Ten points for the Independent Art School

P1uuuu The independent school will be free - as in autonomous and free of charge.

P2uuuu The independent art school will be open for its students and teachers 24 hours a day.

P3uuuu It will not offer any named awards, certificates, under- or post-graduate degrees, diplomas.

P4uuuu There will be no unilaterally directive management structures or administration of any kind.

P5uuuu A non-hierarchical, elected senate of students and teachers will determine the school's policies uuuuuuuin general.

P6uuuu Personal address between student(s)/student(s), student(s)/teacher(s), teacher(s)/teacher(s) uuuuuuuwill determine the school's policies in particular.

P7uuuu All budgets and spending will be made transparent.

P8uuuu Both students and teachers are able to work for a maximum of five years at the school.

P9uuuu There won't be any life drawing classes unless everyone present takes their clothes off.

P10uuuu There won't be any more conferences unless any of the above
uuuuuuuupoints have been violated.

Markus Eisenmann, October 2000

(The Independent Art School from here on ceases to use the abbreviation 'IAS')