Take part in the BAI Studio Program and visit BERLIN ART WEEK 2025
Enroll in Block 09 from August 18 – September 12, 2025Explore the diverse and vibrant art scene of Berlin
Come on-site to BERLIN ART INSTITUTE and immerse & grow yourself in an arts residency with your international peers.
Every September, Berlin Art Week (BAW) takes over the city for five eventful days, turning its art spaces, galleries and public areas into a playground for art lovers. With over 100 partners, the festival presents exhibitions, performances, screenings, workshops and more, inviting visitors to take a closer look inside Berlin’s contemporary art scene.
You want to apply to one or several art universities, academies of fine art, or design colleges and require one or several artistic portfolios? Maybe you already have one but are not sure whether your works will meet the requirements of an admission exam.
The BERLIN ART INSTITUTE constantly offers portfolio courses and portfolio consultation.
In a portfolio consultation, we discuss each work of the portfolio and assist in making the best possible selection. We make suggestions regarding additional works to supplement the portfolio and give advice on which artistic position could be interesting for your own work. If you additionally need to get ready for a personal interview, we also offer consulting in this area to prepare you for the situation. A portfolio consultation lasts at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours. Dates upon agreement.
The portfolio course at the BAI provides a working table and a working atmosphere bringing you in contact and in an exchange with all BAI participants. In correspondence with the concept of the BAI, it is in our interest to support you in finding your own artistic path and personal form of expression. A successful portfolio is an authentic one that reveals your motivation and personality in an unmistakable way. No matter at which art university or academy you want to apply, your individuality is your visiting card. However, we cannot guarantee that you will receive a place at the university/academy.
The BAI provides personal and individual supervision with at least two consultations per week dedicated to your artistic development and production. So that you can concentrate on the production of your portfolio(s) without pressure, you have the possibility to extend your portfolio course by one month each time.
Our Program Structure
The courses are conducted in English. On public holidays there is no program.
Our Block Dates
The program of the BERLIN ART INSTITUTE is structured in blocks of 4 calendar weeks (CW) each. It makes sense to start the Portfolio Course at the beginning of a four-week program block.
Our Recent Events
Visit to J’AI PERDU MON EURYDICE – ACH, ICH HABE MEINE EURYDIKE VERLOREN by Christina Dimitriadis at Schwartzsche Villa
June 25, 2025, 5 pm Many thanks to the curator, writer & lecturer Dr. Christine Nippe introducing our participants to the concept, program & history of Schwartzsche Villa as part of Berlin’s Municipal Galleries and to [...]
Visit to THIRD SPACE curated by frontviews at HAUNT
June 18, 2025, 3 pm Many thanks to the artist Theemetra Harizani introducing our participants to the concept, program & history of frontviews at HAUNT, and guiding us through the group exhibition THIRD SPACE [...]
Lecture GHOSTS, SPIRITS AND PARASITES by Ani Schulze
June 12, 2025, 10 am – 2 pm Many thanks to the artist Ani Schulze for her lecture Ghosts, Spirits and Parasites and discussing the works of our participants within the Studio Program at BAI | Berlin Artist [...]