Culture under pressure: Massive cuts threaten free artists in Berlin!

Culture under pressure: Massive cuts threaten free artists in Berlin!

Cultural promotion in Germany faces drastic changes! On January 14, 2025, the Senate Administration for Culture and Social Cohesion announced in Berlin that in 2025, 925,000 euros are expected to be provided annually for the support of free presentation locations and local project initiatives in the visual art. The funding is designed for two years, and applicants, including individuals, artists and clubs, can apply to up to 50,000 euros per year. The deadline for the application ends on March 6, 2025. This decisive information was announced by the Senate Department, which organizes the event for the application and provides information in German and English.

massive cuts in cultural funding!

But while the Berlin cultural administration promises fresh funding, the BUND is drawing the red card: according to Deutschlandfunk Kultur Plant Claudia Roth, the Minister of Culture 2025 Drastic cuts. Despite an increase in the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, the funds could almost be halved for six Federal Cultural Fund. This could have a significant impact on the free cultural scene in which artists are dependent on these financial aids. Initiatives such as the artificial fund and the funds representative are particularly affected, which are dependent on support to continue their projects.

even more sensitive areas such as cultural education, digitization and the support of refugee artists could suffer. Experts warn that these cuts not only endanger the current art scene, but could also seriously put pressure on the long -term development and innovative strength of culture in Germany. The resistance within the cultural scene is already forming: a petition against the cuts has now collected over 36,000 signatures, including numerous prominent names of the cultural scene that fight for the preservation of funding. "The cuts are a clear break with the goals specified in the coalition agreement," said the critical voices that question the political decisions of the federal government. These developments show how dramatic the challenges for cultural promotion in Germany are!

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