WHO WE ARE
We find people who want to make a difference. And dare to take new steps to make society stick together. As a non-profit organization, we combine civic initiative with the possibilities of today's art. We create art commissioned by citizens.
WHAT WE DO
Where people are dissatisfied we listen. Where there is silence we reveal the conflicts. Where something needs to change, we find international artists who take action on the ground. Where nothing works, they invent the possible.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Enable committed people to take responsibility for pressing issues in their communities and in society. Support outstanding and exemplary art projects that give new shape to the common good and to coexistence.
Jakub Szczęsny: "Wohnküchenpavillon"
Draft for the New Patrons of Züsedom © Jakub Szczęsny
Opening of "A garden with bridges"
Patrons Karl Sasserath and Thomas Hollkott with Uwe Hillekamp (planning), Ernst Kreuder (execution), mediator Kathrin Jentjens, artist Ruth Buchanan, and Susanne Titz, director of anchor point Museum Abteiberg © Gesellschaft der Neuen Auftraggeber
Daniel Knorr, "Ring of Engagement"
Daniel Knorr, "Ring of Engagement", draft for the New Patrons of Greifswald © Daniel Knorr
Presentation of "In C – Marler Partitur"
Photo: Florian WagnerOUR VISION
We want to mobilize the creativity of our society and bring together the skills needed to do so. Many people want more direct involvement in important decisions. They don't want to be mere spectators of history, they want to shape the future themselves. Now. As New Patrons, they can do this.
Especially on site, where the problems are located, they can be tackled. Because this can only be done collectively, conflicts arise, but also new alliances. Artistic ideas reveal perspectives and possibilities for action that were previously unthinkable.
Across Germany, in rural areas and in urban districts: where committed citizens work together with international artists and public institutions and administrations, an art of democracy is created that brings everyone forward - an art that enables action and is therefore up-to-date.