Cultural and creative industries - Freiburg performs

Freiburg and the surrounding region are home to a vibrant arts, culture and creative scene. Around 11,000 employees and freelancers earn their money in the cultural and creative industries. The Municipal Economic Development Agency of the City of Freiburg is the competent point of contact for regional companies, freelancers and start-ups in the cultural and creative industries. No matter where your business is focussed and what you are looking for, be it advice, networking opportunities, events, funding, competitions, premises or news from the region: you will find it here.

EMPLOYEES

LEAD INDUSTRIES: SOFTWARE, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN

billion EURO SALES ANNUAL

We give creative ideas a boost

Our aim is to work together with other stakeholders to improve the framework conditions for creative professionals in the Freiburg region and to support the young industry with suitable programmes:

We strengthen the local infrastructure by providing spaces.
We support interim uses and organise pop-up stores.
We promote start-up initiatives.
We network the creative industries with each other and with other local industries.
We organise and advertise events and training courses that are specifically geared towards the local creative industries.
We are available to creative professionals as a contact point and mediator for all matters, e.g. for new business ideas, entrepreneurial questions, suitable networks and contacts or market opportunities for new projects.

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Programmes & Booster

There are funding programmes, further training opportunities and seminars for almost every creative sector in Freiburg. Let yourself be inspired and get started.

FIND SUPPORT

Creativity needs space

From the Lokhalle creative park to the Martinstor coworking space and the Kulturpark Freiburg: one of Freiburg's outstanding features is its high density of institutions, premises, coworking spaces and creativity hubs, where creative and artistic ideas can be developed under optimal spatial and technical conditions and at affordable rents.

FIND SPACES

Utilising synergies: Communities and networks

Networks, exchange opportunities and sparring partners at eye level. Here you can quickly make connections:

FIND A NETWORK

Short-term options: Pop-up stores

New business models, inspiring space concepts and young companies for Freiburg's city centre! Get in touch with us if you have an idea that needs to be discovered!

TEST STORES

Training hotspot for creative professions

Freiburg is surrounded by several creative-oriented universities of applied sciences and, as a major economic center, is a magnet for highly qualified graduates from the cultural and creative industries:

The Macromedia University attracts talent from all over the world. Courses in design, art, media & journalism, music, language and communication management as well as courses in other management areas produce top graduates with a wealth of international experience.
The Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences trains students in interactive media design, media informatics, media conception & game design, music design and online media.
The Offenburg University of Applied Sciences offers excellent basic studies and a wide range of creative courses.