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.
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 […]
Space requirements in Halle – survey of potential users in the Community Office
The Community Office – a place for creative work and lifeWe are reactivating the former Stasi headquarters and tax office in Halle-Neustadt and creating a community office. On a gross floor area of 20,000 square meters, a place for creative work and life is being created with over 100 workshops, studios, ateliers, offices and rehearsal […]
“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 […]
Herrenberg ruling: planned extension of the transitional arrangements
Since the Herrenberg ruling in 2022, freelance artistic teaching activities are often classified as bogus self-employment. The unclear situation has led to a great deal of uncertainty among artists working in this field. The federal government is now planning to extend the transitional regulation until the end of 2027 (previously it expired on December 31, […]
Reading tip: Solo self-employed in unpaid terrain
A transversal perspective on solo self-employment in the light of domestic and care work The publication analyzes gender-specific income differences, legal compatibility regulations for solo self-employed persons as well as unpaid care work and household-related solo self-employment. The publication is available on the Haus der Selbständigen website for download available.