bbk berlin

09.09.26 KiöR-Walk: Art in Architecture and Art in Urban Space

The KiöR Walk on art in architecture and art in urban space focuses on Berlin's historic city centre, using selected works to illustrate the possibilities of contemporary art in public space and the challenges of its public stewardship. The KiöR Walk is taking place as part of the #DeineStimmeFürKultur action week.

12.09.26 bbk berlin supports 'Die Vielen' and their call to demonstrate for democracy & artistic freedom!

DIE VIELEN, together with a broad coalition of numerous civil society and artistic initiatives and cultural scene activists, are calling for a "STERNDEMO" on 12 September 2026 at 2:00 pm at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, marching with a GLITTERING DEMONSTRATION through Berlin-Mitte to the Rotes Rathaus.

15.09.26 Election questionnaires by bbk berlin: Digital information event and exchange (in spoken English)

In seven detailed election questionnaires, we asked the parties for their positions and published their responses on our website. We now warmly invite you to discuss these with us at a digital information event.

22.09.26 bbk berlin get together

Dear bbk berlin Members, summer in Berlin is hot: Countless campaign posters line the streets, the next general meeting is in the works, and the (parliamentary) recess is drawing to a close. It’s time to resume our discussions!

02. – 11.10.26 'Kunstwoche der Kommunalen Galerien' in October

Kunstwoche 2.-11.10. in kommunalen Galerien Berlin

"Vielstimmig zusammen" (“Together in Many Voices”): 150 artists in 44 exhibitions at 36 galleries—that’s the Art Week of the Berlin Municipal Galleries. The event features a diverse and free exhibition program, as well as performances, music, discussions, workshops, and guided tours.

10.10.26 Save the date: General Meeting by bbk berlin

Save the date: General Meeting on October 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sculpture Workshop

10.10.26 Invitation to the General Meeting of the Professional Association of Visual Artists Berlin e.V.

Dear Members, the Board cordially invites you to the upcoming General Meeting. To ensure we have enough time for all agenda items, discussions, and the Board election, we are scheduling the meeting for two days as a precaution. If the entire agenda is completed by Saturday, the meeting will conclude and the Sunday session will be canceled.

07.09.2026 | Reminder from Member Services: Proof of eligibility for reduced membership fees for 2027

The membership office of the bbk berlin asks all artists who wish to pay a reduced membership fee in 2027 to submit current proof of eligibility.

18.08.2026 | Continue to exercise caution regarding purchase inquiries from abroad and/or via NFTs

In recent weeks, we have once again been receiving an increasing number of reports from artists who have received suspicious purchase offers from abroad and/or via NFT.

July 20, 2026 | Press Release by bbk berlin: For a fair, transparent and binding competition culture in the state of Berlin: bbk berlin and the Deutscher Künstlerbund on the questionable procedure of the "Valorisation of the Luther Monument Berlin"

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 at the 21st Women's Retirement Security Conference ("Frauen-Alterssicherungskonferenz")

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.

July 3, 2026 | The Wilsnacker Straße Studio House Has Been Saved After All!

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!

IKTf study confirms: investing in culture pays off for Berlin!

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

June 26, 2026 | Justina Los and Benjamin Zuber are the new spokespersons of bbk berlin e.V.

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.

kulturwerk by bbk berlin

The purpose of the kulturwerk is to create positive framework conditions for artistic production. The kulturwerk's services are available to all professional fine artists in Berlin, so that they can work independently of constraints to conformity and commercialization and with no restrictions on their artistic freedom.

bildungswerk by bbk berlin

The bildungswerk of the bbk berlin is a non-profit subsidiary of the professional association of visual artists in Berlin (bbk berlin), providing a comprehensive professionalization programme for visual artists in Berlin. The professional field of visual arts is constantly changing, so that specialist knowledge and cultural techniques need to be updated, and further training is constantly necessary.

berufsverband bildender künstler*innen - bbk berlin

The Professional Association of Visual Artists Berlin represents the interests of artists in Berlin; the association currently organizes more than 3,000 artists of all visual disciplines and artistic tendencies. We are committed to the promotion of all infrastructures for fine artists. Together with its non-profit subsidiaries, kulturwerk and bildungswerk, the bbk berlin itself also organises structural support. Subsidized by the State of Berlin and the EU, the organisations make workshops and studios available for artistic work, supervise projects for art in urban space, and offer educational opportunities for artists.

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