BBK events
BBK workshop “Artist profiles on the BBK homepage” on October 6, 2025
Our homepage is filling up. The addition of new artist profiles makes it more attractive for users and presents a lively and diverse image to the outside world. But there is still a lot of room for improvement. Following on from our successful workshop in fall 2024, we would now like to offer you the […]
Networking meeting Altmark on September 26, 2025
In 2025, the Altmark will be the focus of networking in the BBK Saxony-Anhalt. We want to exchange ideas with as many people and organizations as possible who are committed to art and culture. We launched the “Region in Focus” format three years ago. We started in Dessau-Roßlau (2022) and continued with the state capital […]
WIR-Festival – We are part of it!
An important quote has been displayed on the shop window of the BBK office in Halle’s old town since September 1, 2025: It never stops that you have to say something. (Antje Rávik Strubel) We would like to thank the WIR Festival for the great initiative they have put together in such a short space […]
generally fresh at Kunsthaus Salzwedel from September 28, 2025
The Kunsthaus Salzwedel is pleased to present the exhibition generell frisch – Neue Mitglieder des Berufsverbandes Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt. The show by the Kulturwerk of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt brings together a diverse selection of contemporary works by 29 artists who were accepted into the professional association in 2023. With them are: Eileen Farida Almarales Noy […]
New publications work database September 2025
For the second time this year, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt is putting new works online. This means that 41 artists with a total of 6,207 works are now represented in the Saxony-Anhalt Visual Arts Database. The BBK cordially invites you to the studio of the jewelry artist Claudia Baugut, who was involved in the project, in […]
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 […]
Mechanical shop window
The BBK shop window has been in Dessau since October 2022 – now it is becoming the site of a special community project. The artists’ association “Dessau und Umgebung”, or DuU for short, which has come together under the umbrella of the BBK, is currently working on an unusual idea: the “Mechanical Shop Window”. This […]
BBK evening act at Salon Rausch
After the summer break, the BBK evening event is now starting up again. All members are cordially invited to attend. Here are the next dates: Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.Location: Salon Rausch, Ulestraße 1, 06114 Halle (Saale).Prior registration is required by contacting Rainer Rausch on 0176 70504248.
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 […]
Open studios in Saxony-Anhalt on September 20/21, 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 […]