tangerhütte Castle. Tangerhütte is part of our “Region in Focus” for 2026 and we […]
Networking meeting Altmark on September 26, 2025
In 2025, the Altmark will be the focus of networking in the BBK Saxony-Anhalt. We want to exchange ideas with as many people and organizations as possible who are committed to art and culture. We launched the “Region in Focus” format three years ago. We started in Dessau-Roßlau (2022) and continued with the state capital […]
Intercultural speed dating for founders
March 18, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Existenzgründerinstitut Hoffmann & Partner Fortbildung und Beratung GmbH Halle, Mansfelder Str. 15 The start-up institute Hoffmann & Partner invites you to an inspiring intercultural start-up event.inside speed dating! Our event offers a platform for people from different cultures who have a vision, want to realize their business ideas or […]
Appeal for the Day of the Printing Arts 2025
“PRINT ART is ART” On Printmaking Day: Appeal for recognition of screen printing for the reduced VAT rate It was a long and tough road, but it was worth it: as was last the case in 2014, the reduced VAT rate of 7% for commercial art sales has been in force in Germany again since […]
Study Center for Artists’ Legacies Saxony-Anhalt 2024-2026
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt has been observing the problems of dealing with artistic bequests and estates for many years. He is committed to keeping this topic in the political discourse and finding solutions. He will now examine whether a center for artists’ estates could be expedient. The state government also attaches great importance to this idea […]