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Introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing from January 1, 2025
What is an e-invoice? An e-invoice (short for electronic invoice) is an invoice that can be transmitted, received and processed electronically in a so-called structured electronic format. PDF invoices are not invoices in this sense (although they are sent electronically); basically, an e-invoice is a data record that contains the usual mandatory information of a […]
Transparency survey 2024/25
Dear members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt, The annual transparency survey among our members will run for the fourth time until the end of January 2025. The lists generated from the survey will be continuously updated and used to appoint BBK representatives to juries and other committees or to prepare the awarding of services. Specifically, the […]
INHABIT // Artist-in-Residence
The artist-in-residence program INHABIT invites artists from various disciplines to work with scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt. For a scientific research institute that deals with questions of aesthetics, the presence and challenging impulse of artistic work is of particular importance. The Institute regards the integration of artistic thinking and […]
Review of the Maternal Fantasies workshop
Together with Dornrosa e.V. and the initiators Wiebke Kirchner and Daniela Schönemann, we held an eventful workshop last week. Magdalena Kallenberger and Isabell Spengler from the artists’ collective MATERAL FANTASIES were our guests. Not only did they give us great insights into their previous work, they also put on a participatory performance with us. Their […]
CO.Pilot – Mentoring program at the Designhaus Halle
As part of the “BURG Potentials” funding project, a new round of the CO.Pilot mentoring program will start in February 2025. Applications are open to self-employed people and start-up teams from the design industry based in Saxony-Anhalt. Mentors – experts in their field – share their experience, provide advice on solving specific issues and accompany […]
Open Call: Exhibition “Das ferne Land” for BBK members at Kunstraum Halle e.V.
Kunstraum Halle e.V. invites BBK members outside of Halle (Saale) to participate in the joint exhibition Das ferne Land. The aim is to present the artistic potential of the region and to offer a platform for exchange and networking among artists. Works from all genres of the visual arts – from painting to sculpture and […]
Admission meeting in October: BBK Saxony-Anhalt welcomes 19 new members
On October 22, 2024, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt hosted the admission meeting with the artist Elvira Franz in the Blauer Stern exhibition barn in Quedlinburg. Here, interested artists from Saxony-Anhalt were able to introduce themselves to the admissions committee in order to become members of our association. The following 19 artists are new: Ammar Assali | […]
Art competition “Art on refuse collection vehicles” 2nd round
As part of the Symposion Urbanum Nürnberg (SUN), the City of Nuremberg is holding an open art competition for the artistic design of refuse collection vehicles. Artists are invited to submit designs. From these submissions, the Advisory Board for Visual Arts will select the best designs, which will gradually be applied to the refuse collection […]
Linocut today XIII – Graphic design award of the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen
It’s that time of year again: every three years, the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen awards the “Linocut Today” printmaking prize, now in its thirteenth year. Founded in 1989, the prize has long since become an institution and has established itself as one of the most important international graphic design awards: its focus on a single technique […]
Cross Innovation 2021 – 2027
from the “Digital And Creative Economy” program” With the Cross Innovation program, the state and the EU are promoting the formation and work of networks of companies in the creative industries, creative crafts and other sectors with the aim of developing innovative and new products and services. Who is supported? What is supported? Application deadline: […]
VII International Bad Video Art Festival OPEN CALL
We are looking for videos that are at the intersection of bad art, bad painting, and bad cinema. We propose to study extreme forms of video art and single out certain works as bad videos or “B-videos”. Join us if you are interested in the issue of quality and boundaries in art. This year, the […]
Art competition: Ferdinandeum – Art on the building site
The Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. invites artists to take part in the “Ferdinandeum – Art on the Building Site” competition. The occasion is the renovation of the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck from spring 2025 to 2027. The aim of the competition is to realize temporary works of art on or during the construction site […]
STUDIO TALKS 24/25
WHAT6 joint online meetings and two individual online discussions over a period of 6 months. The meetings and one-to-one discussions accompany the artistic work in the studio through exchanges between colleagues, the thematic focus on topics that are important to the participants and through reflection opportunities, whichcan be individually deepened between the meetings. An intensive […]
Hans Purrmann Prize of the City of Speyer for Fine Arts
According to Hans Purrmann’s express wish, the “Hans Purrmann Prize of the City of Speyer for Fine Arts” is to be awarded to young artists who are worthy of support and who, comparable to Hans Purrmann’s stations in life (birth in the Palatinate, life and work stations in Munich, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Florence, but also […]
Photo competition – Impressions of Romanticism: Caspar David Friedrich and Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland exerted a great attraction on Caspar David Friedrich throughout his life. He had found the ideal of a romantic landscape here and recorded his impressions in numerous sketches and drawings. For him, the rocky world of Saxon Switzerland was a place of longing and inspiration. What fascinated the Romantics back in the 19th […]
KaB: Osthofen | New construction of an elementary school with five classes and a two-court sports hall
The municipality of Wonnegau is planning the construction of an elementary school with five classes and a two-court sports hall.(…)The implementation of the art on the building as a work of art is intended to reflect the sustainable character of the building principle. The artwork is intended to create an identity that is characteristic of […]
BBK workshop “Artist profiles on the BBK homepage” on October 22 and 29, 2024
The new BBK Saxony-Anhalt website was launched in April 2024. The site is optimally geared towards our uses. The design is appealing, the usability is flexible and the new tools bring it to life. One shortcoming of the new site is the extensive lack of artist profiles in the “Artist database” menu item(www.bbk-sachsenanhalt.de/kuenstlerinnen). All BBK […]
hin&herzo project prize 2025
The city of Herzogenaurach is organizing “hin&herzo – The Culture Festival” for the 6th time, which will take place from 18 to 21 September 2025. In addition to a broad cultural program and a variety of different events, the hin&herzo project prize will be awarded.The city of Herzogenaurach is looking forward to receiving applications from […]
Music and Visual Arts Residency 2025
Each September, Pioneer Works selects residents through an open call. Aided by a jury of experts and Alumni Residents, Pioneer Works welcomes residents who work outside existing models and ‘norms’ of their field and will benefit from the unique facilities and culture of the residency. As such, Pioneer Works shifts and evolves to reflect the […]
Residency for Visual Artists from Central Asia
With support from Delfina Foundation’s Network of Central Asia Patrons, the foundation is welcoming applications from contemporary visual artists from Central Asia for a residency in London. This 12-week residency will take place from March 31 to June 22, 2025, during Delfina Foundation’s spring residency season. Applicants must be a national of and/or currently living […]