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BBK workshop “Artist profiles on the BBK homepage” on October 6, 2025
Our homepage is filling up. The addition of new artist profiles makes it more attractive for users and presents a lively and diverse image to the outside world. But there is still a lot of room for improvement. Following on from our successful workshop in fall 2024, we would now like to offer you the […]
WIR-Festival – We are part of it!
An important quote has been displayed on the shop window of the BBK office in Halle’s old town since September 1, 2025: It never stops that you have to say something. (Antje Rávik Strubel) We would like to thank the WIR Festival for the great initiative they have put together in such a short space […]
Invitation to the “KULTUR & KLARTEXT” rally
13.09.2025 // 14.00 // Friedensplatz Invitation for cultural associations, artists, organizations and all those who are committed to an open society. On Saturday, 13 September 2025, we – a coalition of civil society organizations and private individuals – cordially invite everyone to a colourful family-friendly rally on Friedensplatz in Magdeburg. Join us! In Saxony-Anhalt, we […]
Cultural funding from the state is transferred to Investitionsbank
Press release from the State Chancellery of Saxony-Anhalt dated 02.07.2025 Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt (IB) is to become the central point of contact for funding procedures in the cultural sector. This is provided for in an agreement signed between the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture and the IB. This means that the IB will be the […]
Admission meeting in April: 8 new members in BBK Saxony-Anhalt
On April 8, 2025, the BBK Saxony-Anhalt hosted its spring admission meeting at the Paul Scherzer Gallery in Halle. Here, interested artists from Saxony-Anhalt were able to present themselves to the admissions committee in order to become members of our association. We are delighted that 8 artists are now new members and have conjured up […]
Online: Individual start-up advice with a focus on funding opportunities
This consultation is all about your start-up process: Where are you right now? What are the next steps and what do you need to take them successfully? Steffen Ahrens gives you honest feedback on your start-up ideas and business models, helps you to implement them and supports you in preparing for market entry. He also […]
Designing Tomorrow action day at the Designhaus Halle
The world is developing rapidly – new technologies, changing ways of working, new challenges and fresh ideas are opening up exciting opportunities. Instead of just watching, we want to play an active role in shaping it. “Designing Tomorrow” stands for exactly that: shaping the future with creative concepts and innovative design while rethinking our own […]
Workshop – Learning to negotiate
Salary, prices, agreements – we have to negotiate a lot. But how do we do it well? With arguments or with tricks? With pressure or by giving in? Instead of dealing with clichés and myths about negotiating, in this workshop we look at our own goals and practise achieving a good result together with the […]
Error at the KSK – Why thousands of artists were suddenly no longer covered by health insurance
The Künstlersozialkasse enables self-employed creative professionals to access statutory social insurance. However, due to an error during a system changeover, around 30,000 of those affected were temporarily deregistered from the health insurance funds.
“Culture makes democracy strong”
Dear interested parties, My name is Nicole Thies, I run the “Kultur macht stark” advice center at the .lkj) Saxony-Anhalt. I would like to cordially invite you to the event “Culture makes democracy strong” on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., in the Francke Foundations, Orphanage (House 1), America Room, Franckeplatz 1, 06110 […]
Survey: “Making a living from art. The economic and social situation of visual artists”
From February 18 to April 30, 2025, all visual artists living in Germany are invited to take part in the survey “Von der Kunst zu leben. The economic and social situation of visual artists”. The survey, which takes place at regular intervals, is being carried out this year for the first time on behalf of […]
Anna Zeitler in Dresden
Fadentrieb – Embroidery exhibition by Anna Zeitler | The black yarn makes its way without a preliminary drawing, without a plan.A graphic, sketch-like image grows on white textile. Stitch by stitch, shapes emerge.Growing forms, structures and landscapes only take on a true form in the eye of the beholder.Let yourself drift – the process itself […]
Sabine Riemenschneider at the Waldgasthaus Armeleuteberg (Harz)
Reading & vernissage Experience a literary evening that makes the 17 Brocken poets audible, visible and drinkable! Catharina Karn (author)reads from her book “Berg der Poeten” and tells how the Brocken poets have changed her view of the Hexenberg. Sabine Riemenschneider (graphic artist)shows the original portrait drawings of the Brocken poets for the first time […]
Brochure: Toolbox for communication and group processes
A handbook by KOMMA Mediationskollektiv Leipzig on behalf of Input Consulting gGmbH for the “Haus der Selbstständigen” project
Appeal for the 2025 federal election by the BBK federal association
Strengthen the interests of artists at federal level! In the face of major social and economic challenges, the visual arts need a cultural policy at federal level that strengthens the potential of art and culture and creates the conditions for good framework conditions for artistic work. In the run-up to the 2025 federal elections, the […]
Day of the Printing Arts 2025
Dear colleagues, dear artists, dear people interested in the Day of Printmaking,With almost 400 events on the Day of Printmaking, this year’s program was bigger than ever before. In addition, the BBK annual project ZEITGLEICH ZEITZEICHEN was dedicated to contemporary and experimental printmaking. Here, 30 BBK associations participated with over 300 artists. We can therefore […]
Exhibition “The Far Country”
Following the open call / call for participation in the joint exhibition, exclusively for BBK artists outside of Halle/Saale, we received numerous applications. 10 artists were selected to present their works in the exhibition. The exhibition “Das ferne Land” is more than just an exhibition – it is a platform for exchange, networking and the […]
We remember our members who passed away in 2024
Sadly, four members of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt passed away in 2024. We would like to commemorate them here. They will continue to be listed in our artist database; instead of their main areas of work, we will list the dates of their lives. If we receive obituaries, we will be happy to publish them in […]
Further training and advice for the Alliance for Cultural Education
Cultural education is added value! Our nationwide survey at the beginning of 2023 revealed that freelance work in cultural education is highly underpaid across all sectors. 46.8% of those we surveyed earned below the poverty line for a single-person household (€1250 per month threshold 2023 D). The average net earnings of those surveyed here were […]