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Elvira Franz
At the BBKarium in Wernigerode, Elvira Franz is presenting her exhibition “Colors Like Sounds.” Her artistic work focuses on color, form, and their interplay. Precisely placed areas of color, curved lines, and geometric shapes create distinct pictorial spaces. Subtly graded shades of color interact with one another, producing different visual “sounds.” Franz is interested in […]
Annegrete Riebesel
At the BBKarium Magdeburg, Annegrete Riebesel is presenting works in glass under the title “Glass Art with Passion.” The glass artist has been exploring the unique properties of glass for many years. Transparency, light, reflection, and the unique material qualities of glass are at the heart of her work. Riebesel explores the possibilities of the […]
Rebecca Hilser
Rebecca Hilser’s exhibition “Narrative Characters” is on view at the BBKarium Halle. She combines textile techniques with drawing and painterly methods to create multi-layered visual worlds. Fabric, thread, paint, and embroidery become independent creative tools in this process and develop a unique visual language. In her work “Aufbruchsstimmung” (2023), Hilser combines silk, crepe, dyeing, and […]
Susanne Klingenberg
At the BBKarium in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Susanne Klingenberg is exhibiting collages and assemblages that combine used landscape paintings and historical portraits with imagery from newspapers and magazines. Through deliberate interventions, new visual spaces emerge in which romantic landscapes encounter urban developments and the consequences of human activity. With subtle humor and surprising combinations of images, […]
Online workshop artist profiles BBK homepage
Online workshop on September 2, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. via Zoom To become visible on the homepage of BBK Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., we would like to encourage you to design your profile. For the first steps, we will be offering an introductory workshop from March 2026. In this workshop, we will show you […]
Next admission session in October 2026
Visual artists who are interested can apply for membership in the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler e.V. until September 15, 2026. On October 13, 2026, the BBK will host its next induction meeting, which, in addition to reviewing the admission criteria, is primarily intended to give new members, the Executive Board, the Admissions Committee, and the staff […]
Katharina Gahlert
At the BBKarium Dessau, Katharina Gahlert is presenting her latest works in paper and textiles. Her collages tell stories of changing landscapes, of memory, and of the traces left behind by time and nature. Empty rivers and dust on our hearts. We can still sense the current that shaped the landscape. The dry riverbed traces […]
Open Studios in Saxony-Anhalt on 19. & September 20, 2026
This year marks the 30th edition of the “Open Studios in Saxony-Anhalt.” Not only do art enthusiasts remain loyal to us, but there are also several artists among the participants who have been with us for all 30 years. We owe our ability to continue this popular event in 2026 not only to the participants […]
Alexandra Liakhavets
Exhibition: “Where Do Our Roots Begin—and Where Do They End?” A café with birch trees, a birch bottle, everything birch… In this project, I take the birch tree as my starting point. It becomes a space for negotiation between my experiences and the changes I’ve undergone since moving from Belarus to Germany. Through everyday objects, […]
Melanie Kuna-Drechsler
In her artistic work, Melanie Kuna-Drechsler focuses on special moments and the traces of change. Inspired by nature, memories, and moments of everyday life, she creates multi-layered and vividly colored visual worlds and spaces. Using acrylic, oil pastels, and beeswax, she explores the tension between the visible and the hidden, between “what remains” and constant […]
Anne Pruy
Anne Pruys’ series *White Clouds in the River* consists of large-format, three-dimensional collages made of enamel and steel, assembled into irregular wall objects. With their vivid colors, they project a symbolic presence into the rooms, while at the same time appearing ephemeral and loose in their application of paint. This appearance of transience and painterly […]
Roswitha Bühler
Roswitha Bühler, an artist from Jerichow, focuses primarily on figurative art. In her sculptures and ceramic works, she explores the human form, its postures, and forms of expression. With clear forms and great sensitivity, she creates works that reveal the human being in all its presence and individuality. In her drawings as well, she focuses […]
BBKarium Saxony-Anhalt. Starting in the summer of 2026 at 5 locations
We cordially invite you! On September 1, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m., we will officially launch the “BBKarium Saxony-Anhalt” project—with a project presentation, an overview of all locations, and the people behind it. How can art from the region be brought into public spaces, and what opportunities does the BBKarium network offer artists, urban communities, […]
Ondine Frochaux
Ondine Frochaux, born in Lausanne in French-speaking Switzerland, studied painting in Otto Möhwald’s class at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle. In her artistic work, she deals with the phenomenon of beauty and the question of how beauty is perceived and experienced. For her, it is both astonishing and wonderful that […]
“Generally Fresh” at the Old Town Hall in Wittenberg, 2026
Exhibition “Generally fresh. New members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt” In the fall of 2026, the Kulturwerk of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt will present the exhibition series “generell frisch” in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Organized by the Kulturwerk of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt e.V., the exhibition will feature works by 34 artists who were admitted to the Professional Association of […]
Election Forum Hosted by BBK, KWSA, and LanZe on August 22
Together with Kreativwirtschaft Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. and the Landeszentrum Freies Theater Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., we are hosting an election forum featuring a panel discussion on the election benchmarks we sent to the political parties. We’ll engage in direct dialogue and ask questions in person. We invite you to join us: Come to Halle (Saale) on August 22, […]
BBK Summer Reception in Halle (Saale)
You are cordially invited to the BBK Saxony-Anhalt Summer Reception Date: September 1, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m. Location: in front of our office, Große Klausstraße 6, 06108 Halle (Saale) We look forward to welcoming you to our fourth summer reception, which will feature the following program items. Please let us know by August 20 […]
visible – art & design market on 13. & June 14, 2026
This year, the “sichtbar – Kunst- & Designmarkt” will once again take place during the Handel Festival in the moat of Moritzburg Castle in Halle. Come along and look forward to a new market weekend with more than 50 artists and designers who will be showcasing their fantastic range at the 13th sichtbar market. Experience […]
New BBKarium shop window in Wittenberg
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt is delighted to open the third of a total of five BBKarium showcases in Saxony-Anhalt in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. After a long search, a new place for art, encounters and visibility has been found with the Stadtlabor – Stadtwohnzimmer. The opening will take place on Friday, May 15, at 6:00 pm. In the […]
Invitation to tender “Summer 2026 plant database course”
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt has been operating the “Visual Arts Database Saxony-Anhalt” since 2017. It publishes catalogs of works and estates of visual artists with a connection to Saxony-Anhalt. The work database informs the public – including curators and researchers, for example – about the life’s work of individual artists and reflects the diversity of artistic […]