The case of the "Valorisation of the Luther Monument Berlin" is exemplary of the deficits in handling public competitions. From the perspective of bbk berlin and Deutscher Künstlerbund, transparent procedures and a binding approach to competition results are essential.

bbk berlin is continuously committed to reducing old-age poverty among artists and was therefore represented by spokesperson Justina Los at the 21st Women's Retirement Security Conference organised by ver.di and the Social Association of Germany (SoVD) on Monday.

We are very pleased—especially for the artists who have their studios at Wilsnacker Str. 62—to announce: The studio building at Wilsnacker Straße 62 will remain!

Earlier this week, bbk berlin attended the presentation of the study "Cultural Participation in Berlin 2025" by the Institut für Kulturelle Teilhabeforschung (IKTf). Conducted from September 2025 to May 2026, the study provides comprehensive data on the macroeconomic effects of public cultural funding in Berlin for the first time. The study makes it clear: cuts to the culture budget are

On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the members of berufsverband bildender künstler*innen berlin gathered for the first time at the Kiezraum on the Dragonerareal for their general assembly and board elections.

On Friday, the teams from bbk berlin, the Atelierbüro, the Office for Art in Public Space (KiöR), the printmaking, media and sculpture workshops at kulturwerk des bbk berlin, and the bildungswerk all came together to celebrate the summer solstice in the shade of the sculpture workshop – in true midsummer heat.

bbk berlin supports the statement by the cultural initiative Kultur – Vielfalt – Heimat from Saxony-Anhalt which is a clear commitment to diversity, openness and democratic values in the cultural sector.