Celebrate with us 10 years of BAI—a decade of creative hugs that transcended boundaries.

Join the opening of our special exhibition titled “hugging” at 404 | BAI on September 06, 2025, 6 – 9 pm, commemorating 10 years of creative exchange, collaboration, and community. The exhibition will be accompanied by a public program of Open Studios, the annual BAI Fellows Exhibition, film screenings, and guided tours.

BAI Presents “hugging”: A Decade of International and Personal Connection

With contributions by Fatma Abdulhadi, Nouf AlMugairi, Dania AlSaleh, Meshaal Alzeer, Carolina Amaya, Gemma Autum, Huda Beydoun, Tara Bewley, Daniel Coiughlin, Valentina Cordoba, Helen Esberg, Hadass Gilboa, Shay Tova Govhary, Hyon Hartberger, Shlomit Hiller, Shireen Ikramullah, Hannah Isennock, Ammar Jiman, Bonu Kamalova, Daria Kovaleva, Ann Van Der Kuip, Namhee Kwon, Euan Lynn, Meenakshi Nihalani, Raisa Nosova, Anat Ofer, Camila Piana, Aarti Pillai, Bernd Reichert, Carl Rojens, Skyla Schreter, Lisa Schoefer, Elinor Shapiro, Sage Sidley, Dahye Sim, Mona Sunbol, Abbey Sy, Ella Taub, Tiffany Tang, Solene Tartivelle, Mukta Tripathy, Tu!, Universidad del Atlántico, Youseline Vital, Demelza Woodbridge, Abdelhak Yahiaoui, Kristin Zibell, Karla Zurita, among others

The BERLIN ART INSTITUTE promotes artistic production, discourse, mediation and research, and is dedicated to training and further education in the contemporary context through its various programs. Via international cooperation, the BAI strives for intercultural exchange and a lively, transnational dialogue, and acts as a player in the art, culture, creative, civic, and education sector.

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Concept

The BERLIN ART INSTITUTE combines elements of a professional production site, international artist residency, independent art school, and innovative arts incubator for artistic practice, discourse, and research in Berlin.

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Programs

In addition to the international Studio Program, the BAI offers a Residency Program, Workshops, Master Classes, Portfolio Courses, a Spring Academy, an Arts Incubator, Live Online Courses & Classes, a Friends Program, and the presentation display 404 | BAI.

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Location

The studios of the institute are located in the building complex 404 at the listed commercial property “Motorwerk Berlin” in the Berlin district of Weißensee. The prominent head-end building and the production hall are from 1921.

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Team

We work together with a pool of international guest lecturers. Regular events with alternating artists, curators, critics, authors etc. facilitate an exchange with actors of Berlin’s contemporary art scene.

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With its live online courses, classes, seminars, lectures, conferences, studio visits, interviews, coachings and eCrits, the BAI has expanded its range of advanced training offers to include an eLearning section that enables art and culture experts worldwide to participate in the BAI’s online program and to get access to the BAI community.
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