Art Association
Art associations serve to mediate between contemporary art and a public interested in art, primarily through exhibitions and the sale of works of art to their members, especially in the form of annual gifts. They are usually managed in the legal form of a non-profit and registered association . In Germany there are over 300 art associations with 120,000 members at local and regional level, which have come together in the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine . Some art associations operate an art library on their premises .
history
The first art associations were founded between 1800 and 1840 by the rising bourgeoisie and by artists themselves. Their aim was to mediate between those interested in art and contemporary art production and, last but not least, to sell current works of art. Dealing with culture and collecting art shouldn't be left to the nobility alone. Associations , including the art associations, were an expression of aspirations for emancipation, a step into modern democratic society, a free form of corporation vis-à-vis the corporate state. The oldest art associations include the Albrecht Dürer Society in Nuremberg (1792), the Kunstverein in Hamburg (1817, with formal statutes since 1822) and the Badischer Kunstverein in Karlsruhe (1818). Since the beginning of the 19th century, art associations have been formed as early citizens' initiatives for art in almost every major German city. A little later, the artist also formed as a professional organization art clubs that took place in many cities in parallel with the art associations.
organization
In the right of association enshrined, they have an elected by the members of the Executive Board. While museums are primarily dedicated to collecting art and galleries dealing in art, the art associations, as non-profit institutions, have dedicated themselves exclusively to the promotion and mediation of contemporary art. With lectures , guided tours and educational trips, they provide information about current developments and encourage discussion and debate between visitors and artists. The clubs are financed by membership fees, public funds and sponsors . As a rule, the board of directors appoints a director and a board of trustees. A notable exception is the grassroots New Society for Fine Arts (NGBK) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, where members can form working groups and submit project proposals. The NGBK was created in 1969 by separating from the Berliner Kunstverein (today: Neuer Berliner Kunstverein NBK).
Working group of German art associations
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine (ADKV) in Berlin represents the interests of the German art associations and promotes joint projects. Art associations whose main concern is the public presentation and communication of contemporary art can become members of the ADKV.
List of art associations
This list does not claim to be complete.
Germany
Italy
| place | Surname | since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolzano | Ar / ge art Galleria Museo | 1985 | |
| Milan | Art Association of Milano | 2010 |
Austria
| place | Surname | since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | Vienna Art Association | 1830 | |
| Vienna | museum in progress | 1990 | |
| Salzburg | Salzburg Art Association | 1844 | |
| Linz | Upper Austrian Art Association | 1851 | |
| Linz | Association of Artists of Upper Austria - bvoö | 1945 | originally: "Professional Association of Visual Artists Upper Austria - BVOÖ" |
| Klagenfurt | Art Association Carinthia | 1907 | |
| Graz | Grazer Kunstverein | 1986 | |
| Tyrol | Tyrolean artists | 1946 |
Switzerland
| place | Surname | since / until | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Basel Art Association | 1839 | |
| Bern | Bernese Art Society | 1813 | |
| Muttenz | Kunsthaus Baselland | 1997 | |
| St. Gallen | Art Association St. Gallen | 1827 | |
| Wil | Kunsthalle Wil | 1991 | |
| Winterthur | Winterthur Art Museum | 1848 | |
| Zurich | Edition VFO , Association for Original Graphics | 1948 | |
| Zurich | Kunsthalle Zurich | 1985 |
literature
- Andrea Hausmann, Antonia Liegel (Hrsg.): Handbook of support and friend circles in culture. Framework conditions, actors and management. Transcript, Bielefeld, 2018 ISBN 978-3-8376-3912-4 .
- Bernd Milla, Heike Munder (ed.): Tatort Kunstverein. A critical review of a mediation model . Verlag für modern art, Nuremberg 2001, ISBN 3-933096-62-6 .
- Lothar Romain : On the history of the German art association . In: Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine (Ed.): Art landscape Federal Republic . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, pp. 11-37. (10 volumes, 1 material volume)
- Thomas Schmitz: The German art associations in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A contribution to the cultural, consumer and social history of the visual arts in the bourgeois age. Ars Una, Neuried, 2001 ISBN 978-3-89391125-7 .
Web links
- Art associations in Germany - Association of German Art Associations (ADKV)
- Swantje Karich: The nation's eye school . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of March 27, 2010