Cooperation IAA Europe with a-n The Artists Information Company | September 2025
Symposium at The Bluecoat
With the symposium entitled "Artists Make Change," the International Association of Art (IAA) Europe and a-n The Artists Information Company explored how collectiveness, collaboration and new ways of working can shape a more equitable art world. at an event held in Liverpool on 12 September 2025.
The inputs and conversations focussed on three key areas:
1. the essential role of artists in generating resources, reports and campaigns that advocate for structural change
2. the power of collaboration to create visibility and equity in our sector
3. the issues that demand our immediate attention today. How can we focus our collective energyto better advocate for artists’ rights?
The online documentation of the individual contributions and panels can be found here.
General Assembly IAA Europe
The IAA Europe General Assembly took place on site the day before.
Marcel Noack (Co-Chair and Spokesperson of the IGBK and member of the IAA Europe Executive Committee) as well as Constanze Brockmann and Carolin Schulz (office) participated on behalf of the IGBK.
The 19th General Assembly of IAA Europe was opened by President Teemu Mäki (Finland), who presented, among other things, the strategic goals of IAA Europe for 2025–2026, such as providing equal rights, improving working conditions and pay for artists, ensuring aesthetic competence for all and solidarity with artists at risk and in exile.
Elections were also held at this year's meeting to appoint a new Executive Committee and President for IAA Europe.
The new Executive Committee consists of Lars Apelmo (Sweden), Egil Bergjord (Norway), Solveiga Gutaute (Lithuania), Jerome Ince-Mitchell (UK), Giannis Kleftogiannis (Greece), Teemu Mäki (Finland), Maria Moroz (Poland), Marcel Noack (Germany), and Anders Werdelin (Denmark).
The new presidency now lies with a-n The Artists Information Company, and Jerome Ince-Mitchell (UK) was elected as the new president.
