In the pilot phase of the project from 2018 to 2021, selected directories were entered into the works database, covering a range of artistic genres, generations and regional distribution within Saxony-Anhalt. The pilot phase was financed by the Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt as part of the “Digital Heritage” program. The first three directories were compiled by project member and art historian Sven Pabstmann, while independent art historians entered the data for the remaining directories. Photo documentation could be commissioned from professional photographers. Sven Pabstmann (until the end of 2020) and Jenny Weber (from the beginning of 2021) took over the project management.