The Berlin Art Institute runs a residency programme for artists at all stages of their career to come and make work in Berlin, located in Weissensee in the north west of the city it’s a really calm and green district. The institute is run by the dedicated founders and co-directors Ralf Schmidt and Stephanie Jünemann, who coordinate a programme of visiting artist talks and gallery visits that run alongside studio activity. The residency runs in blocks of 4 weeks, and I applied for the a-n artist bursary to fund one block.
I had been planning to take some time off working in London for a while to spend a focused period of time working on my practice, attending the BAI seemed like the perfect opportunity to do this and would give me access to the city. My time there presented the opportunity to meet other artists, see exhibitions and discover new galleries, while learning about the city’s history and culture, all impacted on the work I made during this time and it was an overwhelmingly positive experience.
