Federal Association of Visual Artists
| Federal Association of Visual Artists | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Registered association |
| Seat | Berlin |
| founding | In 1971 at the Frankfurt Artists' Congress
Registration as e. V. on November 10, 1972 |
| place | Berlin |
| Board | Dagmar Schmidt (spokesperson), Werner Schaub |
| Members | approx. 10,000 artists in 15 independent regional associations |
| Website | www.bbk-bundesverband.de |
The Federal Association of Visual Artists ( BBK ), based in Berlin, is the professional organization of visual artists in Germany. It was founded in 1971 at the federal level as the successor organization of the Federation of German State Professional Associations of Visual Artists .
tasks
The tasks of the BBK include coordinating the interests of its regional associations, taking care of the interests of artists in collecting societies , cultural associations and vis-à-vis the Federal Republic of Germany and the parties in the Bundestag .
He represents the professional, social and cultural-political interests of visual artists in Germany vis-à-vis the federal government and the corresponding subordinate authorities, which help determine the framework conditions for artistic professions in domestic, financial and foreign policy and which art in construction is part of the projects of the Federal care.
At the level of the state and district associations, the association offers its members the possibility of individual and group exhibitions and also offers outsiders the opportunity to take part in courses in artistic techniques and other events, such as readings.
organization
About 10,000 visual artists are organized in the BBK via the 15 independent regional associations. The BBK is also active on a European level and promotes the international exchange of exhibitions and symposia through its member associations .
The BBK is the umbrella organization of the regional associations organized as an association, politically independent and democratically organized. It is headed by a seven-member elected board of directors, including two federal chairpersons (Section 26 BGB) and five assessors. The federal chairman and spokeswoman for the federal executive board is Dagmar Schmidt , the second federal chairman is Werner Schaub .
The general assembly consists of the federal delegates of the regional associations according to a membership key; This federal delegate assembly meets every four years, elects the federal executive committee and determines the guidelines of the association's policy. The next federal delegate assembly is in October 2021.
According to the statutes, the decision-making body is the federal committee, which meets once a year, in the period between federal delegate assemblies. All regional associations are represented in the federal committee.
The BBK publishes the quarterly magazine “ kultur politik” .
The federal office of the BBK is in Berlin.
Regional associations
- State Association of Visual Artists Baden-Württemberg e. V. (BBK Baden-Württemberg)
- Professional Association of Visual Artists Landesverband Bayern e. V. (BBK Bavaria)
- Brandenburg Association of Visual Artists V. (BVBK Brandenburg)
- Bremen Association of Visual Artists V. (BBK Bremen)
- Professional Association of Visual Artists V. Hamburg (BBK Hamburg)
- Federal Association of Visual Artists Landesverband Hessen e. V. (BBK Hessen)
- Künstlerbund Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V. (BBK Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Association of Visual Artists for Lower Saxony e. V. (BBK Lower Saxony)
- BBK Regional Association North Rhine-Westphalia e. V. (BBK North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Professional Association of Visual Artists Rhineland-Palatinate e. V. in the Federal Association e. V. (BBK Rhineland-Palatinate)
- BBK Landesverband Saarland e. V. (BBK Saarland)
- Sächsischer Künstlerbund, Landesverband Bildende Kunst Sachsen e. V. (BBK Saxony)
- Professional Association of Visual Artists Saxony-Anhalt e. V. (BBK Saxony-Anhalt)
- BBK Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein e. V. (BBK Schleswig-Holstein)
- Association of Visual Artists Thuringia V. (BBK Thuringia)
The state associations are in turn divided into independent and dependent district or regional associations.
Publications
- ProKunsT 5 - Taxes-Contracts-Insurance. Handbook for visual artists; Ed .: Federal Association of Visual Artists (BBK), Berlin 2012, 245 pages
- ProKunsT 4 - Taxes-Contracts-Insurance. Handbook for visual artists; Ed .: Federal Association of Visual Artists (BBK), Bonn 2006, 250 pages
- WOW art for kids - STUDY ON PROJECTS BY ARTISTS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) Federal Association of Visual Artists (Ed.), Bonn 2008, 127 pages, numerous colored images. ISBN 978-3-00-025099-6 .
- WOW- Art for Kids - PROJECTS BY ARTISTS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - supplementary tape-; (on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research) Federal Association of Visual Artists (Ed.), Bonn 2008, 48 pages, numerous color images. ISBN 978-3-00-025602-8 .
- WOW art for kids - PROJECTS BY ARTISTS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - Guide
- BEWEGUNG KUNST - guidelines for projects of aesthetic education, published by the Federal Association of Visual Artists, BBK, ATHENA-Verlag, Oberhausen, first edition 2011, 144 pages with 142 colored illustrations, paperback 21.0 X 29.7 cm, ISBN 978-3 -89896-436-4
- Occasion: estate. Compendium on dealing with artist estates, published by the Federal Association of Visual Artists, BBK, ATHENA-Verlag, Oberhausen, first edition 2015, 184 pages with numerous illustrations, paperback 21.0 X 29.7 cm, ISBN 978-3-89896-616 -0
Web links
- www.bbk-bundesverband.de Website of the BBK
- Federal Association of Visual Artists in the archive of the Academy of Arts, Berlin