Under the title “We can do art”, the Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler e. V. (BBK), as a program partner of the BMBF, supports art projects of local alliances that are carried out by professional visual artists for children and young people whose educational opportunities are limited. In the projects, classical artistic techniques such as painting, drawing, collage, printing techniques, sculptural work as well as stage design, photography, film, digital techniques and performances can be taught, learned and used. Interdisciplinary projects are also eligible for funding as long as the focus is on the visual arts. The projects also deal with topics such as the environment, violence/tolerance, migration/integration, history, war and peace and/or the social environment of the participants, depending on the target group.
BASICS OF PROMOTION
▶ Prerequisites for promotion
– The project is new, i.e. it has not existed in this form before.
– The project ends in addition to existing offers.
– The project is extracurricular, i.e. it is clearly separated from school lessons (and the tied all-day program).
– The project is eligible for funding in time slots of an all-day program if participation is voluntary, i.e. the children and young people can opt for a different program at any time.
▶ Impaired educational opportunities for participants
The projects are aimed at children and young people between the ages of 3 and 18 whose educational opportunities are impaired, e.g. because they are growing up in an at-risk situation as described in the national education report.
Risk situations are:
– Educational risk situation: e.g. if the parents have low formal educational qualifications
– Social risk situation: unemployment of the parents living in the household
– Financial risk situation: low family income, e.g. if they receive transfer payments.
The target group also includes children and young people with disabilities.
Application deadline: February 28, 2025