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Get matched →This is an informational resource about minimum fee recommendations for visual artists in Berlin, published by bbk berlin. The organization supports the honorarium model defined by BBK Bundesverband in its 2022 Fee Guidelines. Since 2025, bbk berlin participates in the Working Group on Fees and Social Issues at the Berlin Cultural Conference (BKK).
The BBK Bundesverband defines four work phases: preparation, project management, implementation, and mediation. Within these phases, various artistic services occur, and working hours must be calculated accordingly. The model also incorporates cross-project work, defined by BBK as investment working time, combining base honorarium models from ver.di with BBK approaches.
The BBK Bundesverband has compiled frequently asked questions about the Fee Guidelines, including topics such as the difference between honorariums and market prices for artworks, whether honorarium limits are gross or net, and whether the guidelines apply to stipends.
ver.di also provides a well-structured honorarium model for self-employed creatives, with calculation examples, practical case studies, and contextual explanations. bbk berlin views its practical application somewhat critically because the irregular freelance practice of artists does not fully correspond to the model, making them not clearly the target audience. Despite some reservations, bbk berlin recommends engaging with the ver.di basic honorarium model for its strong argumentative foundations and example calculations.
Since 2025, bbk berlin participates in the Working Group on Fees and Social Issues of the Berlin Cultural Conference (BKK). In response to a request from the Conference of Culture Ministers for a honorarium matrix, numerous art and culture organizations have developed their own minimum and basic honorariums in different formats, some already incorporated into political processes. Because these documents differ significantly in calculation bases, terminology, and approaches, a thorough comparative analysis is necessary, particularly regarding the planned legal anchoring of minimum honorariums in Berlin's Culture Promotion Act. The Working Group initiates and organizes the discussion series 'Honorarium Recommendations' to analyze commonalities and differences in existing models across different art disciplines and provide transparent and reasoned foundations. The series runs until summer 2026 and will culminate in a comprehensive document as a basis for further cultural policy decisions.
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