About us
C/O Berlin is an exhibition venue for photography and visual media. As a charitable foundation, C/O Berlin presents works by renowned artists, promotes young talent and invites visitors on a journey of discovery through our visual culture.
As a meeting place, C/O Berlin organizes artist talks, panel discussions, film screenings and guided tours, thus offering visitors a direct exchange about the exhibition program and current debates in the visual media. The promotion of young talents on their artistic path is an integral part of C/O Berlin. The C/O Berlin Talent Award is the only prize in Europe that annually honors a tandem of artist and theorist up to the age of 35.
The C/O Berlin Education section complements the program with the important part of visual education and art mediation. The Junior, Teens, Adults and Perspectives formats offer the opportunity to get to know photography, film and design under professional conditions and to playfully implement their own ideas.
The C/O Berlin Foundation works independently of commercial interests and is financed by admission fees, book sales, sponsorship, and sponsoring as well as donations and contributions of the C/O Berlin Friends e.V. Since the 2020/2021 financial year, C/O Berlin has received funding from the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Katja Eichinger Chairwoman
Frank Briegmann
Diandra Donecker
Nico Hofmann
Burkhard Kieker
Simone Menne
Marc Naroska
Ingo Pott
Charlotte Rampling Honorary Member
Jonathan Teklu
Based on the civic commitment of the three founders—photographer Stephan Erfurt, designer Marc Naroska and architect Ingo Pott—a private initiative has that began in 2000, into a unique institution that receives widespread public acclaim. C/O Berlin has created an inspiring place for exploring the medium of photography. More than 250 group and solo exhibitions with renowned photographers such as William Eggleston, Susan Meiselas, Nan Goldin, Anton Corbijn, Sebastião Salgado and Irving Penn as well as young talents have been realized to date.
In 2014, C/O Berlin moved to the Amerika Haus, built in 1956/57 on the occasion of the Interbau International Building Exhibition and according to plans by architect Bruno Grimmek. Until 2006, the light and elegant building served as the cultural and information centre of the United States of America in Berlin—including a cinema, a library and exhibition spaces. After years of various interim uses, C/O Berlin was able to reopen the building to a large cultural audience with the support of the LOTTO Foundation Berlin. In 2015, C/O Berlin was awarded the Berlin BDA Prize (Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten) for its sensitive refurbishment and revitalization of the Amerika Haus.
C/O Berlin has published a book that traces the eventful history of the Amerika Haus:
Pop, Politik, Propaganda: Das Amerika Haus Berlin im Wandel der Zeit.
