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Eb-Dietzsch Art Prize for Painting

Since 2008, a biennial art prize for painting has been awarded in Gera, dedicated to the Gera painter and graphic artist Eberhard (Eb) Dietzsch. It is intended to commemorate this artist, who had a decisive influence on the creative scene in Thuringia for decades and was actively committed to the realization of humanist ideals. The […]


Art Prize 2026 of the Cultural Foundation of Sparkasse Karlsruhe

The Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe is awarding an art prize on the subject of “Radical Uncertainty”. The online application is open from January 12, 2026. It will end automatically as soon as the limit of 1,000 registrations is reached, or on January 18, 2026 at the latest. The art prize exhibition with approx. 90 juried […]


August Sander Prize 2026 for portrait photography

The August Sander Prize for Portrait Photography, donated by Ulla Bartenbach and Prof. Dr. Kurt Bartenbach, will be awarded for the fifth time in 2026 in collaboration with the Photographische Sammlung/ SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne. The idea behind the award is to promote young contemporary artistic approaches in the sense of objective and conceptual photography. […]


Residency scholarship for the Casa di Goethe in Rome

For the first time, the Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt is awarding an international working grant for Rome in cooperation with the Casa di Goethe, the only German museum abroad, and the Arbeitskreis selbstständiger Kultur-Institute e.V. (ASKI). The scholarship is aimed at artists who wish to continue the cultural dialog between Germany and Italy – in the tradition […]



Christoph Kunze in Schönebeck

Exhibition ‘Sinnbilder’ – Photographs by Christoph Kunze


Christoph Liedtke receives the HEIMATSTIPENDIUM home scholarship from the Saxony-Anhalt Art Foundation

He receives the HEIMATSTIPENDIUM for the Reformation History Research Library in Wittenberg’s historic castle ensemble, which contains around 230,000 volumes. Particular treasures include Luther Bibles, cradle prints, manuscripts and illuminated works from the Middle Ages. The artists will begin their work in the respective institutions from April 2026. The project phase runs up to and […]


Research assistant in the project EU University Network Saxony-Anhalt (nEUtzwerk)

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle Application deadline: January 25, 2026


“Education coordinator in design – arts and crafts”

Artists’ House 188 Application deadline: January 31, 2026


Invitation: Digital information event / January 29, 2026

Dear cultural practitioners, dear actors in cultural education, dear interested parties, Are you planning a cultural education project for children and young people for 2026 and don’t want to submit an application? Then visit our digital information event on January 29, 2026 from 14:00 – 16:30. We provide an insight into the general funding conditions […]


Sustainability scholarships as part of the “Reallabor ZEKIWA Zeitz” project for students and graduates of the BURG’s art and design departments

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle is awarding two sustainability scholarships in 2026 and 2027 as part of the “Reallabor ZEKIWA Zeitz” (RZZ) project. Students and graduates of the BURG’s art and design departments can apply. The application deadline for the first round is February 15, 2026. With the sustainability scholarships in Zeitz, […]


Annegrete Riebesel in Halle (Saale)

Exhibition “Under a hundred colors” | Painting and glass objects To the artist’s page: https://annegreteriebesel.de


Teacher for special tasks in the field of photography

Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design Application deadline: February 15, 2026


W2-Professorship Immersive Design & Fine Art

Reutlingen University Application deadline: February 28, 2026


International summer studio and artist scholarship

Working, learning and well-being are the three key words with which Aschersleben, the oldest town in Saxony-Anhalt, successfully promotes itself. Education, art and culture play a particularly important role and form a strong symbiosis, especially at the Bestehornpark education center. The Aschersleben International Summer Studio, which was initiated by the city of Aschersleben for the […]


Open Call: The Male Figure XV – 2026

Since 2010, Galerie Kunstbehandlung has placed the subject of “The Male Figure” at the center of an annual, internationally acclaimed group exhibition. Part of the concept is that the gallery’s well-known artists, who work on the classic theme of male figures, are constantly joined by new talents, thus opening up new perspectives on this part […]


New call for entries: We can do art

Cultural education projects in the field of visual arts can be submitted from now until February 28, 2026. The earliest possible start date is from 15.06.2026, a project start is possible from 13.07.2026 at the earliest. Of course, projects can also start later. However, projects lasting longer than one year are not eligible for funding […]


Nora Mona Bach, Ingrid Müller-Kuberski and Marco Warmuth in Halle (Saale)

ARTISTS LOVE BOOKS New sponsored catalogs and art books For the eighth time, the Art Foundation of the State of Saxony-Anhalt invites you to the presentation of new catalogs and art books that have been realized as part of a grant. On Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 3 pm, the presentation of all catalogs and […]


Deborah Ziller in Leipzig

Calendar 2026 | limited edition | Christmas at the cross WERK 2 – Kulturfabrik Leipzig Opening: Wednesday 10.12.2025, 4 – 9 p.m.Monday – Thursday: 2 – 9 p.m.Friday and Saturday: 1 – 10 p.m.Sunday: 1 – 9 p.m.


Open Call: Symposium “Ruptures and Reckonings:

The symposium “Ruptures and Reckonings: A Decade of Critical Design” invites designers, (design)anthropologists, educators, and transdisciplinary and independent researchers to reflect on the last decade of critical and decolonial design practices. The event is hosted by the department of Design Studies at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle. Join us on May […]