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Floodwater Residency Program

The “Floodwater Residency Program” is an artistic work by the American artist Mark Dion. It is located directly on the Seege in Gartow, opposite the Zehntspeicher. The small house on stilts was erected in 2007 in connection with the art trail project. Since then, the artistic field laboratory Seegeniederung Gartow/Elbtalaue (Artistic Field Laboratory in the […]


Art and Culture Prize of the City of Meissen 2026

The city of Meissen, which is over a thousand years old, is a city of art and culture rich in tradition and has always been a center of attraction and a place of activity for important artists and other culturally active people. In 2001, the city of Meissen awarded the Art and Culture Prize for […]


Artist-in-Residence at the former artists’ colony in Dötlingen

The Dötlinger GartenKultour e.V., in cooperation with the regional partners: Kulturförderung des Landkreises Oldenburg, Regionale Kulturförderung der Oldenburgischen Landschaft and Volksbank eG Oldenburg-Land Delmenhorst, is awarding a 5-week working stay at the former artists’ colony in Dötlingen. The aim of the residency is to keep the historical significance of the Dötlingen artists’ colony alive, to […]


Aktion Mensch funding program: Much ahead – Active together for inclusion

The simple support offer for more inclusive encounters Create inclusive encounters Inclusion means creating a diverse and open society in which everyone can participate in social life regardless of individual differences. We want to help create additional opportunities for inclusive encounters in order to make inclusion a tangible experience. In this funding program, Aktion Mensch […]


“New World Heritage Visitor Center in Wörlitz | Art in Architecture | The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Kingdom – Coded Enlightenment”

The Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural Foundation is holding an “Art in Architecture” competition for the new World Heritage Center in Wörlitz (non-open two-phase art competitionwith an EU-wide open application procedure). The competition is for a single or multi-part work for the exterior and/or interior of the new building. Realization budget 180,000 euros gross. The competition is open […]


Save the date: Halle association forum on March 14, 2026

Dear interested parties, dear volunteers and partners, We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the date for the Halle Association Forum on March 14, 2026. You can look forward to a wide range of workshops in which you can learn more about funding opportunities for your project, the legal framework, AI […]


Petra Reichenbach in Halle (Saale)

After the Christmas cookies, the hr.fleischer e.V. kiosk takes a look back at projects from recent years. A review like this is motivating – both for the active members of the association and for those who might like to join hr.fleischer e.V.. In the sixteen years of the kiosk’s existenceas an art kiosk, an almost […]


Artist-in-Residence 2026 in Garbisdorf

For several decades, the Heimatverein Göpfersdorf has been running a gallery in which around 140 exhibitions of paintings and prints by regional and well-known artists have been held. Our special intention is to promote and honor printmaking. For this reason, we have been awarding a scholarship since 2018, which allows artists to work in our […]


Legal and start-up advice workshop

Questions about contracts or property rights? About starting up and self-employment? For all your legal and start-up questions, you can make an appointment for a personal and individual consultation with Alexander Bretz. The consultations take place as half-hour appointments for one issue. Personal details:Alexander Bretz is an honorary professor of design law and business start-ups […]


Workshop: From the idea to the business model

Do you already have a business idea? In this workshop, it will become a structured business model and thus the starting point for your company.The Business Model Canvas will help you with this. Using a fixed framework and clear guiding questions, you will structure and visualize the idea and analyze the various aspects of a […]


Save the date – The Day of the Printing Arts will take place on March 15, 2026

It’s that time again: the BBK Bundesverband is calling for the Day of Printmaking 2026. Around March 15, 2026, artists, print workshops, museums, universities, art associations and other stakeholders can show how vibrant the art of printing is: from traditional techniques to experimental printmaking. Around March 15, artists, printing workshops, museums, universities, art associations and […]


“How and where do we apply for money for projects? – the 1×1 of the application process”

Finding your way through the German bureaucratic jungle can be quite confusing. Sometimes we can’t see the wood for the trees and overlook important details. Not only can this lead to many a mistake, but funding pots that could significantly support your project are often overlooked. Yet money rarely grows on trees as much as […]


Call for the Werkleitz Festival 2026 Sooner or later

Werkleitz is looking for up to 100 works of art from Saxony-Anhalt on the theme of time – paintings, textiles, poetry, films and artistic objects. The festival will take place from July 2 to 12, 2026 in the Pushkin House in Halle (Saale). In the coming years, Werkleitz will focus on the complexity of time. […]


W2 professorship for “Subject-specific fundamentals in product design”

Folkwang University of the Arts Application deadline: January 31, 2026


W2-Professorship Animation

University of Kassel Application deadline: January 26, 2026


W3-Professorship Graphic Design

Braunschweig University of Art (HBK) Application deadline: February 8, 2026


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 […]


Several BBK members in Halle (Saale)

Group exhibition “Finale” with Arif Amirov, Katja Jaroschewski, Sebastian Harwardt, Jorge Sanchez di Bello and Christian Nebel


Call for applications: Project coordination BBKarium Saxony-Anhalt 2026

What began in Halle in 2015 continued in Dessau in 2023 and is now taking on a new dynamic in other places in our federal state: the “BBKarium”. In Wittenberg, Magdeburg and the Harz region, members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt have set out to find their own showcases for the presentation of contemporary art. Now […]


Anke Leonhardt in Berlin

International Art Exchange of Chinese and German Artists 2025 | Exhibition Two Worlds, Different Canvases – Berlin Encounters Linzhou