Platform BK researches the role of art in society and takes action for a better art policy. We represent artists, curators, designers, critics and other cultural producers.
Platform BK has been committed to fair fees for artists since its inception. We are the advocate and co-initiator of the guideline for artists’ fees, which BKNL introduced in 2017 on behalf of the visual arts sector. The guideline aims to professionalise the contractual practice between institutions and artists and contributes to improving the income position of artists.
Art writers know: art writers are underpaid. What makes fair practice in this field so elusive? Where is the system failing, and what can we do better?
01/11/2022
A plea for a renewed understanding of artist studios as ‘social real estate’, and for forms of ownership and governance that underpin this understanding.
04/10/2022
Gender-based discrimination and violence are considered to be widespread issues in the arts. What can be done? Martina Denegri shares urgent steps to overcome the unsafety in three different sections: the origins of womxn artists’ historical invisibility, sexual harassment in art education, and the lack of womxn’s representation in the arts.
25/07/2022
Patronage: as artists, we may not be directly involved, but we do observe a number of developments up close.
08/07/2022
On confusion and accountability in the production complex, a report on the symposium The State of Patronage.
01/07/2022
Platform BK and Kunstenbond were invited by SAC KUO, the official meeting of the management of Dutch art academies, to talk about the professional futures of their students.
13/06/2022
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