New Society for Visual Arts

The New Society for Visual Arts (Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst or nGbK) is a German art association which was established in 1969. It is headquartered in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg.

History

The New Society for Visual Arts was created in 1969 after the dissolution of the German Society of Fine Arts.[1]

nGbK members themselves submit projects and then set up working groups.

Unlike most German art associations, nGbK members themselves set up working groups of 5 or more (possible with non-members) and then submit projects to be presented and voted on. If application is approved and project selected, it is executed in the next year or two years (for long term projects). nGbK working group losses its active status after the completion of the project. This basic principle distinguishes this from the other major German art associations, where usually the members have no direct influence on the exhibition planning.

Before moving to its current headquarters at Oranienstraße 25 in Kreuzberg, the organization's exhibition space was at Tempelhofer Ufer 22.[2][3]

Structure
  • Presiding:[4]
    • Ingo Arend, Katrin Busch, Çağla İlk and representatives of working groups
  • Managing director:
    • Annette Maechtel from January, 2020
    • 2015 - 2019 (resigned) Lilian Engelmann
    • 2015 (interim director) Oliver Baurhenn

References
  1. Reichert, Kolja (29 March 2010) "Mehr Demokratie malen" in Der Tagesspiegel
  2. Staff (17 August 1990) "Wohin mit Lenin" Zeit Online
  3. "Kunst, Bildbände" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Institut für Friedenspädagogik Tübingen e. V.
  4. "Vorstand / KOA" New Society for Visual Arts website
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