Dear cultural and creative professionals,
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© Urban Lys | During the workshop "How to write a project proposal" with speaker Kathy-Ann Tan
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Thursday, 12th December 2024 | 10:00 - 12:00 h
How do I find the right funding program? What is included in the application? This seminar uses a selection of funding programs to illustrate the range of funding opportunities and discusses specific funding logics and perspectives. The event is held online and in German.
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Maike Wetzel
Kreativ Kultur Berlin
Cultural funding consultation
Maike Wetzel is a cultural funding consultant at Kreativ Kultur Berlin since 2022. Previously, she worked as a fundraiser for cultural projects covering almost all disciplines - from transnational music to digital platforms and cross-disciplinary festivals to the restoration of cultural monuments. She understands the applicant's perspective from her own experience, as she also works as a writer, screenwriter and playwright since studying directing at the Munich Film Academy.
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Thursday, 23. January 2025 | 10:00 - 12:00 h
How do I find the right funding program? What is included in the application? This seminar uses a selection of funding programs to illustrate the range of funding opportunities and discusses specific funding logics and perspectives.The event is held online and in English.
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Ann-Kathrin Rudorf
Kreativ Kultur Berlin
Cultural funding consultation
Ann-Kathrin Rudorf joined Kreativ Kultur Berlin in 2021 as a consultant for cultural funding. She began advising peers on cultural funding during her art studies and continued this work afterwards. Her experience includes managing Weimar's International Studio Program, working for EIGEN+ART gallery in Berlin, and running the municipal gallery in Bernau, broadening her knowledge of Berlin's artistic landscape.
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Review: This was deGUT 2024!
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© Kreativ Kultur Berlin | Visitors during personal consulting conversations at out booth
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On October 11th and 12th, we exhibited for the seventh time at deGUT, Germany's largest start-up trade fair. Our booth buzzed with activity for two days. Visitors engaged with our advisors on topics such as starting a business, self-employment and entrepreneurship.
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© Kreativ Kultur Berlin | Talk with Sema Gedik - this is how inclusivity & entrepreneurialism work
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One highlight was our talk with Sema Gedik, founder of the Berlin fashion label Auf Augenhöhe. On the topic 'Businesses without barriers: Inclusive start-ups in the creative industries,' Gedik spoke with Lisbeth Engels about achieving success through creative work while anchoring inclusion in the company. Melanie Seifart, project coordinator of the creative industries consultation, moderated the discussion.
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© Kreativ Kultur Berlin | Two days filled with interesting talks with cultural and creative professionals from Berllin
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Sema emphasized that authenticity is the key to success: “If you remain authentic, you will win people over to your vision”. She encouraged participants to approach investors and partners with confidence.
You can find more information about deGUT here.
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New addition to our “Ask an expert!” series
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Studios in Berlin are highly sought after! Julia Brodauf and Lennart Siebert, the Studio Commissioners for Berlin, will show you in our new "Ask an expert!" video how the Berlin Studio Program can still help you secure a spot.
Due to recent events: The Berlin Studio Program is also affected by the cuts in the cultural budget. You can find the latest information on the studio funding situation here.
Whether it's a performance venue, rehearsal, exhibition space, or studio, finding suitable work and presentation spaces in Berlin can be challenging. Our experts share more valuable tips in this article about work and presentation spaces. The videos are presented in German, but don't worry, we provide English subtitles through the YouTube subtitle feature for you!
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Julia Brodauf and Lennart Siebert - the Studio Commissioners for Berlin
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© Lennart Uhrenbacher | The Studio Commissioners for Berlin - your support during the studio search
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Julia Brodauf and Lennart Siebert have been the Studio Commissioners for Berlin since 2024. They manage the Studio Office at the kulturwerk of the bbk berlin, which is tasked with preserving and developing subsidized studios for the visual arts, as well as providing advice to artists. The studio rental program is part of the Senate Department for Culture's workspace program. Julia brings extensive knowledge from her work as an artist, author, and lecturer at art academies. Lennart is a cultural manager and an expert in the field of public-interest-oriented cultural and real estate policy.
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May we present? Welcome to our team Lily Westerwinter!
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Lily has been completing a Voluntary Social Year of Culture (FSJ Kultur) at Kreativ Kultur Berlin since September 2023 and supports us in the events department. An FSJ Kultur is an exciting opportunity for her to gain her first experience in the field of work. She is enthusiastic about many different artistic disciplines, such as dance, literature, and drama. At Kreativ Kultur Berlin, she would like to gain insight into Berlin's cultural and creative scene and use the year as orientation for her future career.
Who else is part of Kreativ Kultur Berlin? Click here for our team page.
Picture © Marcelina Wellmer
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News from our Resource Center: External content
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Our Resource Center is growing! In the spirit of swarm intelligence you can now find external content from our network of support services for cultural and creative professionals in Berlin on the site.
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Discover the following current highlights:
- Collective, networked, solidary: The handbook“Freies Arbeiten” of the Performing Arts Programm Berlin shows you different working models of the independent performing arts.
- Working across borders: Do you pay fees abroad? In the guide from touring artists, you can find out what tax obligations you have.
- The specifics of VAT: From the taxation of private purchases to tax exemptions - this article from touring artists offers you the ABC of VAT.
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Stay updated! Unsere Newsletter
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Do you like this newsletter? Then feel free to recommend it - you can subscribe to it here.
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Are you interested in current funding programs, scholarships, and residencies? Then subscribe to our newsletter Cultural Funding. At the moment this newsletter is only available in German. Feel free to subscribe anyway to stay updated and improve your German language skills.
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And for information on job and space exchange, magazine and much more, we recommend the newsletter of our community platform Creative City Berlin.
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#FundingTips 💸 Last but not least, in our post of the "Funding Database" series, we present four programs you can still apply for until the end of the year. Get funded!
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