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Almuth Lohmann-Zell, Ina Jaenicke, Judith Runge in Herrischried
Görwihl Cultural Summer 2025 Art and music in churches and chapels | “Transit” ceramic works
MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowships
Since 1981, this fellowship program, funded by a grant from the Jerome Foundation, has artistically and critically advanced the careers of more than 200 visual artists. The artists considered for these fellowships may work in a variety of visual art media, including traditional and new media. The program is aimed at visual artists who can […]
North Sea resort of Otterndorf seeks town artist for 2026
For the year 2026, the town of Otterndorf is offering a scholarship for an artist from the field of fine arts – painting, drawing, graphics, photography, arts and crafts, sculpture, film – who would like to live and work in the North Sea resort of Otterndorf, a small town in Lower Saxony with around 7,500 […]
Ebernburg artists’ station
The Künstlerbahnhof Ebernburg e.V. association gives young international artists or those with interesting biographies the opportunity to develop their artistic skills independently during a residency. There are exhibitions of the scholarship holders, but also of other innovative artists from the variety of forms of all directions of free art, in special exhibitions also the applied […]
Gaildorf town painter scholarship
The town of Gaildorf offers professional freelance artists the opportunity to live and work for a year in the centrally located Old Castle. For the duration of the stay, the city grants the scholarship holders a cash stipend of 500 euros per month. The living and working space will be provided rent-free for twelve months […]
Outhouse – Open Call 2026
1. WHAT TO INCLUDE the general plan will be as follows: 3. FEES 4. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORgenerally I’m happy to hear all your amazing and unique ideas for using the space. I have some basic ideas in mind, mostly based on the seasons but feel free to share whatever you have in mind! […]
Statement of the BBK Berlin on reclaims by the Investitionsbank
The Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) is currently reclaiming large amounts of coronavirus aid from artists, often without examining individual cases. Background: During the pandemic and the lockdown, various programs were created to mitigate the coronavirus crisis and provide rapid assistance to those affected. In March 2020, solo self-employed persons, freelancers and micro-enterprises were able to independently […]
Katharina Stark in Magdeburg
Shibori and indigo dyeing Shibori is a highly developed traditional dyeing and reserve technique from Japan. The term shibori is derived from the Japanese verb shiboru and means to wring, press, squeeze and refers to a specific treatment of fabrics before dyeing, in which specific areas are reserved by tying, folding, pressing, binding, pinching, wrapping […]
InterKulturMachtKunst – ArtPowerInterKultur
The Bundesverband Netzwerke von Migrant:innenorganisationen e.V. (NeMO) is one of 27 programme partners of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) programme “Kultur macht stark. Alliances for Education” (duration: 2023 to 2027). As part of the BMBF program, extracurricular educational projects in the field of cultural education are funded in order to provide children […]
Museum of Modern Art Carinthia: Art installation in the castle chapel
Call for entriesfor the open artistic competition to obtain a grant for the design and realization of an art installation in the castle chapel of the Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten/MMKK. Tender subject: Project planning and realization/implementation of a newly conceived, contemporary, site-specific artistic installation in the castle chapel/MMKK with direct reference to the architecture, history […]
“Museum makes you strong”
With the program “Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung” program, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research has been funding extracurricular cultural education projects for children and young people who have little access to it since 2013. 27 program partners from education, culture and social services implement the program and support local projects that are […]
Ennepe-Ruhr Art Prize 2025 “Light and Shadow”
The Ennepe-Ruhr district is now organizing the Ennepe-Ruhr Art Prize competition for the eighth time. The art prize is awarded every two years and aims to promote regional artists. The competition is announced on a thematic basis. The theme for the 2025 art prize is “Light and Shadow”. This year, the theme of the competition […]
TALENTEmünchen – Master of the future
What is “TALENTEmünchen – Masters of the Future”? “TALTENTEmünchen – Meister der Zukunft” is a competition for newcomers in design and technology. It takes place annually as a special show at the International Crafts Fair Munich at the new Munich exhibition center. The special show is intended to give young people the opportunity to present […]
Open Call for new members: Craftwork4.0 – the Creative Europe Platform
We are excited to launch the very first annual new members call by Craftwork4.0 – the Creative Europe Platform dedicated to empowering craft professionals across the continent. We are looking for European organizations supporting craft emerging professionals through educational programs, mobility programs, funding opportunities, showcasing events and festivals. Craftwork4.0All Creative Europe platform is offering to […]
PlakART competition: What is democracy?
As part of an art competition, we invited art students from all over Germany to tackle the socially relevant topic “What does democracy mean to me?”. The task was to design a two-dimensional poster. The best original works of art will be presented at the vernissage and can be awarded prizes by the public. Application […]
Mario Schneider in Arles, France
New York Short Stories – Photographs by Mario Schneider We are delighted to present the Helle Kammer gallery for the first time as part of the Arles Photo Festival. Right in the historic center, it opens its doors for a special exhibition: Mario Schneider, multi-award-winning director, film composer and author, shows with New York Short […]
Foreign studio grants for artists and curators in the fields of fine arts, photography and media art
For the year 2027, the Federal Ministry is offering studio grants for artists abroad in ACCRA, HELSINKI, LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS, SEOUL, TOKIO and VILNIUS as well as 5 free artist-in-residence grants “FREE AWAY” for artists and curators. The allocation of studios, which are made available to individual artists or, in the case of “FREE […]
Redesign of the euro banknotes – design competition
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched a public design competition to design the next generation of euro banknotes. Designers who wish to participate in the competition can submit their application documents until August 18, 2025, 12:00 CET. With this competition, the ECB wants to set a strong example for the combination of art, culture […]
Nomination for the Hanseatic City of Stendal Art Prize
The Hanseatic City of Stendal will once again be awarding its cultural prizes in 2025. The aim is to highlight and recognize the diverse cultural commitment in the city. To this end, cultural prizes will be awarded in three categories in 2025: – Cultural prize for lifetime achievement (500 €)– Prize for pioneering cultural impulse […]
ART/MIDDLE 2025
Central German Fair for Contemporary Art from August 28 to 31, 2025 With the following artists: Arif Amirov, Astrid Salewski, Christoph Ackermann, Diana Höding, Elena Kiseleva, Heidrun Feistner and Line Jastram and the BBK will also be represented with an information stand.