neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK)

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 11/13, Berlin

Tuesday to Sunday 12:00–18:00, Friday 12:00–20:00

Founded in 1969 on a grassroots democratic model, the neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (New Society for Visual Art) is an art society funded by the City of Berlin whose program of exhibitions, events, and outreach addresses power structures in society. The nGbK established itself early on as an innovative location for contemporary art and exhibition production, influencing generations of curators, artists, and cultural producers with its pioneering exhibition concepts that address important sociocultural issues. Today, the nGbK has around 1,000 members, making it one of the largest art associations in Germany.

station urbaner kulturen/nGbK Hellersdorf

Auerbacher Ring 41, Berlin

Thursday and Saturday 15:00–19:00

The nGbK location in Hellersdorf was initiated by members who have been active in this late-GDR housing project since 2014. Over time, it has become an exhibition and event space, and a place for artists and local residents to work together, with activities including forms of urban practice as well as open-air events and exhibitions in the nearby green land, known as Place Internationale.

Between Bridges

Adalbertstraße 43, Berlin

Wednesday to Saturday 12:00–18:00

Between Bridges is a foundation (est. 2017 by Wolfgang Tillmans) committed to humanism, solidarity, and the advancement of democracy. It supports the arts, LGBT+ rights and anti-racism work.      Between Bridges is also a non-profit exhibition space, initiated in 2006 by Wolfgang Tillmans. After its first chapter in London’s 223 Cambridge Heath Road from 2006–2011 and its second chapter in Berlin’s Keithstraße 15 from 2014–2019, its third chapter in Berlin’s Adalbertstraße 43 begun in July 2022.

Prater Galerie

Details on locations and dates will be announced shortly on pratergalerie.de

From June 2024

The Prater Galerie in Kastanienallee in Prenzlauer Berg, one of the best-known and most vibrant quarters of the Pankow district, is a non-commercial venue for communicating and imparting contemporary art. It adopts an attitude of curiosity to new artistic positions and issues, and is open to a broad public. Because of the renovation of the historic Berlin Prater, the gallery has temporarily suspended operations and will reopen in 2024. As a communal gallery, it operates as part of the Department of Art and Culture within the Pankow District Authority’s Office of Further Education and Culture of Berlin.

Stadtwerkstatt (entrance next to nGbK)

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, 11, Berlin, (entrance next to nGbK)

Saturday, 1 June, 11 am - 19 pm

Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien

Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin

sun–wed: 10:00 – 20:00 thu–sat: 10:00 – 22:00 free admission

Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien is an exhibition space for contemporary art with a focus on current social and cultural issues. Central to the projects here are the meaningful contextualisation of themes and consideration for diversity, internationality, and local relevance. At 450 sqm. and with over 200 running metres wall surface, the space is well suited to mid-size exhibitions. Around six exhibition projects take place in a year, some of which are realised as a collaborative effort with other institutions, curators or artist groups. Additional programs such as tours, films, discussions, and artist talks function as reinforcement to the exhibitions. Given our own limited budget, we rely heavily on third-party funding and partnerships for our projects. Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien is an organisation of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Council. Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien owns a collection of round 450 artworks, which includes art from Hans Baluschek, Erich Büttner and other artist, who lived in Kreuzberg like Hanefi Yeter, Akbar Behkalam, Luise Grimm or Christa Eichler. Built in 1847 by the order of Frederick William IV, Bethanien is a former hospital designed by Theodor Stein and continued to serve as one until 1970. The fight for Bethanien’s survival began immediately thereafter; plans to demolish and replace the building with social housing were countered through occupation, citizens‘ intiatives and conservationists. Since then, the building has offered space for cultural and artistic institutions. Aside from Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, there are the BBK Berlin printing studio, artist studios, project spaces for exhibitions and theater and dance, the Friedrichshain Kreuzberg district music school.

daadgalerie

Oranienstraße 161, 10969 Berlin

Tuesday to Sunday 12 pm – 7 pm Monday closed

When the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program founded the daadgalerie in West Berlin in 1978, it created a place for fellows from different cultural fields to engage with the city and its residents. Since then, the venue has remained the hub of the program’s activities in Berlin. In 2017 the daadgalerie moved to Kreuzberg—a district characterized by displacement as well as by a commitment to building a plural and diverse urban community. Since 2018, the two floors of the building on Oranienstrasse have been used to establish new forms of presentation, introduce transdisciplinary formats in association with current and former fellows, and implement initiatives aimed at local children and young adults. The daadgalerie program is developed in close cooperation with the fellows, as well as in collaboration with other creative practitioners, festivals, universities, galleries, museums, and cultural institutions.