Structure and Engagement

The Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund is a registered association.
The international exhibition program focuses on contemporary, interdisciplinary experimentation. At the Kuenstlerhaus there is an intimate, ongoing and living involvement with art and this atmosphere naturally supports and inspires the developement of innovative projects, organized by the artist members themselves.
Also, the network of contacts that the Kuenstlerhaus maintains with regional, nation-wide and abroad cultural organizations, has increased steadily over the years. Since 1998 there is a manager on-staff to assist the day to day operations of the organization.
 

Members

Patrick Borchers, Anett Frontzek, Ulrike Harbach, Horst Herz, Barbara Koch, Reinhild Kuhn, Linda Opgen-Rhein, Willi Otremba, Gaby Peters, Dirk Pleyer, Rona Rangsch, Maria Schleiner, Ulrike Stockhaus, Jens Sundheim, Elly Valk-Verheijen, Ulrich Weber
> Right to vote at the monthly membership meetings and at the annual general meeting, exhibition organizing, set up of the exhibitions,
exhibition attendants, guidings through the exhibitions, design of Kuenstlerhaus printed matter, mailings, public relation work together with the manager (Opgen-Rhein), looking after the building, maintenance of the internet homepage (Rangsch)

K.i.N. [KH Associates]

Christoph Bangert, Ilka Berger, Birgit Brinkmann-Grempel, Joerg Daniel, Agata Gostkowska & Leif Schmidt, Rosa von Ilten, Marc Podawczyk, An Seebach, Hannes Woidich
> no right to vote but welcome at the monthly membership meetings; welcome to offer any kind of engagement; possibility to make use of house facilities and contacts;

Program Organization Group 2010

Patrick Borchers, Willi Otremba, Dr. Peter Schmieder, Ulrike Stockhaus, Jens Sundheim, Elly Valk.Verheijen, Hannes Woidich
> Engagement; every year a different group of members, plus the manager; Programming (conceptioning, organizing, carrying out and looking after the projects of the year)
 

Board of Management

President: Willi Otremba
Vice President: Patrick Borchers
Secretary: Jens Sundheim
Treasurer: Linda Opgen-Rhein
> Engagement; leadership of the association in all cases

Manager

Dr. Peter Schmieder, Art Historian
> Not a member of the association; fulltime employment; Budgetary planning and administration, program planning and realization (co-operation with the Program Organization Group), public relations work (co-operation with the project leaders), representation (co-operation with the head of the association), promotion of co-operations and of exchanges with other artist initiatives and cultural institutions, financing of projects, contracts, canvassing for sponsors and donations.