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W3 Professorship in Performative Practices in Intermedial Environments

Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Arts / Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig Application deadline: August 31, 2026


Modes of Access – Digital Residencies 2026

The Schöppingen Artists’ Village and the kaethe:k Kunsthaus are offering four digital residencies for media artists. The thematic focus is on “Modes of Access” as technological and political means of accessing resources. Artists with chronic illnesses, disabilities, and/or neurodiversity, or those facing other travel restrictions such as visa restrictions or caregiving responsibilities, are encouraged to […]


Scholarship for Working with Cultural Heritage

The fellowship enables cultural professionals from countries on the DAC list to spend time at host institutions. The goal is to deepen profession-specific knowledge on a transnational level, introduce new perspectives, and build long-term collaborations through exchange. The focus is on transcultural dialogue and engagement with cultural heritage, collections, and archival materials. The fellowship promotes […]


OPEN CALL BURG Annual Exhibition 26

Burgshop goes BURG! The Burgshop will open its container doors for the annual exhibition at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle on July 18 and 19, 2026. Apply now via the open call with your product or object! For more information about the Burgshop, visit https://designhaus.burg-halle.de/burgshop/ Application and Requirements


OPEN CALL: Development of Artistic Projects in Cologne’s Neighborhoods

For a new project, the ArtAsyl Veedel-Walk, we are looking for artists and cultural workers who would like to collaborate with local residents to develop new artistic projects. Pilot Project in Cologne-Mülheim Neighborhood Walk: July 24, 2026 The ArtAsyl Veedel Walk is a new, participatory cultural project in public spaces that will launch in 2026 […]


OPEN CALL – ARTIST RESIDENCY FOR PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS

We are looking for artists and creative professionals from all artistic and creative fields (visual arts, theater, music, film, literature, design, architecture, crafts) who are interested in developing and implementing a participatory art project in the Bavarian Forest over a period of three months. The residencies take place at SCHIESSLHAUS AiR in Kollnburg or at […]


John Ruskin Prize

The John Ruskin Prize is open to entries from artists, designers, and makers—amateur or professional—from anywhere in the world. This year’s theme is “Not for Present Delight.” In an era marked by environmental urgency and social inequality, “Not for Present Delight” explores what it means to create with an awareness of the consequences, while also […]


Educational Specialist / Part-time

congrav e.V., Halle (Saale) Application deadline: June 30, 2026


“Sketch & Share” Workshop at BBK Leipzig

Workshop: The Third Room: Sketch & Share // Interstices #3 As part of our current exhibition, *The Third Room: Sketch & Share*, we cordially invite you to the Sketch & Share workshop. The Third Room: Sketch & Share is an experimental exhibition format that combines drawing, exchange, and collective artistic practice. Through the accompanying workshops, […]


Lecturer / Continuing Education Instructor on a freelance basis in Saxony-Anhalt (no deadline)

European Educational Institute for Work and Society Application deadline: no deadline specified


Open Call: 2026 CULTURAL THEME YEAR City. Light. Life. Energy Project 360° (June 24, 2026)

A collaboration between the Halle (Saale) Cultural Theme Years and the Friends of the Halle Planetarium, with support from Stadtwerke Halle, in coordination with the Silbersalz Festival. At the heart of the project is the KulturDom of the Thematic Year and the newly acquired 360° cameras, which can be used to create video works specifically […]


Foto: Daniel K. Schweitzer

A Look Back at the “sichtbar” Market 2026

We’ve had a wonderful and varied market weekend in 2026, with rain, sun, wind, and plenty of joy. Thank you to all of the approximately 2,100 visitors to the market, and thank you to all of the more than 50 exhibiting artists and designers! The Audience Award and the workshop fair were once again well […]


Art Teacher

Berlin University of the Arts Application deadline: July 1, 2026


Is “Artfello” a reputable provider?

Some members have contacted us to ask whether the international provider “Artfello” can be trusted or whether this is (yet another) scam. They describe their business model as follows: “Artfello is a contemporary cultural platform connecting art, design, architecture, and business through exhibitions, collaborations, and cross-disciplinary exchange.” Please let us know by email (subject line: […]


BBK members in Köthen

Exhibition “BIBLIOMANIA – Saxony-Anhalt’s artists’ books” The special exhibition “Bibliomania – Saxony-Anhalt’s Artists’ Books” invites visitors on a fascinating journey of discovery through the world of artists’ books from June 12 to August 9. The exhibition will open on June 12 at 6 pm at the museums in Köthen Castle. On display is the impressive […]


Christina Wildgrube in Wittenberg

Exhibition ‘Cranach’s Heirs – 30 Years of Youth Art School’ To mark the 30th anniversary of the Cranach Youth Art School, works by former students who are active as artists today will be on display in the West Hall from June 5 – September 18, 2026. The exhibition will be complemented by a look back […]


“Running (of) water.” Emerging Comics Competition

The BDFIL Prize 2026 is an international emerging comics competition organized by the Festival de bande dessinée de Lausanne (BDFIL), one of Switzerland’s leading comic art festivals. Designed to spotlight new voices in contemporary comics, graphic storytelling, and visual narrative, the competition invites artists to create an original, complete one-page comic based on the 2026 […]


INVITATION TO TENDER PFOTOHERBST 2026

!! Participation fee: 29,00 Euro The Pforzheimer Fotoherbst (PFotoherbst) celebrates its premiere from September 25 to October 24, 2026. The biennial competition organized by Kulturmat e.V. Pforzheim is aimed at amateur and professional travel and reportage photographers. We are looking for strong image series with 8-10 photographs that show a clear signature and a contextual […]


Art in architecture – New school building, Peenestraße 47 // Berlin

As part of Berlin’s school construction offensive, the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing is planning and realizing a series of wooden apartment schools (HOCOMP) in a very short space of time.A 3-course elementary school and a 4+3-course integrated comprehensive school are being developed as compact type buildings in modular timber construction. In […]