17:30-18:00

Admission

18-18:30

Performance

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A performance by Sana Al Kurdi and Dachil Sado

Studio spaces are empty: many artists have to earn their living elsewhere, more intensively than ever. But what happens when funding is also lost in the jobs in which artists have often worked in the past: cultural education, social work, implementing inclusion, diversity or equality projects with marginalized young people, etc.? The cycle comes to a standstill and it is not only art and culture that fall by the wayside in the maelstrom of cuts.

18:30-20:30

Panel discussion

Municipal Capitals: The significance of municipal galleries in the context of the visual arts in Berlin

To kick off Kommunale Kapitale, the panel discussion will focus on the role of municipal galleries in mapping the visual arts in Berlin in times of increasing challenges.

The panel discussion is intended - in these nervous times - to help reflect on how the fabric and structures of the visual arts in Berlin are intertwined and mutually dependent.

The questions that will guide us are: What function does the visual arts have for the city? What role do the different locations play in the functioning of the "art operating system"? And what role do the municipal galleries play in particular?

A panel discussion with:

• Ingo Arend, journalist and critic for taz, monopol, Kunstforum International, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and others.
• Leonie Baumann, former rector of the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee and current curator of the Hauptstadtkulturfonds
• Frauke Boggasch, spokesperson of the bbk berlin
• Yolanda Kaddu-Mulindwa, Director of the Kommunale Galerien Neukölln
• Dr. Thomas Köhler, Director of the Berlinische Galerie

• Moderation: Fatima Çalışkan

This will be followed by Sounds - The Night of the Artist:inside Bands.

Free admission.

The performance, panel discussion and sounds will take place as part of the Kommunale Kapitale - Action Days of the Kommunale Galerien Berlin (16.-19.10.2025).

More information at kgberlin.net

Supported by the Neukölln Department of Culture with funds from the Municipal Galleries Exhibition Fund of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion

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17:30-18:00

Doors open

18:00-18:30

Performance

Apply now!

A performance by Sana Al Kurdi and Dachil Sado

The studio spaces are empty. Many artists are being forced to earn a living elsewhere, working harder than ever. But what happens when funding disappears from jobs where artists have long found employment: cultural education, community social work, inclusion, diversity and equality initiatives? The cycle grinds to a halt, and art and culture are not the only victims in the wake of widespread cuts.

18:30-20:30

Panel discussion

Municipal Capitals: On the Significance of Municipal Galleries in Berlin's Visual Arts Scene

Kommunale Kapitale commences with a panel discussion focusing on the role of municipal galleries in mapping Berlin's visual art landscape amidst increasing challenges.

In these uncertain times, the panel discussion aims to help reflect on the ways the fabric and structures of visual arts in Berlin are interwoven and mutually interdependent.

The guiding questions are: What role does visual art play in the city? How do the various venues contribute to the functioning of the "art operating system"? And what particular significance do municipal galleries have in this context?

A panel discussion with:

• Ingo Arend, journalist and critic for taz, monopol, Kunstforum International, Deutschlandfunk Kultur among others
• Leonie Baumann, former Rector of Weißensee Academy of Art, Berlin and current Curator of the Capital City Culture Fund
• Frauke Boggasch, spokesperson for bbk berlin
• Yolanda Kaddu-Mulindwa, Director of Neukölln Municipal Galleries
• Dr. Thomas Köhler, Director of the Berlinische Galerie

Moderation: Fatima Çalışkan

The event will be followed by Sounds - A Night of Artist Bands.

Participation is free of charge.

Performance, panel discussion and Sounds are part of the Kommunale Kapitale - Aktionstage der Kommunalen Galerien Berlin (16.-19.10.2025).

More information at kgberlin.net

Supported by the Department of Culture Neukölln with funds from Municipal Gallery Exhibition Fund of the Senate Department for Culture and Community