Opening Party

On Thursday, 11 September 2025, there will be an opening party with music. From 9 pm.

Zilkens Best Booth Award

In cooperation with our partner Zilkens Fine Art Switzerland, we will be presenting again the Zilkens Best Booth Award this year. This prize is awarded annually by a jury for the best presentation by a gallery at the POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair Berlin. 

Award ceremony on Thursday, 11 September, 7 pm
Plaza at the entry

Zilkens Fine Art Academy Award

Together with our partner Zilkens Fine Art Switzerland, we will honor two artists during the fair, whose works will be presented in solo exhibitions the following year.

Award ceremony on Friday, 12 September, 3 pm
Plaza at the entry

HEUSSEN Perspectives Award

Award of the HEUSSEN Perspectives Young Artist Prize in cooperation with CAA Berlin to three young artists from the Academy POSITIONS programme. 

Award ceremony on Saturday, 13 September, 12 noon
Plaza at the entry

Talks

Saturday, 13. September, 2 pm
"When paintings wear Prada"
Fashion Talk with Mira von der Osten, Dao Tran, Maansi Jain and Bojana Perisic

Saturday, 13 September, 4 pm
Talk with Christiane Meixner (Der Tagesspiegel, Weltkunst) and two artists from Academy POSITIONS, Media Esfarjani and Tobias Kerger.
Talk Room (at the rear of Booth A08)

Saturday, 13 September, 5 pm
Talk with the fair directors Heinrich Carstens and Kristian Jarmuschek with Christina Dopplinger (HDI Global).
Talk Room (at the rear of Booth A08)

Sunday, 14. September, 3 pm
Book launch: Thomas Rusche - Kunst macht reich und glücklich. Sammeln für Kenner & Anfänger

Academy POSITIONS

POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair presents 27 young contemporary artistic positions by graduates and students of German art academies.

With works by Len Bay, Alvar Bohrmann, Dennis Di Biase, Johannes Farfsing, Media Esfarjani, Max Grote, Christopher von Gruben, Santiago Insignares Martinetz, Helen Hu, Yuna Jeong, Tobias Kerger, Finn Kistner, Hyein Kim, Donghwan Kim, Kyu Sang Lee, Lee Everett Thieler, Emma Løkke, Isabell Alexandra Meldner, Sofia Nogueria, Minu Park, Kay Lotte Pommer, Max Pospiech, Elisa Runger, Super Vivaz, Max Weiss, Emma Zimmermann, Mara Zota.

Hangar 7, S01

Presentation: Berlin Hyp Award 2024

Together with our cooperation partner BERLIN HYP, we are presenting new works by last year's winners of the Berlin Hyp Award: Laura Mercedes Arndt and Fabian Hiller.

Hangar 7, S02

Digital POSITIONS by CIFRA x Upframe

With the kind support of Upframe and in collaboration with CIFRA we present selected works of digital art in this curated exhibition.

Hangar 7, S03/S04

T-POSITIONS

Traditional Japanese tea ceremony in cooperation with YOSHI EN.

Friday, 12 September, 2:30 and 7 pm
Saturday, 13 September, 12 noon and 6 pm
Sunday, 14 September, 12 noon and 5 pm

Talkroom (at the rear of Booth A08)