Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt · Berlin, Germany
Deadline
Sep 2
Award
€16,000 (8 months) or €24,000 (12 months), paid in monthly installments of €2,000. Includes a presentation opportunity in a Berlin art association.
Entry fee
Free
Eligibility
Open to professionally working artists and established artistic groups in the field of fine arts who live in Berlin. Applicants must have completed an artistic education and/or demonstrate several years of artistic activity in fine arts. Applicants must not be enrolled in a university (including for a doctorate) or employed as a (guest) professor at a university at the time of application and during the funding period. Artists who applied for the 2026 grant are generally not eligible, unless their previous application did not meet formal requirements and was not reviewed by the jury.
Location
Berlin, Germany
Discipline
PaintingDrawingPrintmakingIllustration
About
The Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion offers work grants for professional artists and artistic groups in fine arts residing in Berlin. These grants support artistic development or specific projects, such as working on a particular theme or exploring new techniques. Grants are valued at €16,000 for 8 months or €24,000 for 12 months, paid monthly. The program also includes a presentation opportunity in a Berlin art association. Eligibility requires a completed artistic education or several years of artistic activity, and applicants must live and work in Berlin. Students and university professors are not eligible. There is a two-year waiting period for re-application, with exceptions for formally ineligible previous applications.
Frequently asked questions
Who can apply to Work Grant for Fine Arts?
Open to professionally working artists and established artistic groups in the field of fine arts who live in Berlin. Applicants must have completed an artistic education and/or demonstrate several years of artistic activity in fine arts. Applicants must not be enrolled in a university (including for a doctorate) or employed as a (guest) professor at a university at the time of application and during the funding period. Artists who applied for the 2026 grant are generally not eligible, unless their previous application did not meet formal requirements and was not reviewed by the jury.
What does Work Grant for Fine Arts offer?
€16,000 (8 months) or €24,000 (12 months), paid in monthly installments of €2,000. Includes a presentation opportunity in a Berlin art association.
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