The bildungswerk' Digital Campus

The bildungswerk des bbk berlin’s Digital Campus is a unique and accessible offer online to bring relevant key topics closer to all those working in the arts, even those not living in Berlin. The 16 courses will take place via Zoom, which allows a higher number of participants for lower course fees.

The Digital Campus will provide useful knowledge to find your way whatever your needs or art speciality: The spectrum ranges from legal knowledge to self-promotion, from self-marketing to cultural policy.

All lecturers are experienced in online teaching and follow an agile teaching approach and dynamic knowledge transfer.

The English-speaking curator and author Valentina Galossi will provide an in-depth understanding of international art market structures, better communication strategies and how to create a successful publication.

Our German-language courses include those by Dr Eckhard Braun, who will be discussing copyright, contract law, freedom of expression, image and photo rights as well as tax issues and public funding for art and culture.

From author and artist Susanne Haun, artists learn in the area of (self-) management and (self-) presentation how to create and maintain a comprehensive list of your artwork and, in another course, how to publish and sell on the internet.

Franz Heinemann is managing partner of Artekuranz GmbH, which has been developing special concepts for art insurance coverage with an international focus, liability issues and cyber insurance since 2009.

Cai Wagner's session offers insider knowledge on how artists can use Artfacts, the world's largest database of contemporary art markets, to strengthen their self-marketing opportunities.

Moritz von Rappard teaches how to work in a different way with new collective-developed solutions in the course Kollegiale Beratung (Collegial Counselling).

Dr Käthe Wenzel will share her expertise on the opportunities provided by online teaching. She has taught at international institutions and has been Professor of Aesthetic Practice at the European University of Flensburg since 2016.

Dr Gernot Wolfram is Professor of Cultural and Media Management at the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences Berlin. In his course he asks: is cultural policy - bureaucratic barrier or door opener for the arts?

And everything artists need to know about VG-Bild Kunst will be explained by Martin Zellerhoff.

The offer is aimed at visual artists and can only be booked via an e-ticketing portal. Tickets and further info can be found here