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Platforms for cultural education offers
In Saxony-Anhalt and beyond, there are various opportunities for visual artists to publicize their own cultural education offerings. The BBK Saxony-Anhalt presents two possibilities here: Creative potential Saxony-Anhalt: This platform connects schools, extracurricular learning venues and committed stakeholders in order to develop innovative educational concepts. Artists can publish their own offers here in order to […]
Artist Residency’Independent’Berlin
Artist Residency Berlin Wedding: OPEN CALL | REGISTRATION ongoing APPLICATION FORM (motivation letter, liability insurance etc.) Residency period: min. 2 weeks, by arrangement (arrival/departure usually Mondays 1 pm) Residency location: KHBstudios, Nazarethkirchstr. 42, 13347 Berlin-Wedding (Leopoldplatz)Residency artists: artists and authors who work with us primarily at a desk, with a bit of wall and in […]
16 new BBK members accepted in Tangerhütte
We are delighted to welcome 16 new members to the BBK Saxony-Anhalt. They came together with the BBK team at the end of October 2025 to introduce themselves and get to know each other at a pop-up exhibition in the New Tangerhütte Castle. Tangerhütte is part of our “Region in Focus” for 2026 and we […]
“ROSE meets ART” 2026 – 7th outdoor art exhibition
Ladies and Gentlemen , “Rose meets art” at the Europa-Rosarium Sangerhausen… From 26.06. – 09.08.2026, the world’s largest rose collection will be the backdrop for the large outdoor art exhibition “Rose meets Art” for the 7th time. The connection between the rose and art runs like a red thread through the over 120-year history of […]
Photo competition: Highlights
The “Highlights of Nature Photography” competition is one of the most renowned nature photography competitions in the world. Since its foundation in 1999, it has established itself as a platform that presents the beauty and diversity of nature in outstanding photographs. Since 2024, the competition has been run by Florian and Lisa Marie Smit, who […]
Artistic freedom in Saxony-Anhalt: Law aims to protect against political influence
Saxony-Anhalt’s cultural scene is looking ahead to the next state elections with concern. The AfD wants to become the strongest force in the state and, according to the latest polls, certainly has a chance of governing Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD is also striving for changes in cultural policy. The state government therefore wants to protect the […]
Library cooperation between Burg and BBK launched
Two contemporary visual arts institutions in Halle (Saale) have launched a collaboration that will benefit both partners, especially researchers, students and visual artists: From now on, the library of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle will receive a collection of books from the library of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. as a […]
Open Call of OPEN ART
From May 3 to 17, 2026, OPEN ART invites you to experience contemporary art in unexpected places in Freiburg’s urban space. Artists from the Freiburg region or with a connection to the city will develop works of art in businesses, stores, restaurants, parks and public squares that transform everyday spaces and break up familiar perspectives. […]
Derwent Art Prize
Derwent, the internationally renowned fine art brand, are proud to announce that the eighth instalment of the Derwent Art Prize is now open for entries! Created in 2012 by Derwent, the Derwent Art Prize celebrates and rewards excellence in contemporary pencil art, inviting artists to submit the very best in 2D and 3D artworks created […]
Lesser Ury Prize for Art
Established in 2024, this award for visual arts is presented to artists for individual works that are recognized by a jury of the KünstlerGilde e.V. as part of an art prize competition with an annually changing artistic focus. The award’s namesake, the painter and graphic artist Leo Lesser Ury, born in 1861 in the province […]
International competition for ceramics
Every two years since 1987, the city of Carouge (Geneva) has organized an international competition for contemporary ceramics, in which the aim is to create works on a given theme. Each work must be an original created specifically for this competition and must not be exhibited before September 19, 2026, the date of the start […]
Prize of the Ulla and Eberhard Jung Foundation 2025
A collaboration between the Verband Bildender Künstler Thüringen e.V. and the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. Dear artists, dear members, Dear curators, Dear media representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen, We would like to draw your attention to the attached call for proposals for the promotion of a young artistic position in the visual arts in Thuringia, which has […]
Art prize ‘Encounters in focus’
The blooming paradise “Bad Zwischenahn” is located directly on the third largest inland lake in Lower Saxony, the Zwischenahner Meer, and is also proudly called the “Pearl of the Ammerland”. Bad Zwischenahn has a lot to offer: unspoiled nature that invites you to go cycling and walking, the well-known Ammerland hospitality, a varied gastronomic offer […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
BBK at the Magdeburger Kunst/Mitte
At this year’s Magdeburg Art/Mitte fair from August 28 to 31, 2025, 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 […]
Christina Simon in Stralsund
Exhibition Christina Simon ‘travel and print’
Ulrike Basner in Beelitz
Exhibition “Wanderjahre” with Dajana Al-hafedh, Swen Bernitz and Frederik Poppe