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.
“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 […]