Open house on January 15, 2026

10:00, Ceremony Hall
Welcome: Prof. Eli Cortiñas & Prof. Stine Marie Jacobsen
Media Art: Prof. Eli Cortiñas & Prof. Stine Marie Jacobsen
Photography: Prof. Annette Kisling
Painting/Printmaking: Prof. Jörg Ernert
Book Design/Graphic Design: Prof. Anna Lena von Helldorff
Institute of Theory: Prof. Dr. Marc Rölli

10:00-17:00, Room 0.40 + 0.43
Studienberatung zum Bewerbungsverfahren und den allgemeinen Studienangelegenheiten: Frances Kind, Claudia Pöschel, Sandra Sperlich

09:00–16:00, Centre / Room 0.33
Acceptance of application portfolios

09:00-16:00, Room 0.41
Issuing of certificates of attendance: Anja Hertzsch

10:00–12:00, Lichthof (Atrium)
Information and discussion opportunities for prospective students with chronic or mental illnesses: Maria Eßbach, Katja Schwalenberg

11:00-14:00, Infopoint
International exchange
Information about stays abroad during your studies: Ivonne Stefanski

10:00-17:00, Lichthof
Special exhibition „to future students“
With works from the seminar „Typographic Time Machine – Typografie für Zeitreisende“ by Prof. Marion Kliesch

12:30-18:00, HGB Gallery
Exhibition „Notes on Lightness / Notizen über das Leichte“

11:00–18:30, HGB Library
Exhibition project „Hidden Treasures No. 6“

11:30–12:30 & 14:00–15:00, Information Point in the Lichthof
Students from all disciplines will offer small-group tours of their favorite places and workspaces at the academy, talk about their paths to studying art or design, and show what they are currently working on.

11:00-16:00
All workshops open

Mini-Workshops

11:00-16:00
Workshop for Photography: Chemogramme
Audiovisual Workshop: VR-Apps & Games

11:30 + 13:30
Printmaking Workshop: Notebooks – Insights into working with paper and waste paper, compiling individual notebooks, riso printing, and collating and binding

Book Design/Graphic Design

14:00–15:00, Room 1.13
Information talk with Prof. Markus Dreßen

15:00-17:00, Room 1.27
Portfolio consultation with Prof. Christoph Feist und Aurelia Markwalder

15:00-17:00, Room 1.13
Portfolio consultation with Prof. Ondrej Báchor and Prof. Maureen Mooren (in English)

15:00-17:00, Room 1.41
Portfolio consultation Prof. Thomas M. Müller und Prof. Marion Kliesch

Painting/Printmaking

14:00–14:30, Anatomy Room 2.44
Information talk with teachers of the degree program

14:30–17:30, Anatomy Room 2.44
Portfolio consultation with Prof. Steven Black und V.-Prof. Jennifer König

14:30–17:30, Room 3.42
Portfolio consultation Prof. Jörg Ernert

14:30–17:30, Room 4.01
Portfolio consultation with V.-Prof. Franziska Reinbothe und Fedele Friede

14:30–17:30, Room 4.02
Portfolio consultation with Eva Noeske und Louis Wuttke

14:30–17:30, Room 3.21
Portfolio consultation with Gustav Körnig und Leon Friederichs

Please bring original drawings, sketchbooks, etc. with you to the portfolio consultation! Photos on your phone are not sufficient for a detailed consultation.

Photography

14:00–15:00, Room 1.49
Information talk with Prof. Torsten Hattenkerl and Susanne Keichel

15:00–17:00, Raum 1.49
Portfolio consultation with Meisterschüler*innen

Media Art

12:00–13:00, Room 2.40
Information and portfolio consultation, Expanded cinema class by Prof. Clemens von Wedemeyer

11:30–15:00, Room 2.11
Class Meeting / Open Lesson (in English) with Prof. Eli Cortiñas and Prof. Stine Marie Jacobsen and students of the 1st Study Year Media Art

13:00–16:00, Room 2.05
Open Portfolio Consultation and information with students of Klasse Künstlerisches Handeln und Forschen by Prof. Christin Lahr and Sven Bergelt

14:00–16:00, Room 2.08
Open Lesson, Jule Flierl and Anna Zett
H ö r SCHULE für c h o r e o GRAFIK und k ö r p e r s UCHKUNST

15:00–17:00, Room 2.20
Open Portfolio consultation with students of Klasse Installation und Raum by Prof. Joachim Blank

15:30–16:30, Room 2.06
Information with Prof. Eli Cortiñas and Prof. Stine Marie Jacobsen

14:00–16:00, Room 3.31
Information talk with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Meyer-Krahmer

Applicants can apply online at: https://campus.hgb-leipzig.de. The application deadline is February 1, 2026. Both the online registration and the portfolio with artistic/design work must be received by the HGB by this date. More information about the application...

The Studierendenwerk Leipzig is the social services provider for Leipzig's universities. With its advisory and support services, ranging from BAföG to student residences, canteens, and cafeterias, the Studierendenwerk aims to help students succeed in their studies.