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.

13.01.2026 | Press release by bbk berlin: The printing workshop's range of services is being expanded to include papermaking techniques!

The integration of the paper workshop into the print workshop broadens the spectrum of artistic techniques and professional opportunities available. Politically advocated for and promoted since 2024, the project was implemented by the Senate at the last minute before the end of 2025, in close cooperation with the management of bbk berlin, Wibke Behrens, and the workshop.

19.12.2025 | Press release by bbk berlin: A review of the year 2025 - Significantly reduced, yet still growing

For bbk berlin and its subsidiaries kulturwerk and bildungswerk, 2025 was a year like no other. We take a look back at the achievements, structures, and prospects.

Professionalization in the visual arts: The educational work of the bbk berlin in 2025

Aus dem Strategischen Herbst der Solidaritäten

In 2025, the 'bbk berlin bildungswerk' held a total of 161 events as part of its in-person seminars and workshops, the Digital Campus, and the Strategic Autumn program, in which 1,360 visual artists participated.

FIXTURES #9 - Sharon Paz / Fragmented Reality – Technology, Memory and Home at December 8th, 2025

medienwerkstatt | fixtures 09 - Sharon Paz | Foto: 02 Sharon Paz

STORMY NIGHT, Interactive Video Game, 2022, iOS/Android, About 60 minutes

We are delighted to welcome our next guest in the FIXTURES event series: Sharon Paz. The artist uses technology both as a medium and as a metaphor for the construction of non-linear narratives. In her lecture, she will present several of her interactive projects in which the audience can participate.

FIXTURES #8 - Susanne Bosch / Translation.Bridging.Transfer on November 17th, 2025

Fixtures 08-Medienwerkstatt | Susanne Bosch & Ulrike Zimmermann | Night Walk 2025

Night Walks – Tiergarten Berlin, 2025 beim Festival of Future Nows 2025. Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin | Susanne Bosch

At FIXTURES #8 we are very happy about our interesting guest: Susanne Bosch. Susanne Bosch will show several own works and some new projects, which are developped in her collaboration with Ulrike Zimmermann in their joint Studio Bosch.
The central question in her lecture is: But what does the translation of a process-based artistic work into another art form suitable for exhibition and the

Polygon Picnic | Screening in Media Workshop - 2025

Screening 2025, Foto: Paul Groebel

Documentation and Infos about Film screening with 34 contributions from international artists and users of the media workshop on two evenings: 14./15.10.2025.

Rumours of Noise - lecture #4

Rumours of Noise lecture #4 | Frauke Boggasch & Manfred Miersch | Gäste: Ira Hadžić und Werner Durand

Rumours of Noise lecture #4 of „Media and Music Talks“ in the Media Lab of Media Workshop
17.09.2025, 7 pm | Frauke Boggasch and Manfred Miersch
with a Live-Act and our guests: Ira Hadžić and Werner Durand

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.

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.

10.11.25 – 31.03.26 VG Bild-Kunst – New registration deadline on March 31

Starting in 2026, VG Bild-Kunst's registration deadline will be moved forward from June 30 to March 31 so that the legally prescribed distribution deadlines (end of the third quarter) can be met. Members of VG Bild-Kunst should prepare for this significant change in procedure early on, as the registration deadline is a cut-off date.

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