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Sculpture symposium: 5th knock on Schilling’s door

Location: Museum Alte Pfarrhäuser MittweidaTime: June 18-23, 2025Organizer: City of Mittweida, Museum Alte Pfarrhäuser MittweidaOrganization: Museum Alte Pfarrhäuser Mittweida and Rolf BüttnerArtistic director: Rolf Büttner, graduate designer Call!Apply to take part in a symposium for sculptors. Who was Friedrich Schilling?The sculptor Johannes Schilling was born in Mittweida in 1828 as the fifth child of a […]


Neulandsucher East-West: Tackling the future together!

Are you committed to participation and democratic coexistence in rural areas? Do you have a specific project that you would like to establish in your town over the course of a year? Do you want to share your ideas and experiences with other land activists to help shape social change? Then apply by 04.05.2025 as […]


Call for open studios in Saxony-Anhalt 2025

September 20/21, 2025, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Application deadline: May 31, 2025 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. […]


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Workshop “Tax issues of artists and designers” on May 26, 2025

Which income and expenses belong in the surplus income statement? How can freelance and commercial activities be distinguished from each other? Is the small business regulation suitable for me? These and other questions are the focus of a workshop with tax consultant Ronald Ebersbach on May 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Designhaus […]


Court Art Night 2025

This year, the 4th HofKunstNacht of the Lions Club Halle an der Saale will take place in September 2025 in the moat of Moritzburg Castle. It is a charity eventduring which an auction will be held for the purposes of the Lions organization in the city of Halle. By sharing the proceeds, we also want […]


Open Call: Solar Punk

Opening on October 23, 2025 an exhibition on the subject of solar punk. What is Solar Punk? Solar punk is an undercurrent of science fiction and counters the cynicism of prevailing dystopias with hope for a bright future. Solar punk makes us dream and can serve as a role model for a future that unites […]


International Ceramics Symposium Römhild

From October 5 to October 31, 2026, the XIII International Ceramics Symposium “Metamorphosis – Ceramics through the ages” will be held in the town of Römhild in 2026. Conditions of participation: The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 8 artists. These will be selected from the applicants by an expert jury. For […]


LA FABRIQUE DES ARTS RESIDENCY

A cultural hub for all artistic disciplines AIM Exploration, creation, production LENGTH 10, 6 or 3 month SELECTION PROCEDURES Call for applications. Selection and approval by a committee invited by the Fondation Fiminco. LA FABRIQUE DES ARTS: a residency program open to French and international artists in the fields of visual arts, arts and crafts, […]


…fresh – 12th wind art festival “bewegter wind”

The wind art competition is being held for the 12th time. The competition entries will be exhibited from 17 – 31.08.2025 at special scenic locations in Zierenberg, North Hesse. The exhibition will be accompanied by a themed supporting program that invites visitors to discover the exhibits and the landscape. The competition and exhibition are organized […]


Artist residency for the Klimatak Festival

The youth club m24 is launching an OPEN CALL for artworks and installations that deal with sustainable art production in the context of the Klimatak festival.Klimatak is a participatory youth festival that takes place annually and celebrates climate protection with art and music. One of our main goals is to create spaces for feminist and […]


OPEN CALL – FLINTA* only on the topic: SOLIDARITY & RESISTANCE

Whether loud or quiet, collective or personal, visible or under the surface – we want to hear voices that strengthen each other, rebel, connect. We are a group of young people from Bielefeld who want to create a place where art doesn’t have to be conformist – but loud, uncomfortable, unifying, resistant. Because FLINTA* voices […]


OPEN CALL – SCHWARZZSEITE PROJEKT Edition 2025

SCHWARZZSEITE PROJEKTis dedicated to creating encounters in contemporary printmaking, offering a dynamic space for artistic exchange. Showcasing works by emerging artists, it aims to spark dialogue, exploration, and collaboration. The initiative emphasizes experimentation and fresh perspectives, unlocking new possibilities for creative expression in printmaking today. Conditions and eligibility: When: exhibition takes place from June 14th […]


Call for art contributions for the site design at the 6* Festival, Bayreuth

We are calling on artists in Germany and Europe to apply for this public call:For our 6* Festival in Bayreuth, an open air festival with a focus on live electronic music, we are looking for sculptures and installations to design our festival site. Location: Bayreuth, Germany Date: June 12 – 15, 2025 Application deadline: May […]


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Admission meeting in April: 8 new members in BBK Saxony-Anhalt

On April 8, 2025, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt hosted its spring admission meeting at the Paul Scherzer Gallery in Halle. Here, interested artists from Saxony-Anhalt were able to present themselves to the admissions committee in order to become members of our association. We are delighted that 8 artists are now new members and have conjured up […]


First steps towards new admission

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A summer academy in cooperation with the Alfred Toepfer Foundation

Marketing strategies for visual artists The Summer Academy provides artists with basic knowledge about the art market and the profession of artist. The central theme of the academy is the development of a personal strategy for marketing one’s own work. The summer academy takes place at the Gut Siggen seminar center of the Alfred Toepfer […]


Workshop “From creative mind to successful entrepreneur”

This workshop focuses on your entrepreneurial identity and a holistic view of your start-up. Who do you want to be as an entrepreneur and what attitude do you want to work with? What do you stand for – and what don’t you stand for? How do you create sustainable and authentic connections with your customers […]


Online lecture “Time management – strategies for more focus and productivity”

On 22 April from 10 to 11 a.m., we are organizing the online lecture “Time management – strategies for more focus and productivity”. The speaker will be psychologist Elvira Kuslij. You can join us via this link: April 22, 10-11 a.m., online lecture: Time management – strategies for focus and productivitywith Elvira Kusliy Join the […]


Creative Europe CULTURE: European cooperation projects

2025 Open Call for Applications With the funding area “European Cooperation Projects”, the EU supports cultural projects in which organizations from at least three different eligible countries work together and find European solutions to current challenges. The partner consortium consists of an applicant organization (coordinator) and at least two other cultural institutions (partners). Application deadline: […]


Free studio space in the Forum Gestaltung in Magdeburg

Since summer 2019, the association Forum Gestaltung e. V. has been responsible for the further programmatic development and management of the entire quarter of the former Magdeburg School of Arts and Crafts. The building complex has around 8,000 square meters of enclosed space and an inner courtyard. In addition to promoting art and culture, the […]