Art & Science Programme
Where ways of knowing and making meet.
Across talks, performances, screenings, workshops, and experimental formats, art-science runs throughout the festival programme, drawing out the rhythms and textures of science. Here, a finding becomes a sensation, a method becomes a material, and form and content become truly inseparable.
Curiosity and wonder don't belong to science alone. They live in scientists and artists alike, both researchers in their respective fields, moving through the same unknown with different tools. Together, they generate new insights and perspectives that enrich both scientific inquiry and artistic practice. Whether you come with a professional interest in art-science or are coming across the field for the first time, art-science events are where you can experience what happens when different ways of knowing and making meet.
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
A running thread of art-science exhibitions across the whole festival programme: works and encounters where scientific inquiry meets artistic intelligence and form, waiting to be explored citywide. Please note: events are displayed in the language in which they will take place.
THE PRACTITIONER'S ROUTE
Already working in art-science or looking to develop your practice in the field? This is for you.
While art-science can be found throughout the festival programme, our Festival Centre, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) is home to our curated Art & Science Programme. Day 2 in particular is designed for art-science professionals, connecting current debates and insights in the field with practical opportunities for networking and collaboration.
From keynotes with leading voices and institutions in Europe to hands-on workshops and mentoring sessions, this day is built for artists, researchers, art-science practitioners, and institutions looking to connect and develop new ideas.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Emerging Insights from the Field: A pulse-check on where art-science stands today and where it's headed next.
- From Theory to Practice: Formats spanning theoretical panels to hands-on workshops, designed to reflect the full range of the field.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet and connect with others in the field for peer exchange, mentoring opportunities, and the chance to grow new connections and collaborations.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Emerging Insights from the Field: A pulse-check on where art-science stands today and where it's headed next.
- From Theory to Practice: Formats spanning theoretical panels to hands-on workshops, designed to reflect the full range of the field.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet and connect with others in the field for peer exchange, mentoring opportunities, and the chance to grow new connections and collaborations.
KEY SESSIONS FOR PRACTITIONERS
These are the day's key conversations curated back-to-back for anyone working in or around the field. Please note: events are displayed in the language in which they will take place.
FERTILE VOID
Quantum Listening from Ancient Earth to Spectral Densities.
Fertile Void is a series of events hosted by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). This year, Fertile Void takes place during Berlin Science Week, over the course of the Festival Centre weekend, from 6–8 November 2026. Contributors including Nicole L'Huillier, Amanda Piña, Carolina Cifras, Muindi Fanuel Muindi, Sha Xin Wei, and Cécile Malaspina approach quantum listening across performances, keynote conversations, workshops, sonic essays, and discussions.
FERTILE VOID
Quantum Listening from Ancient Earth to Spectral Densities.
Fertile Void is a series of events hosted by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). This year, Fertile Void takes place during Berlin Science Week, over the course of the Festival Centre weekend, from 6–8 November 2026. Contributors including Nicole L'Huillier, Amanda Piña, Carolina Cifras, Muindi Fanuel Muindi, Sha Xin Wei, and Cécile Malaspina approach quantum listening across performances, keynote conversations, workshops, sonic essays, and discussions.
ART & SCIENCE OPEN CALL
The Art & Science Programme at our Festival Centre, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), is a curated selection of transdisciplinary works, performances, and events. Participants in the programme are selected through a competitive process during our annual Call for Participation. Open to researchers, artists, and art–science practitioners, the programme offers a unique opportunity to share your work with thousands of visitors at one of Germany's most renowned cultural institutions, HKW.
The next Call for Participation will open in spring 2027. If you'd like to be notified about upcoming opportunities, please subscribe to our newsletter and explore the Call for Participation here.
ART & SCIENCE OPEN CALL
The Art & Science Programme at our Festival Centre, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), is a curated selection of transdisciplinary works, performances, and events. Participants in the programme are selected through a competitive process during our annual Call for Participation. Open to researchers, artists, and art–science practitioners, the programme offers a unique opportunity to share your work with thousands of visitors at one of Germany's most renowned cultural institutions, HKW.
The next Call for Participation will open in spring 2027. If you'd like to be notified about upcoming opportunities, please subscribe to our newsletter and explore the Call for Participation here.
THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDER
The Berlin Science Week Art & Science Programme is made possible by the Berlin Senate Department for Higher Education and Research, Health and Long-Term Care, which has supported Berlin Science Week for over 10 years. Through their generous funding, we are able to support a range of activities within the programme, including waiving participation fees and providing honoraria to selected applicants of the Art & Science Programme.