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.
Study Center for Artists’ Legacies Saxony-Anhalt 2024-2026
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt has been observing the problems of dealing with artistic bequests and estates for many years. He is committed to keeping this topic in the political discourse and finding solutions. He will now examine whether a center for artists’ estates could be expedient. The state government also attaches great importance to this idea […]
Autumn admission to the BBK Saxony-Anhalt
Visual artists and designers can apply to the professional association twice a year to become part of our solidarity-based community of artists. Now it’s that time again. On October 22, we will meet with the new members for the admission meeting with a pop-up exhibition – this time in Quedlinburg. If you would like to […]
State conference “Cultural participation of people with dementia”
Our aim is to provide impetus for the cultural participation of people with dementia, to sensitize artists and cultural professionals to this issue and to network them with specialists in the care and support of people with dementia. The conference offers an introduction to the topic as well as specialist presentations on various projects for […]