Culture needs inclusion – making diversity visible
In Germany, over 20% of the population live with an impairment – 95% of impairments only occur in the course of life. According to Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, people with disabilities have a guaranteed right to participate in the arts and culture on an equal basis with others. For the BBK Saxony-Anhalt, it is a self-evident and consistent attitude to stand up for enabling the participation of artists with disabilities. For example, we have contacted representatives of EUCREA – the Association for Art and Disability, the Magdeburg art association Zinnober e.V., the artists’ group Farbenflimmer of the Stadtmission Halle (Saale) and the Stammtisch Inklusion Halle (Saale) in order to actively participate in changing the public perception of artists with disabilities and to help shape the diversification of the art and cultural sector in favor of the people affected.
A position paper on diversity in the arts and cultural sector in Germany is available for download from EUCREA here: https://www.eucrea.de/images/downloads/Diversitaet_Online_4.pdf.
Inclusion as a topic of the BBK transparency survey
Since 2022, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt has conducted an annual survey of its members. In the 2023 transparency survey, we included the topic of inclusion in this survey for the first time. The result has shown: Inclusion is an issue for many BBK members. The specific fields of action that can be derived from this for Saxony-Anhalt will need to be clarified in summer 2024.
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 […]
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 […]
Admission of new BBK members in fall 2025
The next admission meeting will take place on October 28, 2025 in the Altmark – our “Region in Focus 2025”. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., we look forward to receiving your application by September 15, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact us by […]
Kompass program for solo self-employed
Working aid for solo self-employed persons as part of the ESF Plus program “COMPASS – Compact help for solo self-employed persons” for the use of the Z-EU-S funding portal. Z-EU-S stands for “Grants from the European Social Fund Plus” and is the digital funding portal for project sponsors that supports the application for and settlement […]
Corona aid: State suspends IB payment claims for the time being
26.06.2025 Saxony-Anhalt is suspending payment requests for the time being due to the initial results of the feedback procedure for examining the Corona emergency aid. By launching the feedback procedure, the state of Saxony-Anhalt followed the binding requirements of the federal government to review all approved coronavirus emergency aid. A large number of responses have […]