bildungswerk des bbk berlin

The bildungswerk is a non-profit subsidiary of the bbk berlin (professional association of visual artists in Berlin). It provides a comprehensive qualification programme and advisory service that is unique in Berlin and beyond. Each year up to 1,000 visual artists living in Berlin benefit from the bbk berlin’s bildungswerk. Membership of bbk berlin is not required. We recommend subscribing to the newsletter as well as visiting our website.

Professionalisation programme

The bildungswerk offers visual artists in Berlin a diverse further education and training programme. On the one hand, it provides artists with support with the strategic, technology-based and digital development of their own artistic work. On the other hand, it assists them in developing the tools needed to cope with and master their everyday tasks as entrepreneurs. This includes self-management, presentation and communication skills as well as up-to-date specialised legal, tax and accounting knowledge.

Contact

bildungswerk des bbk berlin GmbH
Köthener Str. 44, 10963 Berlin
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Email: @email
Tel. 030 230 899-40

Office hours

Tue and Thu, 11am - 3pm

Funding

The programs offered by bildungswerk are funded by the European Union and the State of Berlin as part of the European Social Fund (ESF+) and with grants from the budget of the State of Berlin.

In 2024,

marks the 50th anniversary of artist professional programs.

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

17.02.2026 | Regarding the management of bbk berlin, kulturwerk, and bildungswerk

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.

04.12.2025 | Course programme for the first quarter of 2026 from bildungswerk des bbk berlin

The bildungswerk des bbk berlin presents its course program for the first quarter of 2026: This comprehensive and unique advanced and continuing education offer is available to visual artists.

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.

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.

Seminars & Workshops

The seminars and workshops in the bildungswerk partly build on and complement each other. They can each be booked separately and are open to all professional artists in Berlin – membership of bbk berlin is not required.

Lecturers

Many of our lecturers work as artists or curators themselves, are active in art education or cultural journalism, and come from backgrounds in teaching as well as practice. They also bring specialist knowledge from areas such as marketing and media, project management and public relations, as well as finance and IT.

If you would like to add your knowledge and skills as a lecturer to the programme for the professionalization of visual artists in Berlin, please contact us at info@bbk-bildungswerk.de. The bildungswerk is proud of its network of highly competent teaching staff.

Coaching I expert & collegial Advice from experts and colleagues

Our coaching offers artists individual professional advice and orientation. Often this involves examining the particular challenges and situations facing the individual in detail. After clarifying the individual goals and requirements, concrete options for action and solutions are developed. Anyone interested in coaching is given the opportunity to outline their specific coaching needs during an initial consultation.