Spring at Berlin Art Institute brings together live online courses, on-site workshops, master classes, and the Studio Program Art Residency. From feminist hybridity, the weird divine, and other worlds, to plants, ecology, participatory performance, surrealism, magical practice, material form, and drawing with and beyond the self.
MASTER CLASSES
DRAWING DOWN THE MOON: The Crossroads of Surrealism, Magical Practice and Material Form by Emily Hunt
Duration: March 16 – 20, 2026 | 10 am – 4 pm (On-Site)
Surrealism, magical practice, and material experimentation intersect in this master class, which explores these crossroads through drawing, object-making, and symbolic processes. The course invites participants to engage with ritual, myth, and surrealist methodologies, where intuition and imagination shape artistic form. Artists will develop a personal symbolic language rooted in material exploration and imaginative practice. Seats are limited. Learn More & Enroll Now
OUT OF LINE: Drawing with and beyond the Self by Dagmara Genda
Duration: June 08 – 12, 2026 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (On-Site)
What happens when you stop drawing to represent and start drawing to rethink?
Challenging the notion of self-expression and exploring ways to think beyond the self. Through reactive drawing, collaborative drawing, spatial drawing, drawing with the body, drawing with prosthetics, and more, participants explore different forms of mark-making and question creativity and the boundaries of the self. Seats are limited 🍀Learn More & Enroll Now
BECOMING PLANT: The New Weird Divine by Jasmine Reimer
Duration: June 29 – July 03, 2026 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (On-Site)
The hybrid and the monster are symbols of resistance. Explore historical and contemporary feminist mythologies, divine feminist symbols, narratives of transformation, and experimental drawing, writing, journaling, and sketchbook processes through the lens of the weird, eerie, and divine. Seats are limited. Learn More & Enroll Now
WORKSHOPS
CREATIVE STRATEGIES: Participatory Performance and the Aesthetics of Citizenship by Ren Mauney
Duration: April 08 – 09, 2026 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Experiment with participatory performance methods, use the group as a laboratoryfor interactive and embodied art-making, and develop a short participatory proposal through physical warm-up, tasks, reflections, and discussion on democracy, citizenship, and public bodies. Seats are limited. Learn More & Enroll Now
ONLINE COURSES
BECOMING WEIRD, BECOMING WILD by Jasmine Reimer
Duration: March 31 – April 21, 2026 | Live Online Sessions, Tuesdays | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Berlin time)
What makes the hybrid, the monster, and “the weird” so powerful?
Trace the origins of feminist hybrid symbols from Neolithic goddess mythology to contemporary theories of The Weird and the monster through experimental drawing methods, writing prompts, individual journaling exercises, readings, and discussions that bridge research and artistic practice. Seats are limited. Learn More & Enroll Now
ART FOR OTHER WORLDS by Mitch Speed
Duration: April 28 – May 19, 2026 | Live Online Sessions, Tuesdays | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Berlin time)
How do economic systems affect the capabilities of art?
Through readings, lectures, and seminar discussions, imagine methods of making and experiencing art beyond Eurocentric, market-based, and institutional art worlds, and new creative communities defined by collective support and solidarity. Seats are limited. Learn More & Enroll Now
FLORAL TIME: How Artists Describe Plants by Joseph Walsh
Duration: May 26 – June 16, 2026 | Live Online Sessions, Tuesdays | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Berlin time)
Embracing an ecological consciousness means shifting away from human-centred concerns. Apply artistic methods to the relationship with nature through activities and exercises that create ways of looking at plants, soil, and the earth as a living system, while engaging with art, writing, and artefacts on animist thinking, non-human time, and ´personhood´. Seats are limited. Learn More & Enroll Now
STUDIO PROGRAM ART RESIDENCY
For artists seeking time, space, and structure, the BAI Studio Program offers a flexible, interdisciplinary residency in the heart of Berlin’s vibrant art scene. Participants gain 24/7 studio access, personalized mentoring, and a rich calendar of courses, lectures, critique sessions, and professional visits.
The program fosters creative independence and peer connection, encouraging residents to develop their voice while engaging with Berlin’s wider cultural ecosystem. Whether you’re building a new body of work or refining an ongoing practice, this residency is designed to help you expand your perspective, challenge your approach, and grow alongside a global network of artists.
Whether you’re curious or just beginning your artistic journey, currently studying, or actively working as a professional, the BAI Studio Program offers a space for orientation, experimentation, and meaningful exchange within Berlin’s vibrant contemporary art scene.
Apply now for the Studio Program Art Residency. Seats are limited! Learn More
With its hybrid concept of an international artist residency, contemporary art school and innovative arts incubator, the BAI is an independent institute for artistic practice, training, discourse, and research in Berlin. All courses are conducted in English.
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