We
BBK, BOK, Kunstenbond, members and supporters
establish that:
- studios for visual artists is under pressure
- all temporary artist studios should become permanent
- no work space should disappear
- new studios, living studios (home studio combinations) as well as breeding grounds must be added.
- Groningen is the only medium-sized city in the Netherlands and by far the biggest in the north, with a population of around 240,000 with 62,000 students, Groningen is the northern center for higher education
- With 4 art colleges (3 art academies, 1 conservatory), Groningen is the provider of art in the north.
- our manifest the basis is for our request
and request
a healthy artistic climate for the arts in Groningen with enough studios.