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Annegrete Riebesel on glass art podium in Magdeburg

Lecture and panel discussion “Preserving cultural heritage. Architectural glass art yesterday – today – tomorrow” on September 10, 2024, 6 to 8 p.m. In July 2024, the state capital of Magdeburg published “Painting with Light and Glass – Architectural Glass Art in and from Magdeburg”. The volume is the result of intensive research and is […]


© Matthias Behne, lautwieleise.de

Friedrich Hensen

Friedrich Hensen works intermedially. He works in social, artistic and non-material spaces, which he summarizes with the socio-philosophical term “traversing the spheres”. This results in site-specific installations, performances and multimedia works consisting of texts, sounds and poetry or socio-cultural projects, such as the Bürgertheater Zeitz. Friedrich Hensen:


Sabine Brauns

In my exhibition “13“, I am showing works that reflect on the articles of the UN Convention on Human Rights of 1948 and the disregard for them. More precisely, the focus is on Articles 1 and 3. The former recognizes the inviolability of every human being’s dignity. It should be the foundation for ethical behavior […]


Gestaltung: Marcus-Andreas Mohr und Friederike Nottrott

BBK summer reception at Q.Hof

The second BBK Summer Reception will take place on August 15, 2024. The board of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt invited network partners from politics and culture, active members and members from the “focus” regions of Magdeburg and Harz to exchange ideas, look back on joint initiatives and make new plans. This year’s co-host is the Q.Hof […]


Frieda Knie

I began my artistic journey with woodcuts. In 2013, I approached a completely new and graphic form of expression. Again, I worked with the diverse organic forms of nature: leaf, tree, blossom, landscape. Now the focus is on the hidden forms, folds, cracks and fractures, the rough edges that become visible through the power of […]


Gestaltung von: Helen Schneider | www.helensdesign.de

Generally fresh in Ilsenburg Monastery 2024

From fall 2024, the Kulturwerk of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt in Ilsenburg Monastery will be showing the exhibition “generell frisch. New members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt”. We are looking forward to cooperating with the Ilsenburg Monastery Foundation in a fantastic location with the best conditions for the numerous works of art. Participants are 30 artists who […]



Gestaltung: Friedrich Hensen / www.friedrichhensen.art , Titelmotiv: Früheres Atelier von Martin Möhwald, Foto: Sibylle Mania © VG Bild-Kunst

Open studios in Saxony-Anhalt 2024

On 21. and September 22, 2024 the “Open Studios” will take place again in Saxony-Anhalt. Around 150 artists open their doors to visitors. Look forward to open doors in Barleben, Derenburg, Dessau-Roßlau, Halle (Saale), Havelberg, Jessen, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Magdeburg, Nebra, Quedlinburg, the Saale district, Salzwedel, Schlanstedt and Wernigerode!


© Julienne Jattiot

Symposium Experimental Printmaking

In September 2024, eight members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt will come together at Posa Monastery in Zeitz to work together for a week. The artists are at home in the art of printing and look forward to experimenting. Not only does a well-equipped screen printing workshop await them, but also plenty of space to try […]



BBK Saxony-Anhalt welcomes 19 new members

On April 9, 2024, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt was a guest at the Lichthaus in Halle for the recording session. Almost all of the registered artists from Saxony-Anhalt were able to present themselves to the admissions committee in order to become members of our association. The following 19 artists are new: Taha Bader | Hagen Bäcker […]


Allianz Freie Kultur Halle (Saale) – “Vision for the future of Halle’s independent cultural scene”

Only a lively, strong and colorful art scene makes Halle a city worth living in. The Halle Free Culture Alliance has therefore devised a campaign together for the first time and we are now delighted to invite you. Welcome to the discussion event on the future of Halle’s independent cultural scene on 25.4.2024 17:00 – […]


Short-term call for tenders Course work database for BBK members (14.04.2024)

We recently advertised a course on work databases for heirs and estate administrators. As we have not received enough registrations from this group of interested parties, we would now like to open the course to BBK members at short notice. The dates have already been set and two participants have already confirmed their attendance. If […]


How do I negotiate my fee/price?

For visual artists, there are two main sources of funding: Fees and revenue. A seminar in cooperation with the Career Service of the HfBK Dresden focuses on the fees that can be charged for participation in exhibitions, the realization of artistic works or for courses, workshops, lectures, etc. A great deal of commitment has been […]


Frank Täubner

Frank Täubner, born in 1954, lived and worked in Dessau-Roßlau until 2013. Since then, he has moved to Derenburg in the Harz Mountains. However, he always maintained his connection to Dessau. His cycle of paintings of Wörlitz Park was on display in the library of the Federal Environment Agency last year and was subsequently purchased […]


Workshop art business and parenthood

Expert lecture and workshop on May 15, 2024 from 09:00 to 14:00. A hybrid event organized by the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. and Dornrosa e.V. Halle. The initiators are the visual artists Wiebke Kirchner and Daniela Schönemann. For artists who have children, the art world is full of structural hurdles. Parenthood and freelancing are […]


© Michela Benedan

Call for artists at schools in Saxony-Anhalt 2024/25

This year, the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. is once again inviting tenders for the implementation of cultural education projects, which are primarily open to the artists of the BBK Sachsen-Anhalt and all general education schools. The projects of approx. 20 hours can take place between August 5, 2024 and March 31, 2025. The “Artists […]


© Joachim Blobel

Call for entries – Art & Design Market 2024

Sichtbar- Kunst- & Designmarkt7. & 8. September 2024Sa & So 11-18 Uhrim Burggraben des Kunstmuseums Moritzburg Halle (Saale) Dear artists and designers,In 2024, Halle (Saale) will once again host the Visible Art & Design Market in the moat of the Moritzburg Art Museum – this time curated and organized by Kerstin Krieg and Matthias Behne, […]


Foto: Christine Rammelt-Hadelich

Call for open studios in Saxony-Anhalt 2024

Open studios in Saxony-AnhaltSeptember 21/22, 2024, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. We cordially invite all artists and designers in Saxony-Anhalt to apply for the “Open Studios in Saxony-Anhalt” event. As always, on the third weekend in September, people interested in art will have the opportunity to look over your shoulder as you work. The event, […]


Gestaltung: www.die-stilartisten.de

generally fresh in Magdeburg 2023

In the seventh edition of our “generally fresh” exhibition format, we are presenting 25 new members at the Magdeburg Design Forum. We are delighted to be guests at this venue for ambitious art and cultural projects. Discover painting, printmaking, installation, textile art, jewelry, sculpture, drawing by the artists who were accepted into the BBK Saxony-Anhalt […]