Why did we win the title of European Capital of Culture? Because we already showed in the application phase how much creative potential there is in Chemnitz and the cultural region. Our micro-projects are the best proof of this. With a total of two funding rounds this year, we are showing that our Capital of Culture programme will not only start in 2025, but that we are already active now.
Thanks to a budget of around 50,000 euros, provided by the City of Chemnitz and the Friends of the European Cultural Region Chemnitz 2025 e.V. association, a record number of 19 micro-projects can be funded in the current, ninth round.
With 77 projects submitted, the jury once again had to make tough decisions and we would also like to thank all those who unfortunately did not make it this time and will of course continue to be available to answer your questions and network with you.
The microproject jury consists of
- Nadine Rothe (Chairwoman of the jury, freelance artist for communication design and illustration, member of Huhlern e.V. and Kulturbündnis Hand in Hand e.V., former member of the Chemnitz2025 programme council)
- Tobias Möller (Deputy Chairman of the jury, employee of Netzwerk für Kultur- und Jugendarbeit e.V., member of the Cultural Advisory Board of the City of Chemnitz, former member of the Chemnitz2025 Programme Council)
- Prof. Dr. Bernadette Malinowski (Professor of Modern German and Comparative Literature at Chemnitz University of Technology, former member of the Chemnitz2025 Programme Council)
- Simone Becht (responsible for "Art in Public Space, Visual Arts" of the City of Chemnitz, former Head of the Capital of Culture Office)
- Benjamin Knoblauch (freelance artist Garlix-Art, Niederwürschnitz)
- Wolfgang Dorn (Managing Director of "Die Theatermacher UG", Limbach-Oberfrohna)
- Kristina Ebert (employee of the city administration for culture and tourism, Aue-Bad Schlema)
Kerstin Pfeil (retired cultural manager, Hainichen)
The projects will all be realised next year and we are already looking forward to the many inspiring and creative projects!
LO4Games
Things are about to get sporty in Limbach-Oberfrohna! At a crazy ball sports tournament, the sports will simply be swapped with each other.
From person to person
What would it be like to fly over Chemnitz in a tram and immerse yourself in the city's past? Thanks to the multi-generational project, we will soon be able to find out together.
NAJU summer festival for insect fans
A festival where we can get to know and discover the city's smallest inhabitants.
Everything comes from the mountain - Falkenau and clay
The fact that the production of clay bricks has a long tradition in Falkenau has almost been forgotten. So it's high time to commemorate it with works of art made from this natural building material.
The space between us
An intercultural dance and rap project for young people from Chemnitz that asks what actually unites and divides us.
Singing connects.
Next year, numerous workshops in Chemnitz retirement homes will show how music can connect people across age and national borders.
Poetry of Europe - songs that cross borders
Europe is full of songs that tell of new beginnings, doubts, hope and home, as we will learn at a concert and workshop by Dutch singer-songwriters Johan Meijer, Jos Koning and the Chemnitz trio QUIJOTE.
Jahnsdorf hits the road
The Jahnsdorf Sock Street Festival not only commemorates the region's textile heritage, but also provides a stage for the creative diversity of the present.
The Chemnitz fire station in 1:87
2025 is not only our Capital of Culture year, but also the 120th anniversary of Chemnitz's main fire station. So it's high time for a new 1:87 scale model, produced using state-of-the-art 3D printing technology.
Eating what's on the table
A communal meal on World Day of Cultural Diversity that brings people together, communicates customs and highlights strengths. Chemnitz residents with a history of migration will be the hosts and together we can experience how diverse our city is.
(Live and let live
Respect and appreciation, as well as cultural exchange and the coexistence of different artists and cultures from all over the world are an integral part of the subculture of "sticker trading", which is essentially handmade stickers or hand-painted mail-order labels. We will be able to get to know this art form at a pop-up open-air gallery in Chemnitz city centre.
We connect nations
The international student project wants to build a bridge to the Czech Republic and show how the Ore Mountains connect us with a self-made film.
Perspektivwandel_n - A tour around the corner
We are invited to stroll through Chemnitz together and discover the city as a changeable, democratic and designable space, leave our mark and participate in the discourse on public space.
! - The children and youth festival
Young people with and without disabilities from Chemnitz, the cultural region and Arnhem/Netherlands can experience what it means to create a lively place of togetherness together at the "!" festival in the Gablenz outdoor pool.
Spinning thoughts.
What does the future of the villages in the cultural region look like? Spinning together in Bockendorf not only passes on a rural tradition, but also generates ideas for a village fit for grandchildren.
Chemnitz city rally
Discover Chemnitz on your mobile phone? Soon no longer a dream of the future, but possible with a digital scavenger hunt.
Triple jump
In summer, we will be able to experience how art can connect the cultural and industrial region of the Erzgebirge across borders with a mosaic exhibition and a wood sculpting workshop.
Karl loves Käthe
The shop window gallery in the TIETZ invites us to stroll past and linger, showing us the creative potential of the city's very private studios and back rooms. But the gallery is also a platform for creative people, a place to gather experiences, to develop ideas together and to network.
Yodellers, yoiks and kulnings
Staying in touch without words and over long distances - in many parts of Europe, people used to communicate by yodelling. So why not bring this old tradition to Brockendorf in the cultural region?
