visual artists | diverse conditions – Publication Now Online

On 24 May 2024, IGBK together with the Artists’ Association of Sweden, and in partnership with IAA Europe and On The Move, hosted the hybrid project conference visual artists | diverse conditions.

In both Berlin and Stockholm, an interconnected round table took place. Representatives of national and European artists’ associations (including Visual Artists Ireland), visual artists, experts and cultural politicians discussed diversity aspects in the visual arts in Europe.

The project visual artists | diverse conditions focused on the framework conditions for artistic work in Europe from the perspective of diversity. It consisted of a series of IGBK workshops and events in 2023 and 2024.

What impact do characteristics such as age, gender, origin/language, and geographical location (or place of residence) have on the work of visual artists in addition to country-specific cultural policy, art policy and socio-political conditions? To what extent is the presence or absence of diversity structures in institutions, for example, noticeable in the work of artists? Are artists’ associations sufficiently diverse with regard to the changing population structure?

The project discussed these questions in the context of three topics, each one considered against the background of diversity aspects:
– funding and working spaces,
– social security and pensions and
– artists associations and structures.

The publication of the “visual artists | diverse conditions” project is now online and you can view the PDF here:
https://www.igbk.de/en/projects/vadc-2024-e/vadc-documentation-2024-e