Berlin Field School
The SCA's Berlin Field School offers a broad introduction to Contemporary Arts in Berlin and their critical and theoretical context. Founded in the 12th century, Berlin has been both shaped and divided by history. Today, it is once again the capital of Germany, and is recognized as a global cultural hub; a city where history is intertwined with artistic intervention and innovation, and where international visual art, theatre, music, dance, and film thrive. Over six-weeks, a comprehension of the correspondence between the arts and their social, political, and material context will be enriched through simultaneous study, discussion, and experience of art and the urban fabric of this complex city.
Important Notes
- Field School Director: Stefan Maier | stefan_maier@sfu.ca
- An academic reference is required
- Graduate students are welcome
- Visiting students from institutions other than SFU are welcome
- Application Deadline: January 21, 2026
Field School Application Guidelines
For the application guidelines and other resources, please visit SFU Student Services' Study Abroad: Field Schools page HERE.
Berlin Field School Information & Application Page
For detailed information about the SCA's Berlin Field School and access to SFU's online Study Abroad Application System, please go HERE.
Information Sessions
Stefan Maier, the SCA's Berlin Field School Director, is hosting additional online sessions in December (dates and times TBA). Students can email him at stefan_maier@sfu.ca to register or request updates.
The SCA field teamed up with Labor für Kunst und Forschung at the University of Cologne and Hochschule für Bildende Künste, University of Fine Arts Hamburg in a 3-day-long collaboration through workshops, lectures, and art-based experiments on Questions for Learning Spaces. Learn more
The SCA field teamed up with Labor für Kunst und Forschung at the University of Cologne and Hochschule für Bildende Künste, University of Fine Arts Hamburg in a 3-day-long collaboration through workshops, lectures, and art-based experiments on Questions for Learning Spaces. Learn more
The SCA field teamed up with Labor für Kunst und Forschung at the University of Cologne and Hochschule für Bildende Künste, University of Fine Arts Hamburg in a 3-day-long collaboration through workshops, lectures, and art-based experiments on Questions for Learning Spaces. Learn more
The SCA field teamed up with Labor für Kunst und Forschung at the University of Cologne and Hochschule für Bildende Künste, University of Fine Arts Hamburg in a 3-day-long collaboration through workshops, lectures, and art-based experiments on Questions for Learning Spaces. Learn more
SCA field school attends documenta 15. Taking place every 5 years, 2022's artistic directors, Ruangrupa, are a Jakarta-based artists’ collective that base their values, traditions and ideas on Lumbung. Learn more
SCA field school attends documenta 15. Taking place every 5 years, 2022's artistic directors, Ruangrupa, are a Jakarta-based artists’ collective that base their values, traditions and ideas on Lumbung. Learn more
SCA field school attends documenta 15. Taking place every 5 years, 2022's artistic directors, Ruangrupa, are a Jakarta-based artists’ collective that base their values, traditions and ideas on Lumbung. Learn more
SCA field school students participate in a guided tour of Floating University by Berlin-based architect Rosario Talevi. Seen as a place and concept, this natureculture learning site focuses on interaction, coexistence, and collaboration. Learn more
SCA field school students participate in a guided tour of Floating University by Berlin-based architect Rosario Talevi. Seen as a place and concept, this natureculture learning site focuses on interaction, coexistence, and collaboration. Learn more
SCA field school attends a tour of Haus der Statistik and Haus der Materialisierung, learning about their urban contexts and their recent significance for local artists projects and communities in shaping the city. Learn more
SCA field school attends a tour of Haus der Statistik and Haus der Materialisierung, learning about their urban contexts and their recent significance for local artists projects and communities in shaping the city. Learn more
SCA field school attends a tour of Haus der Statistik and Haus der Materialisierung, learning about their urban contexts and their recent significance for local artists projects and communities in shaping the city. Learn more
SCA field school students attend American activist and scholar Stefano Harney and cultural theorist and scholar Fred Moten’s Q&A facilitated discussion at HAU, engaging with the topic of violence. Learn more
SCA field school students partake in a day trip to Dessau, Germany where they had a personal tour at the Bauhaus Museum Dessau with head of the Academy and Deputy Director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation Regina Bittner. Learn more
SCA field school students partake in a day trip to Dessau, Germany where they had a personal tour at the Bauhaus Museum Dessau with head of the Academy and Deputy Director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation Regina Bittner. Learn more
SCA field school students attend Austrian choreographer and dancer Florentia Holzinger’s performance A Divine Comedy at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. Her eye opening performance left students inspired, queasy, hysterical, emotional and speechless. Learn more
SCA field school students gain artistic insight into Egyptian artist Heba Y. Amin’s research-based practice at her solo exhibition When I See the Future I close my Eyes: Chapter II. at Zilberman Gallery, Berlin. Learn more
SCA field school students gain artistic insight into Egyptian artist Heba Y. Amin’s research-based practice at her solo exhibition When I See the Future I close my Eyes: Chapter II. at Zilberman Gallery, Berlin. Learn more
SCA field school students take part in a conversation with Berlin-based artist Ines Schaber. Her engagement with archives and photographic archival material raises multiple questions of how to read images and what knowledge we gain from them. Learn more
SCA field school students attend a discussion with Berlin-based artist and writer Stefan Römer at nGbK. His interest in new forms of presenting Minimal and Conceptual art combines images, writings, sound, and ecological awareness. Learn more
SCA field school students visit fashion designer Lisa D.’s Veränderungsatelier (studio for change) where she housed Bis es mir vom Leibe fällt, (until it falls off my body) that specializes in repairing and redesigning garments in Berlin. Learn more
SCA field school students attend Gob Squad’s exhibition Elephants in Rooms (2022) where interdisciplinary ideas converge. The space was curated to expand visitors' relationship with technologically produced environments. Learn more
