Professionalization
FORM IT
FORM IT – the project for experimental teaching at the weissensee school of art and design – ran from April 2024 to September 2025. Now it's time to move on: our new, student-organized phase will start in the winter semester 25/26!
seekicks
From September 2020 to March 2025, seekicks was an experimental platform for new qualities of innovation and entrepreneurship and new skills at the weissensee school of art and design. At seekicks, we view art and design as transformative practices that shape our world.
Relevant formats included awareness-raising and professional development opportunities, the start-up studio, workshops on the topic of “transformative, creative practice,” and start-up and innovation consulting. The project was funded by EXIST-Potentiale “Potentiale heben,” a program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.
Seekicks' courses are continued by the Theory & History department and in individual modules in other departments
https://seekicks.kh-berlin.de/
Instagram: @seekicksorg
Open Art Academy
In collaboration with boesner Berlin, a retailer of professional materials for artists, the Open Art Academy took place annually from 2012 to 2023 with the aim of combining contemporary artistic production with a spirit of experimentation for a broad audience. Each year, graduates were able to apply with their own educational concepts and offer weekend workshops for art and design enthusiasts aged 16 and over as part of the Open Art Academy. The venue was the Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, where workshops on topics such as 3D drawing, calligraphy, the production of Prussian blue, and the use of artists' materials took place.
Since 2024, the cooperation format with Modulor GmbH / boesner has been redesigned. Information will be published in due course.
see up Center for Graduates
see up was a transdisciplinary program for graduates of all disciplines at the weissensee school for art and design. It included advice tailored to participants' needs, career-specific information, workshops, and support in establishing contacts. The program was free of charge and open to all interested parties.
