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Open Call – ibug Festival 2026
Riesa, former Muskator works The ibug festival combines historical industrial culture with urban art, creating multi-layered spaces of experience. In a process lasting several months, abandoned places are temporarily brought to life. The result is an appreciative, inspiring working environment with space for social interaction, interdisciplinary exchange and artistic creation. For the 2026 edition, we […]
OPEN CALLSÍM Residency 2026 – Reykjavík, Iceland
The SÍM Residency is an international, nonprofit residency program in Reykjavík, Iceland, for contemporary artists and cultural practitioners, run by SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists. It is the largest and most established residency program in the Nordic region, welcoming around 200 artists from across the world each year. Our mission is to […]
Results of the BBK transparency survey 2025/26
At the turn of the year 2025/26, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt conducted a transparency survey among its members for the fifth time. It enabled members to comment on the activities of their professional association and declare their willingness to get involved and provide professional support. The background to the survey is needs that are brought to […]
Accessible Lines invites artists to participate
Accessible Lines is a project that makes illustrations and comics accessible for blind and visually impaired people through audio descriptions. Artists are invited to take part and make their work accessible. The aim of the project is to promote inclusion in art and create new access for a broad audience. Application deadline: not specified
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship
Program objective The Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship is a post-graduate scholarship awarded for outstanding artistic achievements. Every two years, three to five scholarships are awarded to visual artists who work exclusively or predominantly as freelancers. The scholarship initially runs for one year; it can be extended for a further year. At the end of the funding […]
Katharina Stark in Magdeburg
IKAT workshop The word “ikat” is derived from the Malay or Indonesian “mengikat”, which means “to bind, to wrap”. Ikat fabrics are not only traditionally produced in Indonesia, where ikats were originally used as ceremonial textiles, but also in Central Asia, Africa, Central and South America. Ikat is a traditional reserve and weaving technique in […]
Art Prize 2026 of the Cultural Foundation of Sparkasse Karlsruhe
The Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe is awarding an art prize on the subject of “Radical Uncertainty”. The online application is open from January 12, 2026. It will end automatically as soon as the limit of 1,000 registrations is reached, or on January 18, 2026 at the latest. The art prize exhibition with approx. 90 juried […]
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 […]
BBK transparency survey 2025/26
Dear members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt, For this year’s (fifth) transparency survey, we are setting everything to zero! We are asking everyone who has already registered in previous years to take part in this survey again. We will accept your answers until January 31, 2026. The background to this is needs that are either brought […]
Open Call: timeship.earth
time ship earth – art prize 2026 : FREEFLOW _ LIQUIDATION Addition to the “Manual for Spaceship Earth” Category: Maintenance and servicing Keyword: Lubricant replacement Tool: Art The world machine is running hot. The system is visibly losing the necessary rhythm. A terrible screeching fills the orbit. The roar of bombs, the wailing of the […]
KaB: Renovation and extension of Mainfranken Theater Würzburg
As part of the renovation and expansion of the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, an art-in-architecture competition is being held for the main foyer as the central location in the future theater building. Artists and artist groups living and/or working in Germany can now apply to take part in the competition with three reference projects (works of […]
KaB: Worms daycare center Carl-Villinger-Straße
Award Worms – Daycare center in Carl-Villinger-Straße in WormsA new two-storey daycare center with 8 groups (6 kindergarten and 2 crèche groups) in timber construction will soon be built in Carl-Villinger-Straße in Worms.The façade is planned as a pre-greyed wooden façade and in the rear area with a cladding of fiber cement panels in graduated […]
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 […]
Annegrete Riebesel elected to BBK Federal Executive Board
The BBK Federal Association has a new board! It consists of the re-elected members Dierk Berthel, Marcel Noack and Dagmar Schmidt and the newly elected Anders Petersen, Annegrete Riebesel, Adam Sevens and Èv van Hettmer. Dagmar Schmidt and Marcel Noack remain BBK Federal Chairmen. The elections took place at the beginning of November 2025 at […]
Board change at BBK Saxony-Anhalt: Christoph Ackermann takes over for Line Jastram
The board of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. has had a new member since November 1, 2025. Christoph Ackermann, a visual artist from Magdeburg, was co-opted onto the board at the most recent board meeting and would like to use the remaining term of office until 2027 to work on behalf of his colleagues […]
Appropriate fees for cultural education throughout the day
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt provides information on the latest developments in the field of cultural education, particularly in relation to all-day programs. Anyone who works for schools as an independent artist or would like to do so in the future can simply approach the schools and present their own offers, beyond programs such as “Kultur macht […]
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 […]
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 […]