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  • Symposium

WHO SUSTAINS ART – AND WHERE IS IT HEADING?

Symposium on the Exhibition Same Place, Different Time – 70 Years of the Artists’ Association of Baden-Württemberg

Dates

Language

  • German

To the exhibition

In 2025, the Artists’ Association of Baden-Württemberg celebrates its 70th anniversary – at the very place where it all began. The association was founded in Karlsruhe in February 1955 and held its first exhibition that same spring at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden.

Today, the Artists’ Association brings together around 450 artists of different generations and positions, working to strengthen the visibility and support of artists while fostering an encouraging environment for independent art.

On the occasion of this anniversary, the Artists’ Association and the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden invite you to a half-day moderated symposium on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 2:00 – 6:00 pm: WHO SUSTAINS ART – AND WHERE IS IT HEADING?

The event takes place within the exhibition 70 Years of the Artists’ Association of Baden-Württemberg, on view at the Kunsthalle from October 10, 2025, to January 11, 2026.

Guiding Questions & Topics

  • How can art be supported and protected?

  • Should culture be enshrined as a state objective? Opportunities and risks

  • Do art and culture need more effective lobbying? Who can take on this task?

  • Are artists’ associations necessary or obsolete? What does contemporary association work look like?

  • Public perception of artists versus their self-understanding

  • Is art an essential element of society and communal life?

Speakers include

  • Frauke Boggasch, artist (Berlin)

  • Simone Demandt, artist (Baden-Baden), Chairwoman of the Artists’ Association of Baden-Württemberg

  • Christina Lehnert, art scholar, Chief Curator at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden

  • Nora Quinte, curator (Karlsruhe, Berlin)

  • Prof. Dr. Jörg Scheller, art scholar, journalist, musician (Zurich)

  • Prof. Dr. Judith Siegmund, philosopher and artist (Zurich)