The list of annotated links on the plastic arts facilitates research across the entire spectrum of these art forms, with special sections devoted to photography and media art. By choosing the appropriate section you can search for such things as museums, educational opportunities, festivals, online services etc.
Museums
Art-in.de
Internet platform for contemporary art in Germany; includes annotated links to museum websites
Directory of German Museums
Comprehensive information on museums in Germany
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
House of World Cultures: info on the worldwide art and cultural scene, online exhibitions, link to the international online database www.culturebase.net
Kunst und Kultur
Museums database; includes current exhibitions listings
Festivals
Art Basel
At the Art Basel fair, leading galleries from around the world present 20th-and 21st-century art. As one of the most important art fairs in the German-speaking world, it is a key meeting place for art lovers and art professionals alike.
Art Cologne
Major international galleries present classical modernist and contemporary art at Art Cologne, the world's oldest art fair.
Art Forum Berlin
The Art Forum Berlin is an international contemporary art fair where participating galleries present established names alongside emerging talent.
Mutec
International trade fair for museums and exhibition technology
Institutions
AdKv Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine is the umbrella organisation for non-commercial art associations in Germany that are specifically involved in the presentation and promotion of contemporary art and artists.
AsKI Arbeitskreis selbständiger Kulturinstitute e.V.
Network of independent art and research institutions in Germany that are involved in the study, acquisition and presentation of cultural assets.
BBK Bundesverband Bildender Künstler
The BBK is the professional association of freelance visual artists in Germany.
Deutscher Künstlerbund
The Deutscher Künstlerbund, a visual artists' association, sees itself as a place for lively artistic exchange and current discourse.
Deutscher Kulturrat
The Kulturrat (German Cultural Council) is the central organisation of the Federal Cultural Associations. As such it maintains contacts to political and administrative bodies and develops initiatives and projects. It has the task of ensuring that issues arising from all aspects of national cultural policy are included in the debate at all levels.
Gedok e.V.
The GEDOK - federation of woman artists and patrons ot the arts - is the largest interdisciplinary association of women artists in Euorpe.
ICOM-Deutschland
ICOM (International Council of Museums) is a non-governmental, internationally networked organisation committed to the promotion of museum activities and services.
ifa Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
The institute for Foreign Affairs (if) is a mediator of German foreign policy on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office. Its primary activities are the initiation and organisation of international touring exhibitions of German art, as well as exhibitions by artists from transformation and developing countries in the ifa galleries in Stuttgart and Berlin. The homepage provides detailed information on the German art landscape (including a database of artists and architects) and opportunities for artists.
igbk Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künst
IGBK provides comprehensive information on international opportunities for artists. Includes a search option for studios, artists' houses, grants and stipends, and contact points.
Kulturstiftung der Länder
The task of the Kulturstiftung der Länder (Cultural Foundation of the Federal States) is to promote and preserve art and culture of a national standard. It also provides funding for the acquisition of important works of art for museums in Germany.
Kulturstiftung des Bundes
The Kulturstiftung des Bundes (Federal Cultural Foundation) operates both nationally and internationally and is primarily concerned with art and culture in the 21st century. The foundation was set up to promote and fund art and culture within the remit of Federal Government. Particular emphasis is placed on funding innovative programmes and projects in an international context.
Grants and Awards
BBK Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler
Information on opportunities and competitions for artists
igkb Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste
Provides information on current opportunities for visual artists and includes a database of grants, stipends and sources of funding for artists.
Kunst und Karriere
Current information on art awards, grants, stipends and competitions.
Education
Kunstaspekte
Kunstaspekte provides information on the visual arts and colleges of art.
Kunstfinder
Art-related links with information on colleges of art in Germany.
Kunsthochschule.org
Links to colleges of art in Germany. Includes addresses and further information.
Kunstunterricht
Links to websites related to the teaching of art, with annotated links to colleges of art in Germany.
Online Services
art49.com
European portal for contemporary visual art. Includes detailed exhibition listings.
Artfacts.Net
International guide to galleries, museums and exhibitions of contemporary visual art.
art-in.de
Information on the visual arts in Germany, including links to museums, art fairs, galleries, artists, colleges of art, foundations, auction houses, art associations and institutions.
Bittekunst.de
Journal on video-, net- and media art. Comments on and reviews of a selection of current projects, works of art and web pages, partly in an associative way, partly in relation to the topic. Offers a search engine for music videos.
Deutsche Kultur International: Visual Arts
Information on culture in Germany in an international context.
deutschland.de: Kultur
Official portal of the Federal Republic of Germany, with comprehensive information on the visual arts and arts funding.
Das große Kunstlexikon von P.W. Hartmann
Online art dictionary with 10 000 headwords
Kulturportal Deutschland
The Kulturportal Deutschland is an internet platform for culture and media, the most comprehensive of its kind on the net.
Kunstaspekte
Comprehensive information network on contemporary visual art
Kunstfinder
List of links to museums, galleries, art associations, organisations, exhibitions, events, picture libraries, art materials suppliers and art education resources.
Kunst und Kultur
Databases on museums, artists, historical monuments and specialist journals.
Labforculture.org: Sharing culture across Europe
European online information and knowledge platform dedicated to European cultural cooperation. Offers a wide range of information on cultural cooperation and exchange
Universes in Universe: Worlds of Art
Visual arts of Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean within the context of international art processes
