Visual Arts Guide

Museums

Festivals

  • Art Basel At the Art Basel fair, leading galleries from around the world present 20th-and 21st-century art. As one of the most important art fairs in the German-speaking world, it is a key meeting place for art lovers and art professionals alike.
  • Art Cologne Major international galleries present classical modernist and contemporary art at Art Cologne, the world's oldest art fair.
  • Art Forum Berlin The Art Forum Berlin is an international contemporary art fair where participating galleries present established names alongside emerging talent.
  • Mutec International trade fair for museums and exhibition technology

Institutions

  • AdKv Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine The Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine is the umbrella organisation for non-commercial art associations in Germany that are specifically involved in the presentation and promotion of contemporary art and artists.
  • AsKI Arbeitskreis selbständiger Kulturinstitute e.V. Network of independent art and research institutions in Germany that are involved in the study, acquisition and presentation of cultural assets.
  • BBK Bundesverband Bildender Künstler The BBK is the professional association of freelance visual artists in Germany.
  • Deutscher Künstlerbund The Deutscher Künstlerbund, a visual artists' association, sees itself as a place for lively artistic exchange and current discourse.
  • Deutscher Kulturrat The Kulturrat (German Cultural Council) is the central organisation of the Federal Cultural Associations. As such it maintains contacts to political and administrative bodies and develops initiatives and projects. It has the task of ensuring that issues arising from all aspects of national cultural policy are included in the debate at all levels.
  • Gedok e.V. The GEDOK - federation of woman artists and patrons ot the arts - is the largest interdisciplinary association of women artists in Euorpe.
  • ICOM-Deutschland ICOM (International Council of Museums) is a non-governmental, internationally networked organisation committed to the promotion of museum activities and services.
  • ifa Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen The institute for Foreign Affairs (if) is a mediator of German foreign policy on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office. Its primary activities are the initiation and organisation of international touring exhibitions of German art, as well as exhibitions by artists from transformation and developing countries in the ifa galleries in Stuttgart and Berlin. The homepage provides detailed information on the German art landscape (including a database of artists and architects) and opportunities for artists.
  • igbk Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künst IGBK provides comprehensive information on international opportunities for artists. Includes a search option for studios, artists' houses, grants and stipends, and contact points.
  • Kulturstiftung der Länder The task of the Kulturstiftung der Länder (Cultural Foundation of the Federal States) is to promote and preserve art and culture of a national standard. It also provides funding for the acquisition of important works of art for museums in Germany.
  • Kulturstiftung des Bundes The Kulturstiftung des Bundes (Federal Cultural Foundation) operates both nationally and internationally and is primarily concerned with art and culture in the 21st century. The foundation was set up to promote and fund art and culture within the remit of Federal Government. Particular emphasis is placed on funding innovative programmes and projects in an international context.

Grants and Awards

Education

  • Kunstaspekte Kunstaspekte provides information on the visual arts and colleges of art.
  • Kunstfinder Art-related links with information on colleges of art in Germany.
  • Kunsthochschule.org Links to colleges of art in Germany. Includes addresses and further information.
  • Kunstunterricht Links to websites related to the teaching of art, with annotated links to colleges of art in Germany.

Onlinedienste

  • art49.com European portal for contemporary visual art. Includes detailed exhibition listings.
  • Artfacts.Net International guide to galleries, museums and exhibitions of contemporary visual art.
  • art-in.de Information on the visual arts in Germany, including links to museums, art fairs, galleries, artists, colleges of art, foundations, auction houses, art associations and institutions.
  • Bittekunst.de Journal on video-, net- and media art. Comments on and reviews of a selection of current projects, works of art and web pages, partly in an associative way, partly in relation to the topic. Offers a search engine for music videos.
  • Deutsche Kultur International: Visual Arts Information on culture in Germany in an international context.
  • deutschland.de: Kultur Official portal of the Federal Republic of Germany, with comprehensive information on the visual arts and arts funding.
  • Das große Kunstlexikon von P.W. Hartmann Online art dictionary with 10 000 headwords
  • Kulturportal Deutschland The Kulturportal Deutschland is an internet platform for culture and media, the most comprehensive of its kind on the net.
  • Kunstaspekte Comprehensive information network on contemporary visual art
  • Kunstfinder List of links to museums, galleries, art associations, organisations, exhibitions, events, picture libraries, art materials suppliers and art education resources.
  • Kunst und Kultur Databases on museums, artists, historical monuments and specialist journals.
  • Labforculture.org: Sharing culture across Europe European online information and knowledge platform dedicated to European cultural cooperation. Offers a wide range of information on cultural cooperation and exchange
  • Universes in Universe: Worlds of Art Visual arts of Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean within the context of international art processes