Application documents

To be considered for the course, you must submit a written application. The application (in German or English) must be sent by email to bewerbung@goldrausch.org. Please include the following information and documents:

• Completed application form available for download here
• Texts for the application:
  • CV / résumé listing previous education, exhibitions, projects and grants
  • brief statement concerning the reasons you wish to participate (motivational letter)*
  • brief artist statement about your own work*
• Portfolio:
  • documentation of your artistic work in the form of a digital portfolio (20–25 pages)
  • film material, only for time-based media (demo version, max. 10 min. length). Please list web links in a separate document (videos should be accessible without registration, e.g. password protected or rated if published on Vimeo).
  • catalogues (if available, as separate PDF: Lastname_Firstname_Catalogue)

All applications will be treated confidentially. Unfortunately, documents and catalogs submitted in person or by post cannot be considered. We do not send any confirmation of receipt and ask you to refrain from making individual inquiries during the ongoing process (i.e. after the application deadline). All applicants will be informed of the outcome of the process by email.

Email applications

Please send your application to bewerbung@2023.goldrausch.org. The e-mail address is open from July 1 to September 15 for a course participation in the following year. Please note that we will only send you an acknowledgement of receipt after the application deadline.

Format: PDF format. There is a 10 MB limit on each application. File names for online applications:
1: Last-Name_First-Name_Form
2: Last-Name_First-Name_Texts
3: Last-Name_First-Name_Doku

During the application process, we also offer digital group information and counselling sessions. The dates are:

Wednesday, 24 July, 4.00 – 5.30 p.m. – if you are interested, please register by 22 July at bewerbung@2023.goldrausch.org
Wednesday, 21 August, 16.00 – 17.30 – if you are interested, please register by 19.08 at bewerbung@2023.goldrausch.org
Monday, 2 September, 16.00 – 17.30 – if you are interested, please register by 28.08 at bewerbung@2023.goldrausch.org

Jury application process

An independent jury of experts selects 15 participants from the pool of applicants on the basis of a twofold process (portfolio / small group interview). The criteria include the applicant’s high level of artistic work and an assessment of the programme’s benefit for the applicant’s artistic career.
The jurors’ decision is final.

Previous jurors included

Yalda Afsah, Heike Baranowsky, Anke Becker, Kathrin Becker, Beatrice von Bismarck, Ellen Blumenstein, Monica Bonvicini, Barbara Buchmaier, Laure Catugier, Kerstin Drechsel, Friederike Feldmann, Surya Gied, Julia Grosse, Christine Hohenbüchler, Sofia Hultén, Emily Hunt, Heike Klussmann, Pauline Kraneis, Käthe Elke Kruse, Hanne Loreck, Susanne Lorenz, Annelie Lüthgens, Astrid Mania, Anja Osswald, Solvej Helweg Ovesen, Kathrin Peters, Susanne Prinz, Katia Reich, Agnieszka Roguski, Julia Schäfer, Sabine Schmidt, Britta Schmitz, Valerie Smith, Heidi Specker, Anna-Sophie Springer, Julia Wallner, Susanne Weiss.

Call for Applications

Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt has been run by Goldrausch Frauennetzwerk e. V. since 1989. It was founded to counteract the structural discrimination faced by women artists. Now more than ever, it is not enough to just make good art. Broad professional knowledge and expertise are necessary in order to be successful and visible in the public domain. Therefore it is our objective to promote women who pursue their chosen career, helping them gain further practical knowledge and presenting their work.

Find all the information on the application here (download PDF file).

What we offer

The programme’s course is tailored specifically to meet the objectives of the participants. Every year, 15 women* visual artists are admitted to our professional development programme. We take the participants’ artistic practices as the departure point of our training. The course combines practical tasks with various insights into the art world and the continuous training of presentation techniques and communication strategies. This includes the design of an individual website, studio talks and discussions of art work. Also part of the curriculum are basic knowledge about self-employment, public relations and project planning, the creation of a catalogue and a group exhibition. Experienced art historians lead the seminars and they additionally invite curators, gallerists and other experts who engage with the artists on an equal footing: Practical know-how, which can be implemented in order to pursue a successful career, is exchanged and further developed. A profound knowledge of the art sector is equally important, its practice and key players as well as an understanding of networks. Here, a fundamental basis is provided by Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt’s ever-growing network of alumnae, which consists of more than 477 former participants.

Organiser and Funding

The project is organised by Goldrausch Frauennetzwerk Berlin e. V., which acts as a microlending agency and financing body for women-led businesses. It is co-funded by the European Union (European Social Fund Plus) and by the Federal State of Berlin.

The financing covers the costs of the programme. The call for applications is subject to the approval of funds.

Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt

• admits 15 women* visual artists per year
• runs for 12 months (end of January to December)
• on a weekly basis, Thursday and Friday, plus 3–4 intensive weeks
• works with a changing, external jury of experts for the admission of participants

We are looking forward to applications from women visual artists*

• of any age
• working in all disciplines
• preferably with a completed (arts) degree, or equivalent qualification
• with sufficient German language skills to follow discussions, contributions may be in English
• resident in Berlin
• with experience in artistic practice, specific goals and great motivation
• with the time and resources needed to work on concepts of communication and marketing while also working in the studio
• * The project is aimed at female* visual artists, i.e. all women*, including trans women as well as inter and non-binary people.

Course Content

• Analysis of the participant’s current position and aims of artistic practice
• Training of verbal and work presentation
• Self-employment: tax, financing, copyright
• Berlin’s art scene: excursions, seminars, discussions, contacts
• Planning and realisation of personal website and a catalogue brochure
• Final group exhibition in autumn

We are sensitive to the lived diversity of gender identities. If you have any questions about this, we invite you to contact us confidentially, which will not affect the application process. Feel free to contact Manon Frugier (they/them) at frugier@goldrausch.org

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