Memberships of
BBK Saxony-Anhalt and Kulturwerk
BBK Federal Association
The Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler e. V. has been representing the professional interests of freelance visual artists vis-à-vis federal politics and administration since 1972. It is the politically independent point of contact for the federal states in cross-state matters, for members of the German Bundestag and for bodies of the European Union.
The BBK Bundesverband is the umbrella organization of the BBK regional associations and their members or member associations; together, they organize more than 10,000 visual artists. It is a strong community of solidarity and lobby for all visual artists in Germany. It cooperates closely with other artists’ associations and cultural policy actors in civil society.
Federal Association of Artists’ Legacies
The Bundesverband Künstlernachlässe (BKN) is a recognized non-profit association that acts as an umbrella organization for regional institutions, associations and foundations that record, research, communicate and/or collect the estates of visual artists and in this way contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage. The BKN has the task of publicly representing the cultural policy interests of these institutions, associations and foundations.
The Kulturwerk des Verbandes Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt has been a member of the BKN since it was founded and is involved in the digitization and core collection depot specialist group.
Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Conference
The Kulturkonferenz Sachsen-Anhalt e. V. is an interdisciplinary umbrella organization covering all areas of culture. It advises the state parliament and the state government on all cultural matters, strengthens the importance of culture for society as a whole, intensifies the exchange of information and experience between its members, promotes public interest in cultural developments and cultural policy decisions and formulates common cultural policy interests.
IG Fine Arts Halle (Saale)
Founded in 2023, the Interessengemeinschaft Bildende Kunst Halle (Saale) is a self-organized association of independent artists and cultural practitioners who are active in and for the field of visual arts. It stands for openness and transparency and pursues the goal of improving the situation of independent visual arts in Halle. In the area of cultural policy, a new perspective is needed: art is a meritocratic good that must be given greater importance in shaping social cohesion.
Together with neighboring interest groups, the IG Bildende Kunst forms the Alliance Freie Kultur Halle (Saale). The BBK Saxony-Anhalt is one of the founding members of the IG Bildende Kunst Halle (Saale) and is a co-signatory of the manifesto.
German Youth Hostel Association
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt is a member of the German Youth Hostel Association (DJH) in order to be able to offer its members and committees favorable conditions for meetings and overnight stays. For rentals related to the work of the BBK, AGs, the board and other groups can make use of the membership. There are 14 youth hostels in Saxony-Anhalt.
The German Youth Hostel Association (DJH) is a registered non-profit organization. Through its regional associations, it is responsible for 408 youth hostels in Germany (as of 2023) and is therefore the largest member of the international youth hostel association Hostelling International (HI). The main association is divided into 14 regional associations and 57 local and district associations working on a voluntary basis. It has more than 2.3 million members.