BBK events


© Daniel K. Schweitzer - Begegnung durch Fotografie
© Daniel K. Schweitzer – Begegnung durch Fotografie

Johann Spengler

“May 1 – International Workers’ Day of Struggle” by Johann Spengler The series “May 1st – International Workers’ Day” by Johann Spengler (*1995 in Berlin) is dedicated to women in various professional fields in the GDR in eight pennants. While the obedience paragraph was still in force in the FRG until 1957 and the employment […]


Foto: Sebastian Kaps
Foto: Sebastian Kaps

Sebastian Kaps

On April 1, 2026 at 17:00, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt will open a new exhibition at the BBKarium in Dessau-Roßlau. The guest is Dessau photographer Sebastian Kaps, who will be presenting his current photographic work. Sebastian Kaps dedicates his artistic work to landscape photography. The exhibition focuses on the oak tree as part of the Dessau-Wörlitz […]


Foto: Catatine, CC BY-SA 3.0

Save the Date: BBK General Assembly 2026

This year’s general meeting of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Stadtmuseum Halle. We look forward to the exchange and joint discussions! The formal invitation will follow after Easter – but please make a note of the date!


Talk & open work meeting: Work and seesaw – family friendliness in the art world

14.04.2026, 5 pm – duration approx. 2 hoursFree of charge – registration required by 07.04.2026Location: Gallery Café of the Cranach Museum The Halle-based Werk und Wippe initiative will present its work and discuss obstacles, opportunities and concrete approaches for a more family-friendly art industry in a moderated talk – with a particular focus on residency […]


Talk “Works of art from the GDR: a look at the collections”

Tue 28.4. / 18:00 / RADIO CORAX event room Works of art from the GDRA look at the collections How are works of art created in the GDR preserved, processed and exhibited today? How large is the proportion of works by women artists in the collections? How did the collections come about? Who has what? […]


Call for proposals “Artists in schools in Saxony-Anhalt” 2026/27

This year, the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. is once again inviting tenders 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 17, 2026 and March 19, 2027. The “Artists […]


Foto: Daniel K. Schweitzer

Laura Baginski

Making female* experience visible, questioning stereotypical images of nature, the body and roles and working towards a lively, diverse perception of gender, sexuality and desire – this is what drives Laura Baginski in her artistic work. In the video work “Lustsubjekte”, she merges the plaster relief of a vulva with images of nature from her […]


Foto: Matthias Ritzmann

Next admission meeting in April 2026

Interested visual artists can still apply for membership in the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler e.V. until March 15, 2026. On April 21, 2026, the BBK will host the next admission meeting, which, in addition to reviewing the admission criteria, will primarily serve to get to know the new members, the board, the admission committee and the […]


Foto: Falk Wenzel

Zoo stories

The “Zoo Stories” art project came to an end in fall 2025 with a special highlight. In front of parents, siblings and guests, the 15 participating children presented their first book – filled with lovingly drawn animals, sculpted fantasy creatures and the stories they had written themselves over many weeks. They proudly held the freshly […]


Foto: Jakob Wolf
Foto: Jakob Wolf

Nerit tree

“Art that does – local Scene” (Not entirely) serious light installation made of screw caps. Just like the rural art scene: colorful, scattered and often a little improvised, lively, committed and flexible. A finely balanced, mobile and fragile network. Nerit Baum, object and light artist from the small but fine Altmark art and culture scene, […]


© Daniel K. Schweitzer - Begegnung durch Fotografie
© Daniel K. Schweitzer – Begegnung durch Fotografie

Christina Wildgrube

In her artistic work, Christina Wildgrube explores printmaking forms of expression, in particular letterpress printing and monotype. Based on sketches and notes made during excursions and hikes, she primarily develops landscape motifs in which perception, memory, movement and encounters are condensed as extracts. From time to time, she also creates sheets of poetry in which […]


Call for entries for the visible art and design market on 13. & June 14, 2026

In 2026, Halle (Saale) will once again host the visible – Art & Design Market in the moat of the Moritzburg Art Museum – this time on 13. and June 14, 2026. Be part of it and apply here. Dear artists and designers, In 2026, Halle (Saale) will once again host the visible – Art […]


December exhibition on the theme of “Green”

At the end of the year, the artists of the BBK Dessau are showing works on the theme of “green”. Green in December symbolizes hope and the promise that light will return after the darkness. Green stands for confidence, new beginnings, growing together – and it is also part of the Christmas season. The exhibition […]


Katrin Zickler: Scham, Risografie, 2025

Risographies by the BBK group DuU in the DenkRaum Stadtbad in Halle (Saale)

The BBK is a guest of the Förderverein Zukunft Stadtbad Halle, which has once again found an interim location at the Alter Markt for the renovation phase of the pool. A portfolio of risographs created as part of the “BBKarium Dessau” 2025 project will also be on display. The DenkRaum Stadtbad will open its doors […]


Frieda Knie: Kaffeegeflüster

Exhibition opening and second birthday

The Kunstkollektiv Dessau und Umgebung (DuU) would like to cordially invite you to the next exhibition opening at BBKarium Dessau.On Saturday, November 01, 2025 at 4 pm at Ferdinand-von-Schill-Straße 3 in Dessau, the theme of “coffee” will be artistically interpreted and served. The theme of this month’s joint exhibition offers numerous possibilities for interpretation and […]


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 […]


Foto: Ruth Heftrig

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 until November 9, 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 […]


Claudia Baugut: Harlekin, Halsschmuck, roter Lack auf Aluminium, 30x20x5 cm, 2023 (Foto: Claudia Baugut)

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 […]


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 […]