Hochschultage 2025

The tour through the University of the Arts Bremen

The Hochschultage provide special access to art, design, media and music.

Exhibitions, concerts, performances and lectures give you the opportunity to experience the university and its studios and workshops up close and to get to know studying at the HfK. Visitors can also look forward to the presentation of the newly awarded works of the university prize winners.

This year's theme of the Hochschultage, Point of View, focuses on the perspectives behind the exhibited works. At the same time, it invites visitors to contribute their own points of view. This creates a lively exchange that combines different perspectives.

 

Student advisory service

Are you interested in studying Digital Media, Fine Arts, or Integrated Design? As part of the Hochschultage, we offer dedicated consultation sessions for these study programs. Learn more about course content, application procedures, and study requirements directly from faculty members and students.  

Additionally, the General Study Advisory Service is available as a first point of contact for organizational and general questions about studying.  

Take the opportunity to gather comprehensive information and gain insights into the different fields of study! All study consultations are open to all without prior registration and take place in room 1.11.020. This is followed by short tours of the respective degree programme for prospective students only. 

Saturday, February 15, 2025

• 12:00–12:30 p.m.: Digital Media
• 12:30 p.m.: Guided tour for prospective students in Digital Media
• 1:00–3:00 p.m.: General Study Advisory Service
• 4:00–4:30 p.m.: Fine Arts
• 4:30 p.m.: Guided tour for prospective students in Fine Arts
• 5:00–5:30 p.m.: Integrated Design
• 5:30 p.m.: Guided tour for prospective students in Integrated Design

For further subject-specific guidance, classes, studios, students, and faculty members will be happy to assist you.

 

Programme

Subject to change

Art and Design

11:00 am.m – 8:00 p.m. 1200 degrees – ceramic sale (Room 1.16.030, Keramikwerkstatt, Speicher XI)
A sale of handcrafted ceramics – from functional pieces to unique artworks, fired at 1200 degrees.

11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. The ceramics workshop is open – workshop for everyone (Room 1.16.040, Speicher XI)
An open ceramics workshop inviting everyone to explore working with clay. Whether you're a beginner or experienced, come by to experiment, shape, and create your own ceramic pieces in a hands-on setting.

11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Zine Market @Hochschultage (Room 4.09.060, Speicher XI)
Current and former HfK students invite you to browse at the Mini Zine Market. Between prints, publications, originals and merchandise, there is a lot to discover.

11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Curtain Call (MS Dauerwelle, Tiefer 2)
The interdisciplinary project brings together students from the fields of fine arts, fashion, music and video. The call for the curtain, the end of the performance, becomes the exhibition moment itself. 

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Freundeskreis der Hochschule für Künste e.V. (Room 4.08.Corridor, Speicher XI)
Meeting point of Freundeskreis der Hochschule für Künste e.V.

1:00–4:00 p.m. Large-format woodcut printing (Room 3.15.090, Etching Workshop, Speicher XI)
The etching workshop demonstrates the creation of relief prints using large-format historical woodcut printing blocks.

1:30 p.m. Opening of the Bockmeyer Travelling Scholarship – Instead of the Future (Room 1.07.040 (Nebenflut), Speicher XI)
In the video and sound installation "Karl Marx Stadt 12-1987.mpg - Chemnitz 01-2025.wav" by Hanna Stijnen, personal memories meet historical events in the city of Chemnitz. 

2:00 p.m. WILD MIX / C.A.T.E – Communication Art Typography Exploration (1.04.000 (C.A.T.E.), Speicher XI)
Screening and exhibition of events and courses in the fields of editorial design, typography, communication design and type design.

2:00 p.m. Drawing Nothing: Performance (Room 3.11.Corridor, Speicher XI)
A visual interpretation of the master's project Drawing Nothing – a performance exploring inner narratives and a process-oriented approach to drawing.

2:30 p.m. Formerly Known As – Performance (Room 1.15.080 and Corridors, Speicher XI)
Formerly Known As is a collective project by the "Freie Klasse" exploring the act of renaming as a group. Inspired by the flocking behavior of birds, the performance invites participants to move together through the HfK Bremen.

3:00 p.m. Flash & Cash – Experimenting with Riso Printing (Room 1.04.000 (Druckpool), Speicher XI)
An open workshop for designing and printing with the vibrant and eco-friendly colors of the Risograph. Limited to 8 participants.

From 4:00 p.m. goarwywaswyt – go and read what you wrote and speak what you think (Room 1.15.090, Speicher XI)
Fine Arts project: Inspired by Ahmed Rashid Thani, “goarwywasyt“ began in the winter semester 2024/25 as weekly meetings with poetry readings and writing sessions.

4:00–5:30 p.m. FRÄCH – Salon (Room 3.11.020, Speicher XI)
A feminist salon for 15–20 participants, creating a space for open and transparent discourse. Accompanied by thought-provoking SnÄcks and TÄe, the gathering fosters a cozy atmosphere while leaving traces throughout the Hochschultage. The glass doors of the room symbolize the visibility and openness at the heart of the discussion. Registration required by Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at fraechsalon@hfk-bremen.de.

6:00 p.m. Entangled Histories of Art and Migration (Room 1.09.060, Auditorium, Speicher XI)
"Entangled Histories of Art and Migration" is a research project at the HfK that deals with the relationships between art and migration from various global perspectives. 

7:30 p.m. Fashion show "In Arbeit" (Hall 1, Speicher XI A)
The fashion show will showcase projects from students at all levels, from first-semester to Master's, offering a glimpse into their creative journey.

 

Music

2:00 p.m. Piano concert: Irony, illusion and desire (1.09.060 (Auditorium), Speicher XI)    
Solo: Piano
Marcelo Sandoval Olmos

Works by Prokofiev, Debussy and Scariabi

3:00 p.m. Devil Dance – New music for recorder (1.09.060 (Auditorium), Speicher XI)
Fangchi Hsu, Aurelia Preu, Gregory Titov, Tsai Hsuan-Shen, 
Julia Kämmerer and Chaeeun Lee – recorder
Yixi Lin – vocals
Vasilisa Gordasevich – hand drum
Wanyun Chen –  performance 

Contemporary music for recorders

4:00 p.m. Trio concert (1.09.060 (Auditorium), Speicher XI)
Billur Tankisi – violin
Marcelo Sandoval Olmos – piano
Aleksandr Bukin – Cello

S. Rachmaninow - Trio Elegiaque Nr. 2, op. 9 in D-Moll, 1. Satz: Moderato

Solo Recital (1.09.060 (Auditorium), Speicher XI)
Billur Tankisi – Violin                                                

J.S. Bach - Sonata für Solo Geige nr.2 in a-moll 1.Satz: Grave

4:30 p.m. Introduction to Bajazzo by R. Leoncavallo (MS Dauerwelle, Tiefer 2, part of Curtain Call)
Lecture by Santiago Pisano and Prof. Dr Florian Edler

5:00 p.m. Opera performance (MS Dauerwelle, Tiefer 2, part of Curtain Call)
A project by Prof Ansgar Weigner with Francisco Valente Goncalves Henriques (baritone), Annelie Franke (soprano), Gretel Jazeron (piano), Terezie Janderková (guitar)

5:00 p.m. Solitude (1.09.060 (Auditorium), Speicher XI)
Viola da gamba and voice
Águeda Macias de Oliveira

Brazilian pieces arranged by Águeda Macias for the viola da gamba

6:30 p.m. Cello Ensemble (1.09.060 (Auditorium), Speicher XI)
Franz Hofereiter, Zosia Momot, Margherita Pasquini, 
Vaughan McLea, Luca Benedikt Miedek and Yijia 

Various works for cello

7:30 p.m. JFLM – Organic Trance (Hall 1, Speicher XI A)
Jens Rathfelder – Guitar
Fred Palupski – Drums
Lola Atkinson – Cornetto, Harp
Michael Haupt – Bass

Freejazz, Techno, Improvisation, Minimal Music and Renaissance

 

Radio Angrezi

Radio Angrezi will broadcast a special program during the Hochschultage – an experimental space for sound, music, voice, and live performance, created by an autonomous student collective.

• 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m.: Radio Breakfast
  Alevtina Senik & Alina Bardavid
  Kickstart your Hochschultage with an extraordinary blend of contemporary Russian and Argentinian sounds—where pulsing electronic beats, indie/pop gems, and unexpected sonic textures intertwine. Floating between genres and styles, we'll navigate the connections between distant spaces, their complex histories, and, most importantly, their shared openness to deep emotions. Contrast, connections, and open-hearted listening<3333
• 12:00–2:00 p.m.: Angrezi Art Academy Award Competition
  Andrij Smirnov, Luis Janßen & Simon Lang
  On February 15th, two gonzo reporters and one talk show host will take over the airwaves, hosting a live radio show filled with interviews, heated debates, and highly questionable judgments — all under the aura of the legendary George Angrezi. And most importantly, the live audience will vote to decide the winners.
• 2:00–4:00 p.m.: Sonic Theories Aloud
  Jerónimo Gutiérrez Balanta Vanshika Chaudhary Jaeeun Kim Gabriella Serrano de Oliveira Indrayudh Sengupta 
  Dr. Petra Klusmeyer (Moderator)
  Sonic Theories Aloud is a project that explores sonic philosophies and sound-related art practices to engage in critical reading, listening, and writing for sound production. The outcomes take the form of short-format audio essays, examining sound-text relationships as an alternative to traditional written presentations—a novel approach to disseminating research in sound studies. In addition to showcasing these audio works in the Sound and Research-Creation Space (SnRC), the project will be discussed and presented in a broadcast on Radio Angrezi.
• 4:00–5:30 p.m.: Werkstattradio
  Emil Muschler
  1 hour of music to design to
• 5:30–6:30 p.m.: Angrezi Art Academy Award Ceremony
  Andrij Smirnov, Luis Janßen & Simon Lang

 

This is the programme for Sunday, 16 February.