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WORPSWEDER MUSEUMS – WORK SCHOLARSHIP
In 2027, the Worpswede museums will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Große Kunstschau Worpswede with a joint annual exhibition titled “A Celebration of Art!” To mark this occasion, the Worpswede Museum Network and the Worpswede Artists’ Houses are jointly awarding a three-month artist residency. “Häuser für die Kunst” explores the conditions under which art […]
Greater Security for Independent Artists: Federal Council Supports Initiative from North Rhine-Westphalia
Social security for artists is a key cultural policy priority for the state government. On Friday, October 16, 2026, at the initiative of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Bundesrat approved by a broad majority a motion by the state to introduce an additional pillar in the artists’ social insurance system. This calls on the federal government to […]
Change in Leadership at BBK Saxony-Anhalt: Helen Schneider Takes Over for Desiree Sander
The Executive Board of the Professional Association of Visual Artists of Saxony-Anhalt (BBK) will have a new interim member effective November 1, 2026. Helen Schneider, a visual artist and designer from Halle (Saale), is committed to actively supporting the work of the BBK Executive Board: “My goal is to contribute to an open, diverse, and […]
Alexandra Liakhavets and Rebecca Hilser at the Discovery Art Fair
as participating exhibitors at the Discovery Art Fair 2026
Numerous BBK members at the gallery shop in Magdeburg
As part of the exhibition “30 to the Square”—One Format, Over 100 Artistic Perspectives Participants include: Arif Amirov, Barbara Hoeft, Michael Gebhardt, Sofia Mayer, Lisa S. Rackwitz, Rebekka Rauschhardt, Camilllo Richter, Beate Schoppmann
BLACK RAVEN – Prize Competition for Original Etchings (Entry Fee)
The Graphic Arts Museum at the Dürerhaus in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is announcing a competition with cash prizes for original etchings. The competition is listed as “prize-winning”; however, the amount of the prize money is not specified in the BBK Federal Association’s competition overview. Similarly, the entry fee and age limit are not specified […]
KaB Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Kronshagen Military Base
The Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service in Kiel (ZInstSanBw Kiel) is one of two central institutes of the Bundeswehr currently tasked with analyzing and evaluating veterinary, food, and environmental chemistry samples. A new building is being constructed for the institute on the government property in Kronshagen near Kiel to house various laboratory areas. […]
City Painter Scholarship
Please note: Thanks to a private donation, the City Artist Fellowship for 2027 is once again open for applications. Applications are now being accepted.The FellowshipThe City of Gaildorf offers professional freelance artists the opportunity to live and work for one year at the centrally located Old Castle. For the duration of their stay, the city […]
AI Fellowship 2026
Three fellowships for artistic projects on artificial intelligence—awarded by a jury of AI agents. The third edition of YouTransfer’s AI Fellowship is now open. We are seeking artistic works that explore artificial intelligence and its impact on our present. It is explicitly not limited to art produced using AI. We are looking for works that […]
Art Communication Project Grant 28
20 Years of the KunstKommunikation Project GrantWe’re looking for your memories and stories!For 20 years, participatory and site-specific art projects have been created as part of the KunstKommunikation project grant at the DA, Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst—in collaboration with people from the region. To mark this anniversary, the DA, Kunsthaus invites you to share personal memories, […]
Wadersloh Sculpture Symposium 2027
The 9th Sculpture Symposium of the Municipality of Wadersloh will take place from August 21 to 29 at the Museum Abtei Liesborn. Here, artists will once again have the opportunity to present their work in an open studio. Four artists will carry out their projects during the symposium week. Since 1997, the Wadersloh Sculpture Symposium […]
Roland Gräfe Foundation
The Roland Gräfe Foundation—Foundation for Art and Culture—Art Prize is awarded to professional artists at irregular intervals. In keeping with our motto, “Promoting Art and Culture—Building Bridges,” we would like to award this fifth art prize once again in a region that has been particularly affected by economic and structural change. At the same time, […]
19 new BBK members were inducted in Halle (Saale)
We are delighted to welcome 19 new members to the BBK Saxony-Anhalt and extend a warm welcome to them! The small pop-up exhibition held at Große Klausstraße 6 in Halle (Saale) to get to know one another was improvised, but its diversity was second to none. On October 13, 2026, 17 artists met with the […]
BBK Members at the Halle Art Association
Participants include: Arif Amirov, Stefanie Demmel, Barbara Dimanski, Ondine Frochaux, Günter Giseke, Suchra Gummelt, Ilko Koestler, Rita Lass, Deborah Ziller, Hans-Rainer Otto Rausch, Annegrete Riebesel, Hanna Sass, Franziska Schnürer, Gerhard Schwarz, Christina Simon, Iris Trostel Santander, Pauline Ullrich, Grit Wendelberger, and Wolfgang Westphal
Recommendations and Calculation Guides for Fair Pay in the Arts and Culture Sector
Art is work. And it deserves to be paid! But how much? What is fair and reasonable? Fee recommendations have proven to be a valuable guide for artists and cultural workers—both in Austria and internationally. They promote self-empowerment when negotiating fees and are intended to prevent fee dumping. But they are also a political tool […]
W2 Professorship in Illustration
Munich University of Applied Sciences Application Deadline: October 26, 2026
Artistic Staff Member in the Industrial Design Program
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle Application deadline: November 8, 2026
Assistance to the Institute Director/Academic Services
Administrative Office of the Institute of Design at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts () Application deadline: November 10, 2026
Closing Reception: Wiebke Kirchner, Katja Neubert, Elisabeth Otto, and Desiree Sander in Halle (Saale)
Who cares? – Eine Ausstellung mit zehn künstlerischen Positionen zu Elternschaft und Kunstbetrieb How does parenthood change artistic practice? How do social structures and expectations affect artists with children? And: Who cares? The exhibition explores the challenges, contradictions, and potential inherent in the relationship between care work and art, offering a variety of perspectives on […]
Katja Labedzki in Halle (Saale)
MIXTAPE Screen Printing and Book Workshop Back in the day, people used to put together mixtapes and give them as gifts. In this workshop, we’ll do the same thing on paper. Bring one or two of your favorite songs and use them to create your own two-color screen-printed design. It doesn’t have to be an […]