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Open Call [bis 08.05.2024] – Recherche- und Arbeits­sti­pen­dien Bildende Kunst der Stadt Köln


Open Call [bis 08.05.2024] – Recherche- und Arbeits­sti­pen­dien Bildende Kunst der Stadt Köln

Erneut werden im Rahmen des Programms Recherche- und Arbeitsstipendien Bildende Kunst der Stadt Köln Stipendien für Kölner Künstler*innen und Kurator*innen ausgeschrieben.

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AIC Edition 2021


AIC Edition 2021

Zu AIC ON 2021 ist erstmalig eine eigene Künstler*inedition entstanden, gestaltet von Jan Hoeft, Mona Schulzek und Lucia Sotnikova.

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Initiatives

Ungefähr 5, UNG-5 , 5


Ungefähr 5
Originally intended for commercial use, but obviously no longer relevant as an advertising space nowadays, the empty display windows in the pedestrian underpass at the Turiner Str./Eigelstein exit of Ebertplatz underground station offer possibilities for reanimation and conversion through the exhibition of contemporary art in this public space. 5 presents current positions, in particular young and progressive art, in five-week cycles. The spatial limitation imposed by the exhibition space—which is an area of only five square metres—makes reduction a focus for exhibiting artists, as if it were itself a distillation apparatus. Its location in the closed off yet simultaneously public space of an underpass, offers possibilities for the artistic exploration of spatial concepts, as well as confrontations between the private and the public. Art here presents itself to its recipients in everyday life, through its public exhibition and production, becoming experienceable and affecting its own democratisation. [read more]

Gemeinde Köln


Gemeinde Köln
GEMEINDE KÖLN is a project space for a pluralistic and inclusive society, focusing on collaborative approaches to cultural production. Building long-term relationships with the local community and realising projects in partnership with artists, the aim is to provide a space for people from different backgrounds, abilities and ages. [read more]