Hannah Toticki, RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE, installation view, Work It Out på Kunsten, 2021 Photo: Niels Fabæk.

Organization

Danish Visual Artists has a secretariat in Copenhagen and nine regional branches, distributed throughout the country. The association is managed by a board of directors.

In addition, BKF represents visual artists in a large number of copyright, cultural policy and professional councils and boards. Among other things. in the Statens Kunstfond, Copydan Bilder (VISDA), municipal visual arts council and others.

Here you can get an overview of the organization.

The Board

The board of Danish Visual Artists consists of a president, a deputy president and nine board members.

The board handles BKF's political work as an interest organization for professional visual artists in Denmark. 

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The Secretariat

BKF's secretariat is led by a manager who reports to the board, and has approx. 5 employees. 

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Representative for the Culture Committee

Selection

Danish Visual Artists has a number of working committees. Here you will find an overview. 

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Regions

BKF has nine regional committees spread across the country. Here you can find contact persons and committee members.

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Curious about BKF's history?

BKF was founded in 1969 by a merger between Malende Kunstneres Samfund, Dansk Bledhuggersamfund and Grafisk Kunstnersamfund. Here you can read more about BKF's history and development in the 50th anniversary publication from 2019.

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Annual Assemblies

The Association of Visual Artists holds an annual general meeting. At the meeting, the association's policy is discussed and we elect a chairman, deputy chairman and new members to the association's board. 

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Arts organizations

Here you will find overviews of Danish and foreign arts organizations, collaboration partners, rights organizations and many other actors in Danish and foreign art life.

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Network

The Union of Visual Artists works broadly for the conditions and rights of visual artists. The association is active in councils and boards, as well as when it comes to individual professional questions that concern individual members. The Visual Artists' Association is part of the visual arts organizational network. We are helping to initiate initiatives that improve members' working lives as well as copyright and rights-related matters.

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