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• About us

  The Künstler:innenhaus Bremen (KH Bremen for short) has existed for 30 years.
  It is a lively place. Art is made and shown here. There are many different rooms. For example, studios for artists. There is also a wood workshop and a printing workshop Sometimes visitors can take a look at the studios and the workshops. And see exhibitions in the gallery. Organisations also work in the building. One example is the Bremen Artists’ Association (BBK). There is also the GEDOK. These organzisations help artists with their work problems and organise exhibitions for them. Another organization is called Bremer Kunst Satellit. It sends artists to exhibitions all over the world. (The organisations are members of an association).

  Studios
  The KH Bremen rents studios to artists from various fields. For instance: painting, film, photography, installation, sculpture or performance. All artists from these fields can apply. They also need to live in Bremen. A group of experts will then decide who gets the studio. It awards the studios for 5 years. This is a great opportunity for Bremen artists. Especially in the years following their graduation. It allows them to get to know a professional environment. he employees at KH Bremen help them with this. For example, they organize the open studio days. They organize individual visits to the studios, for example, or write texts like this one.

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  Gallery
  The gallery at KH Bremen shows art from the present day. The artists come from all over the world. Admission to the exhibitions is free.
  Every year there are 3 to 5 exhibitions. There is always a program of events and guided tours as well. This allows visitors to deepen their knowledge. A curator manages the program in the gallery. This means that she puts together the works of art for the exhibitions. And she organizes the events. The curator changes regularly. This means there are always new artistic approaches. And a large international network. The current curator is Nadja Quante. She deals with current issues in society. And with feminist and queer topics. This means that she brings together different topics in the program.
  At the end of the year, there is always an exhibition of the artists from the studio scholarship. There are also the annual editions (Jahresgaben). These are works of art that can also be purchased.

  Many artists have been shown at the KH Bremen who are famous or became famous afterwards. For example:

  • Thomas Hirschhorn
  • Mike Nelson
  • Kenneth Anger
  • Emily Jacir
  • Ahmet Ögut

  And many more.

  Funding for artists in Bremen

  The KH Bremen supports artists and their work. For example, it provides a studio for the Bremen studio scholarship. The scholarship is awarded by the Senator for Culture.
  It lasts 12 months. During this time, the studio is free of charge. This allows the scholarship holders to interact with the other artists at KH Bremen.

  Exchange meetings have been organized for a few years now. The program is called Visiting Curators. Artists from Bremen meet international curators. The meetings are organized in cooperation with the Bremen Artists’ Association (BBK). And the the Bremen Women Artists’ Association GEDOK. The Städtische Galerie Bremen also helps with the planning. As well as the University of the Arts Bremen.
  The KH Bremen offers a guest scholarship. Artists from other cities and towns are given a studio to live and work in. They don’t have to pay anything for this. A similar exchange scholarship has also existed with Künstlerhaus Dortmund since 2024. Since 2019, there has also been a 3-month residency in Helsinki. It takes place in collaboration with the partner institution Helsinki International Artist Program (HIAP). Artists from Bremen can apply once a year.
  Every year, the KH Bremen awards a scholarship for living and working to artists from Ukraine. They can stay for 2 months. The Artists at Risk network finds the artists.

  Partnerships
  
  The KH Bremen is close to two other art museums. The Weserburg Museum and the GAK art association. Together they form a triangle. The KH Bremen is important for culture in the city of Bremen. It regularly takes part in events in the city. For example, the Long Night of Bremen Museums. Or the Neustadt Open Studios. The KH Bremen is also part of professional committees. For example, the AG Künstler:innenförderung und Stadtkultur. This helps it to promote artists. The KH Bremen is well connected. In the city and worldwide. It works with many cultural institutions and art venues. It also works with universities and art colleges. For example:

  • The University of the Arts Bremen
  • Berlin University of the Arts
  • GAK Bremen
  • Triangle Marseille
  • PAKT Amsterdam