On 20 October 2025, the 10th mikopa of ZEOK took place in cooperation with the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) as part of the 12th edition of the ‘Politik im Freien Theater’ festival in the Galerie für Zeitgenössiche Kunst (GfZK). We documented the event and created a video.

The audience was invited to enjoy an extensive theatre and event programme based on the festival motto ‘Borders’. mikopa sees itself as a space for possibilities and alliances: borders are made visible, shifted and opened up for new connections. The title of the event, ‘kein-DA-zwischen: Ein multiperspektivischer Dialog’, refers to the importance of the spaces in between.

The annual conferences aim to raise mikopa's profile as a player in social dialogue in eastern Germany, to make participatory public engagement tangible as a counter-model to exclusive public engagement, to strengthen the voices of (post-)migrants, BIPoC and eastern Germans, and to create new alliances between marginalised voices and institutions.

On 17 and 18 October 2024, the 9th mikopa of the ZEOK took place at the Alte Handelsbörse and the University of Leipzig and was dedicated to the central question of East German and (post)migrant alliances. We documented the event and created a video and a social media reel, as well as documenting the panels.

Under the title ‘Us and the others? On East German & (post)migrant alliances,’ analogies in processes of devaluation and recognition towards East Germans and (post)migrants in Germany were explored and examined, as well as how alliances between the two groups can be built to tackle similar challenges together. The two-day event included workshops, panels, exhibitions, and music.

The annual conferences aim to raise mikopa's profile as a player in social dialogue in East Germany, to make participatory public engagement tangible as a counter-model to exclusive public engagement, to strengthen the voices of (post-)migrants, BIPoC and East Germans, and to create new alliances between marginalised voices and institutions.

The BBK Bundesverband has been advocating for social security for visual artists throughout Germany. We produced the film Zukunft Kunst Arbeit – 50 Jahre BBK Bundesverband, which brings together the voices of various stakeholders. They talk about what has already been achieved over the past 50 years and what challenges still need to be overcome in the future. It becomes clear why a federal association that represents the professional interests of visual artists was and is necessary – and what can be achieved through joint commitment.

The BBK Leipzig is the largest artists' association in Leipzig and the Leipzig region. The association promotes the visual arts in the city and region of Leipzig through its commitment to cultural policy. It campaigns for better working conditions and the preservation of the visual arts heritage and works at the interface between artistic work and social commitment.

Together with the BBK Leipzig, we produced an image film that gives an insight into the intensive work of the association.

On 23 and 24 November 2023, the 8th mikopa of the ZEOK took place at the Bibliotheca Albertina and the University of Leipzig under the title ‘Education in East Germany: fair, diverse, post-migrant.’ We documented the event and created a video.

We have long been living in a post-migrant society in which one in three citizens cites migration as a point of reference in their family history. But how do secondary schools, vocational schools, universities and (technical) colleges specifically address social diversity? To what extent is this development reflected in educational institutions – in their content, their structures and at the personnel level? What resources does civil society offer here and what contribution can post-migrant communities make?

The annual conferences aim to raise mikopa's profile as an actor in social dialogue in eastern Germany, to make participatory public engagement tangible as a counter-model to exclusive public engagement, to strengthen the voices of (post-)migrants, BIPoC and eastern Germans, and to create new alliances between marginalised voices and institutions.

Under the guiding principle of Open Factory, the Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Thueringen is developing the Eiermannbau in Apolda into a place for many and many things. Through innovative reuse and reinterpretation, the icon of industrial modernism is to be brought back into the public consciousness, the potential of the district town of Weimarer Land is to be strengthened, and added value is to be generated beyond the town of Apolda.

For the kick-off of the Open Factory 2020, we realized a film that presents the site as a future working and creative place with workshops, studios, offices, businesses and productive open spaces.