INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ART

(IAA) EUROPE

The International Association of Art (IAA) Europe is a network of about 40 national member

organisations, within Europe, representing professional visual artists.

It is one of the five cultural regions (Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe)

of the International Association of Art (IAA), the largest international non-governmental association of visual artists, with

over 100 member organisations worldwide. The IAA supports the international co-operation and exchange of artists, free

from any aesthetic, political or other bias and aims to improve the economic and social position of artists on national and international level.

IAA co-operates with UNESCO and co-ordinates its activities with those of other organisations concerned with the arts and culture. The IAA issues the identity card for professional artists, which grants concessions or free entry to many museums worldwide. The IAA issues the certificate for the customs authorities, which refers a.o. to the

UNESCO’s ‘Florence Agreement’. This agreement allows artists in principle to import their works into any signatory states without restriction.

Aims

Main objectives of IAA Europe are the exchange between artists and organisations engaged in the fields of art and culture in Europe and beyond, the discussion and elaboration of artistic matters within Europe as well as the promotion of the flow of information regarding e.g. working conditions, social security systems, authors’ rights and free flow of artworks. It aims to

make artists’ interests known to European political institutions and their representatives.      

Activities

▪ The IAA Europe launches discussions on topics related to the arts, such as tax law, funding, cultural diversity and artistic education.

▪ It stays in close contact with other European cultural organisations e.g. European Forum for the Arts and Heritage (EFAH) and European Council of Artists (ECA),.

▪ It provides information on working opportunities and support programmes for artists in Europe and worldwide.

▪ It organises and supports exchange projects, symposia relevant to artists and exhibitions e.g.  ‘Hundred Faces’

 (Heidelberg 2002)

International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen, Czech Republic

 (IAA Europe is one of the founding members), www.bienale-plzen.cz  

‘RE/ACT’, International Student Media Art Festival (Heidelberg, Germany 2005/2006 and 2008), www.react-festival.de  

‘MiniArt’, European Postcard Exhibition (2005)

‘Reality Check’, Symposium on the Effect of the European Academic Reform (Mainz, Germany 2006) ‘Baltic&Nordic’, International Symposium on Contemporary Watercolour (Latvia)

‘horizons – insea2007germany, art education research and development congress’ (Heidelberg/Karlsruhe, Germany 2007), www.insea2007germany.de

‘Art and Dialogue’, symposium on international artistic exchange projects (Berlin, Germany 2008)

Offices

President's office

Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste (igbk)

Rosenthaler Straße 11, D - 10119 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 23457666, Fax: +49 30 28099305

Email: art@igbk.de,  www.igbk.de

Managing Director: Thomas Weis

Treasurer’s office

visarte

Räffelstraße 32, CH - 8045 Zürich

Tel.: +41 1 4621030, Fax: +41 1 4621610

Email: office@visarte.ch,  www.visarte.ch

Managing Director: Sonja Kuhn

Executive Committee members of IAA Europe               

Werner Schaub (President)                                

National Committee of IAA Germany

www.igbk.de

Michalis Papadakis (First Vice-President)           

National Committee of IAA Greece

www.eete.gr

Jean-Pierre Gerber (Treasurer)                

National Committee of IAA Switzerland

www.visarte.ch                                                              

Torben Heron                                        

National Committee of IAA Denmark

www.bkf.dk

Anders Lidén                                        

National Committee of IAA Sweden

www.kro.se

Maria Moroz                                         

National Committee of IAA Poland

www.zpap.org.pl

Elena Näsänen                                     

National Committee of IAA Finland  

www.artists.fi

Janis Spalvins                                       

National Committee of IAA Latvia

www.msav.lv

Christos Symeionides

National Committee of IAA Cyprus

www.ekatecy.com

National Committees

Armenia, Union of Artists of Armenia

Austria, Interessengemeinschaft Bildende Kunst, www.igbildendekunst.at

Azerbaijan, Union of Azerbaijan Artists

Belarus, Belarusian Union of Artists

Belgium, Conseil National Belge des Arts Plastiques

Bosnia and Herzegovina, International Peace Center Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria, Union of Bulgarian Artists

Cyprus, Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts E.KA.TE, www.ekatecy.com

Czech Republic, Unie Vytvarnych Umelcu Ceske Republiky, Union of Visual Artists of the Czech Republic, www.uvucr.cz

Denmark, Billedkunstnernes Forbund, The Danish Association of Visual Artists, www.bkf.dk

Estonia, Eesti Kunstnike Liit, Estonian Artists Association, www.eaa.ee

Finland, Suomen Taiteilijaseura, Artists’ Association of Finland, www.artists.fi

France, Conseil National Francais des Arts Plastiques, www.cnfap-artsplastiques.org  

Georgia, Union of Painters of Georgia

Germany, Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste, International Association of Art in Germany, www.igbk.de

Greece, Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, www.eete.gr

Hungary, Association of Hungarian Fine Artists

Iceland, Samband Islenskra Myndlistarmanna, The Association of Iceland Visual Artists, www.sim.is

Ireland, Visual Artists Ireland, www.visualartists.ie

Israel, JAVA

Italy, Comitato Italiano de l’AIAP

Kazakhstan, Artist Union Kazakhstan

Latvia, Latvijas Makslinieku Savieniba, The Artists’ Union of Latvia, www.msav.lv  

Liechtenstein, Berufsverband Bildender Künstler/innen in Liechtenstein, Association of Liechtenstein Professional Artists, www.bbkl.li

Lithuania, Lietuvos dailininku sajunga, Lithuanian Artists’ Association, www.artistsassociation.lt

Monaco, Comite National Monegasque

Montenegro, Udruzenje likovnih umjetnika Crne Gore, Association of Fine Artists of Montenegro

Moldova, Uniunea Artistilor Plastici, Union of Plastic Artists Republic of Moldova   

The Netherlands, Federatie van Kunstenaarsverenigingen, www.fvkv.nl

Norway, Norske Billedkunstnere, Norwegian Visual Artists Association, http://www.billedkunst.no

Poland, Zwiazek Polskich Artystow Plastykow, The Association of Polish Artists and Designers, www.zpap.org.pl

Romania, Uniunea Artistilor Plastici, Romanian Plastic Artists Union, www.uap.ro

Russia, Union of Artists of Russia  

San Marino, Associazione Sammarinese Artisti, www.asart.sm

Serbia, Association des Arts Plastiques de Serbie

Slovakia, Slovenska Vytvarna Unia, Slovak Union of Visual Arts, www.svu.sk

Slovenia, Chamber of Culture of Slovenia

Spain, Union de Asociaciones de Artistas Visuales, Union of Visual Artist’s Associations, www.uaav.org

Sweden, Konstnärernas Riksorganisation, The Swedish Artists’ National Organization, www.kro.se

Switzerland, Visarte – Berufsverband Visuelle Kunst Schweiz, Visual Arts Association, www.visarte.ch

Turkey, Uluslararasi Plastik Sanatlar Dernegi, www.upsd.org.tr

Ukraine, National Union of Artists of Ukraine

Uzbekistan