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.
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 […]
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 […]