Upcycling month in Lößnitz

Photo: Chemnitz 2025

CREATE:ADDED VALUE: Upcycling exhibition and campaign week in Lößnitz start on 28 March 2025

Vernissage: 28 March, 6 p.m. | Old Post Office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz
Upcycling art action week: 28 March to 6 April 2025
Exhibition period: 28 March to 30 April 2025

from 28 March to 30 April 2025, shop windows and empty spaces in the centre of Lößnitz will be transformed into exhibition spaces. Under the title CREATE:ADDED VALUE, artists and creative minds will be showcasing upcycling artworks. Upcycling involves recycling old and defective materials to create new objects.

The works are exhibited along an art trail that runs through Lößnitz and culminates in a central exhibition in the Old Post Office. The event will kick off with an upcycling action week from 28 March to 6 April 2025 with workshops, evening events and a programme for families.

Highlights

More information and the full programme can be found at loessnitz-makers.de/c2025

Fri, 28 March, 6 pm: Vernissage
Festive opening with music and culinary delights in the Old Post Office in Lößnitz
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz

Sun, 30 March, 2 p.m.: Photo walk
Under the motto C the Unseen, participants explore Lößnitz with photographer Katrin Markstein
Meeting point: Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz

from Sun, 30 March, 2 pm: Young Artist Contest
Young artists create their own upcycling artworks live
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz

Tue, 1 April, 3 p.m.: Skateboard upcycling
Young people create jewellery and key rings from old skateboards 
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz

Thu, 3 April, 6 pm: FuckUp Night 
Honest stories of failure and new starts at the "Rondell" in Lößnitz 
"Rondell", Rudolf-Weber-Str. 83A in Lößnitz

Sat, 5 April, 1-6 pm: hands-on Saturday
Visitors get creative themselves and experiment with different materials
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz

Sun, 6 April, 2 pm: Award ceremony of the Young Artist Contest 
The best young artists will be awarded prizes, followed by an inspiring film screening. The film "Trash Dance" about the work of waste disposal workers will be shown.
Old post office, Marktplatz 6, Lößnitz

Founded in 2023, the Lößnitz Makers - #diemacherei e.V. association brings together the makers behind the Chemnitz 2025 Makerhub in Lößnitz. Creatives, artists, craftspeople, entrepreneurs and representatives of the city of Lößnitz have joined forces to create a place for making. Space is being created to try out new technologies and creative crafts. The association is also committed to promoting media skills and organising cultural events.

European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.