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PLEASE NOTE:
The application deadline for the *foundationClass ended on 15 March 2018 !!!
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new call for 2018!
Do you want to start studying Art or Design in Germany or do you want to continue your studies here? And have you fled to Germany and/or applied for asylum in Germany? Then apply for the *foundationClass 2018 !!!
The program is geared towards people who have fled to Germany and/or applied for asylum and who had planned to start studying art or design in their home countries, or already started such a degree program, or who plan to switch into such a degree program.
About the program
The program will be divided into two parts: The first part of the program will feature lectures, workshops and excursions led mainly by professional artists, scholars and activists who themselves or whose families have migrated to Germany.
During the first part you will have the possibility to arrive at the school, get to know many other people and experiment and get to know different mediums and practices. Together we want to formulate art historie(s), that include the Global South/East, as well as your experiences without using labels such as “refugee” or “migrant”.
Together we want to find answers to the question of how the art schools of the future would look if they really recognised migration as an essential societal factor?
The first part of the program (summer semester) will also be open to other students studying at weißensee academy of art.
In the second half of the program (winter semester) we want to take all that we have learned and prepare applications for German art and design academies. In different workshops (painting, sculpting, digital media, design, drawing etc.) we will support you in creating a powerful portfolio with which you can apply in 2019.
To realise these goals weißensee art academy provides its entire infrastructure, including workshops, materials, as well as support with bureaucratic problems.
The *foundationClass strives to open up a social space within weißensee academy of art within which knowledge and artistic and design practices are not consumed, but questioned and where new forms of knowledge and practice will be produced collectively.
Duration and expected time requirements
The *foundationClass group of 2018 will work together from May 2018 until beginning of 2019. The *foundationClass is a rather intense and time consuming program. Classes take place most of the days during the afternoons so you will have time to attend your German courses during the morning.
Who should apply?
Anyone who has come to Germany and has applied for asylum (please note that the outcome of the application, or whether the process is finished or still ongoing is not relevant) and is interested in art and/or design, is 18 years or older, is ready and motivated to participate regularly in the program (please note that participation in the second part of the program will depend on regular attendance of the first part) and anyone who has working knowledge of English and/or German (please note that for an application at an art academy sufficient German skills are mandatory!)
What is the application process?
Please send us the following:
1.) CV, including personal information, contact information and your previous study and/or work experience
2.) a personal letter outlining your motivation and interest in participating in the *foundationClass
3.) a proof of your (temporary or not) residence status (Gestattung, Duldung, Aufenthaltserlaubnis)
Please submit your complete application until March 15th to
foundationclass@kh-berlin.de or to:
weißensee kunsthochschule berlin
Referat Studienangelegenheiten/*foundationClass
Bühringstr. 20
13086 Berlin
Invitations for interviews will be sent via e-mail.
The interviews will presumably take place in April 2018
Fees: None !
Status at School: Participants will register as visiting students.
Duration: May 2018 till beginning of 2019
For more information on the programme see here, also download in Farsi, Arabic, French, English
or Facebook
or contact us also via foundationclass@kh-berlin.de