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    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.

    Media and Music Talks lecture #5 Rumors of Noise: Sounds of the Future

    Frauke Boggasch and Manfred Miersch invite you to the fifth installment of the “Rumors of Noise” series. The event is part of the Media and Music Talks. It will take place in the media lab (Kesselhaus) of the Medienwerkstatt and will focus on the sounds of the “future” and the present. The series is a series of events organized by the bildungswerk des bbk berlin.

    Presentation of the study: Living and working as a visual artist in Berlin

    The spokespersons of bbk berlin will present the results of our survey on the living and working conditions of visual artists in Berlin. Afterwards, we will offer all attendees the opportunity to ask questions and exchange ideas. The event will be broadcast live on our Instagram channel.

    News

      13.03.2026 | Press release by bbk berlin: bbk berlin Colleagues Demonstrate for Women's* Strike Day

      Pressemitteilung des bbk berlin

      The bbk berlin is inextricably linked to feminism. That is why, on March 9—the GLOBAL WOMEN’S GENERAL STRIKE DAY—the women* of the bbk berlin took the feminist day of action to the streets as an extension of March 8, also on behalf of all those women* who were unable to demonstrate freely on that day.

      Women* at bbk berlin went on strike to mark the Global Women's Strike.

      Frauen* des bbk berlin am 9. März, dem GLOBALEN FRAUEN* Generalstreiktag

      On March 9, the Global Women's General Strike Day, the women of bbk berlin continued the feminist day of action beyond March 8, taking to the streets—also on behalf of all those who were unable to demonstrate freely on that day. A big thank you to all our colleagues for your solidarity and commitment. Enough! Enough!

      Networking meeting and exchange of experiences with the Cultural and Creative Federation of the Czech Republic

      Vernetzungstreffen und Erfahrungsaustausch mit der Cultural and Creative Federation of the Czech Republic

      Last year, the board members and spokespersons of bbk berlin emphasized the importance of international exchange. We are therefore all the more delighted to continue this dialogue this year and to further strengthen cross-border exchange.

      March 4, 2026 | Our board member Julie Legouez has resigned from the board.

      Our colleague Julie Legouez resigned from the board of bbk berlin at the end of February 2026. We would like to thank her warmly for her great commitment!

      03.03.2025 | New seminars and workshops now online

      As part of its professional development program for artists, the bildungswerk bbk berlin has 49 seminars and workshops on offer between April and June, which can be booked now

      bbk berlin supports WOMEN ART OPEN 2026

      WOMEN ART OPEN

      Throughout March 2026, Berlin will host the second edition of WOMEN ART OPEN (organized by fair share! Visibility for Female Artists*), a citywide program promoting the visibility of female artists* past and present. The bbk berlin supports this important format and draws attention to it in order to make female artists* and their positions in the art landscape more visible.

      bbk berlin supports open letter regarding the closure of the Master's program in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts at the Berlin University of the Arts - Cloned

      Flyer: against the closure of the Master's program in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts

      On January 13, 2026, the Berlin University of the Arts announced the closure of all Master's programs at the Central Institute for Continuing Education and Transfer (ZIWT). An immediate admission freeze for the academic year 2026 initiated the dissolution of the MA Sound Studies and Sonic Arts program. The consequences could not be more dramatic! The bbk berlin stands in solidarity.