Financial imbalance: Greifswalder Kunst workshops in the crisis!

Financial imbalance: Greifswalder Kunst workshops in the crisis!

The art workshops in Greifswald are currently fighting with serious financial difficulties that threaten the continued existence of the popular facility. The art workshop has been an important cultural meeting point since 1999 and offers weekly courses for over 450 participants. But the situation is tense, and the art workshops have decided to openly inform about the reasons. In an interview, the pedagogical director Stefanie Riech addressed several points that have led to this situation. The course fees were not adapted to the increased costs, and there was a lack of new funding. Despite stable funding from the state and the city of Greifswald, your own income cannot keep up [NDR].

Numerous courses in the open art school on Anklamer Straße are on the program, including the trial workshop, a dance group for small children, pots and digital drawing for young people and a sculpture course for adults. In order to continue to ensure the diversity of the offer, the art workshops are planning to increase the fees in the long term. Additional attention is paid to the advertising of new support members in order to close any financial gaps [kunst-werkstaetten.de].

The current financial misery is described as chronic underfunding, which was primarily due to an imbalance of income and expenditure. In addition, there were change and failures in the team, which led to gaps in the project application. To improve the situation, the art workshops want to implement various strategies. This includes increasing the fees for courses, a targeted application for new funding projects and the restructuring of the staff positions. Furthermore, the bookkeeping is outsourced to a local wage tax office in order to protect resources and work more efficiently [NDR].

With a clear call to support, the art workshops turn to the public. It is requested with the help of the spread of the situation and broad support in social networks. There are donations, including via PayPal and through direct bank transfers. Each contribution is intended to ensure that the art workshops continue to exist and continue their valuable work. Interested parties can find out about the various options on the website of the art workshops [kunst-werkstaetten.de].

In order to receive additional information on financial support in the cultural area, it is worth taking a look at the creative association's website, which offers helpful information and funding opportunities [creative-bund.de].

The art workshops in Greifswald are not only a place of creative work, but also make an important contribution to cultural education and to strengthen the sense of community in the region. It is therefore all the more important that this facility does not fail despite the current challenges.