Our first online course Low Tech Animation Workshop with Michelle Alperin is about to start in just one month, and we are very excited about it! We'll be gladly posting about Michelle and her work on our social media channels in the following days. Register for Michelle's workshop until May 3rd by visiting our website.

Also, as the pandemic continues to impact long-term planning, we are doing our best to implement online learning for other courses as well. Please subscribe to our newsletters or visit our website to keep updated.

Following the idea of the previous issues, this time we would like to introduce you to our next programme category, Exploration. Here we're going to freely explore yet unknown artistic territories, experiment without disciplinary boundaries, and search for open-ended questions.

In this newsletter:

• 100 Years of Visual Music. Explore Color, Shape, Motion, Rhythm and Sound
• Bad Design
• Situationist City Game
• Editing for Film and Video Art
• Body is My Instrument or Exploration of Lifelong Learning
   

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We hope you're in a good mood and have been enjoying the first sunny days of the year. In this newsletter, we would like to introduce you to our next course category, Transition. Here, we experimentally transcend and rethink familiar artistic and design cultures and change our creative attitude or transfer it into other forms. We've also made some changes to our Terms and Conditions that benefit our participants.

We've reduced the early withdrawal fee, and in the future, it will cost you less if you have to cancel your participation. You’ll find more information about it down below. Furthermore, you can still apply for the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2021 scholarships. We're looking forward to your applications until April 18, 2021.

In this newsletter:

• Iron Printing in Blue – A Cyanotype Workshop
• Your Berlin Story – An Alternative 'Creative Non-Fiction' Writing Workshop
• From Lute Songs to Pop Songs: Unboxing a Repertoire
• Transitions – Drawing and Space
• Online: Aesthetic Transformations: Inspiration Across Disciplinary Borders
• Terms and Conditions: What's New?
• Scholarships 2021 – Upcoming Application Deadline
   

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We can hardly wait for the warmer days to come, thus would like to start getting you in themood for the upcoming summer programme! In the last newsletter, we have introduced our new categories Transition, Communication, Participation, Perception, and Exploration, which make the navigation through our courseseasier. This time, we would like to get into details and present the courses from eachcategory separately, starting with Communication, where the questions of artisticexchange take center stage.

Furthermore, performative interactions, forms of visualcommunication, spatial design in both global and local contexts, as well as dialogicalworking processes are up for debate here. You’ll find all courses listed below in our category Communication.

In this newsletter:

• Performing Questions: Relationships in Times of Crisis
• Dialogues as Artistic Experimental Systems in the Cultural Sciences
• The Drama Works – Writing for Stage
• Online: Writing = Design
• Scholarships 2021
   

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In our February issue, we would like to introduce you to the online offer of the BerlinSummer University of the Arts, which is about to start in June. You can already registeronline by visiting our website: the Online section contains all planned courses that will takeplace virtually. Additionally, this newsletter will provide you with an update regardingscholarships and financial support opportunities for this year’s Summer University.

In this newsletter:

• Online: Low Tech Animation Workshop
• Online: Writing = Design
• Online: Aesthetic Transformations – Inspiration Across Disciplinary Borders
• Online: Exp. – Questions of Perception in Art and Science
• Online: Berlin Appeals 2021 – Poster Design Workshop
• Scholarships 2021
   

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After a short break, we are happy to be back with our newsletter series. In this Decemberissue, we have prepared a glimpse of the upcoming programme and are glad to share thenew theme for the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2021, which was designed andproduced by Willie Neumann. He shared his views and ideas on the creative process with usin an interview below.
In 2021, we will continue working with the previously announced categories such asTransition, Perception, Communication, Exploration, and Participation. This new divisionshould give a better overview of the offered content and help the participants filter outcourses that correspond with their interests.
As usual, the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2021 will take place from June toOctober. No matter if online or in-person, we are already looking forward to welcoming youhere in Berlin! However, for now, enjoy our small update and get through the winter well.

In this newsletter:

• Transition: Iron Printing in Blue — A Cyanotype Workshop
• Perception: DIRT
• Communication: Dialogues as Artistic Experimental Systems in the Cultural Sciences
• Exploration: Textile Surfaces — Material Experiments
• Participation: The We That is Not I. Communities as Operative Fictions
• Programme Design 2021: Interview with Willie Neumann
   

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For now, this will be our last newsletter of this year’s Berlin Summer University of the Arts. We will give you another overview on our courses taking place in September and October. In addition to our range of courses, in this issue we present the current contents of eigenart, the student magazine of the Berlin University of the Arts. You will also get a short insight into our course Curation and Communication: It’s All About... Talking which took place last week.
We are also pleased to announce that our online course The Drama Works – Writing for Stage will take place from September 3rd. There are still a few places available, for which you can register on our website.

In this newsletter:

• Don’t miss out: Registration Last Call
• Some insights – Curation and Communication: It’s All About... Talking
• Eigenart – student’s magazine of the Berlin University of the Arts
   

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We are now in the middle of our online summer programme and are glad to see the participants ofthe courses actively exchanging ideas and gaining knowledge.
This newsletter is a bit shorter than usual. Nevertheless, we want to present you our offers forSeptember and highlight the courses with registration deadlines. Additionally, we'd like to showyou what else happened at the Berlin University of the Arts in the past semester. You can now seemany of the students' works and designs online.

In this newsletter:

• Don’t miss out: Registration Last Call
• Wandering Site — Inspiration Across Disciplinary Boundaries
• (Re)Discovering the City
• Documentation of the UdK’s summer semester 2020
   

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As you already know, our programme is affected by the COVID-19 regulations, that's why wedecided to transform the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2020 into a fully digitalexperience. One advantage that the online courses offer in any case is that anyone, whether inBerlin, Marseille, or Rio, can participate in the programme. We hope that this will enable us totake up even more international experiences and perspectives in our workshops.
We are verymuch looking forward to welcoming you to our online courses!

In this newsletter:

• Don't Miss Out: Registration Last Call
• Online: Me, Myself and I — Editoral Design Workshop
• Online: Starting and Leading Your Own Successful Creative Business
• Online: Questions of Perception in Art and Science
• Online: Curation and Communication: It’s All About... Talking
• Online: Editing for Film and Video Art
• Eigenart — Student magazine of the Berlin University of the Arts
   

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As for many others, the current situation with the coronavirus took us all by surprise and effects the way we work and plan our upcoming summer programme. Like all Berlin universities, the University of the Arts has shifted to the emergency presence to counteract the spread of the coronavirus and to take further preventive measures for its university members. Even though we were looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin and the beautiful buildings of the UDK, we have to ensure the safety of all our participants and lecturers.This is why the courses that start before August won't take place in the presence mode.

We are currently trying to figure out whether the courses affected by these measures can be adapted and replaced with online formats. For more information please visit FAQs Coronavirus on our website.

Since things are changing quickly these days, we will keep you posted about upcoming changes on Facebook and on our website. Of course, we will contact and inform you personally in case you have already booked one of the affected courses.

Despite these uncertain times, we don't want to withhold the contents of the upcoming courses from you and hope that we can give you some artistic inspiration by presenting you a selection of this year's design courses and some artistic resources to use when staying at home.

In this newsletter:

• Wandering Site – Inspiration Across Disciplinary Boundaries
• Writing = Design: Creative Copy Writing Workshop
• Berlin Appeals 2020 – Poster Design Workshop
• Me, Myself and I – Editorial Design Workshop
• Artistic resources when staying at home

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Are you interested in getting together with UDK students? Two courses we will be featuring in this newsletter are part of the university's Studium Generale, an interdisciplinary arts programme that brings UDK students of different disciplines together for an artistic exchange. Young Artists who have just graduated or who are at the beginning of their careers are welcome to have a look at our Survival Training course that facilitates entrance into the professional side of the art world. For academics working on scientific papers, notably PHDs and Post-Docs, we are offering our annual Writing Ashram course in the countryside near Berlin.

In this newsletter:

• Writing Ashram for PHDs and Post-Docs
• (Re)Discovering the City
• Exp. — Questions of Perception in Art and Science
• Survival Training — Staying Alive in the Art World
• If you're in Berlin: Berlin Art Highlights in March 2020

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A brand new decade marks the perfect opportunity to remind yourself of what you want to do in your life. If one of those intentions is to invest in your artistic skills or to gain new perspectives, our summer programme might be a way of getting there. For this year's BSUA programme we were able to convince some old and new faces to complete our reportoire with new courses: Filmediting, editorial design, oral storytelling in contemporary society and a disruption-exploring sound course. 

Also, if one of your ambitions this year is to cut down financially or if you happen to need support, we advise you to have a look at our scholarships that we will offer again this year!

In this newsletter: 

• Editing for Film and Video Art
• Seeking for New Noise
• Me, Myself and I – Editorial Design Workshop
• What Are You Talking About – Oral Storytelling in Contemporary Society
• Scholarships in 2020
• If you're in Berlin: Berlin Art Highlights for January & February 2020

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As you might have already seen on our website, our courses for the summer
programme 2020 went online – which means that registrations are now open!
Amongst these courses we have a variety of new courses running for the first time.
Have a look at our highlights in Transition/Transformation, Perception, Communication
and Exploration further down in this newsletter.
We hope you enjoy the rest of the year and the holidays – we will be back in January
2020!

In this newsletter:

• BSUA 2020's design creator: Marina Becker in an interview
• A highlight in Transition / Transformation: Wandering Site – Inspiration Across Disciplinary Boundaries
• A highlight in Perception: Brutalism: A Photographic Approach
• A highlight in Communication: Survival Training – Staying Alive in the Art World
• A highlight in Exploration: Drawing at the Nature Lab
• If you're in Berlin: Berlin Art Highlights in 2020

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Just as autumn is arriving in Berlin, our summer programme is over. We hope you had a fantastic time –
we certainly had a blast! Until we will be back with our new programme in December, you can enjoy our
little throwback and our selection of Berlin's Art Highlights in October.
Thank you for this great summer!

In this newsletter:

• Throwback: This was BSUA 2019!
• If you're in Berlin: Berlin Art Highlights in October 2019

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We are excited to announce that after months of preparation, our summer program has finally started! Today we welcomed our first participants of the course “Exp. – Questions of Perception in Art and Science”. During the last weeks, we were able to enjoy a lot of sunshine and temperatures of over 30°C in Berlin, so we are looking forward to a spectacular summer with an interdisciplinary exchange and warm evenings at the Spree!

In this newsletter:

• Don’t Miss Out: Registration Deadlines
• KlangKunstBühne 2019: What to look forward to
• Artist Insights: Virtual Reality in the Arts
• Special: When you're in Berlin – Berlin Art Highlights in Summer 2019

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A lot happened this month and even more is coming. We already launched our Instagram account and made promotional video interviews with our teachers, and now we are working through the numerous applications we got from so many places around the world. Thank you for your active participation!

Additionally, we would like to introduce a new section in our newsletter called “Artist Insights” where we would like to share bits and pieces about the art world with you and shake you up with some artistic inspiration by our teachers and other outstanding artists. We hope you’ll enjoy it!

In this newsletter:

• BSUA on Instagram
• Lights, Camera, Action! BSUA Teachers Introduce Their Courses
• Don’t Miss Out: Registration Deadlines
• Artist Insights / Stephanie Kloss — Bauhaus Architecture in Haifa

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Here finally comes the Berlin spring: birds chirping, people having their lunches outside, cherry trees blooming in full mode, and the first application deadlines approaching! Only two weeks left to apply for our partial scholarships, and only four weeks to book our all-time favorite Writing Ashram and the new coming Time-Based Arts workshop.

In this newsletter:

• Interview with graphic designer Björn Kremer
• Don’t Miss Out: BSUA Scholarships
• Registration Deadlines: An Approach to Situational Time-Based Arts
• Registration Deadlines: Writing Ashram for PHDs and Post-Docs
• KlangKunstBühne 2019: Details

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Dear students, as you know, the Berlin Summer University 2019 programme is out and we already started receiving first applications which makes us truly happy! We also know that many of you are looking forward to participating in our workshops and for that we have some inspiring news!

In this newsletter:

• Berlin Summer University of the Arts Scholarships
• Wearables and Machine Learning: Free Participation for Students

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Winter has only started but we’ve already been making plans for the summer! Join us for the Berlin Summer University of the Arts and get ready to EXPLORE, EXPRESS, and EXCHANGE.

Topics:

• Workshop announcements and suggestions

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The last course at the Berlin Summer University of the Arts is over. We have had another exciting
summer where our students have done more, learned more, become more and been the best that
they can be. We feel happy and energized to have hosted so many people with different backgrounds
from all over the world, and be part of this immense cultural, intellectual, and creative exchange.
Thank you for that!

Topics:

• Facts about BSUA 2018
• Programme 2019 – Announcement

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With sunny skies and temperatures up to 35 degree this week, it's clear why Berlin is the ideal destination for Summer fun. You can swim in the lakes, hike and bike the trails, head to the farmers markets and enjoy outdoor concerts. But while you're at it, it's also a great chance to catch up on your classes, knock out some requirements and get ahead in school or your career! We are here to inspire you for the upcoming exciting workshops that are going to take place at the Berlin Summer University of the Arts the following months.

Topics in this newsletter:

• Opera Audition Masterclasses with Prof. Cheryl Studer and Prof. Gerd Uecker
• IBA 87 Revisited – Postmodernism in Architecture
• Baglama Masterclass with Erdal Erzincan

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In case you couldn't tell from the warmth and endless sunshine, Summer is in full swing but don't worry – you haven't missed the train yet! You still have the opportunity to enroll in some of our classes! Here are four great courses that'll convince you to visit Berlin and make your stay in town worthwile.

Topics in this newsletter:

• Berghain & Beyond – A Critical Investigation of Berlin Techno
• Virtual Reality – How to Design Virtual Spatial Systems
• New Work Leadership
• The Black Sheep – A Performance Seminar
• KlangKunstBühne: Long duration Performances mit Nezaket Ekici

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The best part of Spring is when it ends and gives way to Summer, and there's no better time to be in Berlin than summertime. The best news though is that the Berlin Summer University of the Arts starts in just eight days! 

Topics in this newsletter:

• Self-Marketing and Visual Identity for Women Artists
• Workshop with Valérie Favre
• Berghain & Beyond – A Critical Investigation of Berlin Techno
• Aesthetic Transformation & Sources of Inspiration

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Winter is slowly drawing to an end and we hope you've been enjoying the weather with plenty of sun around to get us all up and active. Meanwhile, this is our first newsletter this year! Inside you'll find information on our new workshops especially for women artists, an interview with our poster designer Kristin Krause and opportunities to finacially support your education. 

Topics in this newsletter:

• Self-Marketing and Visual Identity for Women Artists
• Interview with our Poster Designer Kristin Krause
• Information on Financial support

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Our programme for Summer 2018 is now online and the registration for our workshops is open! We've got our all time classics like the painting workshop with Valérie Favre and our Opera Masterclasses but also a lot of new additions. Read all about it in our December Newsletter! 

Topics in this newsletter:

• Registration now open!
• New Perspectives: Fine Arts and Fashion Design 
• Network Meeting of Cultural Management Alumni

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The Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2017 has started and some of our courses are already over but they're still a few you can apply for. Also we're happy to announce the Education Grant "Bildungsprämie". Read all about it in our July Newsletter! 

Topics in this newsletter:

• Arts Management and Exhibition Design
• Writing Workshops in September
• Upcoming Deadlines
• Education Grant – "Bildungsprämie"

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Only one week left until the start of the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2017!

Some of our registrations are already closed but in our latest newsletter we’re guiding you through some of our highlights in Music, Fine Arts and Design for which you can still apply. 

Topics in this newsletter:

• Courses on contemporary Music & Sound
• Upcoming Deadlines
• Highlight: Storytelling
• Discounts for Multiple Booking & Almuni

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Wow - Spring is here and thus Summer not far away!

Start planning your trip to Berlin where not only our workshops offer a multitude of inspiration but also the famous flourishing creative art scene of the city. 

Topics in this Newsletter:

• Application for Scholarships
• New Design Courses 2017
• Highlight: Fine Arts

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The Summer is long gone but the programme for the Summer University of the Arts 2017 is finally here! We got a lot of new exciting courses, especially in the fields of Fine Arts and Design. Starting today you can register for our Workshops.

Like every year we also got a newly designed Flyer. Have a look at the Video Interview with our Graphic Designer, David Gobber, to learn about his process for this year's Design. 

Topics in this Newsletter: 

• Transitions – Drawing and Space
• EGO – Visual Identity for Artists 
• Meet the Designer of the 2017 Flyer: David Gobber

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Summer is here and the first workshops have already begun. Numerous international designers, musicians and storytellers have visited us already because we started our programme a bit earlier this year. Many more are on their way to the Summer University to socialise to experience the diverse offerings. Our workshops take place until October and of course it is still possible to register for some of them. Whoever wants to enrich their summer with artistic and creative training is welcome at the Summer University of the Arts!

Topics in this Newsletter: 

• Opera Singing Masterclasses
• Highlight: Performing Arts
• Writing at the Berlin Summer University of the Arts

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Almost hard to believe but true – summer ist just around the corner. The registration period ends soon for some of our courses and many of them are almost full. Don't hesitate and combine your visit to Berlin with a broadening experience.

Topics in this Newsletter: 

• Upcoming Deadlines
• Highlight: Design
• Highlight: Dual City Summer Course – London / Berlin

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Spring is here! It is about time to make plans for the summer. A trip to Berlin is definitely worthwhile and one of our workshops can be a starting point for new perspectives and at the same time expand one's international network and be an inspiration for creative, aristic dialogue.

Topics in this Newsletter: 

• Application for Scholarships 
• KlangKunstBühne spezial
• Highlight: Fine Arts

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The Summer University of the Arts’ programme is released: from now on you can register for our 26 workshops which take place between June, 6th and October, 7th. We are already looking forward to an exciting summer with many international guests!

Topics in this Newsletter: 

• Discounts for Alumni and Multiple Bookings
• New courses at the Summer University Berlin
• Highlight: Music

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With the leaves in front of our windows slowly withering, our last summer course ended last week, completing a great year with a great group of people. We sincerely thank all participants, lecturers and student tutors who made this eventful year possible. We tried to capture its essence in pictures and numbers which you can find in our newsletter. And while autumn is slowly sneaking up, we already work on a brand new program for next year. We hope to see one or two of you again!

Topics in this Newsletter:

• The Summer University in Numbers: All about 2015
• Let's MOOC – Building Strong Digital Brands
• Coming soon: Our new 2016 programme 

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We are so excited that our first courses have already started! But no worries, there are still some places left in our courses in late August and September.

• The True Colors of Exhibition Design
• Art and Money - Funding Strategies for Institutions, Initiatives and Artists
• Service Design I: Creating Business Modells based on User Centered Services
• Service Design Deep Dive: Facilitating Innovation with the Means of Service Design

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Summer’s in bloom in Berlin and we can’t wait for the workshops to start – only 8 weeks left until the first course begins! Registration for several courses is only possible for a few more days: Organists, entrepreneurs and PhD students should act now to secure a place in the workshops of their choice. Visit www.summer-university.udk-berlin.de to sign up!

Wow – only 13 weeks left until the beginning of our first workshop this year!
Berlin is waiting for you: Come and experience the famous flourishing and vibrant creative scene for yourself!

Topics in this Newsletter:

• Deadline Fine Arts: Valérie Favre and Robert Lucander
• Deadline Architecture: Floating Architecture
• New Course: Strategic Creativity
• Special: Writing-Workshop in May

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Time has flown since last summer! Winter is slowly drawing to an end and thus we’re very excited to present our new programme for the summer 2015. In addition to our new programme we’re also proud to present our new website! We hope you’ll like it. Excited? We are too!

Topics in this Newsletter:

• Design Thinking
• Famous Guests
• Course for PhD. students
• Scholarships

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Only two more weeks until the Summer University of the Arts! We’re very excited about the great mixture of musicians, singers, designers, artists and entrepreneurs who are joining us from around the world: Canada, Brasil, Argentina, USA, China, Japan, Sweden, Norway, UK, Hungary, Switzerland, the list goes on and on! 

Topics in this Newsletter:

• Registration Deadlines Approaching!
• Final Presentations: Come by and check them out!
• Close-Up: Our Instructors
• Alumni Discount 

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Spring has begun and the leaves are already returning to the trees – it looks like its going to be a great summer. Courses start in just 14 weeks!

Topics in this Newsletter:

• Scholarships for the Summer University
• Lights, Camera, Action! Instructors Discuss their Courses
• Registration Deadline – April 30th for Workshop with Favre and Lucander
• Alumni Discount

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Release of the Summer University’s Course Programme 2014
Professionals and Young Professionals! Check out our exciting programme for 2014!

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