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Can I sell my art in Berlin?
So I work full time in IT in Berlin. I've been visiting a lot of art markets and galleries recently and as someone who never had the option to pur… Hiii to everyone who's taking the time to read this!
So I work full time in IT in Berlin. I've been visiting a lot of art markets and galleries recently and as someone who never had the option to pursue my passion, I would like to ask if and what is the process to start a side hustle in Berlin with a full time job.
In fact side hustle might not even be the right word, I just want to create art and have people enjoy it, the minimal "sale" amount would probably be just to keep me motivated (or else it would die out the same as not receiving likes on Instagram and thinking something is not good enough).
I just want to maybe set up a stall in a flea market or near the museum island or wherever, nothing too fancy. I have a blue card but I Ofcourse I know there will be more paperwork involved.
Any advice on any known processes would be appreciated! Thanks in advance! :)
yeah you can definitely do this. the main thing is getting a Kleingewerbe from the Finanzamt, it's pretty straightforward for a Nebenjob. you just fill out the Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung online and tell them your expected annual profit is under 24.500€, they'll give you a Steuernummer in a few weeks
for selling on the street, you'll need a Sondernutzungserlaubnis from the Bezirksamt. Mauerpark flea market on sundays is the easiest entry point, about 25-30€ for a spot if you book ahead. museum island is trickier, they're pretty strict about commercial vendors there
one thing people don't mention often - if you're on a blue card, check with the Ausländerbehörde about how much extra income you're allowed. sometimes there's a limit or you need a note from your employer saying it's fine. better to ask before you start selling
fwiw you could also just start by selling on instagram or etsy before dealing with the street market hassle. less paperwork upfront and you can test if people even want your stuff. also check if your rentner contract allows nebenjobs, some IT companies are weird about that
honestly the mauerpark tip is solid but if you want less competition, check out the flea market at arkonaplatz on sundays. smaller crowd but people actually buy art there, not just vintage clothes. also the raw-gelände markets are worth looking into, they're more alternative and open to weird stuff
for the legal side, one thing nobody tells you is that your hausratversicherung might not cover your art if it gets damaged at a market. pretty niche but worth asking your insurance about, especially if you're selling originals
What is the correct spelling for a street name that appears differently on multiple signs in Charlottenburg?
Worth noting that Berlin street names have official umlaut and ß rules that trip people up, so a sign showing "Strasse" versus "Straße" is not actually a spelling error, just an older transcription. Same with "ue" versus "ü" (e.g. "Kantstrasse" vs "Kantstraße"), both are considered valid renderings and you'll see the ß version on the blue Schilder and the ss version on older plaques or in databases that predate Unicode. If the difference you're seeing is between those two forms, there's nothing to fix and both are technically correct.
if the signs u mean are the old enamel ones on the house facades those are often protected as Baudenkmal so nobody's allowed to correct them even if the spelling is outdated. the binding version is whatever is in the Berliner Strassenverzeichnis plus the entry in the Liegenschaftskataster, so if u tell me the street i can point u to the right Bezirksamt Mitte or Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf page. tbh the merged district thing is real but the facade signs are a separate story, theyre basically museum pieces at this point
honestly thats super common in Charlottenburg, the district offices were merged from older Bezirke and nobody ever fixed all the Schilder. if its a real street you can check the official strassenverzeichnis on berlin.de, that list is what the Burgeramt actually goes by. which street is it? some of the Kaiserdamm / Kantstrasse signs are notorious for this.
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