Join A Tale of a Tub, Rotterdam on March 13 for an introduction to two financial planning possibilities for freelancers: pension funds and broodfonds. Connected to Jay Tan’s recent exhibition Pension Planning, the aim is to equip arts workers with necessary information for self-organising towards different forms of financial security. While the exhibition has come to an end, the questions it raised and the living and working conditions of many of us in the field continue on.
To begin to address this, Peter van den Bunder from the arts union Kunstenbond will give a presentation on pension funds for freelancers and the possibilities available in the Netherlands (for both Dutch and non-Dutch workers). He will cover how saving up or entering a pension plan works as well as discussing the various options and their corresponding pitfalls and fiscal aspects. Following this, artist and organiser Chris Rijksen will provide an introduction to the broodfonds model—a Dutch collective welfare model that effectively allows independent entrepreneurs to provide each other with temporary sick leave from work. After chronicling the ideas behind the model, Rijksen will also talk through the practical implementation of how to build workable trust with a group of acquaintances. Following the two presentations, Jay Tan will moderate a Q&A session.
This event is free but so that we can be sure to accommodate everyone interested could you please RSVP to erika@a-tub.org.
More details via A Tale of A Tub.
INFORMATION SESSION:
Pension Planning Practicalities: An Introduction to financial planning for
freelance and other arts workers with PETER VAN DEN BUNDER,
CHRIS RIJKSEN and JAY TAN
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00PM
[In English]