BBK events


Yvonne Standke-Schramm

“Betrogenes Glück” invites you on an allegorical journey about hopes and disappointments. The title refers to a deceptive happiness – a promise that does not stand up to reality. How can development succeed in a world in which the shimmering dreams of childhood are overtaken by the demands of adulthood? Freedom and lightness seem like […]


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 […]



Kerstin Krieg in Meuchen

Sculpture workshop – working with sandstone Costs: 65€ course fee + 10€ material / total: 75€


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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 […]


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 […]


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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 […]


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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 […]


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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 […]


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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 […]


Digital information event on 06.02.2025 on the call for proposals We can do art

The project office is offering a digital information event on the application process on the following date: 06.02.2025, 15:00-17:00 (registration by e-mail by 05.02., 14:00) The information event will take place via Zoom; you will receive the link with which you can dial into the event after you have registered. If you are interested, please […]


Save the date: Open studios on September 20 & 21, 2025

On the third weekend in September, i.e. September 20 and 21, 2025, the “Open Studios” will once again take place in Saxony-Anhalt. We hope that many artists from the various trades will once again open their doors to visitors, as they do every year, and invite you to save the date in your diary. Further […]


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Reminder: Admission of new members to the BBK Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.

The next recording session will take place on April 8, 2025 in Halle (Saale) at Galerie Paul Scherzer. 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 March 15, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail or […]


Anja Wolf

In February, our newcomer Anja Wolf will be presenting her work in the window of the workshop café. The exhibition will be on display around the clock until February 28. On display in the exhibition are collages from the year 2024, which show an artistic examination of the “Potsdam Memorandum 2005”. This is a manifesto […]


Meeting of the Cultural Education Working Group on February 17, 2025

On Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1 p.m., the Cultural Education Working Group will meet at the BBK office (Gr. Klausstr. 6, 06108 Halle). We would be delighted to hear of your interest in the working group and cordially invite you to attend. Please register by February 12 at .