IST SITUATION 25

In the organizer's words:

Artists without a studio in the Rathaus-Galerie Pankow

May 15 - September 1, 2025

Opening and panel discussion: May 15, 6 pm

Panel discussion with Dr. Cordelia Koch, District Mayor of Pankow Tina Balla, Head of the Department of Art and Culture, Pankow Julia Brodauf, Studio Representative at the bbk berlin Kulturwerk Rathaus-Galerie / Emma-Ihrer-Saal

Breite Straße 24-26, 13187 Berlin

Rising rents and, above all, rising ancillary costs, terminations and reallocations of workspaces are increasingly exacerbating the situation. On top of this, the Berlin Senate is now making cuts to numerous funding programs. This situation has already cost the development of new spaces and is endangering studios that have been part of the studio program since its beginnings in the 1990s. The suspension of the Fund for Exhibition Remuneration for Visual Artists (FABiK) reduces the earning opportunities for artists. For more and more artists, the IST SITUATION is uncertain and characterized by restrictions on independent artistic work. artspring is using the public space at Rathaus Pankow for an exhibition that follows the festival theme "[ˈapɡəˌfakt] - something is broken here" and focuses on artists who do not have a studio. The exhibition shows works by those who work at kitchen tables, between bed and chair or have to move from place to place.

A panel discussion will take place at the opening of the exhibition to show how the independent scene in Pankow is doing, what problems exist or are to be expected and how the district and its institutions can react to them.

Free admission.

IST SITUATION 25 takes place as part of the Pankow art festival artspring berlin (May 2-June 1, 2025).

Further information can be found at www.artspring.berlin

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IS SITUATION 25

Artists without a studio in the Rathaus-Galerie Pankow

15 May-1 September 2025

Opening and panel discussion: 15 May, 6 pm

Panel discussion with Dr. Cordelia Koch, District Mayor of Pankow Tina Balla, Head of the Department of Art and Culture, Pankow Julia Brodauf, Studio Representative at the Kulturwerk des bbk berlin Rathaus-Galerie / Emma-Ihrer-Saal

Breite Straße 24-26, 13187 Berlin

Rising rents and, above all, rising ancillary costs, terminations and reallocations of workspaces are increasingly exacerbating the situation. On top of this, the Berlin Senate is now making cuts to numerous funding programs. This situation has already cost the development of new spaces and is endangering studios that have been part of the studio program since its beginnings in the 1990s. The suspension of the Fund for Exhibition Remuneration for Visual Artists (FABiK) reduces the earning opportunities for artists. For more and more artists, the IST SITUATION is uncertain and characterized by restrictions on independent artistic work. artspring is taking advantage of the public space at Rathaus Pankow for an exhibition that follows the festival theme "[ˈapɡəˌfakt] - something is broken here" and focuses on artists who do not have a studio. The exhibition shows works by those who work at kitchen tables, between bed and chair or have to move from place to place.

A panel discussion will be held at the opening of the exhibition to show how the independent scene in Pankow is doing, what problems exist or are to be expected and how the district and its institutions can react to them.

Admission is free.

IST SITUATION 25 takes place as part of the Pankow art festival artspring berlin (May 2-June 1, 2025).

Further information at www.artspring.berlin