Projects
“The Donkey Who Walks on Roses” for the WIR Festival
The WIR Festival—and with it, its founder, our member Petra Reichenbach—received the City of Halle (Saale) Volunteer Award. On August 22, 2026, they were named recipients of the “Donkey Walking on Roses” award. What began in the summer of 2025 as an idea conceived by a handful of people quickly evolved that fall, thanks to […]
Open Studios in Saxony-Anhalt on 19. & September 20, 2026
This year marks the 30th edition of the “Open Studios in Saxony-Anhalt.” Not only do art enthusiasts remain loyal to us, but there are also several artists among the participants who have been with us for all 30 years. We owe our ability to continue this popular event in 2026 not only to the participants […]
Talents Contemporains – La Terre – Pontigny Abbey – Competition
Contemporary Art CompetitionSubmit a work on the theme of EarthPrize ● Acquisition ● Exhibition Echoing the theme of “Water” developed in Wattwiller, the Fondation François Schneider is exploring the theme of “Earth” in a new competition on the grounds of the Abbaye de Pontigny in Burgundy. This theme is closely tied to the history of […]
“Waidmarkt 2027 Artistic Intervention” Competition
A call for proposals is being issued for an artistic intervention at the Waidmarkt in Cologne for the year 2027, to run for a period of approximately six months. We are seeking visual artists or interdisciplinary artist teams who will temporarily transform a location in public space with an independent artistic work and open up […]
Art Contest: “100% Human Dignity: Shaping a Colorful Future”
For the International Weeks Against Racism in March 2027, we are looking for new designs for our materials. We are therefore announcing an art contest under the theme “100% Human Dignity: Shaping a Colorful Future,” with prize money totaling 2,150 euros. The theme of the 2027 UN Weeks Against Racism is “100% Human Dignity. Shaping […]
Alexandra Liakhavets
Exhibition: “Where Do Our Roots Begin—and Where Do They End?” A café with birch trees, a birch bottle, everything birch… In this project, I take the birch tree as my starting point. It becomes a space for negotiation between my experiences and the changes I’ve undergone since moving from Belarus to Germany. Through everyday objects, […]
BBKarium Saxony-Anhalt. Starting in the summer of 2026 at 5 locations
We cordially invite you! On September 1, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m., we will officially launch the “BBKarium Saxony-Anhalt” project—with a project presentation, an overview of all locations, and the people behind it. How can art from the region be brought into public spaces, and what opportunities does the BBKarium network offer artists, urban communities, […]
The Saxony-Anhalt Art Foundation Supports BBK and Its Members
The eagerly awaited decisions of the Art Foundation’s Board of Trustees have been announced. Of those who submitted their applications in December 2025, the following BBK members, as well as the Cultural Office of the BBK Saxony-Anhalt, have reason to celebrate: From the press release issued by the Saxony-Anhalt State Art Foundation: On June 17, […]
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 […]
New BBKarium shop window in Wittenberg
The BBK Saxony-Anhalt is delighted to open the third of a total of five BBKarium showcases in Saxony-Anhalt in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. After a long search, a new place for art, encounters and visibility has been found with the Stadtlabor – Stadtwohnzimmer. The opening will take place on Friday, May 15, at 6:00 pm. In the […]
2027: visible market on Halle’s market square?
Dear former and potential exhibitors of the visible market, Moritzburg Castle in Halle will be a major construction site from 2027 (roof, walls and bridge will be renovated), meaning that the visible market will not be able to take place there for several years. The BBK is therefore currently looking for an alternative location. Our […]
Open Call: Goldstücke 2025 – Light art festival in Gelsenkirchen
The Open Call for the Goldstücke 2025 light art festival is open! The motto of this year’s edition is “Active Positive”, inspired by the concept of “Open Form” by architect Oskar Hansen. We want to promote a shared, optimistic commitment to our built environment and encourage participation and dialog through light art. Whether individual light […]
Hermann Beneke in Mansfeld-Südharz
The Werkleitz-Gesellschaft provides information: The Robota 500 artistic landmark has been erected in Stolberg (Harz), Osterhausen and Emseloh – selected places of remembrance of the Peasants’ War events (around 1525) in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz. It will preserve the memory of the victims beyond the commemorative year Gerechtigkeyt 2025. Robota 500 by Stine Albrecht and […]
Federal Cross of Merit for Christina Simon
The Weißenfels artist Christina Simon was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in November 2025. Minister President Dr. Reiner Haseloff presented the award in the Magdeburg State Chancellery. A total of eight orders of merit were presented on the day. Christina Simon is an impressive example of how culture can grow from the bottom up […]
Open studios in Saxony-Anhalt on September 20/21, 2025
Art needs space – for creation and for encounters. On this special weekend, Saxony-Anhalt opens its studio doors and becomes a living map of creative work. Where there is usually silence, rooms are filled with voices. Whether painting, photography, sculpture, graphics, ceramics or sound – each studio is a small world of its own: surprising, […]
Marie Mandalka
Mandalka’s garbage reliefs attract attention with their organic aesthetics and haptics. Memories of skin and anthropological traces unfold a fascinating effect. By using recycled, cut-up packaging waste that shimmers through under layers of latex in kilim structures, these works focus on themes such as the use of resources, political communication, interaction and effectiveness. Further information […]
New publications in the work database
The Berufsverband Bildender Künstler Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. (BBK) published new works in its “Werkdatenbank Bildende Kunst Sachsen-Anhalt” at the beginning of February 2025. The focus is on the catalog raisonné of the Magdeburg artist Walter Bischof (1919-1968) and the catalog raisonné of the Halle artist Sabine Kunz (1962). In addition, numerous artists have completed the catalogs […]
Network meeting “Art and Parenthood” on February 3 in Halle (Saale)
An open network meeting on the topic of “Art and Parenthood” will take place on February 3, 2025 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. We would like to think together about how to proceed with our concerns. At the workshop with MATERNAL FANTASIES in November 2024, some ideas were raised in the open final round that […]
Korvin Reich
Several levels come together in his “flying objects”: Force fields, maps, elements from mathematics and physics. The perception of the spiritual world materializes. Free, intuitively set forms are surprisingly combined with fixed processes. Reich’s hand drawings are often mistaken for prints of computer graphics – calling his own perception into question. Further information about the […]