kulturwerk

The kulturwerk of the bbk berlin is a non-profit subsidiary of the berufsverband bildender künstler*innen berlin (the professional association of visual artists in berlin) whose primary goal is to establish favourable conditions for artistic production.

The services provided by the kulturwerk are available to all professional visual artists in Berlin and enable them to work with unrestricted artistic freedom, independently of the pressures of conformity and commercialisation.

Open studios - Atelierhaus Seestr. 49 Wedding on 12./13. July

An exhibition project at gr_und Gallery by and with artists from subsidized studio spaces that will be open in the same house.

19.06.2025 | Survey about the Space Needs of Berlin’s Independent Arts Community | 2025

Time period of the survey from June 2, 2025 until July 20, 2025: All professional artists working within Berlin’s independent arts community are warmly invited to take part in the current survey regarding artistic working spaces and rehearsal spaces in Berlin.

FIXTURES #6 – Adnan Softić & Nina Softić / The KLIMATON Project on June 30th, 2025

Foto Fixtures 6 - Adnan & Nina Softić - Fotocredits: Nancy Jesse

At FIXTURES #6 - Jour Fixe of the Media Workshop we are very glad to welcome: Adnan Softić and Nina Softić. The artist-duo will present their project KLIMATON.

21.05.2025 | Sarah Wedl-Wilson is appointed Berlin Senator for Culture and Cerstin Richter-Kotowski joins her as the new State Secretary for Culture

Tomorrow, on May 22, 2025, Sarah Wedl-Wilson will be officially appointed to the position of Senator for Culture. Her place will be taken by the former district councillor Cerstin Richter-Kotowski (CDU) from Steglitz-Zehlendorf.

05.05.2025 | Sarah Wedl-Wilson becomes the new Senator for Culture in Berlin

Sarah Wedl-Wilson auf der Jubiläumsfeier der Druckwerkstatt am 17.01.2025

In recent months, the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, has repeatedly publicly acknowledged the importance of culture for the state of Berlin and has now appointed the former State Secretary for Culture, Sarah Wedl-Wilson, as the new Senator for Culture in Berlin.

05.05.2025 | Open Letter of the Creators for Europe United to the EU-Commission: For a fair, transparent and legally compliant development of AI

The bbk berlin supports the call of “Creators for Europe United” and asks all artists and their supporters to sign and share it. Only by using all of our creative work can AI generate meaningful content and be further developed with the works we create. We demand a system of fair participation and fair remuneration for all artists and the enforcement of existing copyright laws against tech

CALLING ALL CULTURAL WORKERS OF BERLIN: THERE IS WORK TO DO AT THE KULTURVERWALTUNG

#KulturBrauchtRaum — for the preservation of subsidized work and rehearsal spaces!

Studio office

The Studio Office offers artists seeking a space to work in advice and support, assists with the development and allocation of subsidised studios and studio apartments, and provides advice and support for the development of studio projects.

Bildhauerwerkstatt im kulturwerk des bbk berlin

Sculpture workshop

The sculpture workshop offers technical advice and flexible working opportunities; it is equipped with industrial-scale machinery. The sculpture workshop offers excellent working conditions for artistic projects using wood, metal, stone, ceramics, plaster and moulding techniques, plastics, and 3D scanning.

Druckwerkstatt im Kulturwerk des bbk berlin

Printing workshop

The printing workshop is a facility for traditional printing techniques like book printing, etching and lithography up to serigraphy and offset printing and digital formats. It also provides advice and assistance with papermaking and bookbinding.

Medienwerkstatt im Kulturwerk des bbk berlin

Media workshop

The media workshop provides infrastructure and technical advice for the realisation of art videos, multi-media performances and installations, as well as interactive art, with a green-screen studio and, in the near future, a media lab.

Office for Art in Public Space

Sculptures, installations, monuments and memorials not only visually inform the city, but also stimulate and incite public cultural discourse. The Office for Art in Public Space works to access spaces for public art and improves artists' professional perspectives by means of democratic, transparent competitions.

Office for Artist Consultation

This office provides advice to visual artists from Germany and abroad who want to take up professional work in Berlin. It offers them assistance with key questions about the profession and helps provide orientation within the artistic metropolis that is Berlin.

15.07.25 Summer Plenum Koalition der Freien Szene Berlin 6 pm and summer party

Come to Kunstpunkt Berlin, Schlegelstraße 6 on July 15, 2025 at 6 pm with Dr. Robbin Juhnke, cultural spokesperson for the CDU parliamentary group on the current situation and with the KdFS spokespersons.

19. – 20.07.25 Save the date: Panke Open Studios 2025

For the first time, Panke Open Studios 2025 will combine three important studio buildings in Berlin - Uferhallen, Gerichtshöfe and Chausseestraße 48 - to create a joint event. With this first-time cooperation, Panke Open Studios is creating a new platform for exchange between artists and the public in the neighborhood.

20.07.25 Survey about the Space Needs of Berlin’s Independent Arts Community

22.07.25 Indirect Benefits: Culture as an Economic Factor - The Value of Independent Arts Community for Berlin as a City of Arts and Culture

The Berlin Coalition of the Independent Arts (freieszene.berlin) is pleased to invite you to attend a panel discussion with representatives from Berlin's Chamber of Commerce, Visit Berlin and Stiftung Zukunft: Culture is not "nice to have" - instead, it is a significant catalyst, innovator and development factor of Berlin's economy! Every euro that is invested in culture brings several more back

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