Towards a resilient and agile cultural sector in Amsterdam This working group was formed in May 2022; we have been asked to make an advice to the alderman. We have, all in a personal capacity, made an inventory of the current bottlenecks in the cultural sector as a result of the corona crisis and what […]

On the clash between exhibition production as social practice and the institutional framework. A report on ‘Studio Talks: Artists in the Political Arena’, a program by Platform BK and Museum Arnhem.

10 Years of Platform BK = 10 Years of Solidarity. Become a member of Platform BK for 5 euros per month and support our action for better art policy, fair pay, and providing a platform for critical voices.

On the 18th of February 2023, Valiz, De Appel, and Platform BK organized a soup meal, a book launch and a conversation on the role and meaning of solidarity in the arts. Read the report here.

It is time to debunk the myth of cultural entrepreneurship. Cultural entrepreneurship is a vague concept that transfers structural problems to invidual artists and is often at odds with fair practice.

10 December is International Human Rights Day. On this occasion, artist Himmelsbach (1983) offers free sets of posters from his art project ‘A Paper Monument for the Paperless’ as an open-source .pdf. Print these portraits on December 10th and hang them to be seen, to contribute to Human Rights Day.