Whereas in the past many commissions for visual artists came from the municipalities and provinces - among other things, a lot was invested in art in public spaces through the percentage regulations - nowadays there are fewer and fewer art commissions from the government. Many municipalities no longer use the percentage regulation and the budgets for visual art in public spaces have also decreased significantly.
On the other hand, commissioning seems to be constantly reinventing itself, new forms of commissioning are emerging. What are they and how? What does this "new commissioning" look like? Does it mainly involve private initiatives? Is it the business community? Where do these new clients find funding? And how can artists respond to this?
These and other questions BKinformation intends to explore in the coming period, within the magazine and beyond. We will begin with a special lecture on the new commissioning process. The lecture is organized together with Art Rotterdam and will take place there on February 6: exclusively for subscribers of BK-informatie.
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