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By Simone Janson (More) • Last updated on October 12.10.2012, XNUMX • First published on 12.10.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX • So far 6376 readers, 1135 social media shares Likes & Reviews (5 / 5) • Read & write comments
Art is an insecure livelihood. It is not for nothing that one speaks of the art of breadlessness. But if you can, you can also make a living from it.
Carola Rümperer has to make one thing clear right from the start: As an artist, you are creative at most 50 percent of the time. The other time is spent on networking and administrative activities. Rümper works as a visual artist in her own studio in Berlin-Marzahn. But it was not easy, she admits, that the way was not. Above all, the art studies that she completed in Osnabrück and Enschede did not adequately prepare her for self-employment as an artist. "
Art also comes from ability: someone who manages to make a living from their art must be particularly good, a special master. Perhaps that is why art is considered particularly desirable by many Job: Despite all prophecies of doom, one wants to prove to oneself that one has managed to make a living from art. But how do you actually do that?
Im Study I mainly learned art styles and techniques. But I wasn't clearthat I will later work independently and what that means - for example dealing with insurance, legal and tax issues.
Or that I have to market myself and therefore approach people,” Carola laments her failures Vocational Training.
After completing her studies, she first looked for a tax consultant and joined the trade union ver.di. They offer members legal advice and protection, among other things, when it comes to membership in the cheap artists' social insurance or Ask the pension insurance goes. Carola found it far more difficult to establish herself as an artist on the market.
“The most important thing as an artist is to stand out and stand out because the competition is fierce. This works by creating your own profile, repeatedly applying for grants, organizing exhibitions, having catalogs printed, making contacts and initiating your own projects. Of course, all this is very complex, takes time, Money – and it can take many years to get there Success has."
At first, Carola didn't even know how to start. She therefore first sought advice in artist magazines such as “Atelier”. Today with the Internet It's easier: The Federal Association of Visual Artists eV and the Association of Associations of Artists and Art Sponsors eV, for example, provide information on competitions, calls for applications and current events as well as numerous contact addresses on their websites.
Social networks such as Xing or Fac offer another way of getting information and exchanging ideasebook, which Carola finds too unspecific. The local contacts are much more important for the Berlin artist, for example with potential sponsors, local politicians or foundations that will be able to find out about the next project financing decide.
But also that Contact to other artists with whom Carola can exchange creative ideas is important. Carola therefore runs her studio together with a photographer. Her artistic unique selling point are the "Rümperiens", mythical creatures with black skin, which the artist has known since her childhood in the North German lowlands and is now reproducing.
An Idea, which has already helped her to numerous scholarships, including in Egypt and Russia. And she also got the current studio in Berlin-Marzahn as part of a funding program. If you want to take a look at her art: Carola Rümperer has put together a small catalog in PDF format here: Carola Rümper_Luxury of biodiversity 2011
In order to do so, however, lengthy application processes are necessary, as state and municipal funds are very scarce in Berlin, which is why Carola has to write regular financing plans for some applications.
She is currently preparing a catalogue, the printing of which is subsidized by the cultural office; around Costs To save money, Carola will lay it out herself - which means that she also had to familiarize herself with software programs such as Photoshop.
“In the end, real work as an artist - creative in the studio - only takes up a maximum of 50 percent of everyday work. The rest of the time goes into bureaucracy, computer work, finding sponsors, organizing projects and maintaining contacts, ”
Carola Rümper clears up misconceptions. Even if Carola still for sure is that she has found her dream job in art, she advises young people People with artistic ambitions to reassess their career aspirations.
“As an artist you very often live close to the subsistence level. Therefore, you should consider early on how to secure yourself financially. And you should also think about family planning and retirement planning in good time.
Precisely because your own interests change again and again in the course of life, it can Sinn have, look after Alternatives look into similar jobs that might pay better.”
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Hello World, dear Carola Rümperer,
I am a little disappointed that even free artists, or as you call them, are so caught up in financial and social security.
Perhaps it is because of the Abitur (which I could also enjoy), or because of the stadion, that you have apparently successfully completed.
I'm just going another way.
I have the financial security through the social legislation of Germany and of course the GG or our constitution in Germany.
I would also most likely call myself “FREE artist”, my stage name is “∞”.
Of course, this is not an easy path, but if this were the focus, I could have continued to work as IT SYSTEMADMINISTRATOR.
I enjoy true freedom for the first time in my life, because I have nothing to lose, at least nothing material.
Sure, I also need money to buy me goodies at my dealer, I've got ne apartment (albeit with a funny frustrated termination to the 20 this month - but for what there are courts and lawyers) but Hey, you did not in school learned to read legal texts?
My (Michael Waerder) official status is:
unable to work, exhibited by my neurologist, wg. a bipolar disorder, which I now since 1996 rumschleppe with me (-:
so the next few months are at least financially bearable, then, when I am “controlled” I have a few more months of entitlement to ALG 1, and then like every other German who is disabled, entitlement to Hartz IV or benefits from the social welfare office.
I do not know yet, if I'll register a trade on my stage name someday- I do not give a shit, I think you can accept gifts of money up to a certain amount, otherwise I would have to specify these in the tax return, which I usually do myself.
Do not get me wrong, I do not want to make my way over yours, maybe it's just different paths with the same goal?
So, now delicious breakfast stuff and then look what the rest day and the night from the 13.08.2015 to the 14.08.2015 so brings.
see you later
∞
test run
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