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Formation | 1950 |
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Type | e.V. |
Purpose | Association of artists |
Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
The Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg e.V. is a not-for-profit association of artists, founded in 1950 by the organ-builder and writer Hans Henny Jahnn. [1] [2] It now includes architecture, visual arts, performing arts, literature, media and music sections. [3] The current president is Monique Schwitter, elected in 2021, after being member of the academy since 2012. Burghart Klaußner is the current vice president. [4] [5] The previous president was Ulrich Greiner , elected in 2011. [2]