Ask an expert! #4 Work and presentation spaces
In our video series Ask an expert! experts answer questions which artists and cultural professionals often ask us in our day-to-day work. From funding opportunities in your field, work and project spaces in Berlin to practical knowledge for your next funding application: in Ask an expert! we provide you with first-hand expertise and practical tips in video format.
Whether it's a performance venue, rehearsal, exhibition space, or studio, finding suitable work and presentation spaces in Berlin can be challenging. In this article, our experts share valuable tips and tricks to support you.
- #4.1 What is the LAFT Berlin Rehearsal Space Platform?
- #4.2 How do I find a performance venue?
- #4.3 How do I find an exhibition space?
- #4.4 What is a municipal gallery and how can I collaborate with it?
- #4.5 What is the Berlin Studio Program?
Our tip: On our community platform Creative City Berlin's space marketplace you can find available spaces in Berlin and post your requests for free.
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#4.1 What is the LAFT Berlin Rehearsal Space Platform?
Looking for a rehearsal space? There’s a solution for freelance performing artists: the Rehearsal Space Platform by the Berlin State Association for the Independent Performing Arts e.V. (LAFT). Through the website, you can search for, offer, and book rehearsal spaces. Kasia Wojcik explains all the important information.
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Kasia Wojcik is a staff member of the project management team at FAIRSTAGE. This model project is an initiative by Diversity Arts Culture, ensemble-netzwerk, and the Landesverband freie darstellende Künste (LAFT Berlin), and is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Coheason. With the help of the Rehearsal Space Platform, a project by LAFT Berlin, rehearsal spaces in and around Berlin can be searched for, offered, and booked. Kasia Wojcik is a curator, dramaturg, and author. As part of the production company "IIPM / Milo Rau," she contributed to "General Assembly" and "The New Gospel" (2019-2021) and was the lead curator of the award-winning discourse format "School of Resistance" (2020-2022).
#4.2 How do I find a performance venue?
Your art needs a stage! When applying for project funding for a presentation, a proof of a performance venue is often required. Katharina von Wilcke explains what to consider when searching for a suitable location and what exactly a venue certificate is.
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Katharina von Wilcke is a curator, juror, producer, lecturer, and consultant specializing in artistic and cultural affairs. In 1995, she founded DepArtment, the first production office for Performing Arts in Hamburg. She was a project manager at international festivals and co-led four editions of the Dance Congress (2006 - 2016) on behalf of the German Federal Cultural Foundation. In recent years, she has been focused more on sustainability issues in cultural operations, generating new audiences, and developing special discussion formats.
#4.3 How do I find an exhibition space?
Context is key! In this video, Stéphane Bauer explains why contextualizing your project and taking a bird's-eye view of the city are essential when searching for an exhibition space. He also shares the critical questions you should be asking yourself during the process.
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Stéphane Bauer has been leading the municipal gallery Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien since 2002. He has been curating exhibitions since 1997. From the winter semester of 2008/09 to 2016/17, Stéphane Bauer held a teaching position in curatorial practice at the Institute for Art in Context at the University of the Arts (UdK) Berlin. From 2008 to 2018, he was a member of the Berlin Arts Council.
#4.4 What is a municipal gallery and how can I collaborate with it?
10.000 m² of exhibition space and around 200 exhibitions per year! In the video, Stéphane Bauer explains how Berlin’s 37 citywide galleries operate and what exhibition opportunities they offer for young and local artists.
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- Overview of Berlin’s municipal galleries
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Stéphane Bauer has been leading the municipal gallery Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien since 2002. He has been curating exhibitions since 1997. From the winter semester of 2008/09 to 2016/17, Stéphane Bauer held a teaching position in curatorial practice at the Institute for Art in Context at the University of the Arts (UdK) Berlin. From 2008 to 2018, he was a member of the Berlin Arts Council.
#4.5 What is the Berlin Studio Program?
Studios in Berlin are highly sought after! Julia Brodauf and Lennart Siebert, the Studio Commissioners for Berlin, will show you how the Berlin Studio Program can still help you secure a spot.
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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.