OPEN HOUSE – 50 Years Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship at the Brücke-Museum and Kunsthaus Dahlem

• Programme

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship, the Studienstiftung (German Academic Scholarship Foundation), together with the Brücke-Museum and Kunsthaus Dahlem, presents a weekend-long programme featuring the 17 finalists of the scholarship:
Joschua Yesni Amaut, Lotte Dohmen, Talya Feldman, Vincent Haynes, Alexander Janz, Jeanna Kolesova, Mizi Lee, Sophia Mainka, Magdalena Mitterhofer, Amin Motalebzadeh, Marlies Pahlenberg, Clarita Maria Phiri-Beierdörffer, Lukas Rehm, Gregor Schuster, Emil Walde, Lukas Zerbst, Tino Zimmermann.

The scholarship, initiated by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, has been awarded since 1975 to outstanding emerging artists – by artists for artists. The foundation has collaborated with the Studienstiftung since its inception.

Join us for artist talks, film screenings, performances, and a family workshop. Meet the finalists, discover new perspectives – and celebrate the diversity of artistic expression with us.

More information about the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Scholarship can be found HERE.

PROGRAMME

Saturday, 28 June, 18:00 – 24:00

18:00 | Start of the Open House 2025
Location: Both venues

Approx. 19:00 | Opening remarks by Lisa Marei Schmidt (Director, Brücke-Museum) and Dr. Julia Apitzsch (Head of the Berlin Office, Studienstiftung)
Location: Garden

19:30 | Performance Throw Yourself At The Sun
by Nicolas Fehr feat. Lisa Harres and Finn Ronsdorf
Location: Kunsthaus Dahlem, Main Hall

Ab 20:00 | DJ-Set by Brian Mitchell
Location: Garden

Ca. 21:00 | Performance Holding Back The Years
by Gregor Schuster
Location: Brücke-Museum

Sunday, 29 June, 11:00 – 17:00

11:00 | Start of the Open House 2025
Location: Both venues

12:00 – 16:00 | Art Workshop for Families
Location: Garden

12:30 | Performance THE AMBASSADOR
by Amin Motalebzadeh
Location: Garden

Afterwards | Exhibition Tour with Artist Talks in front of the works
Location: Both venues
and
Performance Holding Back The Years
by Gregor Schuster
Location: Brücke-Museum

Approx. 13:30 | Opening remarks by Lisa Marei Schmidt (Director, Brücke-Museum) and Dr. Julia Apitzsch (Head of the Berlin Office, Studienstiftung)
Location: Garden

14:00 | Artist Talk
Daniel Völzke (Editor-in-Chief Online, Monopol) in conversation with former scholarship recipients Eli Cortiñas, Mariechen Danz, Christian Jankowski, Sven Johne and Marcel Odenbach
Location: Garden

15:30 | Performance Smooth like Butter
by Mizi Lee
and
Lecture-Performance with Karaoke to Join In
Location: Garden