Artists without a studio in the Rathaus-Galerie Pankow 15 May-1 September 2025
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.
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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.
Opening and panel discussion:
May 15, 6 p.m. 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 of the bbk berlin
IST SITUATION 25 takes place as part of the Pankow art festival artspring berlin (May 2-June 1, 2025).
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Open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., admission is free. The town hall is closed on weekends and public holidays.
