BBK events
BBK at the Magdeburger Kunst/Mitte
At this year’s Magdeburg Kunst/Mitte art fair, we will be providing information about our projects and concerns. Formats such as “Generally Fresh”, “Artists in Schools” and “Visual Arts Database” increase the visibility of professional contemporary art, communicate it to young people and draw attention to the impending loss of cultural heritage. Our region in Focus […]
BBK summer reception at Thomas Leu’s studio
The third BBK summer reception will take place on August 22, 2025. The board of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt has invited network partners from politics and culture, active members and members from this year’s “Focus” region Altmark to exchange ideas, look back on joint initiatives and make new plans. This year’s co-host is BBK member Thomas […]
Admission of new BBK members in fall 2025
The next admission meeting will take place on October 28, 2025 in the Altmark – our “Region in Focus 2025”. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., we look forward to receiving your application by September 15, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact us by […]
Open studios in Saxony-Anhalt 2025
Art needs space – for creation and for encounters. On this special weekend, Saxony-Anhalt opens its studio doors and becomes a living map of creative work. Where there is usually silence, rooms are filled with voices. Whether painting, photography, sculpture, graphics, ceramics or sound – each studio is a small world of its own: surprising, […]
BBK stand at KUNST/MITTE: Call for help!
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt would like to set up an information stand again at the Magdeburg Kunst/Mitte trade fair at the end of August – we need your help! Last year, our board took over the entire shifts on a voluntary, unpaid basis. This time this is not possible for various reasons such as vacation, own […]
Taha Bader
Taha Bader, born in Karachi (Pakistan) in 1991, has lived in Saxony-Anhalt since 2016. After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture and a Master’s degree in Integrated Design in Dessau, he has dedicated himself to painting since childhood, which he rediscovered during the pandemic in […]
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. […]
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 […]
BBK evening act at Salon Rausch
This month’s BBK evening act will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025. From May 2025, the BBK Evening Meeting will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025 and on Wednesdays, May 14, 21 and 28, 2025. All members are cordially invited to attend.Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in each case,Location: Salon Rausch, Ulestraße […]
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 […]
Veronika Kaiping
“INTERIOR VIEWS” In April, the BBKarium Dessau is all about our inner life. Artist Veronika Kaiping makes visible what we don’t normally see – the organs that work inside us and the emotions that move us. Body maps and emotional beings provide humorous insights in which the physical and the spiritual exist side by side. […]
Experimental Printmaking at the BBK Saxony-Anhalt
The portfolio project | The symposium | The workshop From April 4 to 27, 2025, the exhibition Experimental Printmaking from Saxony-Anhalt opens up new perspectives on printmaking. Eight artists – Marion Münzberg, Gert Burkard Büttner, Julienne Jattiot, Sebastian Harwardt, Elena Kiseleva-Arendt, Rainer Rausch, Christina Simon and Grit Wolf – will present works that were created […]
BBK General Meeting 2025
This year’s general meeting will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025. In line with the “Region in BBK Focus” format – this year it is the Altmark – we will be meeting far to the north in the Hanseatic city of Stendal. We are guests at the music and art school, which is within […]
Foyer des Arts – The art salon with Roman Pliske on “estates”
What remains of an artist’s inner life? And what happens to an artistic legacy if no descendants preserve it or archives reach their limits? These questions are on the minds of many artists – because the concern that works will be lost contrasts with the growing importance of documenting and making visible one’s own artistic […]
Call for proposals “Artists in schools in Saxony-Anhalt” 2025/26
This year, the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. is once again inviting applications for the implementation of cultural education projects, which are primarily open to the artists of the BBK Sachsen-Anhalt and all general education schools. The projects of approx. 20 hours can take place between August 11, 2025 and March 27, 2026. The “Artists […]
Experimental Printmaking at the BBK Saxony-Anhalt on March 15, 2025
Experimental Printmaking at the BBK Saxony-Anhalt on March 15, 2025 In a cooperation between Künstlerhaus 188 e.V. and BBK Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., the results of the symposium “Experimental Printmaking 2024” will be shown at Posa Monastery from March 8 to 30, 2025. In addition, 30 prints from the portfolio project initiated by the Bundes-BBK in 2024 […]
Marie Mandalka
Mandalka’s garbage reliefs attract attention with their organic aesthetics and haptics. Memories of skin and anthropological traces unfold a fascinating effect. By using recycled, cut-up packaging waste that shimmers through under layers of latex in kilim structures, these works focus on themes such as the use of resources, political communication, interaction and effectiveness. Further information […]
Astrid Salewski
In the March edition of the BBKarium’s showcase exhibition, Dessau artist Astrid Salewski invites you to explore the sometimes disturbing beauty of quiet moments with her small selection of images. On display are works that were created as part of a work scholarship on the subject of “Under the Ice” and for the exhibition “” […]
SAVE THE DATE Workshop “Art and Inclusion” on March 28, 2025
SEMINARChange of perspective: Inclusion in the visual artsA lot is happening in culture in Germany. It has become more sustainable, more diverse and more inclusive in recent years. Artists withphysical, mental and cognitive impairments can now be seen more frequently and as a matter of course on stage in particular; institutions are opening up to […]