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.

Wibke Behrens assumes the position of the managing director of the bbk berlin

On March 19, 2025, Wibke Behrens was appointed Managing Director by the Board of the bbk berlin with a large majority of the members.

18.03.2025: bildungswerk introduces: Julian Netzer

We would like to introduce you to our lecturers here and thus also show the range of topics available for courses and workshops.

25.02.2025 | Course program for the second quarter of 2025 from bildungswerk des bbk berlin

The bildungswerk des bbk berlin presents its course program for the second quarter of 2025: This comprehensive and unique advanced and continuing education offer is available to visual artists.

NEW from 04.11.2024 | the bildungswerk's Digital Campus

From 4 November 2024 to 28 February 2025, the Digital Campus will take place for the third time.

29.09.2024 | Statement on attacks on Senator for Culture Joe Chialo

The Speaker’s Circle of the Berlin Coalition of the Independent Arts criticizes the attack on Senator for Culture Joe Chialo in the strongest terms possible. We distance ourselves explicitly from every form of violence and intimidation. Democracy means dialogue, even in cases of differing views.

27.08.2024 | Press release from the Office for Art in Public Space: kunststadt stadtkunst 71-2024 has been published!

The professional journal kunststadt/stadtkunst is published annually by the Office for Art in Public Space (Büro für Kunst im öffentlichen Raum im kulturwerk des bbk berlin). It provides information on the latest developments in art in public spaces in Berlin and ensures transparency with regard to state commissions for art in public spaces in the state of Berlin and its districts.

12.09.2023 | Studio1Labor at DeutschlandRadioKultur: Zoë Claire Miller in conversation about womens’ advancement in art

10.09.2023 | DeutschlandRadioKultur, Thorsten Jantschek at Podcast Stunde 1 Labor interviewing Zoë Claire Miller, among others: excerpt: "There is definitely a need for women's advancement in the arts. The gender pay gap and gender show gap is worse in the visual arts than it is on average (the case) in other professions."

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.