---
title: basis
description: Frankfurt production and exhibition platform offering artist studios, residencies, exhibitions and publications.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/basis
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-10-19"
updatedAt: "2026-10-24"
organizationType: Arts center
location: Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
website: https://basis-frankfurt.de/en
yearFounded: 2006
---

# basis

*Arts center • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany*

## About

Frankfurt production and exhibition platform offering artist studios, residencies, exhibitions and publications.

basis Frankfurt e.V. is a production and exhibition platform for contemporary art in Frankfurt, Germany. It provides studios for artists, including the Hessisches Atelierprogramm (HAP), which supports emerging artists in Hesse with free workspace, mentoring and international residency opportunities.

It also hosts artists through its residency network, including AIR_Frankfurt and AIR_Offenbach. Its programme includes exhibitions, guided tours, art education, a reading room and publications such as Waithood Magazine, as well as the art and music series "part of" in Praunheim.

## Details

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Address:** Gutleutstrasse 8-12, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- **Website:** https://basis-frankfurt.de/en
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://www.facebook.com/basis.frankfurt, instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basisfrankfurt/, twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/basisffm

## Programs

View current programs from basis on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/basis