Auszeichnung
künstlerischer Projekträume
und -initiativen

New Theater / TV Bar

Discoteca Flaming Star, 2061 INMORAL LIDOS, Grüner Salon, 2018, Foto: Henkel & Pitegoff

Karl Holmqvist, #PLZ, RESCHYKLI$CCH, Grüner Salon, 2018, Foto: Henkel & Pitegoff

The Network is a fundamental organization in the artistic landscape of Berlin. Without the Network, many of the support structures that have been built in recent years simply would not exist. Unionizing has always been problematic in a sector like the art sphere where the construction of the worker has been historically based on the idea of the author, and therefore the ego. In order to achieve change, cooperative models like the Network are a must. The challenge is how to create belonging from difference.The Project Space Prize has not only saved many spaces and kept them alive for a longer period but basically generated a unique experimental and diverse art scene in Berlin. The Prize has also very much encouraged the founding of new spaces, fueled by the hope of receiving funding at some point. More than anything, it is an example of how much a certain public funding strategy can completely shape a local art scene.Kunst kann aufwecken, höher fliegen lassen, heilen, das Hamsterrad vergessen lassen, Missstände aufzeigen, sie ist über­lebensnotwendig.