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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 […]
Ernst Ulrich Jacobi, Beate Schwarze and Grit Wendelberger
Exhibition “Enchanted by Rilke” for the Long Evening of Galleries
Artist-in-residence SAIKONEON
Artist-in-residence SAIKONEON was established in April 2019, aiming to provide a space for research, creation and exchange of knowledge for various artists and designers of various boundaries. SAIKONEON is located about two hours away from Tokyo under the magnificent natural environment of Mount Fuji, with a facility on the shores of Lake Saiko in Yamanashi […]
Kalinowski Prize 2026
The “Nachlass-Stiftung Professor Horst Egon Kalinowski” will be awarding the Kalinowski Prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, from November 1, 2025. The prize is aimed at graduates of the Staatliche Kunstakademie Karlsruhe and will be awarded for the 10th time. The Düsseldorf sculptor and graphic artist Horst Egon Kalinowski (1924-2013) founded the “Estate Foundation Professor “Estate […]
Open Call for Solo Exhibitions 2026
We’re looking for artists to present their work in solo shows next year. Hard Facts: – Running time of the exhibition ~ 1 week– There are no rental costs– Solo Exhibitions only– Application via E-Mail (Slide 2 + 3) Apply now & be part of our 2026 program! (Photos of the room + floor plan […]
Advent market in the VorOrtHaus Dessau
We cordially invite local artists, craftspeople and creatives to become part of this year’s Advent market in the VorOrt Haus!If you produce art, design or handmade products and would like to exhibit or sell them, we look forward to your participation. When: December 6, 2025 between 13:00 – 18:00 Where: VorOrt Haus, Wolfgangstraße 13, Dessau […]
Nora Mona Bach in Düsseldorf
Exhibition“OSTWIND” with Mandy Knospe, Peter Piek, Nora-Mona Bach
Advice on artists’ social security, insurance, financial planning
Jan Käpernick, artist and insurance specialist (IHK), will advise you individually on your concerns relating to artists’ social security, insurance and pensions. The online consultations take place as individual consultations via ZOOM at 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm. You will receive the access link after registration by e-mail to
You are the brand – personal branding for creative founders and freelancers
This workshop is all about the person behind your product – you. What defines you, what is important to you? What values and convictions are your identity as a designer based on? And how do you make them visible and credible? In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to discover, develop and build your […]
Three times seven – design founders introduce themselves
Three offices – seven minutes each. On November 17 at 6 p.m., the stage in the Designhaus belongs to the creative tenants of the BURG start-up center. of the currently resident offices in short presentations to their audience.Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to talk, ask questions and try out products.
Brand & Storytelling – For all those who want to make their story visible.
How do I tell the story of my idea so that it sticks in people’s minds? How do I turn a product into a strong brand? In this hands-on workshop, we will develop strategies to clearly define your brand and position it distinctively through storytelling. Together we will work out how values, vision and personality […]
Save the date: 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. Join us and make a note of the weekend in your calendar now. The market is once again curated and organized by Kerstin […]
Open Call: Parents in Arts 2026
We are delighted to announce, for the second time, a residency fellowship in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg @bkm_hh, explicitly aimed at artists and writers who are parents. Six two-week working residencies are being offered at the M.1 of the Arthur Boskamp-Stiftung in Hohenlockstedt for writers, literary translators or comic artists, […]
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film May 5-10, 2026
Submissions for the 2026 competitions have started! Show your film on the big screen or present your animation project in front of an international industry audience. Regulations Short film competitions International Competition:International animated short films up to 30 minutes in length. We charge a fee of 10.00 euros for each submission. Student Competition:Animated short films […]
(UN-)REALLY young + objective sponsorship award Bodenseekreis 2026
Is it still real or already unreal? How much “reality” can a work of art contain? How real can it depict life? And should it do so at all? The sponsorship award jury will soon have to face these and similar questions that arise when it comes to “representational” art. This is because the Lake […]
FORM-A( R )T 2026 International Art Exhibition
The Glinde Art Association is organizing the international art exhibition FORM-A(R)T for the 40th Glinde Culture Weeks 2026 for the 31st time. The exhibition venue is once again the centrally located Marcellin-Verbe-Haus (community center) in Glinde. The traditional Glinder Culture Weeks are a privately initiated series of cultural events featuring music, drama, literature and visual […]