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What support programmes are available for self-employed people in artistic and creative professions? On 2 June, experts from various fields will give initial insights into their projects, funding programmes and offers in fifteen-minute presentations. Afterwards, the speakers will offer further advice at their information stands and look forward to individual questions and discussions. The day is aimed at all HGB students and alumni.

The programme:

13:30 Welcome

Inputs:

14:00 "Creative Industries in Leipzig. Projects, funding and offers of the Office for Economic Development of the City of Leipzig"
Elisabeth Hauck, Creative Industries Contact Centre, Office for Economic Development of the City of Leipzig

14:15 "Support services for the self-employed from the Leipzig Chamber of Industry and Commerce"
Marcus Schulze, Sector Consultant Media, IT & Creative Industries, Leipzig Chamber of Industry and Commerce

14:30 "Freelancing in the artistic field - what does it involve?"
Friederike Kislinger, Counselling & Qualification, Creative Saxony

14:45 "From the idea to the application: cultural funding for the visual arts"
Natalie Passin, Cultural Funding in the Visual Arts, Cultural Office of the City of Leipzig

15 min break

15:15 "Exhibition remuneration, artists' social security fund, contract design and much more. - on the counselling services of the Bund Bildender Künstler:innen Leipzig e.V."
Christiane Werner, Managing Director BBK Leipzig e.V.

15:30 "Legal questions from visual artists: The counselling possibilities of the BBK Leipzig"
Georg Manthey, lawyer and specialist lawyer for intellectual property rights, Spirit Legal Rechtsanwaltsges. mbH

15:45 "Career paths for visual artists: Insights from gallery practice"
Elke Hannemann, Managing Gallery Director, Galerie EIGEN+ART Leipzig and Maja Behrmann, HGB alumna and artist of the gallery

16:00 Individual counselling & discussion with the speakers at information stands