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Localize 2026: The Power Of Love

The old Landtag on the Brauhausberg is opened on 10. and July 11 as a festival location. THE POWER OF LOVE opens up the architecture of power enthroned above the city to questions about the future of a different, equal coexistence and the potential of love as a political practice. The former state parliament, also […]


Open Call House of Paper Berlin: Collage

When we discovered Jeanette Moerz’s collages, it was immediately clear to us:We want to show that.And the next thought:Are there any other artists out there who see collage as a painterly playing field?Who develop images with color and surface?Do you exist? Important:We are not looking for a second Jeanette Moerz.We are interested in many different, […]


Make!” competition: Strengthening commitment in rural eastern Germany

The “machen!” competition is aimed at committed people and initiatives in rural eastern Germany and recognizes their commitment to the common good. Every year, 200 project ideas are awarded prize money of between 2,500 and 10,000 euros to promote and highlight local commitment. The aim is to strengthen the creative power in rural regions and […]


Space requirements in Halle – survey of potential users in the Community Office

The Community Office – a place for creative work and lifeWe are reactivating the former Stasi headquarters and tax office in Halle-Neustadt and creating a community office. On a gross floor area of 20,000 square meters, a place for creative work and life is being created with over 100 workshops, studios, ateliers, offices and rehearsal […]


Invitation to tender “Summer 2026 plant database course”

The BBK Saxony-Anhalt has been operating the “Visual Arts Database Saxony-Anhalt” since 2017. It publishes catalogs of works and estates of visual artists with a connection to Saxony-Anhalt. The work database informs the public – including curators and researchers, for example – about the life’s work of individual artists and reflects the diversity of artistic […]


Print symposium Künstlerhaus 188 in Halle (Saale)

Künstlerhaus 188 e.V. invites an artist with a biographical focus on the state of Saxony-Anhalt to a residency in the workshops of Künstlerhaus 188 in Halle (Saale) as part of the Print Symposium 2026. The print symposium sees itself not only as a format, but as an attitude – characterized by hospitality, mutual curiosity and […]


Appeal: AKTION Cohesion in Diversity

On May 21, 2026, the broad-based Cultural Integration Initiative is calling for a day of action for Cohesion in Diversity. The German Cultural Council is a co-initiator of the day of action. For “Cohesion in Diversity”, organizations, alliances and individuals (including artists and BBK associations, of course) are invited to organize as many activities as […]


Passage Art residency in the district of Wittenberg 2026

The Polygona Kunstverein e.V. is offering two residency places for the Passage Art Residency Program as part of the KOBRA cultural network. The KOBRA cultural network deals with continuities and ruptures in the cultural landscape between Fläming and Dübener Heide and opens up new perspectives on the district of Wittenberg. The ten network partners of […]


Foto: Heidrun Feistner, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Call for “Open studios” 2026

Open studios in Saxony-Anhalt September 19/20, 2026, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day We cordially invite all artists and designers in Saxony-Anhalt to apply for the “Open Studios in Saxony-Anhalt” event. As always, on the third weekend in September, people interested in art will have the opportunity to look over your shoulder as you […]


Mini Montmartre” art market in Quedlinburg

Creative talents & retailers wanted! Mini Montmartre” art market at the Lyonel Feininger Museum, Quedlinburg On Open Monument Day, the inner courtyard of the museum will be transformed into a lively creative market. We are looking for exhibitors with unique handmade items, creative offers and artistic works in the following areas: 📅 When: Sunday, September […]


Salzwedel House for Artists and Scholars

In the historic town center of the Hanseatic town of Salzwedel, the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel maintains a half-timbered house as an artist and scholarship house with an internationalorientation. Artists find ideal working and living conditions here. Three-month study visits are offered. The call for applications is aimed at professionally working, particularly talented and primarily younger artists […]


Exhibition opportunity in Wernigerode (without appointment)

Our member Frank Täubner gives the following information: “I would like to inform you about an exhibition opportunity in the Bürgerpark Wernigerode, where there is an exhibition space and many tourists visit the park every day. This is a good and easy opportunity for artists who are looking for exhibition opportunities. There are four to […]


Open Call: Urban Dance Festival Magdeburg

The state capital of Magdeburg is still looking for creative ideas from the city’s artists and cultural workers for the supporting program of the Urban Dance World Championships! A total of around €30,000 is available for this purpose, which has been taken or reserved from the municipal funding pot for the independent cultural scene and […]


Accessible Lines invites artists to participate

Accessible Lines is a project that makes illustrations and comics accessible for blind and visually impaired people through audio descriptions. Artists are invited to take part and make their work accessible. The aim of the project is to promote inclusion in art and create new access for a broad audience. Application deadline: not specified