About
BPA facilitates exchange between emerging and experienced Berlin-based artists, through coordinated studio visits and meetings.
BPA does not have a fixed location – activity is concentrated in the studios of the artists involved with the program. Ten participants meet with a core group of ten mentors and a wider group of guest mentors. Twice a month participants present their work in concentrated one-on-one visits in their own studios, followed by a group discussion in a mentor’s studio. A participation cycle lasts two years, always from January to December. The program initiates several public-facing events per year. BPA does not charge fees to participants, and since 2017 it has offered participants a grant to produce new work.
Participants
Participants 2020
- Kévin Blinderman
- Sofia Leiby
- Mooni Perry
- Shirin Sabahi
- Jana Schulz
- Joshua Schwebel
- Adam Shiu-Yang Shaw
- Xiaopeng Zhou
Participants 2019
- Nadja Abt
- Niklas Binzberger
- Rob Crosse
- Anne Fellner
- Bertrand Flanet
- Julian Garcia
- Dina Khouri
- Doireann O’Malley
- Victor Payares
- Esper Postma
- Anton Steenbock
- Katrin Winkler
Participants 2018
- Yalda Afsah
- Aliénor Dauchez
- Nadine Hattom
- Janus Høm
- Adam Kaplan
- Yuki Kishino
- Cosima zu Knyphausen
- Mickael Marman
- Simen Musæus
- Scott Roben
Participants 2017
- Alan Affichard
- Helin Alas
- Armin Lorenz Gerold
- Keto Logua
- Anna Lucia Nissen
- Tamen Perez
- Zac Langdon Pole
- Philip Poppek
- Gabriel Säll
- Elif Saydam
- Stefanie Schwarzwimmer
Participants 2016 (Pilot)
- Maria Anna Bierwirth
- Sofia Duchovny
- Richard Frater
- Mia Goyette
- Sylvester Hegner
- Flora Klein
- Johanna Klingler
- Nile Koetting
- Grayson Revoir
- Miriam Yammad
Mentors
Mentors
- Saâdane Afif
- Yalda Afsah
- Monika Baer
- Angela Bulloch
- Simon Denny
- Bouchra Khalili
- Thomas Locher
- Olaf Nicolai
- Calla Henkel / Max Pitegoff
- Willem de Rooij
- Wolfgang Tillmans
Guest Mentors 2019
- Heba Amin
- Ho Rui An
- Yael Bartana
- Candice Breitz
- Mariana Castillo Deball
- Clémentine Deliss
- Natasha Ginwala
- Krist Gruijthuijsen
- Yngve Holen
- Anne Imhof
- Natasha A. Kelly
- Boaz Levin
- Hili Perlson
- Nicolaus Schafhausen
- Dierk Schmidt
- Tobias Spichtig
- Peter Wächtler
Guest Mentors 2018
- Julieta Aranda
- Claudia Comte
- Mariana Castillo Deball
- Maurin Dietrich
- Richard Frater
- Christian Friedrich
- Flora Klein
- Pablo Larios
- Keto Logua
- Ibrahim Mahama
- Michaela Melian
- Matt Mullican
- Ahmet Öğüt
- Judy Radul
- Karin Sander
- Yorgos Sapountzis
- Jerszy Seymour
- Tobias Spichtig
- Slavs and Tatars
- Shabahang Tayyari
Guest Mentors 2017
- Monica Bonvicini
- Maurin Dietrich
- Elodie Evers
- Richard Frater
- Yngve Holen
- Oliver Laric
- Ibrahim Mahama
- Michaela Melián
- Ahmet Öğüt
- Judy Radul
- James Richards
- Yorgos Sapountzis
- Slavs and Tatars
- Amelie von Wulffen
Guest Mentor 2016
- Saim Demircan
Applications
Ideal applicants would have recently completed a masters-level education or be able to present artwork of a comparable level. Applicants must be living and working in Berlin during a BPA cycle period, and be able to present their work from their own studio. Participation in all meetings throughout the year is expected. BPA is neither a residency nor a school – it does not provide studio space or any kind of qualification on completion.
Application format: PDF with documentation of artwork and CV including birthdate, birthplace and education history in English; the complete application documents should not exceed a data volume of 20 MB.
The application period for BPA’s 2020 cycle has endet. Further information regarding applications for 2021 will be announced ahead of time.
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Müllerstraße 156a
2. Hinterhof, Aufgang 12
13353 Berlin
AG Charlottenburg, HRB 182350
Directors: Angela Bulloch, Simon Denny, Willem de Rooij
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